The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-04-07
PORTLAND, TUESDAY MORNING. APRIL z, 1885
AUGUSTA.

The flag OF the Second Maine Regiment and
that OF the First Maine Heavy Artillery have
been in the care of the G.. A. r. Post of Ban
gor. Next Wednesday they will be sent to
Augusta, and the Bangor Post will escort
them to the train. These flags will hereafter
be kept in the State House.
Edmund F. Hartman, who eloped from
Bangor with the Orrington woman, was in Au-
gusta Saturday, and called at the police sta
tion. He was on his way to Lewiston, andde-
parted from Augusta on the noon freight. he
Is OF the opinion that he can make Mr.. Rich
ardson, the husband of the runaway woman,
smart for having him arrested.
FARMlNaToN.
Mr.. Josiah Brown, of Pennington, met with
quite severe accident one day recently. He
started out with his oxen to work on the high
way, and the cattle being quite fvisky and he
being somewhat advanced in years, they start
ed quickly and crowded Mr. Brown outside Of
the road into the snow, thereby dislocating his
shoulder.
The boy who fred the pistol in Gardiner
school room Thursday afternoon, shooting q
girl in the face, was brought before the munic-
ipal court in Gardiner, Saturday. 1t was
shown ccnclusively that the shooting was acci-
dental, and the boy was discharged. His COM
panion, however, from whom he obtained the
pistol, was held for stealing it.
KENNERUNK.
Last Monday, Mrs. Ivory Chick, of Kenne-
bunk, died at the age of II years, months.
The day following, the husband, Ivory Chick,
aged II years, also passed away. The couple
had passed happy welded life of fifty-four
years. They were buried together, and ''in
death they were not divided"
MINoT.
Saturday, Elmer H. Harris OF West Minot,
while endeavoring to remove the cap from
loaded she'll. was injured by the explosion of
the shell. The charge entered his forehead,
fracturing the skull. He will probably die.
oRRMGToN.
Charlie Bowker, six years old, was drowned
at Orrington Sunday night, while playing on
the ice.
At the close OF the war Phillips had town
has taken $4,000, and the town is now only
W ,523 in debt.
RICHMOND.
At the special town meeting held at the
Opera House Saturday afternoon, it was voted
to reestablish the school district system, to es-
tablish town liquor agency, and to build
new receiving tomb. Several other matters
were postponed until another town meeting. to
be called shortly. The meeting provoked
much discussion, and was rather noisy.
sAco.
The Saco river is rapidly rising, and the ice
will probably soon go out.
TURNER.
The one hundredth anniversary of the estab-
lishment of Turner will be celebrated in 1886.
A committee OF five, of which Hon. Rufus
Prince is chairman, is appointed to make
preparations for the observance Of the event.
FREMONT.
Our Seal Cove correspondent sends us the
following bit of romance, says the Mt. Desert
Herald: Mr.. T. f. Sanders, after having
lived here at Seal Cove for thirty or forty years
in December last went to Portugal to visit an
aged mother ard other relatives. He was re-
ceived with great pomp and show, his people
belonging to the nobility. He came back two
weeks ago, bringing many valuable presents,
two very nice gold watches and chains, set
with pearls, considerable silver plate and
clothing.
The Wilton Record has again changed
hands. r. A. Morrow, of Pennington, ia the
purchaser this time.
IN GENERAL.
1t is estimated that the river drivers on the
Penobscot and its principal branches will
bring down this spring 10000 900 feet of lum-
Der as result OF this winters cutting.
A Lull Reported in the Troubles
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