The Portland daily press., 1884-12-27
MAINE.
Christmas a, she Indu.,rial seh.o,.

Christmas at the Industrial seheol.
HALLowELL, Dec. 26.-At the Maine Indus-
trial School for Girls last evening large
Christmas tree, which had been bountifally
provided by kind friends with all sorts of use
full and seasonable articles of wearing apparel,
hats, bonnets, dolls, toys, candies, Christmas
cards, etc, was unveiled to the admiring gaze
of about seventy girls, including fifteen or
twenty who were permitted, by families where
they are residing, to visit the Home on this
annual Christmas festival No gathering of
children in the State more gratefully aud joy
ously appreciated the advent OF old Santa
Claus than those assembled az this Industrial
Home; and heartfelt thanks are extended to
many kind friends who contributed to the en-
interested.
Fire in Richmond.
RICHMOND, Dec. 26.-The house owned and
occupied by John Green was burned this morn
ing. The IRE was caused by defective fiue.
Loss $500; insured for $500. The furniture
was saved.
Obituary.
FARMrNGToN, Dec. 26..-EGwin N. Stevens.
Eeq., one of the Oldest and most prominent
business men of this town, died last night.
For many years Mr.. Stevens had been engaged
in the hardware business on Main street and
Broadway. His store was always model of
neatness, and his accounts were kept with a
corresponding degree of exactness. He was a
thorough-going Democrat, and in every CAM
paign labored hard for the success Of his party.
On the Trail of the Kennebunk Fire
Bug.
BDDRFoRD, Dec. 26.-Deputy Sheriff W.
E. Towne Of Kennebunk is holding an inyesti-
xssion porore jary, concerning the recent
attempt to destroy the business portion Of that
village by setting fire to Clark's Block. The
proceedings are not being made public. The
jury is composed of Henry f. Curtis, John
Cousens and George B. Littlefeld.
AUGUSTA.
Mr.. s. L. Bosrdman will publish an agricul-
tural work in the Spripg.
Rev. H. j. White will be installed pastor of
the First Baptist church in Augusta next
Tuesday. Rev. DIR. Bowen of Massachusetts
will preach the sermon.
BANGOR.
0Ops OAAIl0o Oh Bangor learned.
Wednesday. through cablegram, OF the seri-
GUS illness of his son, MIR. Addison Hamlin,
who has been studying at the Mining Acad-
emy at Freiburg, Saxony. Mr.. Hamlin has
been taken with paralysis in his side, the
cause OF which was not learned. His eldest
brother, Mr.. Charles Hamlin, will sail from
New York, Saturday, for Europe, and if it is
deemed necessary will bring his brother home
The damage to the Penobscot Egch ange by
the fire last Thursday forenoon was adiusted
Thursday, and 1895 was allowed Mr.. f, o,
Beai on the building. Spencer Rogers of
Portland represented the insurance companies.
BELFAST.
The new building erected on Main street by
the Belfast Coliseum Company ia now COM
pleted and will be occupied January LIST. 1t
cost $20 0OO. 1t contains skating rink, bowl
ing alley and stores.
BERWICK.
MIR. J. A. Place of Berwick is candidate
for the clerkship Of the House of Representa-
tives of this State.
Rev. Obs Williams, who was ordained in
1876, died In Canasn last Sunday, at the ripe
sge of 81 years.
FRYEBURG
A Grand Army Post was formed at Frye.
burg Wednesday night to be called "Groyer
Post" Grand Army Of the Republic. 1t is in
Oxford II will meet alternately at Fryeburg
and Lowell. The following officers we're chos-
en-: Commander, VIM. G. Towle; Senior Vice
Commander, John Fox; Junior Vice Com
mander, e. W. Burbank; Officer of the Day,
Tobias L. Eastman; Qaartsrmastsr, G. i.
the Guard, j. j. johnson; Adiutant, Joseph
f. Stearns.
GARDINER.
In the upper part of David Faroyw's house
lives family by the name of Given saws the
Home Journal. Monday forenoon nothing was
seen OF them, and at noon the neighbo bors broke
in theldcor, and found the whole family, COM
prising two women and three children sense-
less, having been overcome BY gas from the
coal stove the night previous. Doctors were
called and succeeded in restoring them to con-
sciousness.
Mr.. Francis Gay OF this city, whose death
was reported in several papers last week, ia
still alive, says the Phillips Phonograph, MFR,
Gay is 101 years old, hale and hearty, never
used glasses and was able to take care OF q
garden last summer.
Mr.. Joseph Warren, a soldier of the war of
1872, died ia Rome last week.
RoCKLAND.
The building of new water works at Rock
land seems to be assured. A partial canvas of
the city has secured sufficient number of
water takere tosguarantee return of six per
cent. upon the outlay required to put the
works in operation.
STOCKTON.
Mr.. Berry, clerk of courts, has received the
rescript in the case of Samuel Otis ct al. vs. in
habits of Stockton. This is one of the many
Stockton cases in which @. G. Roberts, select
man, hired money while in Office. The case
came before the court last April, but went up
on report. The following Is history of the
case in brief; In December, 1877, Isaac S.
Staples of Brooks loaned c. g. Roberts, chair
man of the board OF selectmen of Stockton,
$4,000, receiving, in return, three town orders
OF 81 600 each. Staples sold the town orders
to Otis & Co., indorsing them over. The
question was whether the plaintiff should look
TO the towDsor Staples for payment. The Law
Court non-suits the plaintiffs.
WARREN.
Sunday morning last, at about O'Clock, the
family OF Isaac Libby, at South Warren, were
aroused by vigorous rappiDg at an outer door,
on opening which Mr.. Libby discovered a
young woman, apparently about 20 years OF
age. She said she had left her home in Thorn
aston, Saturday night, about o'clock, to go tc
the post office. She remembered coming out
OF the office, bat did not distinctly remem bey
anything else. Her hands were badly swolleb.
Mr.. Libby took her in and kept her until SuI-
day forenoon, when she was taken to her
home in Thomasion.
WATERvILLE,
Watsrville's new bonds will be ready for the
market the first of January. $25, 900 will be
issued at per cent.