The Portland daily press., 1886-07-15
Foss Sent to Prison.

BIDDEFORD, July 14.-J. f. Adams, claim
agent of the Fitchburg railroad, is here to re-
cover the property valued at thousand dol
lars, stolen from the road by Leonard f.
Foss, who was arrested here last spring.
Foss pleaded guilty in Boston court yester-
day and was sentenced to the State prison
for five years. The goods are in the keeping
of Constable Tarbox of Biddeford.
Boy Shot.
New PORTLAND, June IA sad shoot
ing accident occurred Monday at Z
p. m., at Mr.. Charles Bray's, who lives about
one mile from New Portland village. His
Oldest child, a boy four years old was in
stantly killed. Mrs. Bray sent the little boy
and a neighbor's boy, seven years old-who
was visiting thereto the granary to get
some beans. While the oldest boy was
climbing up stairs to get the beans he looked
back and saw the Bray boy pick up gun
which had been left in q corner below and
loaded to shoot hawks. He told the Bray
boy to drop the gun. Not doing so he started
to take it away from him, when the little
fellow dropped the gun, which exploded, the
whole charge going through his body Miles
Bray was pretty and interesting child, and
much sympathy is felt for Mr.. and Mrs.
Bray at their loss.
. Franklin County Politics.
FARMINGToN, July 14.-The Republican
county convention will be held here Wednes
day, August IS. A senator, clerk of courts,
county attorney, sheriff, two commissioners,
treasurer, and register of deeds are to be NOM
mated.
The Salvation Army campmeeting.
OLD ORCHARD, July 14.-The Salvation
Army holiness meeting was led by Capt
Lannin, at three o'clock this afternoon, 600
being present. Many new converts testified
and told what Salvation had done for them.
A Missing Man.
BATH, July 14.-D. 81. Varney OF Bow
doinham, left home last week and went to
Portland. He returned as far as Brunswick
with a load of provisions. He left the team
in Hubbard's stable, saying that a man
would call for the team. The team was at
the stable three days. and the proprietor tel
ephoned to Bowdoinham, and Varney' S
father-in-law came down and carried the
| team home. A search was Immediately
commenced for Varney, and he was traced
to Bath, but has not yet been found.
Appointment of Maine Postmaster
| WASHINGTON, July 14.-Warner Brown is
appointed postmaster at Eaton, Washington
county, vice Lucy E. Stoddard resigned.
| Sudden Death.
| BANGOR. July 14.-Eli Rigby, well,
known farmer, at saltwater, dropped dead
in the hay field this afternoon. The cause
was probably heart disease. He was apout
55 years old.
Kennebec Farmers Happy.
AUGUSTA, July 14.-The weather IN tni'
vicinity has not been so dry as to materian1
affect the crops. Heavy rains came aoou
ten days ago and started the grass very rap
idly, and when haying began week aso Vii'
roplooked as well as it did last year. Man'
farmers say that they have cut an averae'
yield of hay, and that in quality it Will con- u
pare with that of any previous year. fol
the past week the weather has been reniaiA
ably dry and warm, but it has serVeu v
please the farmers, for the general express
sion is that it is perfect hay weather. LII
corn crop, which is never Of very great iiii
portance hereabouts, is Of course sohleWna
interfered with by the dry condltlon ol I'LL
earth, but there are no fears that IL VIII d