The Portland daily press., 1885-04-30
ALFRED.


The two Baptist churches in Alfred, SO long
time without pastor, have given Rev. A.
Snyder OF Wayne, call to become their pas
tor. He has accepted and will enter upon his la
bors the first Sunday in May.
The Supreme Judicial Court for York county
convenes at Alfred on the third Tuesday of
May; Jucge Haskell of Portland will preside.
The census of school children shows their
number to be 179, gain of 20 lover last year.
BATH.
The artesian well at the Orphans Home.
Bath, has reached tho depth of 105 feet, and
plenty of water is the result. A sample was
sent to Prof. Carmichael, at Bowdoin,
Wednesday, for analysis.
BANGOR.
Patrick McHugh. fifty-thrse years old, a
laborer, died Monday forenoon from the effects
of fall received last week. 1t ia said that he
stepped on piece of orange peel, causing him
to fall from step, breaking his ribs, which
penetrated his lungs, causing his death as
above stated.
Hubbard Foster, who carries mail between
Presque Isle and Carbon, started from Pres
que Isle to Caribou, Sunday afternoon near
night, upon the arrival of the mail from Houl-
ton. He went out few miles from Presque
Isle, and getting his horse snow and drift
bound, he TOOK the mail on sled and hauled
II luLO OSEluOu He4b morning. 1usC as the
early risers were looking out OF the window
for the light OF day.
GREENWOOD.
J. D. George OF Locke's Mi Is fell recently
about ten feet in his barn and was impaled on
q one and one-half inch square stick which
penetrated his body about two inches. His re-
covery is doubtful.
HALLowELL.
John Martin, residing on the Hallowell
road leading from Togus, was taken violently
insane first of the week. He arose in the
night possessed with the idea that some one
was about to shoot his son, grabbed his gun
and rushing to the open air, fired it into space,
before the members OF his family could inter.
| fere.
LEWISTON.
The Lewiston and Auburn Horse Railroad
Company has mortgaged its real-estate, rolling
stock and franchise to Jesse Davis of Lisbon,
| s. X. May Of Lewiston and George S. Wood
man of Auburn for 1926 900 to secure an Issue
of bonds to the above amount made April 1st
| to run ten years. These bonds are issued ac-
| cording to an act of legislature passed at the
| last session. The amount raised by mortgage
| is to be appropriated to the payment of the
| floating debt, and to extensive improvements
| on the road.
ST. GEORGE.
At the recent session of the legislature new
company was incorporated under the name of
| the st George Oil and Guano Company. The
| company has on its list of stockholders some of
| the county's most prominent citizens, includ-
| ing j. o. Robinson, L. f. Starrett, A. s. Rice,
| g. M. Hicks, John Hanley and others, Elka-
| nah Spear OF Rockland being superintendent.
| The company has purchased the old porgy fac.
| tory at Deep Cove, near Port Clyde, and have
| part OF the buildings in thorough repair. They
consist of building 25x61 feet, used as a store
| house, another 64x40. containing the machin-
| cry, hydraulic presses, ETC., the engine and
| boiler house being connected with this. A
| store and cook house are also included in the
| purchase and two wharves, one with ten feet
| of water at low tide. The company will buy
| fish and refuse of all kinds. By means of DOW
! erful presses the oil will be extracted, and the
refuse converted into fertilizers. The works
will start mp May 1st.
| oaoEo.
The following students from the Sophomore
class of the State College were, Tuesday, ap-
pointed to compete for the prize for the best
defamation, offered by Mrs. 81. e. Prentiss,
The declamations will be given at commence
ment: Messrs. B. E. Clark, d. W. Colby, j,
| D. Lazell, G. A. Mason, Ell. A. McNally, Mr..
Saunders, T. e. Trask, c. T. Vose, Mr.. Webb
j. H. Williams and Misses Benjamin and
Hicks.
| oLDTOwN.
Monday night, as Joseph Mullen of Oldtown
was ON his way home, he was attacked by
Thomas Madden, the puglist, Henry Crennis
and Henry Humphreys. After severe strug.
gle, Mullen succeeded in getting away and
took refuge in the town hall. After hard
struggle Madden and Crennis were arrested,
but Humphrey succeeded in escaping. Thurs
day morning the two prisoners were brought
before Trial Justice Cushman and sentenced