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SAco. Jan. 5.-The January term of the
Supreme Judicial Court for York county meets
at Ssco city hall tomorrow The hotels on this
| side OF the river are crowded tonight; Judge
Enoch Foster of Bethel, deputy sheriff; R. NJ.
| stevens, county jailor of Alfred; Clerk OF
Courts James e. Hewey, of Alfred County
Attorney f. M Higgins, of Limerick; G. II.
Merrill, proprietor of the Crawford House, ex-
Sheriff George Getchell of Wells, and several
Jurynen are among those registered at the
Saco House. At the Saeo House on Slower
street, Deputy Sheriff Eben Barker of Cor
nish, DR.. E. F. Severance, and number of
jurymen are quartered.
Hon. Rufus P. Tapley of this city, Senator
elect, though not fully recovered from his re-
cent serious Illness, left for Augusta this after
noon and will be present at the opening of the
incoming legislature.
The water in the reservoir of the Biddeford
and Saco Water Company is now twenty feet
in depth, containing some two million gallons.
Maine Postniasters.
(To Associated Press)
WARRINGTON, Jan. 5.-The President sent
to the.Senate today the nominations of Samuel
L. Miller to be postmaster at Waldoboro, Me-,
and O. Davis Miller at Skowhegan, Me.
Sparring Exhibition i'm Bangor.
BANGOR, Jan. ga sparring exhibition took
place here tonight between Jake Kilram of
Boston and Jerry Murphy of Bangor. Four 8
minute rounds were fought. AS both men
came to the scratch when time was called for
the fifth round the referee decided the contest
draw, at the same time declaring Kilram to
be the best man.
Fire in Bangor.
Fire in r. o. Buzzell's steam laundry at
midnight caused loss of several hundred dol
lars. The amount cannot be learned tonight;
insurance unknown.
Fire i'm Richmond.
RICHMOND, Jan. %. W. Richards stock of
stationery, blank books &c., was ruined by fire
and water last night. Loss about $780, insur
ance $500.
Shaw Bros Affair.
Boston. Jan. o. Judge Field in the Supreme
Judicial Court today gave his opinion denying
the application of Ferdinand A. Wyman, trus-
tee of f. Shaw & Bros. to sell assets of the
firm for SS0O.OO0 for the purpose of carrying
out the offer of composition of 30 per cent re-
Gently made by the bankrupts. This decision
will further complicate the2frm's affairs and
will probably keep the estate in litigation for
an indefinite period.
Gen. Chamberiain in Boston.
Gen. Joshua L. Chamberlain of Maine, ad-
dressed large meeting of members and
friends of the Webster Historical Society this
evening in the Old South church, on "Politi-
cal Education for the People," AZ the close
of the lecture as we'll as at frequent intervals
during its delivery Gen. Chamberlain was
loudly applauded.
Transfer of the Sullivan Custom House.
ELLSWORTH, Jan. 5.-The Secretary of the
Treasury has authorized the transfer of the
Custom House at Sullivan to Mount Desert
Ferry 1t will be under the charge of Deputy
Collector Gilbert e. Simpson.
Reduction in the Winthrop Mills.
WINTHROP, Jan. 5-The Winthrop Mills
Co. has just made reduction of ten per cent.
Some of the employees are leaving.
The Winthrop Dairying Association.
The Winthrop Dairying Association elected
these officers at their annual meeting:
Presidential. @. Carr.
Secretary-Elliot Wood.
Treasurer-Levi Jones.
Four directors were also chosen. The fnan-
ces make fair showing for the past years
work.
Kennebec Agricultural Society.
The Kennebec Agricultural Society held
their annual meeting at Readfeld today.
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Bean who has been president two years declin-
ed reelection. Officers were elected as be-
low:
President-John I. Yeaton, Mt. Vernon.
Secretary-H. o. Nckerson, Readield.
Vice Presidents-J. r. Nelson, Winthrop ;
A. G. Underwood, Fayette; D. u. Sampson,
Kents Hill.
Treasurer-C. 81. Stevens.
Agent and Collector-J. B. Lowe Of Read
field.
Trustees-J. Henry Moore, Winthrop; Geo.
e. Mipot Belgrade; B. f. Moxim, Wayne; M.
f. Jones, Fsyette; M. P. Atherton, Halo
well.
The receipts exceeded the expenditures of
the last year six hundred dollars.
AUGUSTA.
Commencing soon the prisoners at the Ken
nebec Jail will be obliged to put on striped
suit on entering, and wear it until the expira-
tion of their terms. On leaving the Jail their
old suits will be substituted for the prison gar
ments.
The annual meeting Of the Maine Press AS
sociatioa is to be held in Augusta, January
2Sth. The essay is to be given by Hon. T. A.
| Simonton ofIthe Camden Herald ,and the poem
| by Mr.. Charles A. Pilsbury Of the Belfast
| journal. The subject of Mr.. Pilsbury's poem
| will be "The Country Editor at Home" Mr.
| Elwell of the Portland Transcript will read q
| paper on "The Origin and Growth OF the News
paper Press of Maine''
| HALLOwELL.
| Ticket Agent Haggarty of Hallowell, and j.
| s. Choate, night watchman, went to Brnns-
| wick and identified the prisoners arrested for
| the burglary at Norway, as the same men seen