The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-07-03
MAINE.

Oxfsrd County Republican Convention.
Special to the Press.)
PARIS. July 2.-The Oxford county Repub.
lican convention assembled at the court house
here to-day at 10 O'Clock a. m. The following
nominations were made:
Senators, Henry M. Bearce, Norway; Albion
P. Bonney, Buckfeld; County Attorney.
James s. Wright, Paris; Judge of Probate,
George A. Wilson, South Paris; Register of
Probate, Herrick @. Davis, Paris; County
Treasurer, Jarvis G. Marble, Paris; Sheriff,
Jordan Stacy, Porter.
A Bath Captain HonOred.
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WASHINGTON, July 1.-The Secretary of
State Is notified that the Emperor of Japan
has conferred the medal of the "red ribbon
upon Capt. d. o. Davis of the ship Ella s..
Thayer of Bath, Me-, in recognition of his
services in rescuing shipwrecked Japanese
crew.
The Soldiers Home
AUGUSTA, July 1.-THE Board of Managers
of the Soldiers National Home arrived here
this afternoon and proceeded to The Tcgus
Home on their annual tour of inspection
They return to this city tomorrow afternoon
and call on Mr.. Blaine before their final de-
parture.
The State Muster.
An order has been issued from the Adiutapt
Generals office that the annual encampment
of the First Brigade, First Division, Maine
Volunteer Militia, for the year 1884, will be
held in augusta five days, commencing Tues
day, August 9th.
Forest Fires Causing Much Damage
BANGOR, July 2.-Heavy fires between the
head of the Allagash and st. John rivers have
been burning for three weeks, and much tim
Der has been destroyed Other fires are re-
ported on the Roach river and on the Wassata-
quick IN Township No. a. Range 8. The crops
OF grain and potatoes belonging to Charles
Willett, eight miles above Patten, were de-
stroyed and the buildings were saved with
great difneulty. Unless heavy rains come, the
loss must be great
Heavy showers last night and to-day are re-
ported to have stopped the fires at Bronyille,
on the Katahdin Iron Works railroad.
Farm buildings Struck by Lightning and
Burned.
DEXTER, July 1.-THE farm buildings of
Calvin Lyford of Corinna were struck by
lightning and burned o-day. Loss $4,000;
insured for $1100.
Boy Drowned.
BANaeRI July e.-Chas. f. Smith of Nova
Scotia, boy 18 years old, was drowned in
Orono Monday while bathing. He was first
missed in the evening. Search was made and
his clothes were found on the river bank. The
body has not yet been recovered.
AUGUSTA.
Miss Dodge, who has been visiting at Mr..
Blalne's for several weeks past, and Miss
Margaret Blaine, departed for Hamilton.
Mass, the home of Miss Dodge Tuesday after
noon.
Tuesday was the opening day of bags fishing
at Cobbosseecontee Lake, and large number
OF fishermen improved it. Every boat that
could be found in the lake was pressed into
service, and many fshed in their own boats
which they had taken out on Monday. On
the first glimmer of day the sport commenced,
many fishing continually until late in the
afternoon. The fishing was very good, fully
ap to that of former years.
BLUEHILL.
At the annual meeting of the trustees of
Bluehill Academy H. W. Sargent of Sedg
wick was chosen president in place of Joseph
Wescott of Portland. John Stevens, ESQ,
has been treasurer for nearly 40 years. The
academy fund originally was $4,000, but is
now $4,000.
BAILEYvILLE.
Bears are numerous and ravenous In Bailey
vile. They boldly venture into the fields and
pastures after cows and sheep. One large
fellow recently killed eight sheep BELONGING
to John Stables and Joseph Lowering A
trap was set, and in few days he was cap
tured. The bounty and fur brought Messrs.
Lowering and Staples SIS, which partly COM
penssted them for their loss. Friday morning
Thomas Clarrissey arose with the PRESENT.
ment that a bear had got into the trap he had
set. He fastened to the trap, and sure enough
three year old bruin was fast in it. Mr..
Clarrissey received $13 for the hide and
bounty.
BANGOR.
Mrs. Virginia @. Powers, wife of Hon. I,
Powers OF Houlton, died Monday night at the
Penobscot Exchange Hotel in Bangor. Mrs.
Powers was born in Virginia in January, 1874.
Her parents were New Englanders, but lived
for time in Virginia, afterwards returning to
Maine. She made the acquaintance of Mr..
Powers while he was teacher in the Acad-
envy at Oorinna, and they were married %
had been gradually failing for the last four
years, although everything possible had been
done for her relief She will be buried in
Pittsfeld in the family burial lot.
EAsTPoRr.
The reunion of the First Maine Cavalry will
be held at Eastport, Aug. II and 10.
LEWISTON.
William f. Goulding of Lewiston will be
obliged to decline his commission as delegate
at large from Maine to the New Orleans Expo
sition Mr.. Goulding took great interest in
having NAain0 Cfouibduiy represented and mad
matters well organized. His place presum-
ably will be taken by Henry s. Howe, ESQ, of
Blddeford, alternate commissioner.
IN GENERAL.
Owing to the dead calm which prevailed
during the latter part of Monday night and
also yesterday morning the fire in the Katah-
din Iron Works region gained very little head
way. 1t is still burning fiercely, however, and
rain is very much needed to fully subdue it.
There are very extensive fires near Moosehead
Lake, which, owing to the extreme dryness,
are spreading very rapidly and doing great
amount of damage to the timber lands near
the lake.