The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-05-15
MAINE.

/ Cau&ht IN n Belt ana 1AtAAe0s
BANGOR, May 14.-Beniamin T. Simpson of
Hampden, firm of Hodgkins Hall & Co., lum-
Der manufacturers OF this city, while changing
a large belt from one pulley to another was
| caught in the belt and instantly killed. He
| was an experienced millman. He leaves a
| family. Mr.. Simpson was a representative
from Hampden to the Legislature of 1884.
| Died from His Injuries.
VIM. Henry of Bangor, who recently cnt his
throat in Brewer Village, has died from the
| injuries then received.
Boy Drowned in Wilton.
PENNINGTON, May 14.-Adelbert McCrillie,
seven years of age, was drowned in Wilton
last night. The body was found this morning.
Maine Crop Reports.
AUGUSTA, May 14.-The Home Farm to-
morrow morning, in an extended report made
up from the returns of 100 correspondents
throughout the State and embracing each
county, will give the following in regard to
the agricultural industry OF the State as found
May 10th:
Grass fields and pastures never looked so
well on the 10th of May, and there has been
no killing out. Twenty-Five per cent. less area
of potatoes will be planted this season than
last and like per cent. less of sweet corn.
The latter is owing to the fact that the factories
will not be operated. Yellow corn, however,
will take the place of sweet corn.
Sheep are reported in poor condition and
there has been great loss in large number of
cases through death. 1t is thought by the
Home Farm that SO extended and general is
the loss that it amounts TO something more
than coincidence and an investigation should
be had.
The creamery system does not make much
progress among farmers. The average farm
wages are $23 a month. In the vicinity of
the cities and manufacturing centres farm
help is scarce and hard to obtain at reasonable
prices.
10. G. II.
BIDDRFoRD, May 24.-The quarterly session
of the York District Lodge of Good Templars
was held here to-day with large number of
delegates present. Members of the District
Lodge reported in good standing, are 2,20O
The amount of money in the treasury is SAT.
Among the many prominent persons present
were ex-Gov. Perham, Major n. A. Shorey,
and Rev. Fl. G. Munson. A public meeting
for discussion of the contemplated prohibitory
amendment to the constitution was held this
evening.
BELFAST.
William Pitcher & Son of Belfast lost
valuable horse Monday, from collie, caused by
eating grass.
Fred Brown of Belfast arrived home Mon
day with IL horses, which he had brought
from the West. Mr.. Brown has brought sew
eral droves of Western horses East before.
oAsTNE.
Two enterprising young L. lies of Castfne,
Miss Louise Wheeler and Miss Jennie Hooke,
have started a neat little sheet which they
print and edit themselves, called "Castine
Gazette. =" They have secured already about
one hundred subscribers.
GREENWOOD.
Mrs. Ruth Cummings of Green wood, aged
sc years, Is cutting her fourth set OF teeth,
which are small, finely formed, proper teeth.
NEW SHARON.
A lodge of Good Templars was instituted at
New Sharon, May It'll, by Mrs. Fl. NJ. c.
Estes of Watervile. 1t will hold regular
meetings Monday evening. Rev. j. L. Hill is
Lodge Deputy.
A peddler by the name of Daniel Walter,
from Hallowell, recently victimizsd several
women of Wayne by selling them dress pat
terms which he warranted pure silk and wool.
If they were not he promised to refund the
money and five dollars additional in every
case Mrs. Charles Colt being one of his Gus
toners and discovering that the fabric was
cotton, called on him before he left the village
and requested him to take the goods and re-
fund the cost, and she would not exact the
forfeit of five dollars. He promised to call on
her in ten minutes and comply with her re-
quest, but she has not seen him since.
IN GENERAL.
Last Friday lightning strack the lighthouse
station at Whitehead in three different places,
without particular damage, but badly shaking
up the family of Keeper Grant. The bolt
entered the house and passed into the light
house, piercing lead filed seam in the deck,
passing thence into the ground, making FIVE
inch hole, and away through the cellar drain.
The fog signal house also was hit and the
cement torn up.