The Portland daily press., 1885-10-01

seriously burned this evening by the breaking of
kerosene lamp, while ascending the stairs.
Peter O'Laughlin's hands were badly burned in
extinguishing the flames.
A Faithful Public Servant.
AUGUSTA, Sept. 30.--This evening Mr.. Manley,
who was appointed postmaster by President Gar
field in May, 1881, turned over his office to his
successor, MI. Fowler. Some idea of the business
of the Office can be gathered from the fact that
during the four years of Mr.. Manley's administra-
tion the total number of pieces handled exceeded
So,oo000o, and there was less than 5000 errors
in handling this vast amount of mail matter. The
total postal and money order business amounted
to nearly $3,o00,000, every cent of which has
been properly accounted for. In the evening Mr..
Manley was called upon by all the employees Of
the office, and in taking leave of them, among
other things, he said:
Il have made no personal appointments, and
every promotion has been made because of we'll
ever been made in this Office, and, as you who
never contributed a dollar know, it in no way
afteeted your standing or prospects OF pro-
motion"
Mr.. Manley's administration of the post office
has been eminently successful Under him a let
ter carrier service has been inaugurated, and it
is mainly due to his efforts that Augusta is to have
a public building.
Lincoln Baptist Association.
WARREN, Sept. 30.-The eighty-frst annual
sassio,, of tbo Iinoo,n po,tiot Assooi.t;o, ,,,ot
this mornino in tba warren pantist church ara
roo ononod b,, do,,o+;or.l ovaro;sos pav w g
Roharts ~ RockIand yvos chosen ,,odorotor ona
pay II piolyroIl o1o,, oo,,,oi++ 90 o or,,a,
;1o+fon ,v.s annnntod rho traas,,ror
tbo+ tho incoin ponevo,en+ ssociotion NO. ~
GOOD st.ndno shoyino reso,,roes of a. 71n ~
;norooso ot oIo,,+ e7o rha sor,,o,, ,vos .ooo,,o,
h, pa,, w Pohar+s. s,,hiaot .srha Cross -
rbn;o., o;.ao oh,,ro,,a, ro.sorta, 80 ttouo -
1orro ot+ond,,oo ot do,alro+oa -. -
roo f1or, aao,, chrcb s,,on a., ;,,,,ro,,ad ~,
at;o, osnaoia1,v in rohri,d;na cbnror ,roror,,,
Tho totaI roissionorv coIlectons renorted ,vara
o. oeI
In tha .f+ornoor thore ,,os = d.,ot,ono, r,ao+
,na With sarn,on hv Row r w n uoIn,an ~
pook1and. subject s.cre.t Salvation ),
TbiS ovanino w MoKen7;o saora+.rv Of
Boston. preached sermon in favor of the Baptist
Foreign Missionary Society. He was followed by
DR. A. n. Mason of BOSTON in an address on home
,oiss;ons raeolya xras .dontad that tho ,vorl,
Of ayapoaIiyno tbe vorla WINS ,avay more urgant
tb.n a. ,,asont
r~., Eo.+;,,oI.
w,,,,o, CT oo r,,o .oao,,s a,,, ., .ho
Kennebec show onened with snlendid weather
and < 600 naonla were in attendance Tho fore,
noon was devoted to the examination of horses
and the hall exhibit. both of which were excellent
The floral and fancy work disnlav was very large
and fine. the fruit and vegetable exh,bit also does
honor TO Kennebec. In the afternoon there was
trotting
In the race for forr YEAR olds and vounoar +bara
were three entries Rrickmaker NV 7 Tehhetts,
ReIorade. Fannie Knox M Cila Auoust. .
Ben Wood, c. d. Wood, Winthrop. Brickmaker
won in two straight heats best time 3.o7; Fannie
Knox, second
In the second race, for horses over four years
old the starters were Paystreak, by B. F. Maline
Wayne; Susie Allen, by L. c. Leadbetter, Wayne !;
Scissors, by B. F. Maline, Wayne; Premier, by
A. Daggett Manchester; Duke. by G. IL, Lord
yyavna Povstraab won in +braa e+ra;ol,+ 4, aots