The Portland daily press., 1884-08-06
MAINE.
Probably Fatal Clubbing.


SOUTH BERWICK, Aug. 5.-No little excite
ment prevails here over an affair which is
likely to terminate in the death of the victim,
Andrew Cheney, who was employed as fire.
man on the Eastern railroad. In an interview
with the prisoner, Melvin Littlefield, a youth
OF q years, the following particulars were
learned. On his arrival last evening from
Portsmouth to Conway function, his home, he
started down the track in pursuit of three
young girls with the purpose of accompanying
them home, one of whom is the daughter of
the victim. Cheney Immediately started after
Littlefeld, overtaking and accusing him OF
following his daughter, which Littlefeld de-
MED. Some words passed between them,
whereupon Cheney struck Littleheld, knock
ing him down and repeating the blows. At
ter this, Chene, r, turned TO the depot. Little
field turned aud followed him, knocking him
down, as Cheney affirms, with club severely
cutting his head, which Littlefield claimed
was caused by Cheney falling on a rock Lit
tlefeld wa1 arrested aud taken into custody by
Deputy Sheriff Horn, and will be arIaigned
today.
A Trarsfer Bent Disabled.
last night that the steamer Sebenoa, the
Maine Central railroad transfer boat, has been
running for several days with broken crank
pin, only aquarter of an inch on one side hold
ing il in the socket Had it come out it would
have smashed things generally, besides endan-
gering life. Mr.. Blaine lett hers yesterday on
this same steamer. The railroad company has
teiegraphed for the Queen City Of Bangor to
take the place of the disabled boat.
Movements of Rrr Blaine.
Mr. Blaine's stenographer, Mr.. Devine, says
Mr.. Blaine has left him with an enormous
amount of Shorthand work to write out dur
ing Mr.. Blaine's ab-ence. Emmons and
Walker Blaine are still here.
Mr.. Blaine goes to Portland tomorrow, and
will be present in that city tomorrow night, at
the reception rendered him by the business
men of Portland. Thursday he will attend
the 6. A. R. ehcampment at OLD Orchard, and
returning 70 Augusta will be at the muster
ground a portion of Friday. In the aitsrnc IN
he will return here. Mr.. Blaine will positive
ly be at Mar ,nocook on Tuesday.
BANGOR.
at the age of SO years. He ives native of
Bath, but removed to Bangor in 1881 He
was prominent in Bangor city affairs and held
several imE 1rtf ut pc -itions.
ELLSWORTH.
The Republican County Convention occurs
at Ellsworth on Thursday.
FAREWELL.
Miss May e. Skofield, while out Deriving
Thursday wf9 suddenly struck nearly blind,
according to the Bath Times. She can only
see light and dark, and the sight is so impaired
that persons or object3 are not visible to her.
vAssALBoRo.
The .cond meeting of the alumni ar cola.
ton of Oak Grove Seminary was held at the
boarding houio of that Institution Saturday.
The esCC citation was very handsomely enter
tanned by Charles H. Jones, Esq, principal of
the seminary, and at o'clock p m. there WEI
picnic dinner. There was large attendance
of student1 and teachers formerly connect
with the cchool, and spec ohes were made by
the venerable Eli Jones, of China, e. n. Co ok
of Vaesalboro, and others.
wINTERPoRT.
Mrs. Lucinda L., widow of the late Hon.
Theophlus Cushing, died at her residence in
WiDterport, Sunday, at the advanced age of
nearly 70 years.
IN GENERAL.
The venerable Campmeeting John Allen of
far mlnRtoD, was roDc 81 OF $2S and railroad
pass on Monday, by p.ckpocket in one of the
Boston railroad stations.
Hon. E. e. Parkhurst of Maysville, has re-
ceived from the president of the Farmers Ma.
tional Congress commission as delegate from
the Fourth District of Maine to the Farmers
Convention, II ID held at the Worlds Cotton
Exposition in New Orleans.
One day last weak, Will L. Perham, son of
ex-Gov. Perham, departed from Paris at
O'Clock m. on his bicycle. He arrived in
August at 1880 a. m. the same day, and after
dining with DR.. Lapham, again mount ID his
machine and continued on bis way, exl setting
t. reach Bangor at night. AS the total dig
lance from Paris to Bangor is lis miles, it will
be E sen that Mr.. Perham performed no small
feat. The young man is student at the
S tate College.