The Portland daily press., 1886-12-06
maine Carpenters sued.

DETROIT, Dec. "A lew weeks ago. Nilcu
a number of ship carpenters came here from
Maine to take the places of men locked out
at the Detroit ship yards, the local Knights
of Labor paid them nearly $1,000 to go back.
they promised TO do so, but instead settled at
Gibraltar, few miles below Detroit, where
they are still at work on vessels that woulo
otherwise have been built at Detroit had th'
Maine men left Michigan, FIVE Of thc
Maine men were n0tifed that the District
AsSe embly, Knights of Labor. had begun sun
to recover S35 from each Of them, that being
the sum paid as travelling expenses from
Maine.
An Attempt to Commit Suicide.
BETHEL, Dec Mrs Catherine Skillings
who attempted, acccrdingtC statements pub
lished in the papers, to take her own life in
New York. is the wife of William +. Skill
ings. gentleman who is doing large bus-
ness here. She was the daughter of the late
Abner Davis, Esq, who died about year
ago, and who was for many years promi-
nent citizen of this town Mr.. Skillings
owns the Kimball place, opposite the Bethel
House, and has the reputation of being man
of large means. He has about 100 men in his
employ at the present time, and larger or
smaller crews at other times, as his business
requires. Mrs. Skillings is represented as
asking in very pathetic way for her boy
This bov is known to all the people here as
lied" He is very bright boy, and is
general favorite. They have one other child,
a daughter. The aged mother is still living,
and is completely prostrated with grief. No
one here knew that Mrs. Skillings was ad-
dicted to the chloral habit. The only expla-
nation of the mystery that is suggested here
is that Mrs Skillings was insane at the time
Apparently life was very bright, and she
ought to have summed death.
Drowned While Skating.
FARMINGToN, Dec. 4.-John, the young
est son Of Rev. J. w. II. Baker of Farming
ton Falls, ii years of age, while skating
alone ON the river above the dam this morn
| ing, broke through the ice and was drowned.
| Several girls were On the shore, but were
unable to render any assistance. The body
was recovered.
Serious Accident at Winthrop.
WINTHROP, Dec. Al M. Alley was Sc
verely injured at Bailey's oil cloth works,
| Winthrop, this morning. BE was hauling a
load of carpets ON the raised walk. Owing
to the ice, the load got the better of him,
throwing him off the walk to the ground, a
distance of Is feet. He was taken no" and
a physician summoned, who pronounced his
injuries not necessarily fatal
Accident to Hon. e. X. o'BrIen.
THoMAsToN. Dec. 4.-Hon. E. K. O'Brien
while riding this afternoon, was thrown
from his carriage by the breaking of an axle
receiving a severe wound ON the head
Another Branch OF the Topographic
cal Union.
BANGOR, Dec. "a branch of the Inter
national Typographical Unionwas organized
here today by r. M. Barton of Portland
There are twenty-five charter members.
A Schooner Ashore.
RocKPoRT, Mass, Dec. 5-Schooner Mel
lie Florence of Rockport, which was driver
out to sea last Friday, is ashore at Old Or
chard The crew are safe.
A Schooner Wrecked.
Boston, Dec. 5-Schooner Swallow, Capt
Strout, from Machias, with lumber for Bos
ton, went ashore today on Deer Island, Bos
ton harbpr, and will probably prove tota
loss. The crew were saved by a rescuin
party from the island.
Mclaughlin Arrested.
MAcHIAs, Dec. 5.-McIaughlin was al
rested in Be ington, Saturday, by office
Dunbar of Cherryfeld. He will be in tn
county Jail Monday. unless allowed to settl
by paying for the assault on Dorr.