The Portland daily press., 1885-09-09
The Band Tournament at Lake Ma
ranocQQk.

t0IEOOOOhs
WINTHROP, Sept. S.-The three days
band muster opened at Lake Maranocook,
today under favorable circumstances. There
was in attendance good crowd for the OPEN
ing. Twelve bands are upon the grounds.
The managers are well pleased with the
prospect for grand and successful tourna-
ment. The bands in attendance are, Chand-
ler's, Glover's, Lewiston City, Webb's Mills,
East Dixfield, East Waterford, Corinna, Le-
want, Buxton, Oxford Maine State fife and
drum corps, and the Milo band The Juve-
nile band of Brunswick is expected tomor-
row.
The programme this afternoon was as fol-
lows:
1.45-Concert, Chandler'S Band, Portland d.
HI. Chandler, conductor
2.00-Concert, Glovers Band of Auburn, Geo.
III. Glover, conductor.
2.30-COncert, ,Spiller'S Band, OF WebbS Mills, h.
Manning Spiller, conductor.
3.45-Concert by the consolidated bands, Frank
L. Collins of Portland, director, with cannon ac
compartment fired by electricity, under the
charge of w. c. Clark of Portland, and an anvil
chorus of six anvils beaten by twelve men,
5.3oNConcert. Maine Fife. Drum and Bugle
corps, Portland, John Pagan, conductor.
Reeves war memories, or day in camp in
1862 with fife drums and cannon accompani-
this has been performed in Maine. The ex-
ercises concluded with "America" by the
consolidated bands, singing by the audience,
and cornet accompaniment.
ossipee Valley Fair.
CORNISH, Sept. S.-The Ossipee Valley
fair opened with a perfect day. There was
large attendance and the best stock ever
seen on the grounds, numbering four hun
dred and seven head. The prospects of the
fair exceed any previous exhibition.
Fire in Cornish.
CORNISH, Sept. S.-The new dwelling
house of William NJ. Allen was consumed
by fire last evening. Cause defective CHM
ney. Loss eighteen hundred dollars; insur-
| ed in the York County Patrons of Hus-
bandry Company for eleven hundred dollars.
Probably Fatal Injury.
LEWISTON, Sept. S.-John Perrault, aged
twenty-four years, while sitting ON an ex-
press wagon on Lincoln street today, the
| horse started throwing him against tree,
| causing compound fracture of the hip, and
other injuries which the physicians think
will prove fatal. He belonged in Vermont
|
The Norway Shoe Factory.
| NORWAY, Sept. S.-The town of Norway
| have acceded to all the requirements of B.
F. Spinney & Co., OF Lynn, and the contract
for building new shoe factory two hundred
| by sixty feet and three story, to accommo-
date that portion of tbeirtbusiness now done
in Lynn has been made and the building is
to be ready for occupancy by the first off No
| vember.
DiaboIicaI Attempt to Wreck a Train.
AUGUSTA, Sept 8.-This evening as the
train that arrives from Portland at o'clock
Healey, conductor, was bowling along mile
this side of Gardiner in Farmingdale three
planks laid across the track were struck by
the locomotive and ground to fragments
There was curve at this point and the engi
neer applied the air brake at once stoppine
the train about its length from where the
distractions were. The train kept the irons
and no injury was done. This is not the frs
attempt made at this spot to wreck train.
Attempt at Suicide.
DAMARIsCoTTA, Sept 8.-John Crosby
aged 33, travelling agent of the Singer Sew
ing Machine Company attempted suicide to
night by jumping into the river. He wa
pulled out conscious after having been il
he water about five minutes. The man wa
probably crazy.
Installing a Pastor in Winthrop.
WINTHROP, Sept. 8.-The installation O
Rev. j. B. Hawes, pastor of the Congrega
tional church here occurred tonight TIL
following was the order of exercises
Reading scripture, Rev. Mr.. Smith, Water
, vile.
Sermon, Prof Stearns Bangor.
Installation prayer, Rev. Mr. Adams, Bangor.
Charge to pastor, Prof Sewall, Bangor.
Right hand of fellowship, Rev. Mr.. Skeele, Al
, | gusta.
Charge to the church, Rev. Father Hawes, Litcl
} field.
The latter is the father of the new pastor
an octogenarian and has been preacher fo
, more than half century.
A Maine Sea Captain Dies of yellow
? Fever.
, NEW YORK, Sept. 8.-Brig Laregna, frol
! Cayenne, reports that Captain Keene c
: Prospect, Me-, late of the schooner Benjs
min Fabens, died August 4, and was burie