The Portland daily press., 1885-03-27
MAINE
The Governor ama e,oumcs,.

AUGUSTA, March 26-The Governor and Coun-
Gil wsre in session to-day. A hearing was given
on the confirmation OF Eben n Perry of Cape
Elizabeth IS trisl justice Ex-Attorney
General Cleayes favored the confirmation, and
L. s. Redlon, Esq sppeared in opposition.
Qaite lively argument ensued. The Council
voted to confirm, and then adjourned to meet
April n. meeting wll be held April to
make certain confrmations Ths pardon case
OF MIS-. Barrows and committing the sentence
Of Oscar E. Blaney were not taken up.
INSTANTLY Killed.
BANGOR, March 26.-Joseph Keough of
Tricon, Prince Edward Island, 23 years Of age,
was killed st GreenyiIle, yesterday, by a tree
falling across his back. He leaves no family.
AUGUSTA
w. e. Speir of Washington, d. O., Assistant
Supervising Architect of the Treasury Depart
ment, is in Augusta on business connected
with the new public building. Wednesday
afternoon. accompanied By Postmaster Manley
and Mr.. Allen, he rode out to the quarries OF
the Hallowell Granite Company, and inspected
them. City Engineer Patterson has been en-
gagged in making measurements on the pro-
posed site, which will be furnished TO Mr..
SpeiF, who will as once pIspare plans and
specifications Work will be commenced on
the new building carly the coming summer,
and will DO vigorously prosecuted. It's dimen-
sions will be 06x75 feet The material will
doubtless be granite, rs ths facilties Tor Or
tanning il are unusually good. Mr.. Spsjr re-
turned to the national capitol Thursday
GUILFoRD.
Last Sunday morning Mrs. Martha Spencer,
VINO lived in the eastern part OF Gnilford, was
burned to DEATH Mrs. Spencer ana her sister,
Miss Amanda Strickland, lived alone Miss
Strickland is sick and has been for souas time
Mrs. Spencer has taken care of her and has
been up good deal nights. Sunday morning
about o'clock she was sitting before Is Frank
lin stove, and while sitting there she fell
aslsep. and it IS supposed that a spark snapped
IRON the fire and aet her clothes on fice. She
screamed and woke her sister, but befora the
fire was put out is had burned her so 5everaly
that she lived but few honrs. Mrs Spencer's
husband died gear ago.
HoULToN.
Mr.. Estes, associate principal of Houltou
Academy, was injured in the face and one eve
by an explosion which occurred iu performing
chemical experiments, on Monday evening
Fortunately, the eye was not SO bsdly injured
as was at first feared, and there is prospect OF
speedy recovery.
LEWISTON.
Gail Gchurz will probably lecture ID Lewis
ton in April. He has replied favorsbly to that
effect, to q letter from society OF literary
gentlemen in that city. His subject viii prob
ably be Abraham Lincoln"
MT. DESERT.
Mt. Desert Ferry is now port Of entIy, snd
as such is very accessible Tor all vessels from
that district bound foreign. The port has been
open ali winter for large boats and neither the
Riehsnond nor Longfallow failed TO make their
landings there during the winter On account Of
ice. So that this may in reality bs called a
"winter port"
SKoWHEGAN.
The drt meeting of the Bingham and Moose
River Teepone aud Telegraph Company, was
held at Skowhegan Tuesday night. The fol-
lowing officers wera elected: President, r.
Manchester Haynes; Treasurer, Ira H. BAN
dali; Directors. j. M. Haynes, Ira Ell. Randall
Omar CLARK. A. Il. Adams, NJ Thom pson
Superintendent, A. f. Adams. the eonstrac-
tion Of q telephone line between Bingham and
the Forks viii be commenced at once on the
opening of spring.
IN GENERAL.
The lGmbermen on the Penobseot ars taking
their teams out of the woods earlier than was
intended On account of the recent heavy SHOWS
The last fall at the Iron Works measured six
teen inches. The Atwell & McLead lumbsr-
ing company have ont fifteen hundred thous-
aud in the blown down district Nasrly all OF
the logs are spruce or plpes and but very few
of them arc cut from the stump. NJ trees
valuable for lumber are found standing, un-
less they are in hoilows or otherwise protected
places. After this year such trees as are not
yarded from the blown region will be WORTH
less.
The following patents have been issaed to
Maine Inventors: Edward Il. Allen, Portland
asaighor TO j W. Brooks, Cambridge, heeling
block; Rufps B. Condor, Belfast, navigaole
vesses; David j. Starrett, Thomastop assign
OF one-halt 30 y. Rugges. Cambrldgeport,
paint mixer, Erastus Woodbury., Somerville,
assignor to the Bell Patent Bctton Fasteuer
Company, henneeunk, button fastening strip.
Mr. John Linscolt, a well-SnoWn resident of
Charlestown, Mass, died Thursday morning
after short illness. Mr. Linseott vas born ia
jefferson, May 6, 1928, and settled in Cherey-
tcwn when he wag about 10 years old. He was
in tho employ of the Tudor Ice Company four
years, and then vent into the retail clothing
business in Boston in partnership with frisnd
named CLARK. Subsequently he continued in
the business without partner, and at the
time OF his death was the proprietor of q store
In Deck square. Mr.. Lnscott was aetively
interested in public affairs in Charlestown be.
fore the annexation to Boston, and served in
both branches of the Charlegtown city govern
ment. He vas an active member of tue Firs
Baptist Church of Chariestown and served il
as deacon. He leaves q widow and two chill
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