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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-07-27
STATE POLITICS.

DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION IN WEsTBRook.
These delegates have been chosen to attend
the Democratic District Convention from
Westbrook:
Kimball Eastman, John Swan, l. F. Qutmby,
Geo. II. Raymond, A. G. Bickford, Z. A. Bailey
The delegates to the Democratic County
Convention are:
H. B. Sprowl, A. L. Cove, A; E. Gray, kimball
Eastman, VIM. Smith, Peter Cragin, Jonas Ray
mond
THE SENATORSHIP IN WESTERN PENOBSCoT.
The Republican voters of Corinth met in
caucus Saturday afternoon, and chose five
delegates to the County Convention to be
holden at Bangor. The delegates are all for
l. w. Davis of East Corinth, as the next
Senatorial candidate from the western dis
trict of PenObScot county,
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Serious Conflict at Amsterdam.

AMSTERDAM. July 26 : A serious conflict
took place yesterday between the populace
and the police and troops, arising from the
prohibition of popular games on Sunday.
The disorder was renewed tonight, when the
erecting barricades. 1t is reported that ten
persons have been killed and many wounded
The socialists are fomenting the disorders.
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STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
A Man and Child Killed and TWO
other Persons Injured.

OTTAWA. Ont, July 26-Last evening
during a heavy thunder storm, lightning
struck house on a small farm near Hull,
Quebec, where number of persons were
sitting up watching the body of a woman.
The lightning came down the chimney and
stoyepipe, struck the coffin and shattered il
To nieces, Four persons were seated around
the coffin at the time, and one man and child
were so badly injured they have since died
TWO other persons were badly injured.
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a LIVELY FRACAS.
Democratic Caucus in Fairfield to
Pick Out a Postmaster.

FAIRFIELD, July 26.-At their caucus Sat
urday evening, the Democrats of Fairfield Sc
lected VIM. C.Simpson as candidate for post
master Mr.. Simpson getting 81 votes to W..
]. Bradbury 46. 1t was a lively little meet
ing. The supporters of the opposing cancl-
dates INDUCED in calling one another liars,
murderers, and other pet names. At one
time it looked as if they would come to
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Anxiety FeIt for the Crops.

CHICAGO, July 26-According to publica--
tion made here this afternoon the continued
lack of rain in many portions of the country
nrecedented the drouth already is of more
than ordinary length and severity The eff
fects are already beginning to be felt and de-
snite ali the efforts to take as bright and
cheerful a view Of the situation as possible
the facts do not warrant very great encour-
t the great staple of the West is in its critical
period Corn is just now tasseling and ear
Ei1A1 Eing Conditioned on the latitude and time Of
planting 9I to some extent The ears are be
ginning to form and the CROP, needs more
than at any other time plentlIul supply l1 10 o.
lack viii be severely felt. 1t may prove dis
a8trous to the crop prospects if it has not al
ready done so.
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FRYEBURc NEWS.

Mr.. John Smith, aged IS years, the Oldest
man in town and one of the old stage drly-
ers from the city of Portland though the
White Mountains, has started from Frye
burg and driven through the mountains ,I 70
writes that the horse stood the journey
The C. L. c., have built tabernacle
6Ox7O capable of holding nearly 1000 people
upon their grounds.
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A Druggists Fatal Mistake.

CLEvELAND, O., July 26.-Mrs. Andre
Raroili. an Italian woman, today sent her
son son to ]. A. Bartlett's drug store for 10 cents
Worth v of cream Of tartar; and the same
"nu ,.nre III and the drugs were for them The
mother moth also partook Of the medicine. Instead
Of Snoar of milk, the druggist gave the lad
9rsenic- ar and tonight the mother is dead and
the three children not expected to recover.
The druggist is crazed with grief.
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PORTLAND. Tuesday MORNING, JULY o7, 1885,

sion, in the Army of the Tennessee. under
Gen. Leach. He was afterwards appointed
Chief Of Artillery under Gen. Logan, and
was placed on Logan's staff with the title Of
Major. He was subsequently promoted to
be Colonel. Col. Bolton had a fine war
record He participated honorably in num-
Der of severe battles and was regarded as
brave soldier and capable officer.
Bolton was held in $4,000, and Stewart In
$4,000 bail this afternoon.
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NEW CAsCos, 8: CUMBERLANDs, 2.
One of the finest games ever played in
Cumberland county Outside Of the league)
was played at Falmouth, on Saturday, be-
tween the New Cascos and Cumberlands.
The latter had secured the services of Taylor
and Winslow, of Yarmouth. The features
of the game were the battery work of w.
Putnam and Adams, supported by the heavy
hitting of the nine. The Cumberlands, al
though they had hired four of the Yarmouths,
failed to hit Putnam, who struck out 10 men.
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Death of CYRUS Butler.

