The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-10-06
MAINE
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RocKLAND, Oct. 5.-Another strong petition
for the Waldoboro collectorship, that of J. E.
Moore of Thomaston, is being circulated. 1t is
stated that this petition is not intended to antago
nize that of Hon. Edmund Wilson, which is al
ready filed at Washington.
Injured by a Fall.
BIDDEFoRD, Oct 5.-Daniel Adams, Charles
Spofford, Sumner Brown and Herbert Curtis, car
penters and tinmen, fell from a staging this morn
ing, striking on pile of rocks All were more or
less injured, some seriously. Adams and Spot
ford were badly injured in the head being uncon-
scious for some time. SDoford's collar bone was
broken and he sustained other injuries. 1t is
feared that Adams is hurt internally. Browns
limbs were sprained. Curtis was slightly injured.
Burglars in Barring.
CALAIS, Oct. 5-Burgars blew open the safe of
Samuel A. Doten, general merchandise dealer at
Barring, Saturday night, obtaining 500 in cash
and all his notes and valuable papers. 1t was
probably done by the same parties who entered
Beach's store in September, andare evidently pro
fessionals. There is no clue.
Dropped Dead.
FARMINGToN, Oct. 5.-Alanson Vaughan, an
old resident of this village, and father of DR.
Vaughan, the former editor of the Ellsworth
American, dropped dead this morning He was
about rs years old.
Died from His Injuries.
BANGOR, Oct. 5-Wm. Ward the man who fell
from the Dutton street bridge Saturday evening,
died at late hour last night. He did not recover
consciousness after the accident.
A Death-Bed Confession.
BIDDEFoRD, Oct 5.-Dr. Dayton I. Smith, upon
his death bed at the poor farm in Parsonsfield to-
day, made full confession that he set fire to the
buildings of Mrs. Arsenath Littlefeld OF Dayton,
Oct 30 1884. Smith was tried at the January
term OF the Supreme court at saeo; but the jury
disagreed and new trial was ordered
Five Houses Burned by an Incendiary
CHERRYFIELD, Oct GA reign of terror at
Steliben has prevailed for about three weeks. Peo
pie have been much excited over the burning of
property five houses and barns having been con-
sumed. Armed men have watched for, but have
failed to catch the incendiary. The selectmen Sc
cured a detective, who after two days caused the
arrest of Hiram Baker of Steuben. AT aIraign-
ment he waived examination, and was held in
ST 600 bonds for the January term at Machias.
Went Down with the Wreck.
RocKLAND, Oct. 5.-During heavy wind and
sea this morning parties with glasses at Tenants
Harbor, saw an unknown vessel of about LOO
tons off Georges Island, with manmast and rudder
gune, sailing under one jib and with signal set
on the house for help. At O'Clock she went
ashore on the southwest point of Meiinic and
went to pieces One man was seen OH her deck,
but his fate is unknown.
BANGOR. Oct. 5-The unknown schooner re-
ported ashore on Metnc is the schooner Romeo,
Boston to Bangor in ballast. Capt. Wheeler ar
lie boaf drif tnd
from the vessel, leaving Albert chandler on
board wreckers have gone from Tenants Har-
Dor to the rescue. The vessel is valued at from
$500 TO $1,000. No insurance.
a Small Pox Scare.
BRUNSWICK, Oct. 5.-Frank Webber, of West
Harpswell lately from Montreal was today repre-
sented to the board of health as sick with the
small pox
A Tannery Burned.
AUGUSTA, Oct 5.-The sheepskin tannery of
Thorn Bros s. Getchell, located at Grams Mills,
West Gardiner, was totally destroyed by fire Sat
urday morning, together with about 90 cords of
hemlock bark. Loss estimated at $4,000; the in
surance will fully cover the loss however The
fire is supposed to have caught from the boiler.
Recovered His Child.
DOVER, N. H., Oct. 5-Four years ago Levi M.
Williams of Pennington, Maine, secured di-
vorce from his wife, and week later, through re-
venge the wife abducted from his custody their
five-year-old girl No trace of either could be
found until Friday last, although Williams spent
nearly $4,000 in hunting for his child. On Friday
last neighbor of Williams who had been to In
dian Orchard, Mass, told him that while there he
heard that French-Canadan family had a little
girl in their custody whom they had adopted, at
its mothers in Pennington. Maine Williams
thereupon went to Indian Orchard, where he
found the family in question in their residence and
also found his lost child. Both recognized one an
other. The people having adopted the child said
that its mother surrendered it to them over three
wears ago, and then left for New York and has
never been heard from since.
Megantic Claims but One Case OF
Small Pox.
STRONG, Oct. 5.-The authorities at Megantic
claim that there is but one case of small pox there
which came from Fall River, and the patient is re-
covering. Megantie is railroad station on the
International railroad at the North end of Lake