The Portland daily press., 1884-12-03
MAINE.
rreetins Of presidcu,ial Electors.

AUGUSTA, Dec 2-Ths Presidential electors
met In the Senate chamber to-day. All were
present with tho exception of Abner Cobnrn
of Skowhegan and Weston f. Milliken of
Portland. Elector John G. Richardson was
OF State Ghadbourne, clerk, and Rev. S. D.
Sargent. chaplain.
The college continued their meeting at 4.l5
p. m. Hon. Abner Coburn was elected presi-
dent, after which the college adjourned uatil 9
o'clock a. M tomorrow.
Fire in Augusta.
Fire this afternoon Quilted the two story
wooden building owed by e. W. Whitehouse
and used FOR wood job shop, broom handle
mandatory and grist mill. The steam engine
furnishing power was also destroyed and the
stock much damaged. O.. S. Smiey's broom
handle factory adjoining was also damaged.
Loss $500; insured. The fra cAnght aronnd
the boiler. Twenty men ere thrown out of
employment.
Drownes while skating.
BRIDGTuN, Dec. 2.-William Noyes, twelve
years old, the son of John Noyes, was drown
ed while skating on Highland Lake to-day.
He broke through thin ice, with another lad
ard far from the main body of skaters. The
body was recovered. The boy had broken the
ice almost to the s. ore, and there are evideuces
of heroic struggle Tor life
Slight Fire in Esiddeford.
BDDEFoRD, Dec. about 10 O'Clock this
evening fire brook out in the gas house OF the
Laconia Company but was subdued with com.
paratively slight damage, perhaps not over
$500.
Death of Winthrop Woman.
WINTHROP, Dse. 2.-Mrs. Lewis Wood died
to-day after brief Illness, aged IA. She was a
member of one OF the best known and most
REL utable families ia this locality, mother OF
Postmaster Wood and a relative of j udge w
B Smell OF Washington.
The Rnsoivent shaw Estate.
Bottom, Disc. AT the court of insolvency
at Cambridge yesterday the court received
about 5000, 900 of proofs in the case of f. Shaw
q Brothers. Contested claims we're heard asd
the court assigned next Wednesday for further
proof of claims and to hear the argument,
upon the question of the effect of proof claims
upon the assignments of Wyman. 1hs proofs
now in exceed S3,oOO,OO0.
NEr. blaine in Boston.
Hon. James g. Blaine, James G. Blaine, Jr.,
Miss Dodge, Miss Sherman, Mrs and Miss
Goodwin spent the night in Boston and de.
parted for New York on ths Providence Rail-
road this afternoon.
AUGUSTA.
Preliminary action has been commenced
against the city by Eben s. Hatchins ct al. by
their attorney, Il. Nj. Heath, Esq, for dam
ages caused as they say by their horses being
frightened by city steamer Cushnoc. the 18th
inst. Ella P. Burrill claims $4,000; SusSn
Hutchins, $1,000; Eben Hutchins, $500; Psul
Straus, for horse, $3.50; e. Il. Cromett, for
buggy, $50; total, $500.
BIDDEFoRD.
A meeting OF the school board was held
Monday afternoon, and owing to the preva-
lencs to diphtheIia in certain localities it was
deemed advisable to close the public schools
for week. In all probability the schools
will be reopened next Monday.
BRUNSWICK.
The Uniyersalist Society of Brunswick have pur-
chased from Mir. Frank Pennell for $1,000 lot If
Lard on Pleasant street. and in the spring will lay
the foundation for a new church, which will be
completed as fast as the money can be raised. Mr..
Harvey Stetson and Capt. Joseph Lunt constitute
the building committee. A part of the land will
probably be uaed as house lot, and they hive
offe ed $500 for it. The remains of The old church
has been given TO Mr. john Swift, for the sun of
81; and he win probably contribute liberally to the
was voted to have the old bell recast
cAsoo.
Mr.. Geo. Walker of Casco committed suicide by
drowning himself in Coffee Pond Thursday evening
and was found the next forenoon. He was sent to
the Insane Asylum in Augusta fur years ago, but
eett ng better returned home. He was snccessfgl
and highly respected farmer, IN good circumstances:
had worked all day aud in the evening got up out
OF his chair, after converting cheerf1liy with his
wife saying as he went TO the door, 81 have got to
go to the stable, good bye" He leaves an aged
mo rrIf nd mo gnln fS-nc
MoNsoN.
Mr.. George S. Gushing of Lowell Mass. who has
filled the position OF general manager and treasurer
of the Monson slate quarries and sionson Railroad
as general manager will be filed by George A.
Matthews, Esq, Of n nson and as treasurer by Mr..
Kimball, a resident of Lowell.
NORWAY.
VIM. Cox of North Norway while splitting wood
had the misfortune to injure one of his eyes so
severely 1t Is feared he will lose the sight entirely
PATTEN.
Messrs. Brown & Frye. OF Patten. recently pur-
chased fox hound. The first time they used the
dog he started a fox which vas shot after he had
run about twenty minutes. Much the surprise
and pleasure the fox found to be ack His
skin is worth from $50 to $lUo.
oRLAND.
At the Orland Matching works fifty salmon which
were turned into the river instead being confined
to Dead Brook, usual, have been secured and the
eggs taken. Harry Buck, who has had charge of
TO the establishment az Grant Lake, and the work
at Orland is conducted by supt. Charles G. Atkins
IN persons.
RICHMOND.
Three boys named Curtis, McCurdy and McFar-
land, broke into H. II. White g Co.'s store Sunday
AFTERNOON, bu, we're caught before having chance
to steal any thing Bolh members of the firm we're
supposed to be out of town, but Mr.. White, who
had overheard the boys planning the burglary was
lying in wait for them in the store anu surprised
them just after they had entered through back
door, They all belong here but being too old to be
sent to the Reform school, were allowed to go. The
Curtis boy has left town, and the others will prob
ably settle the matter.
John Chadwick. of the firm of j. w. Beatty &
Co.. manufacturers Of leather and leather beltng
died OF consumption at his residence No 1875 Main
street. SacO, Monday morning.
young Guild on Storer street, Saco, was given
dose Of medicine and it Immediately fell into fit
| from which recovery seemed for time impossible.
Toe child rallied, however, and is now doing WELL
SHERMAN MILLS.
The proprietors of the timber land on the Was
s&ttaquCsh stream have expended thousands of dol
lars during the present season in blasting out and
clearing the stream oi distractions and also in
| building a dam. Last Monday the upper dam gave
| way, caused by the great rain on Sunday night
causing treshet in The stream. niillion feet OF
logs and every dam below carried out into the
main river, entailing heavy loss.
Diphlherla has made its appearance among us
once again. Three cases are reported, all serious.
| WATERFORD.
| The new Odd Fellows Hail at South Waterborc
| will be dedicated Thu sday evening.
| wINTERPoRT.
| The new hall at Winterport was dedicated with
appropriate ceremonies, thursday evening, an au
| diencs OF 500 being present. The meeting wal
called to order and was presided over by Col. n. IL.
| Abbott, Hon. Fred Atwood and Thomas w, Vose
Esq OF Bangor. The hall is ei2hty-fye feet long