The Portland daily press., 1885-02-19

cember 14th, Welch and Phillips left Bovntons
Hotel in Sherman. about eighty miles northeast Of
tavern in Stacyvle they met Nealey and thes party
drank several times, then went to Davidsons house
where they met members of Nealley's family and
staid till between eight and nine O'Clock. Going
homeWelch wanted Nealley to ride with him but the
latter refused, saying he would walk with his fam
Wech drove spirited horse and Nealiey " Claims she he
had trouble before they got to Nealley's house.
outside and talk with him, but Nealley's family
urged him to come in, AMI with his wife, Mrs
Clark and Alpha Davidson, he went in, fastened the
With the rife containing four charges and revolv
er! WEIGH called to Nealley to come out but he
refused and hard words ensued. Welch was sitting
in the wagon the most of the time. Nealley told him
he would give hin three minutes to take his horse
and get away he would shoot him or his horse to
which Welch replied, "Shoot and be d." Neal
ley then fired from the chamber window and Welch
fell dead. He was then standing beside his horse
and when he fell the horse ran away and ran over
him. Welch was unarmed.
The defence was that Nealley was afraid Welch
meant to do injury to himself or family.
BOwdoin Alumni of Boston.
BOSTON, Feb. 18.--About sixty Alumni of
Bowdoin College attended the annual reunion
and banquet at Young's Hotel tonight, Prof.
Egbert O. Smyth presiding. The following
officers we're chosen for the ensuing year:
Vice President-Augustine Jones.
Secretary-Arthur T. Parker
Assistant Secretary-Edwin q. Curtis.
Executive Committee-Willam S. Gardner,
Daniel G. Linscott, Richard G. Hodgdop, He
ratio G. Herrick, Edward Stanwood, Joseph
w. Chadwick, w. e, Wadsworth, Frederick
Wright
Prois. Brown, johnson and Robinson OF the
college were guests It was voted that COM
mittee of FIVE members of the Alumni submit
to the beard OF assessors of the college next
June, plan for election of members of the
said board BY the Alamni of the college with a
respectful request that the same be considered
and be approved. Thsn followed an address
by Prof. Snyth, on the life of Prof. A. s. Pack
ard, who for sixty-fve years was professor in
the college. After dinner speeches were also
made By ex-President Brown, Rev. DR.. Stone,
class of 40, G. A. Bell district attorney Stev.
ems snd others, all of whom in the course OF
their remarks paid feeling tribute to the late
Prof Packard.
Drowned While Coasting.
SANFORD, Feb. 1S.-The seven year old
daughter Of Richard Firth, while coasting near
the Mousam river mills this afternoon, slid IL
to the river and was drowned.
Communication of Murderer's Sentence
Asked For.
BOSTON, Feb. 15.-The Council gave hear
ing to the petitioners for commutatiou OF the
death sentence passed upon James Nicholson
| for the murder of his wife in this city. Argu-
ments were made by counsel for the prisoner
and petitions were presented from citizens of
| Thomaston. Me-, where he formerly lived,
| - IA r.
| ton, from the Speaker of the House of Repre-
| sentatives and several ex-councillors, from a
number of doctors and unanimous petition
from the jury that convicted him, all asked for
Communication of the sentence The petitioners
| allege that Nicholson has been addicted tc fits
| since his boyhood, which affe cted his mind
and that at the time of the murder he was not
wholly responsible.
A fire broke out in the county jail workshop
late Monday, evening, but was extinguished
without much difficulty.
BETHEL.
DIR. John A. Morton of Bethel, has been ap-
| pointed local pension examining surgeon to fill
vacancy caused by the removal of DR.. Rus
| sell to Connecticut.
BRUNswIcK.
| The Brunswick Odd Fellows are having
| their hall decorated in splendid manner by
| Chas. Mountfort, who assisted in the decorat-
ing of the Town Hall at that place. The en-
| blems are being put on by Jost of Portland
| and when finished the hall will compare with
| any in the State. 1t will cost about $500 for
| the frescoing of the walls and ceiling.
BUXTON.
| Our correspondent writes: At the regular
| meeting of Chicopee Lodge, No. 1S1, l. D. of
| G. T., held Feb. 7th, the following officers
were installed by 2. B. Hopkinson. d. g. W
Myra f. Moore; W. S., Ida Waterman; W.
| A. S., Z. e. Berry; W. F. S., Clara Palmer;
W. r., Mrs. Mary Hopkinson; W. c., G. B.
| Poindexter; w. NJ, G. Fl. Boothby; W. D.
| NJ, Clara Chase; W. I. G., B. f. Cole; W. o.
| Waterman; W. L. s., Mrs. e. Berry. This
lodge has brilliant record for its first quarter,
having increased its membership during the
| last three months from % to 81. Literary ex-
ercises are pleasant feature OF each session.
GARDINER.
The annual meeting of the Kennebec Log
Driving Company was held at Gardiner Tues
day. The following officers were elected:
| President, Elias Milliken, Augusta; treasurer,
William Phibrick, Skowhegap; clerk, d. G.
Palmer, Gardiner; directors, Elias Milliken,
| Augusta; Calvin Totman, Fairfield; Charles
| Lawrence, Jf., dHrOlHeri owen OlHrk, Car-
rAtunk; M. G. Shaw, Greenville.
GRAY.
Town election occurs Monday, March I'd.
The most important question to be considered
is to see what action the town will take in &C
cepting the Pennell Institute, according to the
provisions OF the Hon. Henry Pannell's will
The will bequeaths the Pennell Institute and
$4,000 to the town of Grsy-the interest o.
$50 900 to be appropriated for the support q
| the school, IN lUUO TO hA nYnanHad f0r a library
HARTLAND.
On Tuesday morning at about O'Clock ths
farm buildings belonging to Frank N. Wrigh
in the western part of the town,we destroyed
by FIRE. The cause is unknown but it is sup
posed it caugh from sparks from the chimney
Nothing was saved, and there was no insur
ance to cover the loss, which is estimated Il
be between 500 and $500.
JACKSON.
jackson contains some of the oldest men O
the county whose fathers came here before
tree mad been felled They have neither doc
tor or LAWYER. Mr.. Drisco, from the Bango
Theological Seminary, comes once 10 tw
weeks TO preach
NORTH BERWICK.
: An effort is being made by the surviving sol
diers OF the late war residing in this town t
organze y. a. Il. post About dozen vet
Grams met together last Thursday evening il
, Mechanics Hall and took definite action il
the matter.
There is colored man residing not far fron
Beech Ridge in this town, named Josepl
Peters, who told Lewiston Journal corref
pondent that he would be just 100 years oil
} next spring. Trustworthy citizens here asser
that II he is not 100, he cannot be far from il
Mr.: Peters ia somewhat hard of hearing, but
S still able to call upon his neighbors and t
8 play an occasional joke. He hoed his own pc
tato patch last summer, and apparently vii
do the same next summer,