The Portland daily press., 1885-04-18

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MAINE.
Sympathy for Gem. Grant.
BANGOR, April 16.-Resolutions of condo
lence and sympathy with Gen. Grant, have
been unanimously adopted by B. 81. Beale
Post. No. II, G. A. R., of Bangor, and have
been forwarded to his home in New York.
Accidentally Drowned.
a son of f. M. Sterrel, OF Sullivan, aged II
years, was accidentally drowned today.
Sudden Denah of a Clergyman.
ELLSWORTH, April 16.-Rsv Israel Hatha-
way. Methodist pastor at Swans Island, aged
| 65 years, i'll with catarrh of the liver, died
Thursday, while being taken from his home to
Swans Island landing, to join the steamer
Rockland. The remains were taken aboard
| from Southwest Harbor, where coffin was
procured, and they will be forwarded to East
Machias, his late home.
Died From Her Injuries
yesterday from the effects of burns received
last Wednesday. Her husband was burning
rubbish near the house, and becoming alarmed
lest the flames should spread to the house,
shouted for her to bring water to quench
them, At the same time he rsn to a spring
few yards away, for more. On his return she
was found enveloped in flames, which had
causht her clothing. Medical aid was sum-
moned. but she fingered along In great distress
till her death yesterday.
zee Leaving the Penobscst.
BANGOR, April I6-The ice left the Penot-
scot opposite the city, this afternoon, but is
iammed about mile and half below. The
river was clear up to within three miles OF the
city before the ice left here. The river will
probably be open by morning.
AUGUSTA.
One evening an individual persisted in Civ
ing his testimony in the Salvation Army meet
ing, and the warriors were obliged to strike up
a lively hymn TO quiet him. The tambourine
was too much for the Jealous speaker, and he
subsided.
CAMDEN.
The extensive lobster factory OF Gen. G. P.
Mattocks of Portland, in this town, is being
put in order by superintendent S. 1. Jewett,
Esq, of Mechanic Falls. This week it will be
ready TO run on full time. Tbrae gchooners
and a steamer will be employed to transport
the Holsters from the traps to the factory. Mr..
Jewett has gone TO Vinalhaven and the ISL
ands, aud is expected back to commence oper-
stions the 18th. After the season for lobsters
is over large quantities of maokere will be
packed.
The Piscataquis county commissioners have
decided on the improvements which they will
make or their court house this spring. An
addition will be made to the rear of the house,
the walls OF the bailding will be raised, and
new slated roof put on. The entire interior
part of the building will be remodelsd, and
tbs rooms will hereafter occupy altogether
different positions from those in which they
now are.
The amount of freight at Houlton station
awaiting shipment is as follows: 100000
shingles; 1900 cords of bark; 500 tons of hay;
5000 bushels of potatoes; 1000 bushels OF oats;
cedar posts; car loads of starch; Car loads
of hoop poles. To transport tho above would
require train over fe1r miles long.
KlTTERY.
Mr.. Joseph Jackson of Kittery, is member
of the Portsmouth, N. H., band, and has been
IN the habit OF carrying revolver when he at
tends band meetings, and, leaving it with his
ternoon his son found it there, and taking it up
aimed 1t at his aunt, who was sitting in the
room, and snapped it. The pistol was loaded,
aud the bali went through the ladv's cheek.
He did not knoW it was loaded. She will re-
cover.
LEWISTON.
The city of Lewiston's bills for the keeping
OF the Lewiston insane at the Augusta asylum
were about $780,
AT the sale of American apples from Alex
andra Dock, Liverpool, March 20-27, the lead
ing prices were obtained for baldwiDs import
ed bg O. S. Crowell OF Lewiston, aud marked
sc s. c., Lewiston" They brought fifteen
shillings per barrel. Another lot by steamer
Dominion, with the same import brand, brought
seventeen shillings nine pence.
RocKLAND.
School Agent Colson has completed his can
vass and finds 1927 school children in Rock.
laDd-exsctly the same number as last year.
About three weeks ago, says the Courier
Gazst!e, William George of that city received
a back pension of nearly $1,000. He went
TO Ne~buryport, Mass, and went en- spree,
Ind last Friday the authorities returned him
to Rockland. They found $505 on his person.
Friday night George put up at Rowell's and
becoming dangerous, Policeman Hewett was
called in, whereupon George srock vicious
blow at the officer with rare Etruscan vase,
and was then arrested. Saturday he was sant
to the insane asylum. He has long been con-
sACo.
The county commissioners are talking Of
hiring Ssco Jail for the accommodation of the
county prisoners. The number of cells at the
Alfred jail are not sufficient to accommodate
the large number of those sent up from Bidde-
ford and Saco for simple drunks, and the ex-
pense to the county for each prisoner for
transportation is $3.50. Should the Saco Jail
be secured it would De only so cents.
SUMMER
William R. Sewall has in his possession q
Photographic copy of a likeness of his great
grandfather, COL Dummer Sewall On the
back of the card is the following sketch OF his
life: Born in York, Me-, Dec. II, 1877. En-
listed into his Majesty's service to go on an ex-
pedition against Canada, March 9th, 1859.
Married Mary, daughter OF Thomas Dnnning.
Removed to Long Reach in Georgetown (noW
Btston) in 1862. Died April 9th, 1882, aged
94-Five generations distant from Henry
Sewall, sometime mayor of Coventry, Eng
land. His grsat-grandfather, Henry came
from Coventry in the ship Elizabeth and
Dorcass. Capt. Watt, and landed in Boston in
1854. He furnished the colonists with English
servants, provisions and cattle. he wintered
in Ipswich and settled in Newbury, where he
married Jane, eldest daughter of Stephen
Dummer, March 23d, 1916"
IN GENERAL.
The Star of the East will make her flrst trip
to the Kennebec for the season next week,
leaving Boston on Tuesday. This is but one
trip later than last year.
The Winslow Packing Company have ar.
ranged to run their corn factories at Farming
ton, Bridgton, Hiram, Mechanic Falls, Buck
field, Canton, Fairfield and Wilton. 1t is yet
uncertain that the factories at Skowbegan,
North ADson, Oakland and Riverton will be-
run. Yarmouth factory will not be operated
and the factory at Raymond has been leased
to the Portland Packing Company. At the
animal neatiuo of the Wipsinw Entnnanu IN
the 7th the old board of officers was reelected.
In northern Aroostook there is still large
body of snow. 1t covers the fences, and in
some places is six feet deep. Though the snow
does not disappear so early in the season in
| Aroostook county as it does in other parts of
the State, crops are put in the ground about as
early, for the reason that there not SO much
frost in the ground, and as soon as the snow
| leaves, planting can be begun.