The Portland daily press., 1885-01-12

RocKLAND. jan 10.-Through decoy let
ter a. j. Crockett, assistsnt adiutant general
OF the department of the Maine G. A. R., dis
covered a boy who has been stealing letters
from the post Office box. Mr. Crockett esti-
mates that $45 of the department funds have
| been stolen.
Newspaper Men Don's Tell Tales.
BATH, Jau. 10.-The publishers of the Times
and reporter on the paper were summoned be.
fore the coroner's jury. this morning to divulge
the source of their information concerning
Professor Carmichael's testimony before the
private session of the jury yesterday. Prof.
carmichael testified that no poison had been
fonnd in the stomach of Elbridgs Randall, and
this was published in the Times last evening.
The gentlemen declined to answer The jury
finished the inquest today, and the verdict
now made public is that Randall died from
natural causes.
Visitor to the Iusaue Hospital.
AUGUSTA, Jan. 11.-Mrs. c. r. Whitten has
been re-appointed lady visitor to the Insane
Hospital by Gov. Robie
Sash and Blind Factory at Hartland Re-
ported Burned.
BANGOR, Jan. lit is reported that the
lumber mill and sash and blind manufactory
of A. J. Moore, at Hartland, was burned Fri
day night. Loss $4,000; no insurance.
Death of Ex-Minister Rice.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11.-Col. e. E. Rice, no
was minister to Japan under the administra-
ton OF Pierce, Buchanan, Lincoln and Grant,
died in this city tonight, aged 66 years. He
was native of Maine.
AUGUSTA.
There has been organized in Augusta tenn :
perauce order, on somewhat new basis, called
the Augusta Temperance Society. Its main
objects ars to promote the temperance cause in
all its forms, to create a sound and healthy
sentiment, and TO lift up the fallen, help the
needy, and save our young men. The meet
ings will be free from politics. 4 full set of
otncers were elected as follows: President,
vice president, secretary, chaplain, treasurer
and executive committee. A choir of IL voices
was organized. There were pledged condition
ally at the organization about 500 and many
friends outside have endorsed the work and
promise their substantial aid.
BANGOR.
On coming out of bis house one day the first
OF last week, the Hon. Hannibal Hamlin
slipped on his doorstep and fell, striking on his
head and hurting him for the time quite se-
verelY. Fortunately the injury was not seri-
ous, and although still little sorel because of
the accident, he is upon the streets again.
BELFAST.
Israel Woodbury., aged 72 years, committed
suicide by cutting his throat Thursday Four
weeks ago he dreamed he should kill himself
In that way and the memory of the dream wor-
ried him. 1t is supposed that by dwelling up
on the dream he derenged his mind.
FAIRFIELD.
May Bowman, an adopted daughter of o. A.
Bowman of North Fairfield five years old, met
with severe accident recently, upsetting
pail OF hot water upon her lower limbs ana
scaldipg her so badly that on removing her
clothes The skin came OF with them.
FRYEBURG.
Mr.. John s. Webster, died in Fryeburg Jan.
9th, aged 81 Mr.. Webster was an excellent
man, good citizen and consistent Christian.
Beside the son at the homestead, two children
live in Massachusetts, two in Ohio, one in
Pennsylvania and one in Nebraska.
GARDINER.
A carload of apples, the property of Edward
& Flaherty, Monmouth, was damaged by fire at
Gardiner Friday morning. The apples had
been loaded upon the car-one of the Esstmaa
heating varesy-the night previously. and the
warming apparatus started, Friday morning
the car was discovered to be on fire, and the
fire department was called out. Holes being
cut through the side of the car, the FIRE was
soon extinguished, after the wood work was
badly burned. The apples we're damaged by
both fire and smoke. The loss on the car is
$500.
FRIENDsRIP
The dwelling house of Mr. William Delano
was destroyed by fire Wednesday evening, to-
gether with all the furniture, clothing and
household utensils contained except q few
chairs which the neighbors got ont by break
ing in the door. The cuuse of the fire is not
known. The building was new one. 1t was
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sTETsoN.
Robert Patten died on Monday last at his
home in Bradford and was bnrried at Corinna.
He was one of the oldest settlers of Stetson
and was the first child born in town; he was
80 years OF age
sKowHEGAN.
A man named Haggett, who is about 25
years of age, and claims residsnce in or near
Skowhegan, Mo-, is under $500 bonds for ex.
animation in the Municipal Court at Boston,
on charge OF passing a worthless order on the
proprietor of the Creighton House in payment
OF board bill. The check was drawn on the
Merchants Bank of Halifax, N. s., and pur-
ported to be signed by Fred L. Haekett & Co.
OF Weymouth, N. s..
sANGERYILLE.
Hiram s. Maxim, native OF Sangerville,
has invented self-acting machine gun, capa-
bic OF firing 600 rounds minute or 10 shots q
second, and when once started in it's deadly
work will Keep up this terrific FIRE without any
human agency to keep the bnlt supplied with
cartridges The recoil of the gun, by an ingen-
ious automatic arrangement, throws out the
empty shells, brings another into place and
fires. Tha machine Can be applied to any rifle
or gun, and the internal thing can be turned
in any direction back and forth by means of a
crank.
SHERMAN Mills.
The snow is now about eight inches deep in
the woods, fields partly bare, streams we'll up
and mills running. Large operations are being
carriedIon on the Wassattaquoik; 800 men and
200 horses are employed. Five families are liv-
ing there. They have school, Sunday school,
and have meetings on Sundas. They have eS=
tablished private mail route, supported by
the operators and workmen. They have q
government mail bag and mail carrier who
carries the mail from Sherman post Office to
the works three times a week. 1t takes 20
horses and 10 men to haul the supplies from
Sherman to the camps. A man (name not
known, was brought out from there few days
ago sick with pneumonia. BE subsequently
died.
There ia no abatement In the interest in the