The Portland daily press., 1885-07-20
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Temperance campmeeting at Ma
ranocook.

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WINTHROP, July 1S.-The temperance
campmeeting at Maranocook occurs Friday
and Saturday, July 31st and August 1st. On
Friday there will be convention of the
leading temperance organizations in the
State and addresses from able speakers.
Saturday will be, in part, children's day.
The programme will be an excellent one,
and will make gala day for all. The Juven-
lie Band of Brunswick; Mrs. Ada Cary
SturgiS, the vocalist; Mr.. and Mrs. F. A.
Bent and Miss Hamlin, cornetists; Boys
Fife and Drum Corps of Portland, and the
Perham Quartette have been engaged and
will take prominent gparts in the pro-
gramme. 1t is also expected that the Drum
mer Boy of the Rappahannock, r. H. Hen
dershot, will be engaged for Saturday. The
Woman's Christian Temperance Union will
hold meetings, and the services of Mrs.
Mary Hunt of Boston, of the National I'm
ion, has been secured for Saturday. Hon. Nell
son Dingley, Gen. Dow, Rev. H. G. Munson,
Rev. F. I. Bayley, of State Street Church,
Portland, and General Hall of Damariscotta
will be present. The reform club men will
have prominent part in the meetings.
A Clergyman Dead.
Rev. Lewis Dudley of North Monmouth
died last night of consumption, after very
long and painful illness. He was member
of the Methodist Conference of Maine, and a
gentleman much respected.
Farm Buildings Burned.
FARnNGToN, July 1S-The farm build
;,,ore of Full of
entirely consumed by fire at midnight Fri
day. The family barely escaped with their
lives. Insured for 5000; loss heavy, but the
estimate not known.
LEWISTON, July 1S.-The farm buildings
of John Frye of Minot were burned this
forenoon, with yoke of oxen, cart and a
quantity of hay. The insurance is. $500.
Sudden Death at Veazie.
BANGOR, July 1S-Mrs. Margaret Whit
ney of Glenburn dropped dead in the street
at Veazie today. The cause was heart dis
ease.
New York Capitalists in Pennington.
FARMINGToN, July 1S.-E. d. Morgan, of
the banking firm of Drexel q Morgan, a son
of Ex-Governor Morgan, arrived in Farming
ton Thursday night. accompanied by party
of business men. They stopped at the Hotel
Marble and passed Friday forenoon view
ing the town. Friday afternoon they char
tered a special train on the Sandy River
Railroad and visited Strong and Phillips,
returning at night They passed Saturday
in Pennington. They express themselves
delighted with this section.
AHorse Thief Captured.
Friday, Deputy Sheriff Thomas P. Wood
of Kingfeld, who is making it hot for vio-
lators of the law in Northern Franklin,
lodged in Pennington Jail one Charles E.
Lewis of Pittston, 17-year-old horse thief.
1t seems that week or two ago Lewis left
his parental abode on the banks of the Ken
nebec, and after days of wandering found
himself in some of the northern plantations
in Franklin county, where he became tired
of walking, and seiZing a favorable oppor-
tunity stole a horse, wagon and rubber coat
from 1.-THE premises of Edgar Jones. Mr.
Jones soon discovered his loss, and entering
complaint, Lewis was captured in Eustis
while making hot haste for the Canadian
line. Thursday he was brought before Trial
by him was bound over to await the action
of the grand jury. Friday Deputy Sheriff
Wood escorted him to Pennington and Jailol
| Jewell turned the key on him in one of the
| apartments of the Franklin county jail.
Water Supply for Thomaston.
THoMAsToN, July 18.-A town meeting in
| Thomaston, Saturday, adopted the rules Of
the State board of health, slightly amended
DR.. Chase, j. B. Walker, H. e. Levensalel
and Major J. II. Hewett of the board Of
| health of the town were appointed a com
tee to confer with any substantial company
with view to a water supply for Thomas
ton and report at future town meeting.
Prosecuting Game Warden.
| EAsTPoRT, July 1s.-The house owned by
James Gray in Wesley, occupied by FREQ
Munson, game warden, was burned Friday
night, together with all the furniture, barn
COW, pig and hens. The fire was no doub
incendiary Loss, $1,000; partly insured.
AFire Bug in WaterviIIe.
| WATERvILLE, July 19.-Two barns and {
stable on the Nathaniel Gilman estate werC
burned at a. m. today Loss, $780, The
hre was clearly of ineendiary origin. No in
| surance.
A Terrible Crime.
BATH, July 19.-On the night of Tuesda!
last MISS Mary Crosby, 16 years old, of thi
city, was decoyed into dense piece o