The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-09
THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS,
Published every day Sundays excepteN by the
PORTLAND PUBLISHING COMPANY,
AT 81 EXCHANGE STREET, PORTLAND. ME.
MAINE.
Portable saw MiIl Burned.


Portable Saw Mill Burned.
PHILLIPS, May S.-Clark Brothers portable
steam mill was burned this morning. The loss
will be $4,000. M. s. Hinkley lost thirty
thousand shingles; no insurance.
Dwelling Burned I'm Thomuston.
THoMAsroN, May 8.-The William Stetson
house on Knox street, owned by Capt. Fl. A.
Williams, was destroyed by fire today. The
fire was discovered at noon, and was caused by
sparks from pipe he was smoking. The
building cost $1,000 and were insured in
Cochran's agency for 5000.
The Unknown Dead.
SEARsPoRT, May Sat the inquest over the
remains of the unknown woman reported dead
at North Searsport last Monday, Mrs. Marian
Ward testified that in November last person
who exactly correspondent with the remains
called at her house giving her name as Jane
MahoneY and stating that she belonged in
Bangor and was on her way TO Belfast to see
about pension. She said her age was GO
years, that she was Irish and that she had two
sons who were Catholic priests. The jury rem.
dered verdict that the body was to Rthen I'M
known, and that her death was caused by mis-
chance. The jury were also satisfied that the
body was that of the woman who called at
Mrs. Wards.
Charged with Theft.
BDDEFoRD, May 8.-Last night Amaziah
Mcdonnell and Thomas McGough of Lewiston
were arrested on the charge of breaking into
the shoe store of Paul V. Daboute and stealing
goods to the value of $780,
Shaw Brothers.
BOSTON, May SIN the insolvency court for
Middlesex county at East Cambridge to-day,
petitions wess presented from many of the
creditors OF the firm of Fayette Shaw & Bros
praying that the firm be declared insolvent.
Farm Buildings Burned.
BANGOR, May 8.-The farm house and barn
in Glenburg, owned by A. F. Brown and occu-
pied by man named Grover was destroyed by
fire last night.
Maine Republicans Proposed Trip 10 Chi.
cag0.
AUGUSTA, May "a meeting OF Maine Re-
publican delegates TO Chicago was held here
tonight. It was decided for the delegation to
leave Boston at Z o'clock Friday, May 3Oth,
over the Boston & Albany, New York Gen.
trail and Hudson River, Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern railroads, and it will quar-
ter at the Grand Pacific Hotel, arriving in
Chicago, June /.
AUGUSTA.
Considerable excitement was caused on the
Della Collins, Wednesday, by a young man
insane just after the boat left Boston. He
knocked his wife down and when the boat
reached Gardiner, leaped over the side of the
boat on to the wharf and started up town. He
was taken in charge by the police and taken to
Augusta. His name s Fred Webb, and he
formerly resided in Oakland, to which place
he was en- route.
Augusta after quite long tarry on business af-
fairs in the Southern States. 6e spent some
time in Florida, and had fine oppor-
tunity to look into che capabilities of that
State. with which he Is highly pleased.
BDDEFoRD.
Five dogs were poisoned Tuesday at Kings
corner by some unknown person. A short
time ago seven hens belonging to South st.
man were found poisoned and Wednesday
morning he found two Of his game fowls, val
ued at five dollars, dead from the effects of
poison.
The lumber mill of B. Young & Son of CAL
ais, at River Herbert, N. s., was wrecked by
the freshet last wesk, and their boom of logs
town, also lost new steam mill and over two
million OF logs.
DR.. Horace Jscbobs, who studied medicine
in Exeter, and afterwards practiced in Massa-
chusetts, died in Salt Lake City Saturday ev-
ening, while on his way home from a trip to
California.
II
Last Saturday night three girls escaped
from the Industrial School. On Sunday night
City Marshall True of Hallowell, captured two
of them on the Pullman train between Gard
iner and Richmond and returned with them on
the Monday morning train. Maj. Rowell,
manager Of the school, after following up a
number OF trails for the other one, at last cap.
tured her on the road below South Gardiner.
LrrcHF1ELD.
Two remarkable cases of faith cure are re-
ported here according ito a correspondent
OF lions Herald. A lady who was suffering
from generous tumor, and getting relief
only by opiates, was visited by Rev. Mr.. Pear
son and wife, who have been holding revival
meeting in Augusta for some weeks past, who
advised her to forego the opiates and trust in
God for help. This she did, though strongly
urged by her husband in her paroxysms OF pain
to resort to them, and after few hours fell in
to natural sleep, and commenced Immediate
ly to recover. "A neighbor who had several dumb
children, seeing this wonderful triumph of
faith resolved to seek help of God for his
children. He is now rejoicing in hearing his
children speak.
IN GENERAL.
On her down trip from Boston last Monday,
at about midnight, while out at sea, steamer
Penobscot ran into a big flock of sparrows,
great numbers of which were killed by the
gases issuing from the smokestack. Their
dead bodies lay thickly strewn on the hurri.
cane deck the next morning, several wrens
being among the number.
Chief Justice John A. Peters has gone to
Waterville to act as referee in the case be.
tween the lumbermen and mill owners in
regard to throwing refuse matter into the
Kennebec river