The Portland daily press., 1886-02-18
MIAMI e.
A Prominent Citizen of Pennington
Dead.
Especial to the PREss.l

A Prominent Citizen of Pennington
Dead.
Especial to the PREss.1
PENNINGTON, Feb. ia private despatch
received by the family announces the death
in De Land, Florida, of DR.. Lucien B. Pills
bury, of this town. The DR.. had been in
rather feeble health, and accompanied by his
wife he went South to reeuperate. The inn
mediate cause of death, however, was a car
buncle on his neck. The deceased was
brother of Hon. E. F. Pillsbury, was one of
our most prominent citizens and very highly
respected by all. He was always Demo-
crat, and as such had represented the town
twice in the legislature; he had also held
several municipal offices of trust. The re-
mains are expected to arrive here tomorrow
for nterment.
Insurance Commissioners Report.
| SKowHEGAN, Feb. 17.--From returns re-
ceived by the State Insurance Commissioner
it appears that $69,S43.755 of fire, and &c.
| 773, ,949 of marine and inland risks were writ
ten in Maine during 1885. The premiums
were $9SS, ,4Ss for fire, $780, 773 for marine
and inland insurance. The losses paid were
$3.50, 652 for fire, and SLIT, ,676 for marine and
| inland risks. The ratio of loss to the pre-
miums was nearly IS per cent on fire, and
! fraction above 90 per cent on marine and in
| land Last year the loss was about 72 per
cent Of the premiums on fire, and so on ma
rine and inland business. The volume of
| insurance this year is about $2,O00,000 small
| er on marine and inland. The premiums re-
ceived are nearly $1,000 larger ON fire and
! $150,000 smaller on marine and inland, while
the losses are about $4,000 less on fire and
$4,000 less on marine and inland. The
principal difference in marine and inland in
surance is caused by the retiring of the Mer-
chants Marine of Bangor. This statement
does not include risks written by local mu-
tual fire companies
Visiting the Wreck.
| RoCKLAND Feb. ia large party, IN
Guiding General Freight Agent Austin of
Boston and several gentlemen from up river,
who lost freight in the recent wreck OF the
steamer Cambridge, Capt. L. F. Baker of the
Boston Tow Boat Company, Capt Hamilton
| of the Portland Wrecking Company. Capt.
| Otis Ingraham and others visited the scene
of the wreck today. Only the two boilers
and steam pipe now remain in view on the
Old Man. 1t is thought that the boilers can
| be gotten off, also the shaft and other por-
tions of the machinery can be saved. Guam
titles of freight have been found scattered
! up and down the coast, in possession of fish
ermen and others, portion Of which has
been surrendered to the owners.
Law and Order in Camden.
CAMDEN, Feb. 1.-THE Camden Law and
Order League held its first annual meeting
since organizing this afternoon, and reelect-
ed the same officers. The report of the first
years work shows the entire suppression of
the liquor traffic in this town, which has
over 5000 inhabitants. About $5Ooh been
turned into the county treasury and four
cases are now pending.
A Brakeman Crushed.
! No. CONWAY, N. H., Feb. 17.-AuguStus
| L. Whitney, a brakeman on the Boston &
Maine railroad, was thrown between the
cars of freight train at North Wakefield.
| this afternoon, and one leg and both arms
were terribly mangled. He probably cannot
| live. He resides here and has awife and
| two small children.
The cIenburn Centre Shooting Af-
fair.
BANGOR, Feb. 17.-Fred Cort, the consta-
BILE, who shot and slightly wounded Freder-
fUix Ecc ut II uance IN U1enDurH centre mon-
| day night, was arraigned in the police court
| here today, for assault with intent to KILL
and pleaded not guilty. The hearing was
continued all day and will be finished to-
| morrow.
Sale Of the West Branch Drive.
BANGOR, Feb. 1.-THE West Branch
| drive of the Penobscot was sold at auction
here today to Eben Fl. Hunting of Bangor
| Prices ranging from SO cents from the head
| of Chesuncook Lake to cents from Shad
| Pond. There will be over forty millions of
| logs in the drive.
York District Lodge, l. o. C. T.
| SAco, Feb. ia meeting Of the York
| District Lodge, /. 0. G. T., was held in City
| Hall today, and large gathering was pres
ent, over five hundred strangers, members of
| the order, being present. District Templar
Samuel C. Hamilton of Saco, presided. The
forenoon session was occupied by filing the
| various committees and by reports from Mrs.
| E. G. Pember, superintendent of Juvenile
| Temples, d. Y. T., Mrs, Jennie Saywood
and the D. D. Recording Secretary. All the
| reports showed the order to be in a flourish
| ing condition.
Dinner was served in the City Building,
| and the afternoon session began at 1.30
o'clock, the early part of it being taken up
in speech-making singing, etc. The following
| officers were elected and installed by District
Templar j. T. Mason.
| d. T.-Frank Il. Dexter
| ID. C.-J. r. Bean.
DIV. T-Jennie L. Saywood
Secretary-Mrs. E. i. Cane.
Assistant Secretary-U. A. Game.
Treasurer. n. Chase.
Chaplain-R. III, Kimball.
The following delegates to the Grand Dis
trict Lodge were appointed: III. Fl. Burbank,
U. A. Cafne, F. H. Dexter, with Mrs. E. II.
| Mason Mrs. E. L. Caine and Mrs. j. L. Say
wood as alternates A public meeting was
held this evening, during which Rev Theo-
dore Gerrish and Rev. F. E. Dawson deliv-
| cred temperance addresses.
a Bangor Clothing Firm Financially
Embarrassed.
Boston, Feb. ia meeting of the credit
ors of F. D. Pullen & Co., clothing dealers,
Bangor, Me-, was held in this city today. 1t
was called to order by e. l.. Ripley, of the
firm of Rhodes, Ripley & Co., and organized
with D. NJ. Hodgdon as chairman, and B. K.
| More secretary. The debtor firm was not
represented, and no proposition toward a
settlement was submitted. Statements of its
affairs show: Stock, at cost $4,000; bills
| receivable $4,000; liabilities, $4,000; of
which some $29, 600 are to local creditors, and
| about $4,000 of this being loans After dis
cussion it was voted to place matters in the
hands of an investigating committee, and
the chair appointed the following named
gentlemen: E. FL. Ingalls, of Burdett, Young
& ingalls,; Phineas Pierce, of March Bros,
Pierce & Co.; and George HI. Hill, of Blake
| & Stearns.
WENT THROUGH THE HOUSE.