The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-04-25
MAINE.
Damaged by Freshels.


FORT FAIRFIELD, April A.-Bridges acrees
the Aroostook at Caribou and across the st.
Johns at Florsncsyile went oat with the ice
today. Washouts are reported on the New
Brunswick railroad. There were 10 mais to-
day.
Nominations by the Governor.
AUGUSTA, April 24.-Governor Robie has
made the following nominations:
John Z. Anderson of Portland, to be Rail-
road Commissioner
u. M. Carpenter of PittStop, to be County
Commissioner OF Kennebec county.
The Recent Hanging.
Sheriff W. S. Irish of Knox county, master
OF ceremonies at the recent hanging, PERSONAL
iy made returns to the Secretary of States
office today. His remuneration will be 800.
Case Settled.
In suit brought by the Maine Central Rail-
road Company through their counsel, Messra
Baker and Cornish of this city, against II. q.
Blake of Hsllowell to test the right OF pas
senger to ride upon an expired limited ticket,
the defendant has fled in court an offer TO be
defaulted for the amount of fare and all costs
OF the suit Under these circumstances the
company has bsen obliged to accept the offer,
not be tested in this case.
State Board of Health.
DR.. J. o. Webster, Of the Board of Health,
has just returned from visit to the sscretarys
OF the New Hampshire and Massachusetts,
Boards Of Health, where he went to gain in
formation relative to the manner in which
these departments ara conducted In those
States. The agricultural room at the State
House is being put in shape for the reception
OF the board.
A Rogue UauRht.
NoRRIDGEwoCK, April 24.-Y Yesterday, fel-
low named R. T. Hall, who has been taking
subscriptions fer several newspapers for the
past six months, was arrested at Oakland by
Sheriff Baker and taken to Norridgewock for
trial. He was committed in default Of $500
BAIL
Arrested fer Forgery.
GARDINER, April 24.-James L. Robbins of
Chelsea, forged the names of VIM. I. Scales
and Geo. w. Brewn, both OF Chelsea, upon a
note for $3.50, and obtained the money from
the Merchants Bank Monday. The forgery
was discovered Wednesday. Robbins was i'm
mediately arrested by Marshal Siphers, and
waving examination was bound over to the
September term of court.
Suicide in WaidbOOro.
DAMARIsCoTTA, April M.-Albert Keene, of
Waldoboro committed suicide Wednesday, by
cutting his throat. His application for pen
sion had been rejected recsntly, aud this is
supposed 10 have been the cause for the rash
act. He was about 55 years OF age and leaves
a wife.
ANDovER.
There is a lady in Andover who has taken no
solid food for seven years. She lives on milk,
coffee and little tea.
BANGOR.
The Penohscot numbering season is over, and
nearly every teexa is out Of the woods. Con-
tractors and operators are now in Bangor pay
ing eff thair men. and Exchange street has as
RumeG rather q busy appearance OF Ia to. No
driving crews have been hired as yat, but next
week this will begin, and those who lately
handled an AXE will take up the cant-dog aad
setting pole.
Patrick Glynn, a laborer, employed ou the
sewers, was in ditch in STOPPING position
dipping up water, Wednesday, when stone
weighing about 200 pounds fell, striking him
on the back and crushing him into the mud.
1t is thought his injuries, though very serious,
will not prove fatal.
BATH.
In a ffty-mile go-as-you-please race at Co
lumbian Hall, Bath, Thursday, John Hanri-
han of Boston, won the first prize Of $40 In
6h Som. The second, third and fourth prizes
of $25, $40 and $5 we're won by Frank Green,
Jesse Savage and David Bright. HaDrihan
made the last mile in Sm.
BueKsPoRT.
The Ellsworth American says: The barn
and carriage house of Howard Smith, of Cape
God settlement, were burned recently, with a
horse valued at $125, three COVE, seventeen
shaep and one shote. The cause of the fire is
unknown; insurance $200.
e. P. Adams, native of CastiDe, and for
the past thirty years resident of Honolulu,
Sandwich Islands, is now at the New Orleans
Exposition. MIR. Adams will visit Maine after
doing the Exposition.
DAMARnCoTTA.
Mr.. Arthur G. jackson, formerly Of Damar-
iscotts, announces course of illustrated leo
| lures to be given IN London in June, and in
| Boston in October. He is now in Cuba collect
| ing views for bis description Of the queen OF
| the Antilles.
FARMINGToN.
| A correspondent Of the Lewiston Journal
| writes as follows: The death of DIR. John r.
| Eaton OF Wilton leaves vacancy on the
| board of the franklin County Medical Pension
| Examiners Among the names mentioned in
| connection with the vacancy are DIR. Parraenaf
| Dyer Of Pennington, DIR. FL. r. Stinson OF
| New Sharon, DR.. j. j. Linscott of Pennington
DR.. Alfred Hitchcock of Strong, and Dr.. F. H
| Russell of Pennington.
| WATERvILLR.
About fifty men are now constantly EN- ploy
| ed by the lockwood mills in keeping the gate
ways clear from floating shavings and genera
| debris, but it is impossible to keep them Ell
tirely clear.
IN GENERAL.
On many roads in the country snow still re-
mains. Some of them are almost impassabl,
on account of snow and mud, and our countr,
correspondents report business very dull.