PROVIDENCE, R. l.. July 26.-Capt. Cyrus
Butler of Manchester died at Cottage CITY
today, aged. 81 He was President OF the
Marine Society and prominent as member
of the Board of Public Works, and wen
known in shipping circles east, his career as
a mariner. having covered period OF 70
years. Prior to 1887 and later he was prom
inent as an agent of underwriters.
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Application for a Pardon Denied.

The President today returned to the De-
partment of Justice the papers in the case
of William Watts, captain of a Maine vessel,
undergoing imprisonment at San Francisco
for ill-treating his crew. In the accompany
ing letter the President says he denies the
application for pardon for the reason that
since approving similar application few
weeks ago he has received information which
had satisfied him it is not case for the exer-
else of clemency.
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THE STATE.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.


Mr.. o. A. Hutchins of Eustis, in a COM
municaton to the Franklin Journal, denies
that he was expelled from the lodge of Good
Templars, as has been charged, for ap-
pointing while a selectman an unit man as
town liquor agent.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The First Baptist Society of Mt. Vernon
have voted to raise $500 by assessments on
the pews with pledge of $3.50 more from
friends, making $3.50, to repair the chapel:
The committee have procured the serVlcesvo1
Mr.. jeremiah Philbrook of Portland to de-
eide what repairs are needed to make the
house suitable and convenient.
N. C. Wyman of Vassalboro, has lost two
valuable horses within nine months; he has
reason to believe that they we're poisoned.
He would not have sold them for $1,000.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The.Old Day and Tyler granite quarry in
WaldUboro is being worked again.
The Maine Red Granite Co., of Red Beach.
are polishing two large urns for Vanderbilts s
tomb at Staten Island, n. Y. The urns are
three feet in diameter, seven feet high, and
are considered to be the largest ever made In
the world. The company are also filling an
$4,000 government order, consisting Of plant
cases for terrace work around the Capitol at
Washington.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
Parker Spofford, G. E. of Bucksport, COM
mences this week with party on the loca-
tion of the Pittsfield and Hartland Railway
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important Railroad Move.

CHICAGO, July 26.--An important move is
announced today in the consolidation of the
Erie s. Pacific Despatch and South Shore
fast freight line offices in Chicago. Both are
divisions of Erie Despatch, but have worked
heretofore over different east-bound lines.
Harmonious relations being restored between
the Erie and Chicago and Atlantic has inten-
fion to concentrate business over the latter
road This will take away from Pennsyl-
yania a large amount of provisions and
pressed beef traffic enjoyed by it for the past
year. The consolidation takes effect the 1st
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THE DOMINION.
The Western Union Company De-
feated in Canada.

MONTREAL, July 26.-The Canadian Pacl-
fic railway has concluded arrangements with
the Mackay-Bennett Commercial Cable
Company for cable connections with its
commercial telegraph system, and negotla-
tions are now on foot between it and the
baltimore and Ohio company for connections
with the latter's system. DR.. Norvin Green
of the Western Union has been here for
the last few days endeavorIng to balk the
negotiations with view of forcing the
Canadian Pacific people to take over the
western Telegraph Company and to connect
with the monopoly cable system. He failed
in this and left for New York. The Cana
dian Pacific will make its connection with
the Mackay-Bennett cable next month.
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room. The committee which was appointed
at caucus at Senator Sherman's house to
outline substitute for the Morrison surplus
resolution, made its report, recommending
600. 900, and the maximum at $130,000,000. A
provis0 was added authorizing the President
to suspend the operation of the resolution in
emergencies. A quorum of the caucus did
not wait to hear the full report, and when
Senator Allison had finished reading and ex-
planning it, it was decided to adjourn with
out action, leaving the result to the finance
committee at its meeting tomorrow morning.
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Business Troubles.

