The Portland daily press., 1885-03-24
MAINE.
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an A Church Burned.
- EL,atR tRTH March 28.-The Congregational
chur gfNorth West Harbor, Deer Isle. was
i burRfda lterday afternoon. There is no in
:. sura..ceI Twenty years ago yesterday a
' chui Rs burned on the same site.
] Killed in the w OOds.
: GndN, N. H, March 23.-Williana E
r Bod Dexter, Me-, employed in numbering
i herr, Libby & Sons, was instantly killed on
Mt.Pqlah this afternoon while engaged in
his pres.
nominations by this Governor.
AiJsTA, March 23.-Governor Robie has
maSshe following nominations:
Bid of Management for the Experimental
Stan-BenJamin f. Pease, Cornish; Samuel
L. ardman, Augusta; William Downs, Sc
: IN Commissioners, Sea and Shore Fish
ers-B. w. Counce, Thomaston.
.te Board of Health-Frederick H. Ger
Ri Portland; Lewis Barker Bangor; Stephen
J oung, Brunswick o. A. Horr, Lewiston;
Ei'. Jordan, Portland; j. o. Webster, Au-
ga.
Stabbed in n Drunken Affray.
Philbrook, workman in Achorns mills,
stabbed under the left arm at Cooper's
Is, in Whitefeld, at 2 o'clock Friday morn
} | /, in drunken affray, which was partici-
Jed in by five others. The knife penetrated
the ribs. BE was also severely bsaten and
Inised. The wounded man tainted several
mes Saturday but was alive at last accounts.
does not clearly appear who committed the
lPed and no arrests have been made SO far as
ian be learned although warrants are prepared.
Suicide.
Herbert Warren, aged IT, son of Samuel
Warren, committed suicide by hanging him
lelf in his fathers barn in Albion, on Friday.
" There was also an attempted suicide by
hnother individual in the same town last week.
Albion is acquiring notoriety for its suicides.
Dropped Dead.
BANGOR, March 23.-Mrs. James McCann
20 years of age, dropped dead here this morn
\lg. Cause, heart disease.
\ Hts Existence Extended.
WASHINGTON, March %. The Comptroller
lof the Currency today extended the corporate
fexistence of the Orono National Bank of Orc.
no, Me-, to March 81, 1906
A Prominent Lawyer of Wiscasset Dead.
WIscAssEr, March 23.-Col. Benjamin Fol-
Ter Smith, chairman of the board of selectmen,
died suddenly at 2 o'clock this afternoon of
hOHIV ulSOdccs 4I0 WAS tIl6 tdSV OF Lld IamilV OF
Governor Smith. Ool. Smith was g leading
lawyer of Wiscasset. He graduated at Bowd-
on in the class of 1868, had been county at
torney. selectman, and held other important
trusts. His age was about 43 years.
A Saw Will Burned.
PHILLIPS, March 23.-About 10 O'clock Fri
day night fire vas discovered in the steam
mill of Luther Tebbetts, Rangeley, and the
mill with all It's contents was burned al
though every possible effort was made to pre-
vent it. The cause of the fire is unknown.
Loss $4,000 No insurance.
a RoaeI in Ashes.
ATHENS, March 23.-The Athens House.
owned and run by William Littletield, was
burned to the ground yesterday, together with
the barn and its contents A portion of the
furniture was saved in a damaged condition
Insurance $500.
Sudden Deaths in Bath!
BATH, March 23.-Mrs. James l. Tarr, aged
so, died this forenoon, after long Illness She
was found dead in her chair She has not been
able to sleep in her bed the past year, having
to sleep Ia chair.
Mrs. Henry Getchell, while sitting near the
window reading, yesterday afternoon, In her
home on Front street, suddenly threw up her
arms, crying "lay me on the sofa" Before
her sister who sat near could catch her she~
fell on the floor and died instantly. Heart
disease was the cause of her death. She was
81 years of age.
AUGUsTA.
The Salvation Army will make its grand de-
but in Augusta on Easter Sunday. Members
of the Lewiston battalion will set the ball roll
ing and have already written for boarding
places. Meonian Hall will be employed on
each evening of the week but Monday, when
the army will hold forth at Union Hall.
BooTHBAY.
Mr.. Harry Wright, of the firm OF Frost
Bros, fancy goods dealers, Boston, ia the own
er Of D~mariscove Island, opposite Boothbay
harbor, and proposes to make permanent inn
proveEent+ there the coming season. Last
year he raised $500 worth of produce on the
Island which he sold to fishermen. Several
Kennebec people contemplate building cot
tages.
BURNHAM.
DR.. D. Dyer & Son, whose pill factory at
Burnbam was burned a few weeks ago. have
purchased large building there that was
erected as shoe factory, but was never used
for that business They will double the num-
ber of hands now employed aud make very
extensive repairs on their new building.
BIDDEFoRD.
A preliminary hearing of Elias Clark, on
the charge of bribery on election day, was
held in the Municipal Court room Saturday.
The defendant was discharged for want of evil
dence. The only witness in the case, Joseph
Fortier. at the time the warrant was issued
testified on oath that Clark bought his vote
and paid $40 for it. At the hearing Saturday
he testified to being paid $40, bat not for that
purpose. Fortier is to be held over on the
charge of perjury to the May term of the Su-
preme Court, to be held at Alfred. He now
lies in jail, being unable TO furnish bail.
DRESDEN.
the Richmond Bee learns that number of
prominent Dresden citizens are agitating the
question of establishing ferry in the vicinity
of the Richmond csmpground.
FRYEByRa.
The Academy Bell, published quarterly by
the students OF Fryeburg Academy, begins its
second year with new dress designed By a
Fryeburg artist, John Stuart BarroWs, of last
years editorial board 1t is also enlarged to
correspond with the growth of the school,
HOLLIS CENTRE.
Thefuneral of the late Thomas G. MuIvey
took place at Hollis Centre, on Sunday last
Notwithstanding the storm and extremely bad
travelling, there was hardly standing room 10
the large house where the services were held
The Episcopal burial service was read by the
Rev. MI. Patterson, followed with singing by
selected choir. Upon the elegant casket
were several beautiful floral tributes, among
them a lovely cross from Mr.. and Mrs. Hos
mer of Lewiston, and wreath of Gala lilies
and ivy leaves from Mrs. Herbert Hight of
Saco. At the head of the casket was most
beautiful pillow of flowers, sent by the presi-
dent of the Portland & Rochester railroad. The
Masonic burial services we're then performed
by tho lodge present, ,and were very impressive.
The estimation in which the deceased was
beld wss manifest in the deep sympathy and
respect that has been extended to his SORROW
ing daughter upon all sides.
LAMoINE.
An East Lamoine correspondent of the Mt.
Desert Herald says he was up to manhood in
timately associated with the family of Char
lotta Bropte and WAS personallY acquainted