The Portland daily press., 1886-08-20
sagadahoc County Republican Con-
Vention.

Especial to the Press.]
BATH, Aug. 19.-The Sagadahoc County
Republican Convention was held in this city
this forenoon. Hon. w. F. Hall Of Rich
mond presided, and G. W. Longley of Bath
was secretary.
The following are the nominations for
county officers
County Treasurer-Hiram Welch, Bath.
Clerk of CourtS-J. nj. Hayes, Bath.
Sheriff.. w. Ballou, Bath;
Register of DeedS-G. w. HUNT, batn
County Attorney-F. j. Buker, Richmond
s. Purinton, Bowdoinham.
The county committee elected is: j. &.
Richardson, Bath; A. S. Purinton, Bowdoin-
ham; j, R. Cunningham, Richmond. George
Duley, Phipsburg; B. F. Marble, Woolwich
The following resolutions were unani-
mously adopted with much enthusiasm:
Resolved That we heartily and emphatic ally
endorse the generous and manly views OF our can
didate for Governor in his etter OF acce5Psac
and as Republicans we pledge our influence ana
cordial support for any and all just measures OF OF
legislation that will tend to dignity the labor OF
our State and reward it at all times with an ample
return and protect it from unjust encroachments
from whatever source emenatlng.
Resolved, Thatwe heartily approve and endorse
the platform as adopted by the Republican State
Convention, held at Lewiston June 8, 1886.
Resolved, That we most eneerfuily cohmena ad; 70
dacy Of Hon. Joseph r. Bodwel, the Republican
candidate for Governor, and all the nominees OF
this convention for county officers.
Addresses were made by Mayor Wake
field, j. G. Richardson, Col. ]. S. Elliot, F.
J. Buker, j. W. Winter, F. Adams of
Bowdoin and others.
The convention was well attended and the
proceedings were harmonious. AS will be
seen by the report, nearly all the county
officers we're renominated.
Fire in Fryeburg.
Especial to the Press.l
FRYEBURG, Aug. 19-This morning al
1890 o'clock fire was discovered in the sta
BILE and adjacent carriage house belonging tc
the large and elegant mansion of Capt. Geo
III. Bradbury. Thanks to the abundant sup
ply of water from the hydrants, and the
force from head of $50 feet, with the vigor-
Gus efforts of the citizens-and some Port
land conference.-the main ihouse was saved
after three hours fight, although in seri'
ously damaged condition, as the roof was
nearly destroyed, and the rooms wet from
top to bottom,-the surrounding shade trees,
however, the growth of century, wert
mainly saved.
CAPTAIN Bradbury had been absent fol
some time and the only occupants Of the
house were Mrs. EBradbury and her maid
Nothing of value was saved from the staple'
tool house, or larger part OF the ell. fl1teei
tons of hay, a dog cart, phaeton, and tW'
ton buggies, sundry sledS and carts, larg'
lot of tools, and several cords of wood wer'
burned.
The valuable furniture was mostly saved
a ponderous Dutch clock with chimes, val
ued at several hundred dollars, present
from Mr.. Ismay of Liverpool, was somewha
injured, but the inlaid tables, rare china ant
curios escaped wonderfully The origin
the fire is not known. The insurance
amounts to $4,000 in the Imperial and North
ern, loss ON the buildings; and $4,000 IN TN
| Phoenix on the furniture in Seth w. Fl1e
| agency.
This historic mansion, after the old colon
ial model of the last century, was on Tn
whole the most valuable and desirable resi-
dence in Fryeburg and its loss, as it is al
most entire, is severely felt. Built In lou
by Hon. Judah Dana, a grandson OF lsrae
Putnam, who was judge and Uhlte
States Senator. He here brought his WIG
who was the daughter of Rev. S. Ripley an
granddaughter of Rev. DR.. WheelocK .
Dartmouth College. Here lived his SOL
Hon. John W. Dana, Governor Of Maine an
minister to Bolivia, who died at bueho
Ayres and his daughters, one the Wlle
Col E. L. Osgood and mother of the wei
known publisher, j. r. Osgood, ana Ma.
Putnam Osgood, the poet; another tne WI
of II. B. Osgood, and subsequently Oh JUG
Daniel Goodenow, the mother OF oaP.ai
Osgood, U. S. A., and of Mrs. James nol
kins Smith of Portland: another the Wile
Hon. Joseph Howard and the motner
Mrs. Rev. DIR. Burgess and Mrs 'uue
Cleaves.
Since the decease and departure OF near
all the members of this honored tamiiy =, VI
property had passed by purchase lnto VI
hands of the present owner. an olo anu g
perienced navigator, commanding the sess
in which Agassiz went ON his oouth Aine, ',
can exploration; afterwards treasurer Oh u
Pacific Steam Navigation Company, al
now proprietor of the White Star Line -