The following business troubles in this
State are reported:
York Wooden Company, South Ber"lcik, leporteu
failed, have liabilities Of $4,000, St % when por
The liabiIities of S. A. Smith, general trader,
BroWnviiie, recently reported failed, are $4,000
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A LOCKOUT
At John p. Squire & Co.'s Great
Packing Houses.

BosToN, July 26.-At John P. Squire q
Co.'s pork packing establishment in Cam,
bridge tonight each. workman as he received
containing his discharge Most of the men
came can e. away smiling and seemed to treat the
whole matter as a joke. There were no
crowds about, except that upon the street
corners small groups Of men and l women rIi1 nad
gathered. Throughout Somerville and Cam
bridge the lockout was the one topic Of con-
versation tonight, and although much SYM
pathy is expressed for the workmen 1t IS
admitted that under the present, circum-
stances the firm could not be making any
profit. Everything so far has been orderly
of the works
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METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
July %, 1886, 1000 P. NJ
Observations taken at the same moment OF time
at all stations
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w. w. EICHELBERGER,
Sergeant, Signal Corps, U. 5. A
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Walsh County Alone Loses One
Third of It's Wheat Crop.

GRAFTON. OAK. July 25.-There was Sc
we're hail storm in the neighbOrhood OF ST.
Thomas Saturday night; The cloud gaa,thereaf g;a,d af
with all its fury directly over the village M OIL
st. Thomas, where, after a vlolent tnuhueI
clap, the storm broke In Two pieces, 9nc
travelling westward and the other lourneylng
eastward. This last storm destroyed every
thing i'm its path from st. Thomas, across the
Red river into Minnesota, cutting a sWard
four to six miles in width and fully thirty
miles in length.
Al Young son of farmer by the name OF
Dunbar started out on horseback Just before
the storm, and has not been seen since Inc
horse arrived home after the storm bleeding
from cuts caused by the hailstoneS.
The village of ST. Andrews was completely
destroyed, the hailstones tearing through the
shingles, breaking the sashes and panes oil
glass.
A farmer named Jackson, in Martin town
ship, was haying with his hired man as the
storm broke over them. Before the hlred
man could gain shelter he was struck by
hailstone and badly injured Mr.. jackson,
after much effort, dragged him under the hay
wagon and saved his life. The hallstoneS
were as large as hens eggs.
1t is estimated that fully one-thlrd OIL tne
grain has been destroyed by hail within the
mast month in Walsh county alone. The
damage from this last storm is incalculable
at the present time, but will reach 1ully S9oO,-
OOO Many of the farmers Will be lett entire-
ly destitute.
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WIND AN D.HAIL.
A Village in Dakota Completely De-
stroyed.
Several Persons Badly Injured and
Loss of Life Feared.
over 100000 Acres of Wheat a
Total Loss.

MAYvILLE, OAK, July 26.-The heaviest
hail storm which ever visited this region oc-
Cured Saturday night about o'clock, and
DESTROYED thousands of acres of the best
wheat in Dakota The storm extended along
the Goose river, striking the very best county
in Dakota, extending from a mile north Of
this place to about five miles south, and
northwest about twenty miles. 1t is safe to
say that not less than 100000 acres OF wheat
will be total loss. In some places hailstones
are reported as large as turkey eggs.
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WIN it be a Maine Man?

The President will probably nominate a
Solicitor General this week. The President
liam L. Putnam of Portland, the govern
ment counsel in the fisheries cases, but
Maine men say that he would not be likely
to accept the Solicitor -Generalship. Ran
dolph Tucker does not want the place and
has no idea of getting it. His ambition is to
be Supreme Court justice. and some of his
friends think the President will appoint him
to the first vacancy.
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NEW CAsCos.
talS. S..........-. Al b y
CUNBFRLANDg,

