The Portland daily press., 1885-04-23
MAINE.
THE SHAW BROTHERS.

THE SHAW BROTHERS.
Gases Growing Out of Their Troubles
Heard i'm Bangor.
BANGOR. April 22.-Cases growing out of
the troubles of f. Shaw & Brothers were
heard before Chief Justice Peters here to-day.
The first was the State of Maine vs.. Shaw
Brothers, and was an action of trespass, plain
tiff alleging that during 1879-S1 defendants
took hemlock bark from some public lots in
the Silver Ridge Plantation, Aroostook county.
Suit is brought for $4,000. Defendants do not
deny taking the bark, but claim having per-
mits from the assessors of the plantation and
dispute the amount. The facts are referred to
Judge Peters. The second suit involves the
same facts, but is against the assessors for
granting said permits, the State claiming that
the State land agent alone has such o right.
The defence is that the assessors have general
oversight of the plantation lands, and honestly
thought they could grant permits. This is to
60 up to the law court to decide as to the au-
thority of the assessors. Speaker Charles
Hamiin appeared for the State and Albert w
Paine for the defendants. Two more cases.
growing out of the Shaw affairs, are pending.
Obituary.
FARMINGToN, April 22.-M. R. Walker,
Esq, of Wilton, an old and leading merchant
and former sheriff and prominent citizen,
died last night.
CALAIS. April 22.-Samuel Kelley, one of
the oldest and most respected citizens OF Calais,
died this morning after short illness, aged
SO years. Mr.. Kelley had been a prominent
member of the Baptist Society since its forma-
tion and always contributed largely to its sup
port. He was one of the largest real estate
owners on the river, one of the proprietors of
the Calais and Barring Railroad, and for years
one of its managing officers. He leaves wife
by a second marriage, three daughters and,a
remarkably wide circle of friends to mourn
her loss.
Farm Buildings Burned.
WELD, April 22.-The buildings of Nathan
p Rowell on Center Hill, Weld, were entirely
consumed by fire, Tuesday forenoon A por-
tion of the household goods and the farming
utensils were saved Loss $500: insured for
$3.50 in the Hartford.
AUGUSTA
The construction of the new telephone line
between Augusta and Belfast will be COM
menced as soon as the frost leaves the ground
It will be built by the company. and one of its
agents is now in Pennington contracting for
the poles. Copper wire will be used. This
wire up, and Augusta will then be in direct
telephone communication with nearly all the
leading cities of the state, and being centrally
located, conversation can be handily carried
on between the different places,
BANGOR.
At a meeting of the First Baptist church,
held Monday evening. it was voted to extend
a call to Rev. Theodore E. Busfield of New
Haven, Conn, to become their pastor, and at a
meeting of the parish, held Tuesday afternoon,
the action of the church was unanimously ap-
proved.
1t has been voted to hold the New England
fair in Bangor, opening Sept. 1st
BLUEHILL.
Col. VIM. M. Darling of Blnehill, who has
been taken to the Insane Hospital, was very
eccentric man. During the mining craze at
Bluehill be was heavy owner and at one
time could have sold his interest so as to have
been wealthy man. He, however. had faith
in the future OF the miEe5, and SO lost his op-
portunity to sell at an advantage. He was
earnest in his advocacy of the merits OF the
mines and had way of making others think
as he did.
The Sentinel says: The open season for
canning sardines commenced last week. The
pay of the can makers has been reduced and it
is thought the pay for sealing will also be re-
dnced. Owing TO the low prices of sardines
and the yoor outlook for the business, the fac
tory owners have been compelled to make
these reductions.
GARDINER.
The candidates for postmaster in Gardiner
are Hon. G. A. White and Mr.. Landers of the
Kennebec Reporter. AS the term of the pre-
sent incumbent does not expire for some time,
it is not understood that the petition of either
gentlemen has been forwarded to the Presi-
dent, says the Boston journal. Mr.. White
has received letters urging his appointment
from Hon. Arthur Sewall, President of the
Maine Central Railroad, and Hon. Edmund
Wilson, member of the National Democratic
committee.
Miss Mamie Sawyer came very near being
burned to death at the fire on Monday. She
entered the stable loft to see where the fire
was, and the door closed behind her. Smoke
and flames overcame her 80 much that it was
with difficulty that she found the door and
made her escape. Her face was severely
burned.
The annual meeting OF the York County
Teachers Association will be- held May 1st
and I'd at the Middle street grammar school
rooms in Saco.
A serious accident happened in e. & j. Fred
| Webster's mill on Tuesday afternoon. While
| Edward A. McCann was at work on the bed
of the mill, an edging 3X4 inches, was thrown
| clear through the heshy part Of the leg
PARIS.
| The assessors of the South Paris Village
| Corporation, Messrs. Geo. A. Wilson, VIM. A.
| rockingham and e. f. Stone, who have the
charge of the purchasing and laying out of the
| village park, have bought the bennett Field,
| so called, lying between High street and Paris
| street. The work of laying out will be COM
| menced as soon as possible.
The ice has carried away several piers and
booms at Canton and done much damage.
| wINTERPoRT.
The petition of A. L. Kelly and others, tel
! taxable inhabitants of the town of Winterport,
| praying for an njunction to restrain the town
| treasurer from paying some of its citizens
/ money borrowed of them for town purposes,
| pending in the Supreme judicial Court at Bel
| fast, Wednesday, on motion OF the petitioners,
was dismissed from the docket.
wATERvILLE.
The Maine Central Railroad Company are
| cutting double track in front of the passen-
| ger depot. This is to ena BILE the hying Yam
| KEGS to cross each other here next summer. 1t
| will be very convenient for the passengers, the
trains and trainmen.
GENERAL.
The trains on the M. @. r. r. Ellsworth to
Bangor run through romantic section of
county. Ellsworth is a comfortable looking
city. On the right going West short dis
tance from the central part of the town
Senator Hales new, fine looking house is seen
from the car window. Still farther is Union
river; Reeds Pond, Dedham, Holden and SO
on.
American Institute of Enstrnction.
| NEWPORT, R. l., April 22.-Arranqements