The Portland daily press., 1885-03-07

The town Of Baldwin has debt of $500 in
per cent notes. The assessment last wear
was S4,589, and the rate Of taxation fiye-
elevenths of one per cent.
Mr.. P. M. Gerry, prominent citizen of
Bath, aged 56 years, died Wednesday after
noon, after few days of severe illness of
pneumonia. The deceased was born in Raw
mond, Me-, went to Bethel in 1866, and has
since resided in Bath. He was Councilman in
Ward in 1862 and '73 and IA. He was a,
member for Is years Of the firm of Winslow s.
Gerry, stove dealers in the city, and was q
good citizen in every respect. He leaves a
wife to mourn his loss.
BRUNSWICK
Inauguration day was celebrated by firing
guns general display of bunting and grand
ball IN Town Hall, at which there was good
attendance. Music was furnished by Chsnd.
Ter. Supper was furnished by the ladies of
the Universalist church
It was voted at town meeting to abolish the
school district system, and put everything in
the hands of the experimenting school com
mlttee. A number Of the districts will be
united. Also voted to exchange the town bell
for one better suited to the wants of the town,
DEXTER.
Frank Dustin informs the Dexter Gazette
that among a heap of iron which the sorter
had laid by for the furnace was found an ap-
pdIcElly vigorous ana dcUlV9 comp. From an
inch hole in the side considerable sandy matter
was dug. The inside Of the shell, which was
iron, was lined with common sized rifle balls,
or about that size.
EUSTTs.
Two fatal accidents took place in the woods
near Stratton recently. A young man 10 years
OF age in the employ of Shaw & Sons cnt his
large tos off obiqusly two weeks ago He
was removed to house and well cared for,
but inflammation set in, lock-jaw took place
and at the emo of ten days he died. On the
day OF this mans death a Canadian, in the
employ OF j. h. Harris, was crushed BIZ logs
and died in less than t@o hours, saws the
Harrington Chronicle.
INDUSTRY.
A compromise bas been effected in the suit,
Jesse Luce VS.. James M. Norton & Co., where
by Messrs. Norton & Co.'s properly has been
released from $4,000 attachment
PRE.oUE ISLE.
j. S. Cronkhite has just received 81 900 PEN
sion; e. McGlauflin nearly $500. and some
others OF this place smaller amounts.
RoCKLAND.
AT st. David's church, Sunday morning,
Rev. Father Harrington, chancellor of the
Diocese, read the decree of the Pope against
the association Of the Knights OF Labor. The
Catholic church prohibits its members Joining
any secret society. A number of young men,
members Of 81. DaVids church, have Joined
bne hHlBubS Oh haDOrs DuJ must now give up
their allegiance to the church or the order of
K. OF L.
STARKs.
Aunt Mary" Hunt, as she is SO widely
known in this part Of the State, is dead This
old lady has been wandering over the country
carrsing large bundle, for the past thirty
years She fell Into distress in town near
Bangor and died there. In the pack she car
ried go long was found $400.
IN GENERAL.
The indications from the returns from towns
In which elections have been held, says the
Ellsworth American, are that the people OF
this county are Overwhelmingly in favor of
having new county buildings. Something over
1000 majority ia favor of the loan for that
purpose has already been given. This is as it
should be.
The following towns abolished the school dis
trict system at their annual elections last Mon
day, viz: Fairfield, in Somerset county, with
3044 population; Buckfe.d. Oxford county,
1879 population; Harrison, Cumberland coun-
ty, 1168 population; Jay, Franklin county,
1921 population; Manchester, Kennebec coun-
ty, 623 population.