home run, Ramsdell; 2 base hits, II. Strout.
Webster Strout; 5 base hit. Adams; struck out,
Putnam 49, Winslow 10. Umpire-Fulsom.
AT RoCKLAND.
At the end of five INNINGS the score stood
Bangors 4, Rocklands 1. The Bangors re-
fused to play longer, wishing to catch the
steamer The umpire declared the game for
the Rocklands, 9 to O.
At Washington-New Yorks IS, Washing
tons l. Errors, New Yorks 3, Washlngtons
10.
At Staten Island-Cincinnatis A, Metropol-
itans /.
At Baltimore-Baltim and st. Louis
postponed on account of rain.
At phia-Athletics /, Louisyilles z.
At Boston-Bostons IA. Philadelphias 2.
Base hits-Bostons II, Philadelphias 4. Err
rors-Bostons 6, Philadelphias 10.
NOTES.
The Yarmouths will play the Portlands
next Monday afternoon on the Portlsnds'
grounds. Clarkson will be put in to pitch
for the Portlands, and if he proves a success
he will be put in against.some of the league
| teams.
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A Hitch in Forming the CABINET.
LONDON, July 26.-There are rumors OF a
hitch in forming the Cabinet on account OF
the conflicting claims of two OF the Leading
ministers of the last Conservative govern
ment.
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A Singular Accident at Belfast.

BELFAST, July 26.-Frank P. Eames. a
farmer and prominent citizen of Belfast
while hoisting hay in his barn, Saturday
afternoon, was struck by the whiffle-tree,
owing to the breaking of the traces, across
the abdomen, inficting internal injuries of
which he died Monday morning.
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WASHINGTON, July 26.-W. F. Fuller has
been appointed postmaster at Livermore
Falls, vice w. S. Treat, resigned
At North Appleton, j. F. Meseryey has
been appointed postmaster vice Andrew
Wentworth, who was removed.
G. M. Oliver has been appointed postmas-
ter at Scarborough vice A. M. Sylvester, re-
moved.
C. A. Churchill has been appointed post
master at Lexington, Me-, vice Charles e.
Samson, resigned.
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Better to Have Water.

BATH, July 26-In town meeting to-day
the citizens ratified by vote of 515 to 81 the
contract with the National Water Works
syndicate of Boston to furnish the city with
water from Thompson's brook for fire pur-
poses at an annual rental of $4,000 The
contract specifies the works shall be com
pleted September 1st, 1887.
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LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
PORTLAND, Me-, July 26, 1885.
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THE WEATHER.
-
WASHINGTON, j

WASHINGTON, July 27.
The indications for Maine, New Hamp-
shire and Vermont are local rains, fol-
lowed by fair weather, stationary tempera-
ture.
The indications for New England are local
rains, followed by fair weather, stationary
temperature, variable winds.
LOCAL WEATHER REPORT.
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PownaI.

The Republicans of Pownal are requested to
meet at the Congregational Vestry, in said town
on Saturday the 31st day of July, at four O'Clock
in the afternoon to choose delegates to the County
Convention, to be held in Portland on the fourth
day of August next.
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7AMI11AMI 3PM 7PMI11 NJ
Barometer 29.859 29. .832 l29824 29.s26 29.S02
Thermo'r. 1854 71.3 68.7 66.2 66.3
Dew Point 63.3 1851 GIL 65.4 49,
Humidity. 300 SAL 94.7 95.o4 S3.o
Wind. -. is SW Is y
Velocity. IL
Weather CLOUDY lThrt'g IL Rain L Rain Cloudy
Mean daily bar 29. .828 Maximum ther.. ..72.1
Mean daily ther 66S Minimum ther. 56.5
Mean daily DIV pt 649 Max. vel. wind alp
Mean daily hunl 92.6 Total precip....... .1S
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Cumberland.

The Republicans of Cumberland are requested
to meet at the Town House Saturday July 31st, at
z O'Clock p. m. to choose four delegates to attend
the Republican County Convention to be held at
Reception Hail. Portland, August 4th, 1856
Per order Town Committee.
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The Republicans of Gorham are requested to
$50 D. M to nominate candidate for Represen-
tative to the Legislature; also to choose seven
delegates to the County Convention.
Per order Republican Town Committee.
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The Republicans of Falmouth are requested to
meet at the Town House on Saturday July 31st,
at o'clock p. m. to choose three delegates to the
County Convention which meets at Portland Aug.
Per order Town Committee.
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BASE BALL.
The New England League.
NO GAME.


