The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-03-26
Augusta Elects she Citizens Candidate for
Mayor.


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Augusta Elects she Citizens Candidate for
Mayor.
Special to the Press.)
AUGUSTA, March 25-Seth G. Whitehouse.
the Citizens candidate, was elected Mayor
to-day by a majority OF 81. The result hinged
entirely ON local issues. Mr.. Whitehouse is q
lifelong Republican and publicly announced
that on all State and national questions he
should act with the Republican party. A.
CTo the Associated Press.)
AUGUSTA, March 25.-In the election fer
Mayor to-day Seth G. whitehonse, Democratic
Citizens candidate, was elected by 81 majority
over Alden w. Philbrook, Republican candi-
date The total number of votes cast was
1866, against 1,643 votes for Mayor at the cleo
tion held March 10th.
The Old Orchard Reservoir Caved Nm.
OLD ORCHARD, March 25 The new re- servor
built on the camp ground last Fall and Winter,
and costing the town of Old Orchard over
$500, caved in this morning.
Funeral of Pref. Ezra Abbot.
BosroN, March 25.-Funeral services over
the remains of the late Prof. Ezra Abbot of
Harvard College were held this afternoon at
1.30 o'clock in Appleton Chapel. They were
brief but very impressive and were conducted
by Rev. DR.. Hall Of the First Unitarian church
Of Cambridge, the college choir furnishing the
music. The chapel was filed with mourning
friends, among whom were many of the college
faculty and students. The pail bearers were
President Eliot, Rev. DIR. Thayer of The COR
poration, Professor F. j. Child of the Academic
Council, Prof. e. G. Smyth, D D., represent
ing the trustees of Bowdoin College, of which
Prof. Abbot was q graduate DIR. j. Fl. Nor
rison, Prof. W. d. Whitney of New Haven.
Prof. Philip Schaff, D. D., and Prof. c. 81.
Toy, d d. Interment was made in the family
lot in Mt. Auburn Cemetery.
Charged with Horse Stealing.
BANGOR, March 25.-Suuday night City
Marshal Rsed received q message from Els
worth to apprehend young man and girl who
were driving white horse hitched to an ash
puue, The couple we're found at the Bangor
House. The young man, whose name is Robert
R. Merchap, belongs in South Hancock. He
told story to the effect that be supposed he
had right to swap the horse with which he
left home, and 80 at Ellsworth traded with
man by the name of Osgood for another horse
and twenty-one dollars in money. The Els
worth man says this story 30 far as Merchan
having any right to the horse he traded is not
true. Merchan says he married the girl who
came here with him two or three weeks ago,
but this is not believed By some. Meschan
left the Bangor House to go to the police
station to consult with the City Marshal, and
since he has not been seen. The girl is still in
the city.
Its Name Changed.
WASHINGTON. March %. The President has
approved the act changing the name of the
West wsterville National Bank Of Oakland,
Maine, to the Messalonskee National Bank.
Opea 60 Navigation.
MAcHIAs, March 25.-The ice went out OF
the Machias river to-day and the river is now
open to navigation.
CALAIS, March % Tho St. Croix river was
cleared OF ice to-day to the mead of naviga-
tion.
Denth of "A Prominent Lawyer.
BANGOR, March 25.-James Samuel Rowe,
a prominent member of the Penobscot Bar,
died to-day at his residence in this city. aged
76 years.
A Missing Man Heard From.
Ernest j. Stone, an insane young man who
left his boarding house near Bangor on Friday
last and has since been missing, arrived to-
day at his old home at Belfast
The Proposed Consolidation.
Boston, March 25.-The Supreme Judicial
Con { for the Commonwealth heard arguments
to-day on the law questions involved In the
case Of Willard P. Phillips, trustee, against
the Eastern Railroad Co, TO prevent con.
summation of the lease by the Boston & Maine
Railroad Company of the Eastern Railroad
Co., on the ground that said lease win destroy
the sinking fund created to protect bondhod-
ers of the thirty years mortgage under which
the plaintiff is trustee. The constitutionality
of the legislative act authorizing the lease is
also involved.
RrunswicIx's Postmaster.
WASHINGTON, March 25. Tue President to-
day sent to the Senate the name of Charles e.
Townsend, to be postmaster at Brunswick, Me.
AUGUSTA.
Mrs. Annie e. Waters, wife of Horace
Wsters of Brooklyn, N Y, died Wednesday.
She formerly lived in Augusta. She was a
benetsctor to the Baptist Home for the Aged
in Brooklyn, aud was first directress OF this
board of managers of the Home for the
Friendless and the Female Employment So.
ciety. 1t is known that her gifts in benevo-
lence exceeded 100000.
RIDDEFoRD.
The Journal says that the Associated Press
despatch from that city in relation 20 disease
among swine is not correct. No disease exists
among the porkers in that vicinity Quite a
number died about three weeks ago, but thii
was clearly trsceable to the fact that decayed
oranges was the cause.
BRUNSWICK.
Mrs. Bernier, a French woman living II
Brunswick, attempted suicide Friday night b!
taking rat poison. She had been deserted By
her husband and was despondent in conbe
quence.
HoULIoE.
The story that the starch factories we're b
start up this Spring is unfounded. Possibl.
Kennsy & Weston's factory may, but no other
will.
LEWISTON.
W. T.. Putnam, NJ. D., of Buckspoft, ha
been offered the professorship OF materi
medioa in the Eclectic College at Lewiston.
sACo
The Saco boys are in high gee. The Bostol
% Maine railroad will run a special train on