The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-02-11
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ADwelling Burned i'm srunswiel..

| MAINE.
ADweIIing Burne ed i'm Brunswick.
BRUNSWICK, Feb. 9.-The dwelling owne,
by Geo. Alexander and occapied by Leonar,
Alexander. was damaged last night by fire t
the extent of $500 or $400; Insured.
Charged With Murder.
LEWISTON, Feb. 9. Julia Benoit of Lisbon
was arraigned before Justice Chamberlai,
today charged with wlful murder of her in
FAINT. She pleaded not guilty, and was com.
mitted to Jail to wait the April term.
She had previously confessed the beed
1t is the first murder charge in this county
since 1876
Business Change.
BANGOR, Feb. 8 1t is reported that the firm
OF T. j. Adams & Co. of this city, widel.
known as wholesale dealers in staple and fancy
goods, will be succeeded March 1st By Messrs
Knight, Rolfe & Emerson, the Adams broth.
ers retiring. Mr.. Knight is the junior part.
ner in the present firm, and Rolfe & Emerson
are with Deering, Milliken & Co., of Portland
Maine RymeniaI.
NASHUA, N. H., Feb. 8. w. T. Dodge Of
the editorial staff of the Manchester Union, a
native of Nashua. and recently resident Of
Portsmouth, was married in this city TODAY to
Miss Martha L. Mason of Kittery, Maine.
Probably Fatal Accident.
GARDINER, Me-, Feb. 8. The II year old
son OF James Hunter, while sliding down
bainster at the high school building Saturday,
fell distance OF forty feet to the floor below.
receiving injuries which it is feared will result
fatally.
The Defaulting seleclman of 81. AIbans
$4,000 Short.
BANGOR, Feb 9. The accounts of John M
Skinner, the defaulting selectman of st. Al
bans, who left that town a couple of weeks
ago, are short some $4,000. He first COM
ito use the money OF the towa in 1876.
To the people to whom he issued bogus town
orders for borrowed money, he would say:
snow, you keep still about this. Don't tell
the other selectmen, and then you won't be
taxed" By this successfully appealing to peo-
pies stupidity aud dishonesty he was able to
conceal from the knowledge of his associates
on the board the fact that he was issuingorders
without authority, and keeping the money for
his private use
This fraud strikes the sharp business man as
well as the widow and the orphan, taking
their all in some cases. The town itself will
safer loss of about $25OO in in erest paid and
other items that are coming to light almost ev.
cry day, for tue end is not yet. Tnere is no
trace whatever of SINNERS whereabouts.
Dropped Dead.
AUGU Ia, Feb. ~. DIR. d. w. Huntington
OF this city, retired physician, 60 years of
age dropped dead this morning from heart
disease.
Brideton Academy lately voted on the
adoption of the jary system nov in power at
Bowdoln College and rejected it.
BREWER.
Mr.. John ID. Benner and family of Round
Pond, met with narrow escape from suffocaa
ton from coal gas last Friday night -6ume
mistake, was made We learn, about the draft,
OF the stove. When discovered, Mr. Benner,
his wife aud youngest child were in an inseu-
sible state, and it was solAe hours before they
fully recovered.
The programme OF the reunion of DR.. N. Il.
True's pupils of Gould's academy, Bethel.
February %, includes addresses by A. S.
Twitcheli. of Gorham, N. H Rev. J X, Ma
son OF Fryeburg and Hon. Eaoch Foster of
Bethel.
BELFAST.
The Merchants Marine Railway Com pany
Of Belfast. organized Thursday and elected the
following officers:
President-Wm. B. Swan.
Secretary aud Treasurer-Edward Sibley
Directors-Wm. b. Swan, j. W. Frederick
Fl. A. Garter, Geo. e. Wright, VIM. F.
1riggs.
Capital 100 shares of 500 each. Work will
be commenced as soon as possible.
DAMARIsCoTrA.
The advocates of the State constitutional
temperance amendment met at the Main Ho.
tel. Tuesday, with unfavorable weather, Hon.
Edwin Flye presiding, and Hon. e W. Stet-
son serving as Secretary. Hon. e. w. Stetson
of Damarscotts, b. W. Donneli, Alma, j. P.
Gidden, Waldoboro, David StinsoD, Wiscas-
set, Thomas Boyd, Boothbay, G. w. johnson,
Bristol, Hon. A. r. G. Smith,, Whitfield,
were made County Committee and INSTRUCT
ed to appoint Town Commuters In the several
towns OF the county TO Cooperate in the work
The larger number of members present and
representing all poll ical parties, ex pressed a
good hope of carrying the county for the
amendment.
FARMINaToN.
Mre. ii D, Howe aud E. f. Fiman OF Farm
iDgion, returned from the south Thursday,
bringing with them drove of fifty wild Texas
horses, the first OF the kind brought into
square and watched every movement of The
beasts with eager curiosity. From the cars
they were passed down the bridge into the
cattle va. ds aud showed their ~ at having
their freedom once more, and their amazemsnt
al the snow, he like of which they had never
seen before, by all kinds of antics. They were
fne looking, well-euilt animals, although they
showed the effect of their long journev. They
were divided into droves OF twenty five each
and one OF the horses had had little training
IN -fnnA Adl Had
from the depot TO the farm of its owner, q little
out of tcwn.
LEwIToN.
The Lewiston GAz-tte appears In new
dress. The q Zetts Is prosperous and it de-
serves TO be as it is al excellent paper.
sTET ON.
a boy named Willie Jordan. aged II, was
stabbed in quarrel the other day BY a boy
named Goodwin. The blade of the weapon,
just below The jaw and very near the carotid
artery which however it luckily did not touch.
wALDoBoRo.
While Mr.. Albion Burnham, OF North Wal
duboro, was hauling down tree that had lodg-
ed in the branches Of another, recently, his
oxen came around suddenly, causing the tree
to strike his leg, breaking both bones just
above the ankle After he found his leg was
broken, he drove the oxen to he sled, crawl
ing beside them upon his hands and knees.
distance of about twenty rods. He
then crawled and got his coat, about
ten rods away, got on his sled and drove to
the blacksmith shop of Alden Flanders, a mile
aud hail before he saw any one. When the
accident occurred the nearest place he could
think of was the MILL a mile awav It was
impossible for him 10 get there, for the road
was blocked with trees aud logs hauled there.
1t was useless for him to shout as the noise
of the mill, which was in operation, would
drown all all other sounds So he adopted the
only course left to save his life and with re-
nerve succeeded.
Rev. Mr.. Ford. pastor of the Baptist Church
in Waldoboro, has resigned.
wATERYILLE.
Messrs. Pbilboob, contractors on the new
Coburn Institute building, are driving The fin
ishing of the inside with large crew Of work.
men, snd hope TO have the rooms ready for
the school about the first Of March. The fin.