The Portland daily press., 1885-02-14
AUBURN.


hesdway.
AUBURN.
Some of the old guard in Auburn want to
abolish the Aldermen and Common Council
and go back TO town with selectmen, road
surveyors and SO on.
A petition was in circulation Tuesday. ad-
dressed to the Auburn school committee, pray
ing for the continuation of the public schools.
All of the Auburn] schools except the High
School close Feb. 18Th. The appropriation
was $10,600. The school in the Woodman dis
trict closed last Saturday. All of the common
school appropriation is expended.
BowDoNHAM.
Burabam must be lonesome sort of place.
A correspondent of the Belfast journal says
there is but one newly married pair in town
Che rs, she 65) while there are Go people living
the life of single bessedness, There are 90
wldow5 and 15 widoWers. The others, of both
sexes, are nearly, or have passed, the age of
so years
CAMDEN.
The Postmaster General hos ordered an in
crease, after July lse, OF tie mail service
between Camden and Searsm0nt, via Hope, to
q daily service, and change of time Of de-
parture at the ternaiBi to better accommodate
the public
ELLswoRTH.
The Maine Central Railroad Company is to
erect new iron bridge on the Mount Desert
branch at Ellsworth Falls. 1t will be placed
over the river st that place.
FARMINeroN.
Bishop, a we'll known New YORK horse
dealer, was in Pennington last Saturday and
purchaaed eight horses at prices varying from
Sl00 to $780,
Captain Hervs Of Rangeley, whose lake
steamer Moilychunkamunk was burned last
fall, is building another OF similar azs and
style.
Rev. Mr.. Fill, pastor OF the Congregational
church at atFarmirgton Falls, resigns his labcrs
with thai church after two more Sabbaths.
HIRAM,
Deacon Thomas Mabry of East Hiram died
on Tuesday, Feb. Sd, eyed SO years months,
OF pneumoniR. Ri. MabrY was a native and
life resident Of Hiram. He was the father of
Rev. M. Il. Mabry of the Maine Conference
M. d. church, now preaching ct LiveEmore.
K1rrERY.
The channel between the Peircs's Island and
the main land west of the island was frozen
over on Ihursday fos the first time since 1872.
Union wharf to the first NeWcastle bridge, and
below the bridge as far as the eye could reach.
LEWISTON
A new post route has been established be.
tween Lewiston and Durham, with daily SER
yiee, to commence July 1st next.
Mr.. Nelson Ham is circulating in Lewiston
petition to the Legislature for an appropria-
ton for the Maine exhibit at New Orleans.
NORTH BERWICK.
The North Berwick Musical Association is
holding musical convention under the lead
ership OF Prof l.. o. Emerson Of Boston.
PERU.
Miss Lydia Ann Tufts, living at Dickvale,
was severely II not fatally burned while light
ing the fire Saturday morning. She was fear
fully burned about the chest, arms and head.
PARIS.
The next term OF court for Oxford county
premises more criminal business than any
term for many yesrs. The Jail, which had no
tenants from March last to December, Is now
full. The three men arrested at Brunswick,
charged with robbery of Norway, have exhaust.
ed all their ingenuity in enoeavors to escape.
They have dug the cement out from between
two OF the stones in ths granite walls that are
fifteen inches thick. One who was confined in
an ripper cell vas found 10 have sawed off
timber over his cell, SO that he coaId have
escaped in short time if the matter had not
been discovered; Another recent prisoner is
one Packard OF North Paris, who was indicted
for stealing chairs three years ago. He left
the State and proiessed to reform. Last week
he returned and on Sunday preached at South
Paris. CAUTIOUSLY enough, some children at
play In the house where he formerly resided
day capias was Issued and he is now in jail.
sTETsoN.
Ida I. jordan of Stetson is suffering from a
singular case of blood poisoning, caused by
getting splinter under her nail Fears are
entertained that her hand and possibly her arm
will have TO be amputetsd.
STRONG.
Tuesday a5 2.30 p. m. heavy thunder
shower passed over Strong with very sharp
lightning. The Franklin 81 Megantic railroad
was blockaGed Tuesday. The mails to Salem
and Kingfsll had TO be carried by teama. The
Sandy River railroad is giving good time and
has not failed day yet.
wATERvILLE.
The earnings OF Waserville station Tor the
past year are as follows: Passengers, S34, ,141.-
Al, against $31, 1925 the previous year; freight
S5006205, against $52, ,65807 for the previous
year. The ticket receipts are steadily increas-
ing at the rate Of about $4 000 year. Water
vile stands near the head in receipts, being
excelled IN ticket receipts only by Portland,
Bath, Augusta and Bangor, and in freight By
Portland, Gardiner, Bath, Bangor, Lewiston
and Skowhegan.
IN GENERAL.
Psnobseot Bay is frozen over and the island
msil carriers will be snow bound for few
days.
Petitions for the passage of the Mexican wal
pension bill have been presented to the House
by Mr.. Reed, from T, +. Hodgdon and other;
of Milo; W. H. Leary and others of Bridgton
Elisha u. Lovejoy End others of North Turner
Charles 10. Braney and others OF Bingham
and e. w. Tobey and others OF South Nor
ridgewoek.
Mr.. Isaac g. Blanchard, for many years pub.
Usher of the East Boston Ledger, and later
eoitor OF tba Daily Voice, died in Florida
FEB. 1. Mr.. Blanchard was born at Charlotte
Me-, in 1919, and learned the printing business
in ths Sentinel Office at Eastport. He was 9
master of photography in the early days O
! the art. During his editorial connection Will
the Voice he was prominent as an abolitionist
lie also wrote good deal both in prose ant
| poetry for different publications, and in 1871
| issued in pamphlet form few labor song
under the title OF "Rhymes for the Times.
| he studied painting with we'll known teache
| in Boston, aud from time to time produced
! many fine pictures.