The Portland daily press., 1885-03-23
AUGUSTA,

During the month of February the Howard
Benevolent Union dispensed $86 to the poor
and needy of Augusta. OF this sum $50 was
expended for coal.
BANGOR.
Ex-Chef Justice Appleton was down town
Friday and at his Office. His many friends re-.
ioice that his sickness is over and hone that he
may continue to improve in health.
Railroad traffic east of Bangor has bean seri-
ously interrupted since the recent stora1, says
the Whig of Saturday. There has bean no
train to that city from st. John since last We'd
nesday morning. The train which left Bangor
for st. John Friday morning got as far as
Vanceboro and came back that might.
DOVER.
Mr.. jos. B. Leathers Of this town received 8
few days ago back pension amounting to over
$1,000.
FARMINGToN.
Capt Earnest FL. Marwick of the barque
Rose Inness, has been at his home in Farm
ington several days. His vessel is at New
Yorkloaded for voyage to Valparaiso and
Csliao, aud will sail the early part of April.
On this trip he will be accompanied By his
wife and children, and will take with him two
Pennington young men, Otis s. Gould and
Charles Stewart.
A two year old daughter of Mr.. Mahony Of
Gardiner, fell into dish of hot water, Satur-
day, scalding her left side aud bach, says the
Maine Farmer. She was badly burned, but
will recover.
A Lewiston gentleman saga that Lewiston
will be one of the first cities in New England
to establish nickel plating works upon the ex-
piration of the patent upon nickel plating.
MoNsoN.
Several gentlemen of Lynn, Mass. have pur-
chased some land near Bear Pond, "a beautiful
sheet of water in Elliotville township about
IL miles from Monson village, where they
intend to build club house early IN the sea-
son.
OLD ORCHARD.
The Central House, Old Orchard, was de-
stroyed by fire Friday night. The fire was
discovered by Mrs. Smith, wife of the proprie-
tor, at the westerly end of the hotel, but it
spread so rapidly that the building was totally
destroyed in sbout two hours. The Central
House was built nearly ten years ago, and
would acc 1mmodate $50 guests. The total loss
is'estimated at from $l5, 600 to $4,000. Insur-
ed for $4,000. The fire was caused by an over
heated stove.
RAYMOND.
W. Fl. Smith met with quite serious aoci-
dent. The pole of q large sled was leaning
against tbs door of the stable; he suddenly
pushed the door open which let the pole fall on
the top OF his head giving him heavy blow,
and had it not been for his hat with paper in
the top it might have proved serious.
ROCKLAND,
Mr.. Lewis Brewer of Rockland, last Monday
received letter from his brother, Captain
Charles Brewer, who has long been giyen up
as dead by ais friends here, says the Opinion.
Capt. Brewer was maeter Of coasting schoon-
or sailing from this port In 1852 he went
West, and has never been heard from since,
till his brother received this letter the Other
day. He is in British Columbia, aud has been
much of the time since he left here in wild
countries, with little communication with the
civilized world. He is in fair circumstances
and expects to come home next summer.
THoMAsToN.
A Boston woman has written to a Knox
county officer, asking him to secure aud send
to her piece of the rope used at the execution
of the two Italians at Thomaston.