The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-01-03
Aln,osl a Tragedy az Ba.h.

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BATH, Jan, 2.-Thursday afternoon, two col Il
orsd fellows, named Eugene Owen and Cha.
Smart while making 'Nsw Years call" O u
one of their friends, having probably dram u
too much, entered into a dispute and wantel
to fight in the house. They were persuade'
by The lady to go out DOORS Smart went GU
ahead, and Owen struck him twice on the heal c
with a ''slung shot," causing two frightfu
| wounds. Smart mnde for the house and founs
an axe, but upon returning found Owen had
| disappeared. Smart walked to the station ando
complained of Owen for assault. He was ar-S
rested later by Officer Cunningham and was
arraigned, Friday morning. Owen has BEEN
| working as cook in a dining room, and has'
several times been knoHn to draw deadly
| weapons. lie came from Jamaica.
Investigating she Cause OF Death CT EI,
bridge Randall.
| BATH, Jan. "A coGoner's jury is in session
here, investigating the cause OF the death of
Elbridge Randall Of Topsham, who died last
Summer under suspicious circumstances, lesv-,
ing large property. Prof. Carmichael of
Bowdoin College has analyzed the stomach
and will testify. The examination is private.
The HEaine State College of Agriculture.
3 AUGUSTA, Jan. From the annual report
Of the Maine State College of Agriculture and
Mechanic Arts for tho year ending November
80, 1884, s learned the following: The LegiS-
lature of 1882 appropriated $2SO0 for construc-
tion and partial equipment OF the building for
workshops With this substantial wooden
structure has been erected, Sc K &c. two stories
high, with an ell "a Sc, one story hieh, the
entire building being 112 feet in length. The
Legislature is asked to appropriate $12 400 for
the needs of the college in 1885 and 1886, and
tho SUM Of 900 is asked for to erect new
building for .he departments of Natural His
tory and Agriculture. The total number OF
students the past year was 81.
The farm superntendent's report shows re-
cepts Of $46762S; expenditures, $4,577.54
total value of dairy products, $2,23065; ex-
penditures for feed, $61140.
The treas1rers report places the total re.
ceipts of the college at $16,8904S; disburse
rnents, S14S63 IS; amount on hand December
4, 1884, So, ,02695 The total resources of the
college aEs $l3I 326 95.
REaimc al the New Orleans Exposition.
Mr.. B. s. Pardee, special commissioner FOL
New England to the New Orleans Exposition
was In the city this forenoon aud had Ions
conference with Gov. Robie in regard to thu
means to be taksn by Maine in forwarding
her interests at the Nsw ORLEANS Exposition
Death of a Native of skowaegsn.
! NEW YORK, Jan. 2.-Mr. Joseph L. Pstten
, native Of Skowhegsn, Me-, died in Brooklyn
yesterday, aged IS. Mr.. Pattcp formeFl
edited newspaper at Skowhegan, and in late
|. years was editor OF the Leisure Hours Maga
u zine in New York.
AUGUSTA.
Major Henry E. Alvord of the Houghto
- experiment farm OF New York, will addres
the members OF the Maine Legislature an
State Board OF Agriculture, at Represents
tives Hall, State House. on Thursday evening
Jan. %, on the snbject of 'An Experimen
Station foT Maine"
Z. a will case involving law question of som
magnitude has recently arisen in town ot
st ioinag Augusta. A person worth a propert
be of some Pl0,0 900 died, and in his will he o
aueathed the entige smouot 10 the toWI
I'd ! Three ciuzsns Of the town we're witnesses
the testament The will was admitted to Er
bate about year ago. Now the law says th
bepefeiaries OF Will ebal not be witnesses
such document 1t is held that the witness
of the above mentioned will, being inha DIT IN
- of the town which receives the benefit, a
,x0 such bene efciaries, aud on this ground the pc
~ son who is the direct heir of the tastator vi
4 bring an action to bresk the will.
ed BELFAST.
re- A little daughter OF IIFs. Bertha Psrki
fell dJwn stairs, last Friday evening, with
+ lighted kerosene lamp IN her hand The Ian
was broken by the fall, the broken glass CT
DO ting the little eFls throat that eight stitch
Nc had TO be taken in one wound by physical
sn She ss nog quite comfoFtsbls.