The Portland daily press., 1885-09-17
Tho Ksnnehec County Grange.


WINTHROP, Sept. 16.-The Kennebec
county grange held meeting to-day at North
Fayette. The forenoon was occupied with
business and degree work, and in the after
noon welcome address was made by Hon.
). ID. Sturtivant with response by Hon. D.
ID. Thing, Worthy Lecturer Of the State
orange. The value of commercial fertilizers
was discussed by J. R. Nelson, A. c. True,
DR.. g. NJ. Twitchell and others.
Franklin Central Show and Fair.
FARMINGToG, Sept. 16.-The Franklin
Central show and fair opened at Strong to-
day with the largest exhibition of stock and
most successful opening day in the history of
the society. E. DilPs herd Of Herefords, Phil
lips, the famous herds Of Messrs. Hunter of
New Vineyard and Morrill, Of Strong are on
the grounds.
Maine Sailors Lost at Sea.
ST. JOHN, N. b., Sept. 16-Captain Innes
OF the bark Scammell Brothers, writing to
his employers from London, states that on
the 10th of August, while on the voyage from
New York he shipped a heavy sea which
washed the mate and two men overheard.
The mate was rescued, but &he sailors were
drowned. They belonged in Maine, but
their names are not given The same sea
smashed in all the doors IN the forward
house and washed everything movable off
the decks
Maine Industrial school for Girls.
AUGUSTA, Sept. 16.-The third quarterly
meeting Of the managers of the Maine In
dustrial School for Girls was held in Halo
well to-day. Ex-Gov. Perham wa. absent
by reason Of Illness. BENZ. Kingsbury, Mrs.
L. M. N. Stevens, Miss C. M. Farwell, Mrs.
S. G. Sargent, II. K. Baker, E. Rowell and
c. E. Nash of the board were present. The
affairs of the school are prospering, and
some fifty scholars are now in the school
The new building is approaching completion
andw be ready to open early in the win
ter Mrs. Stevens, Mrs. Sargent, Miss Far
well and Mrs. Giddings are committee to
solicit contributions toward furnishing the
new school building, and they make an
earnest tappeal to the benevolent people of
the State for that object.
Rev. Or. Tefft Dead.
BANGOR, Sept 16.-Rev. BENZ. r. Tefft.
d. D., LII. D.. widely known Methodist
divine, died to-day at his home in Brewer of
shock of paralysis received Friday, aged 70
years. He was one of the ablest pulpit
orators in the denomination. He had been
president of Genessec College, editor of the
Methodist book concern, author OF Hungary
and Kossuth, Aethodism, Successful Evolu-
tion and Christianity and other works,
member of the New York Geographical and
Statistical Society, Society Of Arts of Lon
don. etc, United States consul to Stockholm
in 1862, and acting minister to Sweden and
Commissioner of Emigration for Europe to
the State of Maine in 1864. He had been in
poor health the past two years.
Lewiston Corporations.
LEWISTON, Sept. 16.-The following cor
poration officers were elected this forenoon:
Continental Hills-R G. Pennell, clerk; VIM. B.
Ne6o, 1ss eathsns Gushing Lyman
B. Wood, directors.
nAtpRdrG2:eOggn ar2s gg9 Mills P winsIew, clerk;
Charles Fisks, :. Person Bede, E. D. jordan, is,
Jacob Edwards, Nathaniel Walker, directors
Hill Mills-F. B, Sands, clerk; F. L. Richard
Whitney, +. L: Richardson, Thos Nesnth, Ly-
man Nichols, Nathaniel Walker, Geo F. Putnam.
treasurer, VIM. D. wood; directors, Lyman
Nichols, VIM. B. Wood, Edward L. Wood, Nathan
Gushing. F. L. Richardson, Wn. P. Frye, Jacob
Bates Manufacturing Company-John G. Kelley,
clerk; Jacob Edwards, treasurer; directors, J.
W. Clark Dexter N. Richards, Jacob Edwards. J.
II: GLAy, ". II. Hill, Isaac T. Burr, P. H. Went
The following corporations elected officers
this afternoon:
lewiston Gas Light Company-Clerk, T. NJ
Varneyi treasurer VIM. b. Wood directors Ly-
Edward L. Wood.
Lewiston Machine Corporatlon-Clerk and
treasurer. 1sass IFred Kesy directors, Barker,
h. 1. Shaw, E. 7. Gle, y. g. Davis.
Union Water Power Company-Josiah G. Alb
bott, PRESIDENT VIM B. Wood, treasurer; John
3; Gotten, clerk; J. G. Abbott VIM. B. wood,
Theophilus ". Walker, VIM. P. Frye, Jacob Ed
wards and EdH l.. Wood direptnra