The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-06-09
MAINE.

Drowned by Cpsetting of His Carriage
WELLS BEACH, June S.-Captain N. H
Costello of Wells, in attempting to cross the
| river between Atlantic and Clark's Beach this
morning, lost control of bis horse aud the wag-
on was upset. CAPTAIN Costello was drowned
and the body has not yet been found. He
leaves widow and two children
ROckIands New Water Works.
RocKLAND, June s. The schooner Mary E.
Graham. arrived today and is discharging
three hundred and fifty tons OF pipe from
Philadelphia for tbs Camden and Rockland
Water Co. Three hundred men will be put to
work at once laying the pipe.
BOY arowned.
EAsTPoRr, Ne, June 9.-This morning at
six O'Clock, Fielding Mallock, sent his son 10
years old to haul a vessel along side the wharf
Two hours later he found his boy drowned in
the dock.
Titconib Academy Burned.
BELGRADE, Juus S,-The building known as
Titcomb Academy was destroyed by FIRE, Sat-
urdsy night. The fire was discovered about 70
O'Clock by young man Who was driving by
at that time. He aroused the neighbor, but
too late to save the bailding. Ttcomb Acade-
my was situated on Belgrade Hill and years
ago Was fourishing institution and many no.
ted mon received part of their early educs-
tion within its walls. Among them may bs
mentioned Anson Pond, Lot NJ. Morrill, and
ex-Gov. Austin Of Minnesota. Since the war
the building has been used for free High
school. The building has not been used for
several weeks and the fire is supposed to be
the work Of tramps. The building was of
brick and was worth about $500. No insur-
ance.
BDDEFoRD.
A couple of Biddetord young men called on
two of their lady acquaintances Wednesday
night says the Biddeford Journal, and before
leaving the house one of them stole a gold
watch belonging to one OF the girls and after
wards pawned it.
Early Sunday morning Elder Knights res
ideDce and outbuildiDgs were destroyed BY fire
in Auburn. The family were in bed when the
fire caught and barely escaped with their
Iives. Loss $5000
NORTH BERWICK.
Some one entered Isaac Hussey's house at
North Berwick, one day last week, while the
family were at dinner and took gold watch
and pocket book containing small sum Of
money.
LININGToN.
First Assistant Postmaster General Hay has
appointed Charles e. Dimmock postmaster at
Limington, York county, Maine, in place of
Mr.. Ford who has resigned
LEWISTON.
Saturday forenoon, James Clarke, Frank
CLARK and one of Henry Reads ho5tlers were
at work under Read'e stable, beginning some
repairs. Suddenly, without the'ieset warming,
about fifteen feet square Of tie stable floor
fell upon them. They we're knocked down,
but received oaly few bruises. a wonderful
feature OF the accident was the escape Of a
horse in box stall on the part OF the floor
that cayed in. Stall and all went down. The
horse was hitched by rope halter. This hall
ter broke, instead of the horses neck, and the
beast was not hung-as one would have expect
ed. Dr.Yeaton went.out OF tne stall about five
minutes before the earthquake.
MILLBRDeE.
Mr.. Paul Pinkham of Millbridge, g blind
man, has followed tbs lobster business for ten
years, says the Mt. Desert Heral. His boat
is guided by his wife, but he hanls his traps,
takes out his Holsters, pat on the bait, as we'll
and as quickly as ii he could see.