The Portland daily press., 1885-01-10
THE MAINE STATE PRESS.
MAINE.

ooeh0 h0en o11 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TO
MAINE.
Death oil One of Aimington's Honored
Citizens.
Especial to the Press1
LIMINGToN, Jan. 9.-Another of Limippton's
prominent citizens has been taken from among
us, suddenly, in the person of Mr.. Robert
Cousins, aged "a years and months. Mr.
Cousins was born and had always lived in
Limington, and by hard labor and economy
had been quite successful In accommodating
property he was always ready and with
pleasure delighted in helping those who would
try to help themselves. An estimable citizen,
kind neighbor, an indulgent father and hus-
band, and an honest man. was Uncle Robert.
The State Grange.
(To the Associated PressA
AUGUSTA, Jan. 9-The executive commit
tee of the State Grange continued in session
to-day. The trade resolutions of @. w. Jones
OF Vassalboro' were under consideration. The
printing was arranged for; the matter of lee
ture work talkedup, and it was decided to put
organizers into the field. The committee at
tended the installation of officers of Merry
meeting Grange, Bowdoinham, last evening.
Collectors of Customs.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Jan. 9.-The Senate to-
day confirmed the following nominations:
John d. Hopkins. to be Collector of Customs
at Frenchman's Bay, Me.
Geo. Parcher, to be Collector of Customs at
Saco Me.
A Missing Boy found.
LAWRENCE, Mass, Jan. s.-The 10 year old
un,, Nf fahn TDo1.
from Commercial street, Portland, fer eight
months, was found here tonight He had sup
ported himself by backing boots, tramping
from town to town.
We fail to find such name as Michael
Bolsnd in the Directory.-ED.1
The Stacy Shooting Affair.
BATH, Jan. 9.-The coroners jury in the
Stacy shooting affair returned verdict that
ARNOLD @. Stacy came to his death January
7th, 1885, at 7.2o p. M, bg the accidental dis
charge of pistol in the hands of said Arnold
G. Stacy and his wife, Anameda Stacy, the pis-
tol ball entering the brain of said Stacy and
causing nearly instantaneous DEATH"
Am Unsuccessful Session
The testimony in the Elbridge Randall in
quest is all in and the jury have adjourned till
tomorrow without verdict. The inquest has
occupied four days, but the hearing has been
private. 1t is learned that Prof. Carmichael's
analysis of the stomach of deceased disclosed
no poison. The case has attracted much atten-
tion, since the disinterment of the body in
April last one week after the burial at the
instigation of relatives, who suspected foul
play on the part of interested legatees of the
will.
Fought ts the Death.
BANGOR, Jan. "a few days since Mr.,
Patten Coffee, of East Eddington, found in
the woods near Amherst two dead deer. Their
horns were interlocked SO firmly that they have
not yet been loosened. They evidently had
been fighting, and their horns becoming
fastened they perished. The horns will be
brought to this city and be placed on exhibi-
tion at Bowler's on Main street.
Frexe zrs ruv.
BANGOR, Jan. 9.-John Dawson of Basin
Mills, while crossing Moosehead Lake, the
other day, on bis way to the camp of J. II.
Eveleth frozs his feet, and it is feared he will
lose one of them.
A new post-offlce has been established in
Alma, called Head Tide, with Henry Gould as
postmaster.
BELFAST.
Waldo Lodge, I. o. o. F., of Belfast has
just received from Columbus, Ohio, full set
of paraphernalia, numbering At SUITS and will
immediately organize a degree team for the
purpose of better rendition of the work. The
regalia is good quality. very handsome and
cost $633.
EAR HARBeR.
The American says: On Christmas night,
which was an extremely cold one at Bar Har-
boz, several young men from IL to 16 years of
age obtained liquor and became intoxicated.
One Of the number was found near the village
library building about 2 o'clock the next
morning, insensible, and his feet badly frozen,
which Will probably cause the loss of some, If
not all, of the toes.
NEW LIMERICK.
at meeting Of the voters of New Limerick
held on Wednesday, Dec. 31st, the question of
changing the name of the town was decided in
the negative by vote OF II to 40.
PHILLIPS.
The citizens of Phillips village are moving
with the object in view, of procuring authority
from the Legislature, to enable them to estab-
lish "Viilage Corporation"
ROME.
Mr. Stephen Tibbetts has received the sad
news of the deatn of his son, who was run ov-
er i,sM Michigan by passing train. The corpse
will be brought here for burial
RoCKLAND.
Joseph Abbott, inspector of lime and lime
casks fer Rockland, reports the total amount of
lime manufactured there during the year 1884
was 1,053 061. This excesds BY 4,458 barrels
the total product for the year 1888.
Intelligence has been received that Mr..
Alvin Bryant of Rockland, mate of schooner
Warner Moore, was washed overheard and
drowned during gale December %, on the
passage from New York to Matanzas
sKOwHEGAN.
Edward Wilson Nye (Bill Nye) has written
q letter to the Somerset Reporter denying that
he was born in Skowhegan, but claiming
Maine as his birthplace. He says he was born
in Shirley, Piscataquis county, in 1850. His
fathers name was franklin Nye, and his
mothers maiden name was Eliza M. Loring.
He says: "The Nyes of Maine, learn, are
square toed upright and abnormally temperate
race, running largely to red hair and prohibi-
tion Both of these family traits break out on
me once in WHILE"