The Portland daily press., 1884-10-08
MAINE.


Festival Season of Cornish Vocal Union.
Special to the Press)
CORNISH, Oct. THE festival season of
Cornish Vocal Union began today, and will
continue four days. The chorus, composed of
not few Of the sweet singers of York, OK
ford and Cumberland counties, is already
strong, with good prospect of being strength
ened for the two grand concerts to come off
Thursday and Friday evenings. The half-fare
arrangement over the railroads has helped to
bring many strangers in town.
Shaw Bros.' Property Burned.
BANGOR, Oct 1.-Two buildings, belonging
to the Shaw Brothers, at Forest Station, were
burned last night. One contained a large
quantity of last blocks, and the other a guam
tity of hides. The loss is between S5 600 and
$1,000. 1t is thought the fire was incendiary.
but no clue has been obtained of the perpetra-
tor
Darius Alden and the Pacific Bank.
BosroN, Oct. darius Alden, of Augusta,
Me-, was one of the persons who held 4SO
SHARES OF stock in the Pacific National Bank
at the time of the failure, and Linus M. Price.
receiver, has brought suit in the United States
Circuit Court, in this city, sgainst Alden, to
-SSosS~ oA' oSeCcekuOub Vi iihUlllby as q SUOcKs
holder. Mr.. Alden today filed bill in equity
against Receiver Price, to epjoin him from
prosecuting the suit against him. Alden al
leges that on Feb. 11th, 1881, in accordance
with the request and statements of Bank Ex-
aminer Needham, that he would be released
from all further liability, he paid into said
bark 100 per cent. on tn value of his stock,
and that in law and equity the same should be
regarded as full satisfaction of his liability in
the matter.
Penobscot Musical Association
BANGOR, Oct. THE Penobscot Musical
Association began four days session here to-
day, under the direction of j. c. Bartlett, of
Boston. There was large attendance. There
will be three sessions each day, two concerts
will be given, and two matinees during the
week. Mrs. II. E. Knowles, soprauo Miss
Alta Pease, contralto; Mr.. A. d. Saxon, BARI
tone: and Mr.. L. t. Powers, dramatic imper-
senator; all of Boston, are in attendance.
Franklin Show and Fair.
FARMINGToN, Oct THE franklin county
show and fair opened today. The exhibits are
very large, the entries being the largest in the
history of the society. The fine herd of j.
owned by s. Nash & Son are present.
Oxford County Veterans Association.
NORWAY, Oct. THE Grand Army posts
in Oxford county met here today, and formed
an organization under the name of the Oxford
County Association. One hundred and fifty
veterans were present. They held camp.
fire in the evening.
AUBURN.
For week past the whereabouts Of Benja-
min Jordan. an aged pauper on the Auburn
city poor farm have been unknown. Jordan
was harmless insane man, given much to
wandering, and for years a resident at the
farm. He was man of SO many peculiari-
ties that less was thought of his disappearance
than might otherwise have been. He took his
axe one day last week and went out presuma-
bly, to chop wood. He did not come back.
steady hunt has been kept up during the
week, and Sunday he was found floating, dead,
in the waters of Lake Auburn. He was found
near the jutting rock that makes a bend into
the lake near the city farm. One of the pec-
pie at the farm found him. He was face down
and had evidently been all the time in the wa
ter. 1t IS generally supposed that hs fell into
the lake. he had never made any threats of
suicide. He was over seventy years of age.
AUGUSTA
James Desman, tramp, was bound over to
the December term of the Superior Court
Monday forenoon. This is under the new law
which says that those convicted of being
tramps shall be sentenced to State prison for a
term not more than 16 months. 1t is believed
that this law will be a relief to the jails
BIDDEFoRD
Commander Samuel B. Brackett, of Post
Sheridan, No. 2S, G. A. B., of Biddeford, hay-
ing been appointed to an important position in
the pension department OF the United States.
and having assumed the duties of his office,
has resigned the office of Commander of the
Post, and at their regular meeting last night a
new commander was chosen.
EAsToN.
October I'd, at noon, the potato vat houses
and engine house of johnson & Phair's starch
factory at EastoD, we're burned. About 5000
bushels OF potatoes were more or less roasted,
and ten or twelve tons of starch run into the
brook, total loss The machinery of the fac
tory was entirely destroyed, except the engine.
factory in the world. Owing to the lateness of
the season, the factory will probably not be re-
built this year.
KENNEBUNK.
A large raecoon was shot at the old camp
ground near Kennebunk, Monday, by man
named Stevens. When weighed, it was found
to tipItbe scales at just 20 pounds Ii ia the
first one shot this season in this vicinity
WINDSOR.
A sad case OF sudden death occurred in
Windsor, Saturday night, a young man, Mr..
|. q. Hall being the unfortunate individual.
He is an attendant at the hospital and Satur.
day afternoon departed for his home ill Wind
sor. He was, to all appearances, in the best of
health. That night his parents retired, leav-
ing the young man and lady in the sitting
room. Shortly afterwards, about 10 o'clock,
they heard a sound as If someone ibid fallen to
the floor, and the young lady came rushing in,
informing them that Mr.. Hall was Ill. They
at once proceeded to the room and found him
upon the floor senseless. He never spoke again
and died at a. N. Sunday morning. His
disease was paralysis of the BRAIN