The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-05-21
Ehe Randall Estate Gases.

BATH, May 20.-Hon. VIM. Rogers and
Charles w. Larrabee, arbitrators appointed by
the Probate Court in the Randall estate cases
heard last week, the arguments in tho follow
ing cases: I. B. Southland against the Elbridge
Randall estate executors for $420. Williams
and Sprague for plaintiff. Adams, Millsy and
Judge Cleayes Of Portland for defense De-
cisicn reserved. R. Mcdonald, Gardiner,
against the same for $S62 Gilbert for plain
tiff. Same as above for defense. Decision re-
served. Arguments will be continued Monday
on the cases of Charles e. White, Topsam,
against the same estate for $1,000. IT. M.
Giveen. BruRsBick for plaintiff Adams
Millay and Cleayes for estate) and Bertha a.
Bowker, Bath, against same for S2.400. Will
liams for plaintiff. Millay, etc., for estate
These administrators have been appointed un-
der the statute which provides for such ap-
pointments by the probate court in case either
party claims such privilege on the ground
that the claims are exorbitant, illegal or an
just.
The State Fair.
LEWISTON, May 20.-The State fair officers
today contracted with Bearce and Pinsree to
erect new grand stand on the State fair
grounds. The stand will seat 5000 people and
give exhibition room underneath for imple-
ments. It will be FIVE hundred feet long by
thirty-fye feet wide.
Small Pox in Lewiston.
A French Canadian family recently contract
ed small pox from Montreal The case was
discovered today and the whole family were
taken to the hospital.
Mysterious Disappearance.
GREAT FALLS, May 29.-Mr. David Rines
OF South Berwick, left home Saturday to visit
his mother at South Berwick Junction. He
did several errands for her then started for
home ON the railroad track and has not been
seen since. Parties of men are searching the
woods today, but no clue has been found There
was no reason why he should leave home. He
had jast been paid off and had considerable
money about him.
AUGUSTA.
Two Augusta young men, each in separate
boats rowed to Waterville from Augusta in
four hours Monday, returning IN two hours and
forty minutes They were obliged to haul
their boats over the rapids.
Col. Elias Mliiken says that all the talk
about his being a candidate for the Augusta
post office is nonsense, and he declares he
would give a hundred dollars for every petit
tion in his interest that can be brought to
light. Postmaster ManleSs term expired
Tuesday night There is little talk about any
thing besides the postmastership. in Augusta.
The executors of the Lithgow estate, Tues
day, paid over So 433 81 under the residuary
clause of his will, to be expended for the Lith-
gov Library. An equal amount goes to the
town of Dresden.
BRISTOL.
ho oct 4o1
Nelson Gamsge postmaster at South Bristol, to
succeed John Otis, deceased.
BIDDEFoRD,
The whistles used by the bicyclists in this
city, exactly correspond in tone to the regular
polceman's signal and the officers are constant
ly deceived thereby. Tuesday four officers
rushed frsntioally out of the police station
only TO find a harmless bicycliSt riding up
Main street upon his wheel.
ooRNvILLE.
VIM. Wescott Of Cornville, aged ffty-fye
years, committed suicide at the home OF one
Daggett, near the Hartand line. His wife has
been living with Daggett for year past and
on Friday Mr.. Wescott went to get her to re-
turn home with him. She refused, and some
tirSe that night he went to Daggett's barn and
hung himself to beam, where ne was found
at an early hour, Saturday morning. He
leaves the wife and five children.
ERYEBURG.
Cottages at the camp ground in Fryeburg,
are already engaged by parties in Portland,
Saco and elsewhere for the G. l.. s. c., meet
ing in July.
LEWISTON.
Henry Miller, Lewiston collector of Curl
osities, has an ancient piano made in London
in 1926 1t is two feet wide and six feet long,
and made entirely of rosewood, white holly
and ebony. The four legs are of mahogany
and have brass castora.
LIMINGToN.
Mr.. Smith l.. Sawyer of South Limington
| had six sheep and Eve lambs killed last Mon
| day night, the work Of dogs. Our cores.
| pondent writes that this was severe loss to
| Mr.. Sawyer as he had taken great care to fat
| the lambs for an early market.
Mr.. Ivory Wentworth has hen which laid
| an egg a few days ago measuring one way
| IA inches and the other six inches.
The grass in this section has improved very
much upon the late rains and warm weather,
| and looks very green. The appearance is that
| there will be good crop of hay should the
| season be favorable as not much winter killing
| is reported.
Capt. George Jewett brother of the late
| "War-Horse Jewett," died last week. He
| was born July II, 1886. He was remarkably
| healthy man and his death at his advanced age
| was not from any disease, but general break
| ing up of the system from old age.
IN GENERAL.
List of patents issued to Maine inventors for
the week ending May 19, 1885. Gilbert L.
Bailey, Portland, dumb bell; Paschat Abbot,
Dexter, flooring clamp; Alfred W. Hall,