The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-05-22
MAINE.
Fire in Lewiston. .

Fire im Lewiston.
LEWISTON, May 21.-This evening frame
building on Lisbon street, owned by John Y.
Scruton and occupied by Tash & Swain, cloth.
ing and furnishing. goods, took fire. The
building was badly damaged. The stock was
partially saved, but wet down. scruton has
$500 insurance, which will probably cover
the loss. Tash & SWANS stock was damaged
several thousand dollars; insured $1,000 in the
Western, $1,000 in the Springfield, $4,000 in
the London and Lancashire, ana $1,000 in the
Liverpool Lopdon and Globe.
The Wilton Assault Case.
WILTON, May 21.-Lafsyette Ranger, who
was assaulted last week with murderous in
tent by Warren Daggett, still continues very
low and is far from being cut of danger. He
! $ in a stupor most OF the time. Daggett,
b wing been unable to obtain bail, still lodges
in the Pennington jail.
franklin County Pension Surgeons.
PENNINGTON, May 21.-Dr. Parmenas Dyer
aud Frank Ii. Russell Of Pennington have
been commissioned pension examining sur
geons for Franklin county, in place Of DR..
j. A. Richards of Pennington, removed. They
qualified and entered upon the discharge of
their duties Wednesday. DIR. George q. Il g
gins (Republican) of Strong ia retained upon
the board for the present.
AUBURN.
An Auburn man narrowly escaped fatal
blood poisoning and death by lockjaw He
tyc fAo 4
dental instruments on which some poison re-
msiDed, from an liberated tooth, as the att
tack followed the extracting of teeth.
BANGOR.
Tuesday evening couple of live deer we're
sent TO the Maine Central depot to be taken to
Boston by the American Express The ami
nals were Immediately seized by Game
Warden Thomas Allen who objected to
their being sent out of Maine The gentlemen
who was about to send them was not ac-
qusiuted with the laws regarding such ship
rnents aud has since disposed of the deer with
III the State and settled the matter.
BATH.
tFrom Our Regular Correspondent)
The graduating class OF the Bath High
School decided Thursday noon to hold their
graduating exercises in church instead OF the
school hall.
The improvements at the corner of Oak and
lion; SO also is the new sidewalk. Many such
would be appreciated.
The exercises of the G. A. r. on the Sunday
before Memorial Day will occur at the Beacon
Street NJ. e. Church.
The reported accident to the Meteor while
on her way to Boston is said to We bsen of
little moment and in no way reflected on the
engineer.
Recently the number of fire engine horses
dor nd fcTo D0ip lafk
with no horses. These four city eQuiDes are
at present out on the Bull bridge road with
the road engine, not less than two miles and
halt from their respective engine houses.
Economy is weaith-Seaith burnt up in case
of fire.
Work az the marine railway ia brisk. The
PlGBseF of R0cklaDd came off Thursday with
her bottom renovated; the Sebanos is being
coppered, and an old schooner, the David S.
Siner, will go on shortly, to recuperate from
damages received while ashore pegr Portland.
This pretty craft has hammered the rocks at
different places four times in the last four
years and still survives at the age OF twenty.
PENNINGTON.
Twenty-Five or thirty, Pennington ladies
captured Grand Array Hall Wednesday night,
while the John T. Appleton Post, G. A. B.,
wers mastering In a naw recruit. The Post
boys surrendered gracefully, and the ladies
presented them with az elegant silk flag and a
handsome silk banner. Capt. E. l. Merrill,
Post Commander, in behalf OF the Pest re-
sponded fttinglY to the speecn of presentation.
LYMAN.
Joshua Clark, the hermit, has found his
horse The animal was found hitched in the
woods not far from his house, showing that
boys prominently figured in the theft.
NEW SHARON.
John Young of New Sharon. ia veteran river
driver, well known to all Dead River summer
| tourists, while engaged OF the Dead River
drives last week. was suddenly taken very i'll.
| Fast horses were Immediately obtained aud he
| was taken as far as Farmington on his way to
| bis home, where step was made for change
| of horses, during which he died.
RocKLAND.
| An experienced man is on the lookout for
| socla suitable steamer which can De bought
| and On. upon the route between Rocklaud
| Isle au Raut, Swans Island, Deer Isle and
| North Haven.
| A bed OF lime rock has bean discovered al
i Morse's Corner, and crew of men are al
I work removing the earth from portion oi
| land ON the farm of Frank Morse. Specimens
| of the rock discovered have been burned an6
| yielded fine quality of lump lime.
sToNEHAM.
| The Sons of Veterans are to muster in 9
| new camp at East Stoneham, Oxford county
/ very soon.
THoMAsToN
The graduating exercises of the senior clas
1 of Thomsston High School will take place
Wednesday evening, May 9th, at the Baptist
| Church.
A Thomsston gentleman has in his posses
| sion leck of Gen. Jackson'a hair, given hin
| by an uncle who resided in Indiana, who wa
| great admirer of "Old Hickory" who gav'
the aforesaid uncle, at bis request, a generou
lock, part of which the Thomaston gentle
man has. 1t is silver white with one brown
strand among the snowy hairs.
wALDoBoRe
The first camp fire OF Charles Keizer Post
G. A. b., recently organized at Waldoboro
was lighted in Clark's Hall, Tuesday evening
The hall was well filled with citizens, mem
bers of the home post and representatives G
several others. Past Commander s. L Mile
applied the torch and presided over the meet
ing.
| IN GENERAL.
The Somerset Reporter says that Mr.. Johl
KIRBY, who was injured at the time job
| Simpson was killed on the Bangor and Pit
cataquis Railroad, is to bring a suit agains
the road for damages. The suit will be 70
$4,000.
Deserted His Family.
LAWRENCE, May 21.-At the close of th
| bail game this afternoon between the Law
| reuo aud Portianda Harry Ovlav ritohar q