The Portland daily press., 1885-02-25
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Death OF Hon. Nathan Dane.
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ALFRED, Feb. 24.-Hon. Nathan Dsne died
at his residence in this town this forenoon
OF slow bilious fever. He was 76 years of
age. Mr.. Dane was the younger son of Joseph
and Mary CLARK Dane of Kennebunk His
father was an eminent lawyer and filled many
important stations with credit. His elder
brother Joseph (who died last spring. succeed
ed to his fathers profession and business in
Kennebunk. Nathan became a farmer and
has lived for half century in Alfred. He was
State Senator from York county in 1857 and
1858. and in 1860 was elected State treasurer,
holding that Office by annual election during
the trying five years which followed. He was
also member of the Board of Agriculture
and in every relation of life proved bimsslf
worthy to bear the honorable name of the
Massachusetts lawyer and statesman, Nathan
Dane of Beverly, who was his fathers uncle.
At the time of his death, Mr.. Dane was chair.
man of the board OF selectmen
knights of Labor Ordered Out.
Especial to the Press.)
MECHANIC FALLS, Feb. 24.-All persons be-
longing to the Knights of Labor, numbering
about 40, were ordered out of the shoe shop in
this place yesterday, by the proprietors, j.
Harris & Son. The men had done nothing.
they say. and no cause is assigned. This closes
the shop as it excludes all the lasters.
Work of the Woodbury..
CTo the Associated Press)
RoeKLAND, Feb. 24.-The revenue steamer
Woodbury., Captain Deane, yesterday assisted
the steamer Katahdin in ing an ice en-
barge at Belfast and also towed several schoon
ers out of the ice.
Colby Alumni i'm Boston.
BOSTON, Feb. 24.-Dr. Larkin Dunton of
the Normal School presided at the annual re-
union Of the alumni of Colby University of
Boston and vicinity in this city tonight. About
fifty gentlemen were in attendance. After an
enjoy able dinner, brief addresses were made
by Profs. G. E. Hamlin, T. o. Paine, and
Caleb Frye. William Matthews, Rev. f. W.
Brakeman of Chelsea and others.
sundry Appropriations for Maine KEN
nebec Arsenal to be Sold at Auction
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.-In the sundry civil
appropriations bill which comes up in the
House tomorrow. are the following items;
Stone abutments for public building at
Superintendent of life saving stations on
= per year ;.;...........:. 1900
tween Englishman's Bay and Quoddy
Soldiers Home at Togus. ....... 80. ..., 10000
Examining and reporting dangers and
changes on the eastern coast ............ 500
The Secretary of War is authorized to sell
the Kennebee arsenal at auction.
AUGUSTA.
Mrc Maria Mad n,o+h.,
Mead of the Gospel Banner, died Saturday
evening in Augusta.
BATH.
mrs. DIR. E. s. Hudson, who, in order to es-
cape unpleasant demands upon her purse by
various Boston parties, made trip down into
Maine last fall, left several in Bath to mourn
her absence. Numerous "little billsu for
hotel accommodations, hall hire, printing, and
borrowed money she left by way of keeping
her memory green.
Mr. Charles M. Brown OF East Bethel met
with serious accident the other day. He was
hauling wood with an OK team, and stepping
in front OF the sled he slipped and fell the
loaded sled passing over him Just above the
hips On coming to his senses he called for
help and medical aid was soon rendered. His
injury very serious one but his physician
says that it will not prove fatal.
BRUNSWICK.
A party consisting of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Wheeler, Mr.. AlopZo Day, Miss Linda McLel-
Ian and Mrs. Dunn started Tuesday for New
Orleans to visit the exposition.
LEWISTON.
A Lewiston family have found a long lost
half-brother and sister. The curious part of
the matter is that they have been living in
neighboring houses, seeing one another con-
stantly, for more than a year, without being
aware OF the relationship. The family Bible
record cleared up the mystery.
Nearly II not quite all the Lewiston mills
are running on full time, but the awages ara
still low, and as some of the operatives say,
while this is so the prices of rent aud pro-
visions are no less disposed to go up.
NAPLES.
Henry Lamb is about starting up his saw
mill with large prospects of doing fine busi.
ness.
Lewis Knight & Co. are engaged in large
numbering business and are getting out great
quantity of poplar for the Cumberland Mills
Paper Co.
Capt r. Hill has returned from New York
where be attended the funeral of his beloved
brother, a highly respected citizen who died
ae Yokohama, Japan. He has the sympathy
OF the whole community.
Deacon K. Cannon, who has been on a
visit to relatives in Virginia. returned home
recently In good spirits, full of love for bis ma
tive State.
The Methodist church is making fine ar
rangements for a tea meeting, especially for
the Sabbath school, which viii occur next
Tuesday afternoon. There will be a concert,
addresses by eminent speakers, and music by
the well-trained choir.
IN GENERAL.
Indications point to more building il Maine
the coming season than for a number of years
past. The cholera scare ia awakening the
wealthy residents of New York, Boston and
those cities liable TO visitation of this terrible
scourge to the desirableness of cur coast re-
sorts and beautiful inland towns, and already
| an influx has set in for York Beach, Kenne-
bnnkport, and the islands in Portland harbor.
Protection in Sweden.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24-The minister of the
United States at Stockholm advises the de-
partment Of State that the Swedish Diet is con-
| siderlng the propositions for imposition of
purely, protective dulles on pork, wheat, maize,
peas, barly. oats. -four, greats, butter and
! cheese. All these articles but cheese are now
admitted free.