The Portland daily press., 1884-06-04
MAINE.
Killed by Cars-Sad Accident ON the vi aine
Central at Lisbon Falls.
TSpecia1 To tho praes

Killed by Cars-Sad Accident ON the Maine
Central at Lisbon Falls.
Especial to the Press.l
LISBON FALLS, June 3.-As the 80 train
came into the depot here this morning, Mr. o.
B. Strout, who resides in Durham, came over
tSe bridge between these two towns, and find
ing he would be late ii he went around the
road, he got young man to take care of his
horse, and vent up over the railroad track.
Not daring to go between the watering tank,
he stepped on the track and the engine struck
him, he not being mole IL an three feet in
'front.' OF 1t, killing him instantly and badly
mangling his body. Mr.. Pettengill, who saw
the man, says there was no one to blame but
himself, as the train was moving very slow.
He leaves wife and children, and was about
so years old. He served in the war; and drew
pension. P.
Another Death, ON the Belfast Branch.
Special to the Press)
BELFAST, June 3.-Eben Russell, of Belfast,
brakeman on the Belfast branch, fell from
the cars this afternoon, and was instantly
killed. He leaves wife and an adopted
daughter. b.
Bangor Theological Seminary.
(To the Associated Press)
BANGOR, June 3.-The sixty-fourth anniver-
sary of Bangor Theological Seminary occurs
tomorrow. During today the various classes
held examinations, and this evening the annu-
al idress before the Rhetorical Society was
delivered by Rev. Revere Thomas of Brook
line, Mass.
At the annual meeting of the trustees, held
today, these officers were elected for the ensu-
ing year:
President-Rev. B. Tappan.
Vice President-George A. Thatcher.
Secretary-Hon. j. s. Wheelwright
Treasnrer-S. d. Thurston.
Librarian-Prof. L. L. Paine.
Auditor-W. S. bennett.
Finance Committee - Mesars. Thatcher,
Wheelwright, Bragg and Crosby.
A resolve was passed expressing the regret
of the board at the recent death of one of
their members-Rev. Wooster Parker, late of
Belfast.
The following gentlemen were elected trus-
tees: Rev. Charles G. McCully, OF Calais,
0tcs Rev. Wooster Parker, deceased; Hon
William W. Thomas, of Portland, uice Hon.
Nelson Dingley, whose term has expired.
AAcrHcncA LIZ heyutOn Nominated Tor OOKH-
missioner of Pharmacy.
AUGUSTA, June 3.-Gov. Robbie has nomi-
mated Herschel l.. Boynton of Biddeford for
Commissioner of Pharmacy.
From Maine TO California.
BANGOR, June 3.-Ralph Beaumont of Ad-
Olson, N Y, starts from this city Thursday
morning, on tour of the continent on foot, his
programme being to deliver an address every
evening in advocacy of B. f. Butler for Presi-
he passes. He is confident that he will be
able to walk as far as San Francisco before the
close of the presidential campaign.
u. 9. District Court.
The United States District Court convened
in Bangor today, Judge Webb presiding.
BANGOR.
Samuel s. Prince. q teamster, confessed
Monday to having found the body of an infant
partly decompos6d, in a water closet in the
rear of house in "The DEVILS Half Acre"
Broad street. He said he had hauled it with
load Of rubbish to a farm in the suburbs. The
story is doubted by many.
BELFAST.
Amasa jackson, of Belfast, while drunk
Friday night, attempted to board a schooner
db Ou0 VI 1uO Wudrfco1 W OUtdlu d u1RuL
lodging. The mate, Ross Chapman, of North
port, drove him away from the vessel, at
which jackson became enraged and threw a
stone, hitting Chapman on the head, fractur-
ing his skull and inhicting serious wound.
DOVER
Dover and Foxcreft returned to local time
June LIST, the manufacturers and corporations
of the two places having agreed that it is bet
tor adapted to their business than standard
time.
GRAND LAKE STREAM.
The storm of Saturday evening. May oath,
was the worst ever known at Grand Lake
Stream, according to the Calais correspondent
of the Bangor Whig. Several men were se-
verely injured and the recovery of some of
them is reported doubtful.
MoNTvILLE.
Leonard Howard, Esq, committed suicide
Thursday noon. He was discovered soon after
in sitting position, upon pile Of straw in
his barn, with his neck laying in the loop of
rope, loosely suspended from pin. The rea-
son assigned for the rash act Is that Mr.. How
ard had been forced into financial difficulties
by the rascality Of others. These parties are
said to have possessed the ability to relieve
him were they SO disposed, Much indigna-
tion is manifested toward them. Mr.. 81. was
one OF the most esteemed townsmen, and his
loss is deeply felt.
wINrERPoRT.
Several years ago, the late Theophilus Cush-
ing presented to the town of Winterport a
handsome soldiers monument, for which the
town set apart four acres of land on the sum-
NIT OF hill. The question having arisen rel
alive to selling private lots in the enclosure, it
was presented Saturday to the citizens of the
town for action, and 1t was decided by an over
whelming majority that no lots should be sold,
and that the enclosure should be kept sacred
as Monument Square, to the sole use of the
soldiers monument.
IN GENERAL.
Dwight NJ. De Silva, who represents Ralph
Beaumont, the man who is to walk from
Maine to California, says that he will open
the campaign by speech in Bangor on Tues
day evening. He is reported TO be very for
chile speaker. His programme is laid out as
follows: June 3, Bangor; June 4, Newport
June 8, Clinton; June Z, Waterville; June s,
Augusta; June Z, Brunswick; June 10, Var
mouth; June IL, Portland.