Between 400 and 800 people gathered at the
Portland grounds yesterday afternoon, de-
spite the rain, and the game commenced, the
Portlands going first to the bat and retiring
with three runs to their credit The visitors
followed and secured two runs, w. Murphy
making home run. The Portlands were re-
tired in the next inning and the Bostons had
secured two more runs, with nobody out and
AXE on second base, when the umpire called
time ON account of the rain, and after wait
ing the necessary half hour for the rain to
cease. the game was declared postponed.
Freligh umpired satisfactorily.
Much dissatisfaction was expressed among
the crowd when it became known that no
storm checks were to be given out, the feel
ing prevailing that the management must
have known, when the playing began. that It
was extremely doubtful it the game could be
completed. and should have taken some mea-
sures to protect their patrons who had paid
their admission fees SuppoSlng tnaI soino-
thing of the sort would be done.
lat BRoCKToN.
Broektons, .........1 o l K
Newburyports,. ts,.....1 0 o o o o Z 2
Base hits-Brockt0ns 8, Newburyports 8. Errors
-Brocktons 8, Newburyports 4.
AT HAvERHILL.
Hayerhills ills...................0 o 0 liz
LaWrenees, o O.
Base hits-Hayerhills 8, LawrcnceS 9. Errors-
Haverhills 8, Lawrences 16.
Game called on account OF rain.
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Republican Senatorial Caucus.

At o'clock the Republican senators. as
sembled in caucus in the judiciary committee
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Per order Town Committee.

The Republicans of North Yarmouth are re
quested to meet at the Town Hall Saturday July
31st at "a O'Clock D. M to choose delegates tC
attend the County Convention to be held in Port
land August 4th.
Per ordar Town Committee
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THE STANDING

Brocktons victory over Newbuuryport yes
terday changed the positions of those two
clubs. There were no other changes Of pO-
sition in the standing, which is as fellows:
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other Games.

Games lost. 20 LEA 20 I27I 27I;
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THE PORTLANb ~ PRESS,
Published every day Sunday excepted) by the
PORTLAND PUBLISHING COMPANY,
AT 81 EXCHANGE STREET, PORTLAND, ME.
Address all communications to
PORTLAND PUBLISHING co.
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wheat Ruined in Marshall County.

WARREN, Mimi, July 26; Marshall county
was visited Saturday night WIN terriDLe .i1I',
six six miles Vide Hailstones as large or larger
than hens eggs were thickly falling for about
twenty minutes, smashing window .panes,
killing pigs and chickens and destroying the
grain
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MAIN e.
Suicide at Lisbon Falls.
Especial to the Press.]


LISBON FALLS, July 26.-Mr. William w.
Douglass of this place committed suicide on
Sunday evening by taking laudanum. The
doctors were summoned and did all they
could to arouse him but were unsuccessful
He is about 40 years old and leaves widow
and three children. There is no cause as
signed for the act
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Cane Elizabeth.

The Republicans of Cape Elizabeth are request
ed to meet at the Town Hail. in said town, on Sat-
urday, July "a, 1886, at 73O p. M, to choose del
egates to attend the County Convention to be held
at Reception Hall, Portland, August 4, 1886:
Per order Republican Town Committee.
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FORE EICN.

Lord Salisbury Receives the Seals OF
office.
The Defeated Party Hopeful of Soon
Returning to Power.
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Damage in Pennsylvania.

PrrrsRr1Re. July 26- The damage by this
mornings storm was much greater than at
600 70 The storm appears to have been confin-
ed to Western Pennsylvania and was the
most severe known for many years Senor3s rI4 are
coming conf g in in Of great damage. Houses were
flooded and struck by lightning, crops de-
stroyed, and trees and fences washed i. away way
Almost every railroad entering the city sui
fered from land slides and wash outs, put tne
fury of the elements was probably greatest
along the Pittsburg and Western road.
Whole fields of wheat have been DESTROYED,
and at one point near Evans city strip OF
woodland Is yards wide by three-quarters OF
mile long were legeled by the tornado; al al
wickley Valley, the water flooded the houses
and many families were forced to leave their
homes and seek places of safety from drown
inc
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CAUCUSES.

The Republicans OF Deering are requested to
meet at Lewis Hall, Woodford's on Friday eve
ming July 30th, at 8 o'clock, TO choose delegates
TO attend the County Convention to be held al
Portland August 4th.