The Portland daily press., 1886-08-14

delegates and had it printed The Knights
of Pythias did the same, and circulated their
slate during the day, quietly, but so thor
oughly that when evening came they had
that caucus in the hollow Of their hand"
On Wednesday Isaac Honday of Augusta
was Frustrated by. the heat, and it is not
thought that he will live. Charles Grover
also suffered partial sunstroke on the same
day.
Narcissa ). Bourne of Winthrop, who died
recently, left a will bequeathing to her niece,
Matilda B. Snow, wife of DR.. Albion P.
Snow Of Winthrop, $1,000; to Bowdoin Col
lege $1,000 as a scholarship. to be denom-
mated The George Franklin Bourne schol-
arship," and to be forever under the
management and disposition of the Faculty
of the College; and to the Bangor Theologi-
cal Seminary $1,000, to be used and appro-
Friated In the best manner to promote the
highest welfare of its literary and religious
interests. All the rest of her property, with
the exception of a few private bequests, she
leaves to the Maine Missionary Society.
Miss Mabel Cyr, of Fort Kent, educated in
the Madawaska training school, has been
secured as teacher of the new French school
at Augusta.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Thursday morninS c. L. Hathaway, a Nor
way merchant, on going to his store found
that thieves had blown open his safe and
damaged some of his papers. Not much
money was secured
One year ago, Mr.. Morgan Lewis, of Hart
ford, Conn.,, married Mrs Rebecca Drake, of
Paris. About six weeks ago they left their
home in Hortford, Conn, with their horse,
and drove from Hartford to Paris, averaging
thirty miles day. Mr.. Lewis is eighty-two
years old, and his wife is eighty years.
PEoBscoT COUNTY.
There are thirty-three students in the
Freshman class at the Maine State College,
and others are expected during the next few
weeks. This is the largest class for a num-
ber of years.
The nineteenth annual reunion of the Burr
families took place at CoStigan. on the line
of the Maine Central Railroad Thursday.
PIscArAQUIs COUNTY.
There is talk of the formation of stock
company to build hotel at Green Point,
Sebec Lake. Green Point is situated about
six miles from Blethen's Landing and with
in two miles from Willimantic. 1t is said to
be very beautiful spot.
The Posts comprising the Eastern Division
of the Grand Army of the Republic will mus
ter on the farm of w. w. DelanO, near Alb
bot Village, Aug. nth, 18th and 10Th. The
encampment will be known as Camp VIM
Gerry Post No. 5, G. S. Douty Post No. %,
j. S. Sampson Post No. 81, Gorham L. Fas-
sett Post No. 50, with detachments from
| other posts.
| The Baptists of Dover contemplate the
| erection Of new church. 1t is proposed to
| tear away the front part of the present meet
! ing-house and convert the rear half into a
| chapel. The new structure is expected to
| cost five or six thousand dollars.
| SOMERSET COUNTY.
| Hon. A. P. Williams, the new California
Senator, has been visiting Fairfield. A large
and enthusiastic procession of citizens
headed by the Fairfield band, serenaded him
one evening recently. On being introduced
| to the people he made concise and graceful
| speech, handsomely returning thanks fol
| this testimonial of esteem, and declaring hi:
affection for his native soil unabated even by
| his pride in and devotion to his adopted
State The Senator was warmly cheered
and at the conclusion of his remarks the
procession filed through the house and
grasped Mr.. Williams's hand. The Senator
made very agreeable impression and is ex
ceedingly popular in Fairfield.
YORK COUNTY.
An English vessel having been in the har
| Dor at Biddeford Pool more than twenty-f0u
hours, the other day, without entering, few
patriotic citizens telegraphed to the custom
officers at Biddeford, with no satisfactory
| result.
Hiram Bowie, an old gentleman who ha
kept a store at Old Orchard beach for lons
time, has had the misfortune to lose the sigh
| of one eve by the popping of cork from