The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-03-03
MAINE.

1ne captain ana crew barely escaped. The
schooner was loaded with frozen fish.
MAINE.
1he Fort Fairfield Fire.
PREsQUE ISLE, March 2.-The school house
at Fort Fairfield was burned Saturday even
ing. The books were saved. The Masonic
Hall in the second story was occupied by
franklin Lodge, and it lost nearly all it's
furniture. Loss to school building $1,000; in
surance, $500. Masonic Hall loss S120O; insur-
ance, $500.
MayoraIty Nominations
BANGOR, March 2-At the Democratic eau
Gus held here tonight, Thomas White was
nominated as the candidate for mayor. The
Prchibitionists tonight nominated Moses G.
Rice for mayor The election occurs next
Monday.
Good Man Passes Away.
FARMINGroN, March 2.-Dr. j. L. Blake,
one OF Franklin's most respected citizens, died
at p. M. today, aged 92 He was member
of Gov. Ksnts council, and had held many
other positions of honor and trust. He was
for sixty years leading physician of the
county, and for seventy years an active, con-
sistent member of the M. E. church.
Sudden Death.
SAeo, March 2.--Joseph Becott, young
Frenchman, aged 90 years, weaver in the
Pepperell mills, did his usual days work Sat
urday, and at night went to his home, No. 81
Gooch street, where he did some chores about
the house. Soon after he complained of hay-
ing stiff neck and sore throat, and his wife
gaze him sweat. He went to bed about 730
o'clock and died in a very short time. He
leaves wife and one child.
Obituary.
BANGOR, March 2. News was received in
this city to-day of the death in New York of
Hon. Isaac Burpse OF st. John, N. B.
Mr.. Burpee was largely interested
in the New Brunswick railway, of
which he was the vice president. He was a
brother of General Manager Burpee, of the
above road, and was well known in this city,
where be often visited.
AUGUSTA.
Mr.. John-F. Chase, 1st assistant messenger
| of the House, was the recipient Thurday of 3.
| valuable silver watch, gift from the members
of that branch OF the L legislature, 1t was pre-
sented by Messrs Ames and Cote. Mr. Chase
has made many warm friends during his term
of office, aud the timepiece is greatly eppre.
cated
Postmaster Manley has written a letter to
each member OF the Mains delegation TO Con-
gress urging them to take action to prevent the
sale OF the arsenal property on the east side of
the river in Augusta.
AUBURN.
On the docket Of clerk of courts in Auburn
the Oldest entry at the top of the first page is
"Alonzo Garcelon VS.. the Androscoggin Rail-
road. 1.-THE case has been on the docket for
nearly eighteen years It was entered in April,
1867. The case has been defaulted, but dam
ages have not yet been assessed by the court as
provided,
| Hon. Alpheus Lyon. one of Bangor's prom
| inent citizens, died Saturday morning at the
| advanced age of 95.
The Bath Times says OF John Dolan, who
| was SO badly frozen recently: Already several
| of the fingers have been amputated, and it is
only question of short time when every
| finger and toe will have to be taken off, the
fingers taken eff below the third joint close up
| to the palm, so that all use of the hands will
| be destroyed. The toes will have to come off
near the instsp, thereby losing about half the
| foot. Gsngrene has set in, and the sides of the
| foot will have to be removed.
KENNEBUNKPoRT.
| The bonded debt of Kennebunkport is Sill
| 600. During the year $3.50 have been paid on
| the principal of the debt. There is record
| in the printed report OF the assessment last
| year, or Of the rate Of taxation.
| FREEPoRT.
| The town is practically out OF debt. The
| treasurer has paid few hundred dollars out of
| his own pocket which will OF course be re-
1 placed. The appropriations last year amount
| ed to $13,091, and the tax rate was 12.1 mills.
| The state tax for 1885 will be somewhat less
| than last gear; the estimates for town ex-
| penses are about $4,000 as before.
LEWISTON.
Mrs. Everett A. Nash of Lewiston was badly
| burned by boiling fat, on Wednesday. She
| knocked pan from off a kitchen shelf, where
it had just been placed. The scald was very
severe, closing ons eye and badly burning the
ball.
PALMYRA.
The farm buildings belonging to Gardner
Dyer of Palmyra we're burned to the ground
about D. N. Friday. 1t ia supposed to have
caught from smoking ham in the shed.
PITTsToN.
William Rollins, an old resident OF Pittston,
dropped dead from heart disease on Thursday
of last week, while On his way home with
oxen and sled. He was seen TO fail by bis
team, and was found to be dead by those who
went to the spot, reports the Kennebec Re
porter.
IN GENERAL.
Commander James A. Hall of the G. A. r.
will shortly appoint his aide de camp. An
unusual number will be appointed. and they
will be selected with much care in visw OF the
coming National Encampment.
Five more companies organized 20 do busi-
ness in this State from Jan. 29th to Feb. 10.
A great trouble of these firms is the extremely
nominal character Of their business. or the
more than S600,00o represented in these five,
only about 81, 900 is paid in. And in the case
of the II companies previously reported, with
capital stock aggregating over four millions,
the amount paid in is very email.
The Industrial journal says: The State will
continue to pay $5 a head bounty on bears
which is enough to keep up vigorous crusade
against them. 1t is estimated that $4,000 Will
, be needed to pay tie bounties for the next two
: | years, which allows for 800 bears annually.
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