The Portland daily press., 1886-09-07
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Methodist campmeetIng

WINTHROP, Sept. g.. The East Livermore
Methodist campmeeting has been in session
the past week. The meetings were inter-
esting and profitable. A goodly number of
clergymen and laymen were in attendance.
River and harbor Improvements.
BIDDEFoRD, Sept 6-Major Smith, chief
engineer of the Maine division, is here today
looking over the river and harbor, with a
view to recommending improvements to the
next session Of Congress. He was accom-
panied down the river by leading seamen
and business men of Biddeford and Saco.
New Church Meeting.
BATH, Sept s. The annual meeting of the
New Church Association Of Maine COM
menced at Bath, Saturday forenoon at 10
o'clock at the Swedenborgian church, Rev.
S. f. Dixie, D. D., president of the associa-
tion presiding. About fifty delegates were
in attendance. from Bangor, Portland, Frye
burg, Augusta, Bath and other places. Tho
forenoon session was occupied in reading re-
ports of the societies, etc., and in the aftern-
noon Rev. III. G. Dunham, of Portland
preached.
Attempt at Burglary.
HoULToN, Sept ga would-be burglar
entered the dwelling house of Mrs. WASN'T
H. Downs at Houlton through rear win
dow, about one o'clock, Friday morning, and
attempted to chloroform Mrs. Downs in her
sleeping apartment on the ground floor. The
striking of clock awakened her and she
arose to discover the source of the suffocat-
ing oder in her room, and was throttled from
behind by the villain while endeavoring to
light lamp. In the struggle that followed
a bureau and lamp were overturned, and
sufficient noise was made to awaken a
daughter who slept in a room overhead and
was the only other occupant of the house.
The screams of the two women caused the
intruder to flee and brought several neigh
bors to their assistance No arrests have
yet been made.
A Mystery at Bar Harbor.
BAR HARBoR, Sept. Ga fatal accident,
with which suspicious circumstances are
connected occurred at Bar Harbor yesterday.
Sarah Mayne, young nurse girl in the FAM
lily of Mr.. John George of Baltimore, went
out rowing yesterday afternoon with Peter
Leighton, foreigner, acting as steward on
the yacht Ianthe. The girl has not been seen
since The man was found at one O'Clock
last night on Burnt Porcupine Island by par
ties who instituted search. Leighton
states that the boat was overturned near the
island and that he swan ashore leaving the
girl clinging to the boat. The boat was
found bottom up this morning by the steam
er Sappho about mile from the scene of the
Tl,o torxy ic arndifpd
and foul play is suspected. Leighton is now
held on warrant issued by the local justice,
An examination will be held tomorrow morn
ing. Meantime the harbor is being searched
to find the girls body.
LATER.
Search for the missing Mayne girl has been
carried on all day in the harbor. Porcupine
islands have been carefully examined and a
reward offered for the discovery of the body
Up to tonight it has not been found and the
chances are that it has been swept to sea ano
never will be discovered.
A Temperance camnnaeefins--
MADISON, Sept. 6.-The Somerset temper
ance campmeeting association held Its an
nual meeting on the new grounds at Madl
son, Saturday and Sunday, beginning Satur
day afternoon. A. S. Burke of Bingham
president called the meeting to order. A
E. Moore of Madison, was elected president
Rev. S. F. Emerson of Skowhegan, secretary
for the ensuing year. A social meeting fol
lowed, and was addressed by various speak
ers. In the evening a big rally was nele
in the Congregational church. The speakers
were B. c. Torsey, Winthrop, Past Chle-
Templar of the Good Templars of Maine, an'
Volney B. Cushing of Bangor The Sunda.
exercises opened with praise meeting
| general meeting followed, A. n. Burke, Pre-
sided. Address was made by B. G. Iorsey
| Two thousand people were present. III LII
afternoon Rev. S. F. Emerson presided In
speaker was Mrs. e. E. Caine, WaterVlle
State Superintendent of Juvenile Temples
Franklin County Soldiers Reunion
| FARMINGToN, Sept. 6.-The reunion
| the soldiers in Franklin county opened nel
today. The following Posts are Represented
John F. Appleton, No. 20. Pennington, AionA
Sylvester Commander; 60 men; Ma,d e II. Russell
James E. Porter No. 103, Weld " ~ N"''0-
Commander; IA men. x,,,,., n c
E. W. Woodman, No. 1S, East Wilton, Y.
James E. Cushman, No. 81, Phillips, S. d. Mo
| Kenney Commander; 40 men. e,ono, .
George H. Greenleaf No. 130, New Sharoh' "A
| W. Morrill, Commander; 30 men. ~ nj,
| Edmund b. Clayton No. 1874, Strong r. u. LIE
| gins, Commander 16 men. .,, p,;iah Gil
| Abner c. Gill, No. 83, Chesteryllle' ELL oil
| Commander; 20 men.
The rendezvous is located on the Ial
grounds, about mile from the village an
is called Camp Mcclellan, in honor OIL Gen
George B. Mcclellan. Major S. q. Belche
is president of the reunion, which is to con
| tinue two days. The weather is fair and tn