The Portland daily press., 1885-05-29
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MAINE.
Fire i'm Bangor.
BANGOR, May 28.-Fire this morning dam.
| aged the jewelry store of W. FL. Edmunds and
the confectionery store of e. R. Jacques, to
the extent of about $500; insured.
| Leaving school.
THoMAsToN, May 2S.-The senior class at
the Thomaston High School, twelve in num-
ber, graduated last night. The exercises were
at the Baptist church and passed off in an ex-
cellent manner. 1t is the largest class that
| ever graduated from the school,
Athletic sports at BowdOin College.
BRUNSWICK, May 28.-The Bowdon athletic
| sports took place at Topsham fair grounds to-
day. The winners we're as follows: 2.20 yards
dash, Merrill; throwing hammer, Boutelle; run.
ming broad jump, Burpee; throwing base ball,
Berry; 100 yards dash, Dearth; standing broad
| jump, Burpee; kicking foot ball, Berry;
bicycle race, Davis half mile walk, Cook; one
mile run, Talbot. The boat race vas won by
the class of 'S7.
Fatal Ending of a spree.
THoMAsToN, May 28.-James R. Malcom,
unmarried, aged about 80 years, died at the
house Of Oliver Seavvy in Cushing to-day
from taking large dose of morphine last
night He had been drinking heavily.
Better Let Them Alone.
AUGUSTA, May 28.-The contest between tha
city authorities and the Salvation Army con-
tinuss. Cadet Mccarthy beat the drum to-
night and was promptly arrested and lodged
in jail. Capt. Til cher got bail this afternoon
g. d conducted the meeting this evening with
crowded house.
Am Alleged swindler Arrested.
This afternoon Detective John S. Heald of
Portland arrived in this city with j. j. Buz-
zell, whom he arrested in Stratton, Me-, last
Tuesday for alleged swindling OF the Maine
Central Railroad Company At the last term
of court in this county Buzzell brought suit
against the railroad for $500 damages for a
trunk which he said was checked by him
through from Portland to Lewiston last
September and lost. Plaintiff exhibited the
strap of check, which was never given by the
company, to substantiate his story and evidence
being produced to disproYe his account he
suddenly disappeared the day before the trial.
APPLETON.
AlonEo Meservey, one of North Appleton's
prominent citizens and business men, died
May 24th after long illness. He leaves
wife and children.
AUGUSTA.
patient at the hospital by the name of
Bruce broke the bars of his window in the
second lstory Wednesday night, and escaped.
this morning in the Square. When the officer
secured him he had nothing ON but his night
clothes.
BELGRADE.
The horse thieving season was opened Mon
day night, in Belgrade, by the theft of horse
from the barn of Mr.. James G. Damren,
harness and wagon belonging to MIR. Geo. A.
CLARK.
BATH.
(Erom Our Regular Correspondent.)
John Fisher had his left wrist crushed and
broken Thursday by the shaft of steamer
Piopeer falling upon it. He is engineer of No.
Hog cholera is very prevalent in Bangor A
large number OF polk raisers have lost several
of their animals within the past few days from
this disease.
few days ago workmen who were engaged
IN digging away the bank near Dole & Fogg'
that time numerous parties have worked dill
gently for ouch find, but their efforts have
not been rewarded.
Some advertising agents have recently been
distributing packages of sugar coated pills
about. q few days since woman residing in
tho vicinity of Pearl street found some in her
house and thought that they were beans for
seed sent te her by friend. She carefully
planted them and our informant states that
she is confident the crop raised will be very de-
sirable for early table use.
DANFoRTH.
Eugene Danforth contemplates building
large steam mill at Danforth, next season TO
work up the timber on 1900 acre tract he has
lately purchased. A large crew will be en-
pioyed on the tract this season bark pealinR.
GREENvILLE.
The next session OF the Piscataquis Teach
efs' Association will be held at Greenville,
Friday and Saturday, June 9th and 9th.
HEBRON.
Parts have been assigned to the members of
the Senior class at Hebron Academy as follows:
Valededictory, Frank e. Hanscom, West Po-
land; Sal0tstory, Rosa L. Pratt, Long Island
City, N. Y; Glass History Nellie l. DsCoster,
West Minot; Prophecy, Alice G. Merrill, ,gHe-
bron; Poem, Roscoe S. Kidder, Canton. Chas.
l.. A ldrich of West Poland gained I'd rank but
by vote of the class it was decided to appoint a
lady for salutatory
The postmaster general Thursday appointed
Arthur +. Cushman postmaster at Lee, in
place of g. H. Haskell resigned.
READFIELD.
There was another robbery, or attempted
robbery at Morrill, & Gordon's grain store at
Readheld Depot Monday night, being the
fourth which has occurred at the store within
few years. The burglars first broke into a
blacksmith shop close by the store and secured
tools to work with. They then entered the
store and attacked the safe. After chipping
off the combination piece they drilled a hole
through the steel pin which communicated
with the interior, and pulled out the knob
But they were then unable to start the lock,
and could not reach the contents. On depart
ing they carried off pair of shoes and several
other articles. No clue to the thieves has been
discovered, but it is believed they reside in the
neighborhood and are well acquainted with
the premises.
sKowHEGAN
1t is stated that there is to be o reunion of
the entire alnmni of the Skowhegan High
school and Bloomfield Academy, the 18th Of
June, commencement week.
ST, GEORGE.
While blasting rock at Simpsons ward at
Port Clyde, the other day piece that weighed
more than hundred pounds was thrown into
the air and came down on tho workshop, MAX
ing wreck of one end of it. Fortunately
there was no one in the shop at the time.
IN GENERAL.
One hundred and twenty feet of the dam
across the West Branch of the Pleasant river
near Katahdin Iron Works was carried out
ABOUT two weeks ago and operations at the
mills had to be suspended. The dam has been
repaired and work was resumed last Saturday
afternoon.
An inebriate in Knox county Jail for DRINK.
enness, sends out cards to the rnmsellers noti-
Tying them If he is sold any more liquor he will