The Portland daily press., 1885-03-26
APPLETON,

APPLETON,
Fred a. Gushee has been placed en- the pep-
sion list and will get arrears amounting to
$2,053S7.
BANGOR.
One night last week, after the western train
had come to a full stop in the Maine Central
depot in Bangor, the workmen who, upon the
arrival Of every train, sound the wheels of
| each car to see that none are broken, went to
| the door of the postal car with mail bag,
| which they had found on the truck frame OF
the car. 1t was bag which was thrown out
| at Hermon Centre, where the train did not
| stop that night, and upon striking this ground
| the bag must have rebounded and landed on
| the truck frame of the car, and was brought
| to Bangor in that position, a distance of eTen
| miles.
BmDEFoRD.
| A FrenchmaD, living in Biddeford and en-
| ployed on the Pepperel, was struck in the left
| eye by cotton hook Tuesday afternoon. The
point of the hook passed through the ball of
| the eye, destroying the sight, and came out
| on the side of the face.
| A meeting of the officers of the York Coun.
| ty Agricultural Society was held in Bddeford
| 1uesday afternoon, and it was decided to hold
| tbs next annual cattle show and fair in that
| city Sept. 10, 16 and IT,
CAMDEN.
Capt James Pendleton, of the bark Henry
| Knight, that was burned off Salt Key Light
4
| evening.
ELLSWORTH.
a newspaper correspondents recent state
| ment that the first three-masted schooner ever
| built in the United States was built in 1840, is
incorrect. In 1881 Col. John Black built at
| Ellsworth tho three-masted schooner called
| the "Aurora," of LAT 60-95 tons burden. COM
manded by Capt. Moses Abbott. In 1888 Col.
| Black built another three-masted schooner Of
the burden Of 130 1886 tons, called the
Fame" of which Capt. Elias Lord was mas
| ter. In 1883 Col. Black built still another tern
| schooner and she was called the Aurora, !"
1 the first "Aurora" baving been lost at sea in
| the winter of 1866, when Capt. Abbott was
| lost overheard and drowned. The "Aarora''
| number two was 160 95 tons, and was COM
| manded by Capt. Christopher Chase. In 1888
| another tern schooner called the Magnolia
/ was bnilt at Bluehill.
| MONTICELLO.
| Mr.. S. Belyea, of Monticello, lost his house
| and most of its contents, by FIRE, Sunday morn
| ing
| MACHIAs.
| 1t is reported, says the Machias Union, that
Mr.. Nathaniel Conant OF Meddybemps, has
| lately fallen heir to q million dollars, by the
death of an uncle in California. Only short
time ago MIR. Conant received back pay as a
| pensioner to the amount of $1,000.
sAco.
VIM. @. Merrill, s prominent shpbuilder of
| Saco for nearly twenty years, and at ons Tins
| quartermSster in the navy yard at Kittery,
| died at his residence in Saco Tuesday evening.
He was born in Ne@buryport, Mass, May 10,
| 1922, and moved to Saco from Portsmouth, N.
| H., about 1864. He was man Of honesty and
integrity, and Of that firm character which
won for him many true friends A wife, one
son and two daughters sRrViYe him.
wALDoBoRo.
Some of the ex-soldiers have made move
| m6lt to OrgaOiZa nnEt NJ th9 a A n tn
located in the village. Quite a large number
of names have been secured, and the post will
doabtless have large membership.
WELLS.
The following town officers were elected in
Wells on Monday: Moderator, Edward j
Hatch; Clerk, George B. Goodall; Selectmen
assessors ann oyerseers of the poor, Joseph A
Goodwin. Woodbury. Hilton, Jr., Thomas A.
Chick; School supervisor, J. H. Hubbard
Agent, Jedediah Perkins, Treasurer, Charles