The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-08-13

home last night and could not find her, but
found pool of blood and razor just out
side the back door The woods and docks
have been secured but no trace of her can
be found.
Death of a Native of Maine.
New YORK, Aug. 12.-John L. Plummer,
city, died to-day in Netherwood, N. j. He
was native of Maine, but his early bus
ness life was spent in Boston.
The Temple of Honor.
BANGOR, Aug. 12.-The Supreme Council
of the Temple of Honor in session here
voted this forenoon to hold the next session
in Rochester, n Y, August, 1885, This
noon upon invitation of E. FL. Clapp of Bos-
ton, director of the Penobscot Chemical
Fibre Company, the whole party took train
for Great Works to visit the extensive pulp
mills of the company
The session continues through tomorrow
Phair's Temple of Honor of this city ten
dered reception tonight to the members of
the Supreme Council, Temple of Honor now
in session here together with their ladies'
Speeches were made by many prominent
members of the order, and an elaborate
banquet was served at the close.
Trying to Help Simon Out of a
Scrape.
WATERvILLE, Aug. = The Democratic
| State committee met at the Elmwood Hotel
tonight, with Hon. S. S. Brown chairman,
to consider the best interests of the party
| The attack made upon the chairman by one
of the party organs in this State has called
forth a rebuke from prominent Democrats
all over the State. This and the mistake in
| the appointment of a postmaster at Lincoln
vile Centre and comments thereon rendered
necessary the present meeting. The dis
tinguished Democrats present were Major
| F. w. Haskell of Boston, Mass Honorables
S. Clifford Belcher, Pennington; F. B. Tor
sey, Bath: w. W. Sanborn, Lewiston; T. NJ.
| Staples, Waldo; L. A. Robbins of Rockland
j. p. Bass of Bangor; Gen. S. d. Leavitt,
B. f. Milliken, L. B. Wyman, d. R. Straw
of Guilford D. r. Hastings of Fryeburg,
Edmund Wilson of Thomaston, S. A. Stearns
Chas. Weeks and many Others
Masonic Festivities at Bath.
BATH, Aug. 12-Dunlap Commandery, K
T., of this city and their guests, Palestine
Commandery of Belfast, paraded this after
noon. Halts were made at the residences of
Hon. j. ii. Kimball and II. S. Houghtor
where the Knights were entertained. This
afternoon there was an excursion to Fort
| Popham and the festivities closed with a re-
ception at the residence of Right Eminent
Grand Commander John O. Shaw. Dunlap's
guests departed on the Pullman for home.
Fatal Accident on the Somerset Rail
road.
OAKLAND, Aug. 11.-Charles H. Gross
head brakeman on the Somerset Railway
was fatally injured near Oakland station
this afternoon about o'clock. He attempt
ed to jump from car which had left th
rails, fell and was caught by the brake bean
and crushed, no wheels passing over him
No blame is attached to the management o.
employees. He lived two hours.
Reunion of the Third Maine Veterans
AUGUSTA, Aug 12.-The 18th annual re
union of the Third Maine Regiment Associa
ton was held in the G. A. R. Hall at Halo
well to-day, about hundred members be
ing present, including Col. H. G. Staple
and Col. NJ. B. Lakeman. An eXecutiv
committee was chosen and the following
officers elected:
President-John S. Wiggin
vice iPresidentS-Go s. johnson, Henr
Penniman, B. d. Savage.
Secretary-J Edwin Nye.
corresponding Secretary-Lewis Selbing.
Treasurer-Geo S. Fuller.
Chaplain-E. w. Preble
DR.. j. @. A. Hawes and Mark johnson
Esq, were elected honorary members of tn
association. 1t was voted that the next II
union be held in Gardiner. A committe
, was chosen to select a new lodge for the al
sociation. The association headed by
band paraded the streets Of Hallowell,