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The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-12-11


Odd Fellows Elections.-Henry Clay
Lodge. No 81, /. O. o. F., of Reisterstown, elected
the following officers on the 4th instant, for the
ensuing term: N. G., L. H. Spear; V. &. Joshua
Tracey; r. S., Geo. w. Stocksdale; +. s., Henry
F. Emich Treasurer, Isaac N. Dixon Marshal,
r. T. Beckley Chaplain, John E. Crout, Repre-
sentative to the Grand Lodge John II. Beckley.
On the 4th instant Hereford Lodge, No. 80, l.
O. o. F. of Hereford, elected the following officers
for the term beginning Jan. LIST, 1887: n. T.,
John Fowble V. g., Daniel W. Mays; II. 81,
George H. Coney; P. S., R. Harrison Mays /;
Treasurer, John T. Diven; Marshal, William f.
Price; Chaplain, John E. Diven; Trustees, Amos
Shultz, R. H. Mays and j. W. Bailey; Repre-
sentative to Grand Lodge, John E. Diven Or
phans Committee Jacob A. Hid, Jos. Shock, H.
N. Burns, John e. Diven and Jacob Turnbaugn
It Will Pay You Well.-As an advertising
medium THE UNION claims to return full value tt
advertisers every time. In sales OF real and per-
sonal property we believe that ten times the Cost
of an advertisement in our columns will be return
ed by the additional number OF bidders attracted
Advertising is simply placing information peior'
the public, and the more fully and thoroughly
knowledge of any property to be sofa can an o.
spread, the more likely 1t is that buyers VIII %
drawn and good prices obtained. THE UNION ask
patronage upon the business principle OF giving
value for value. The results OF an advertisement
cannot be estimated by any exact method and ye
it must be readily understood that even lew pla
ders may make very considerable dineranoe IL
sales of real estate or personal property.
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-12-11

Hear Him Explain.-Friend Street,, OF the
Belair Democrat, can wriggle out of tight place
better than any man we know. Hear VIVA. ne 4,
has to saw now: "Our Cockeysville friends, Wight
& LENT have learned from The UNION, of their
county, or otherwise, that notwithstanding we are
"dry" in Hartford, our people sometimes get sick
and oftener thirsty, and that the most pleasing
and effective remedy for their ills is moderate
supply of "wet" goods. They have doubtless
learned also from the Democrat that none OF these
goods are made or sold in Hartford except upon
"order," and to facilitate the order process tney
have kindly sent our readers their address, with
the assurance that their Old Sherwood frye and
malt) Medicinal Whisky is what they crave"
The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1886-12-11

Terrible Experience in the Cold. About
one o'clock on Monday morning last Mrs. Fitz-
patrick, aged 60 years, wife of Maurice Fitzpat.
ly left her home, scantily dressed, and walked
out to Roland avenue, to Cold Spring lane, and
wandered through the woods, over the snowy
fields, rocks and gullies, to the Maryland Contra
Railroad tracks, where she was found at min.
O'Clock in the morning. She had been exposed
to the bitter weather for eight hours. She wal
found by a colored girl, and was nearly frozen.-
Her hands and face were cut and bruised by thu
ice, and she was otherwise injured about the body
She was taken to her home, where she was placed
under the care of physician.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-13
\. 8. c. :. NJ.
Report of the Committee to Examine
the Affairs of the Treas
urer's office
They Find No Ground for a Suspicion
of IrreguIarity.

BosToN, March 12,-The report of the
special committee appointed at the annual
meeting of the A. B. G. F. NJ, to examine
the affairs of the treasurer's office, is made
public. The reason for the appointment of
this committee was statement in Boston
daily signed by Rev. Leonard W. Bacon,
d. D., in which it was stated that
"A pastor of high influence and honor, friend
of the board and member of the board. has in
vain sought information concerning the disposi-
tien of certain large sums of money, of which no
adequate account has been rendered. 1t is simply
probable that there is something in 1t which the
executors wish to keep dark. The facts thus far
accessible seem to me to constitute presumptiye
proof of a perversion of the funds"
The committee say that the only matter
as affording any ground for sus-
picion of Irregularities in the manage
was the absence FROM the annual reports of
the board full statement of expenditures
for the vessels built for mission use among
the islands of the Pacific during the past
thirty years. OF these there have been
four, known as the Morning Star, Nos. 1, 2,
and respectively.
The committee find on the books in the
treasurer's office full and complete accounts
of all the moneys received and expended for
the construction and outfit of each of these
vessels, and discover nothing that indicates
the least attempt at concealment All ex-
penditures have been made by sub-commit-
tee Of the prudential committee, and every
item is properly vouehed for" The treas
urer states that mo one, to his knowledge,
ever sought information as to the funds OF
the Board without receiving a satisfactory
reply"
The committee find nothing that should
have led to any criticism or ground of suspi-
cion, but on the contrary they find conclusive
evidence that the administration of the Off
GERS of the Board is such as to merit the ut
most confidence of it's friends and patrons.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-13
PRESIDENT AND SENATE.
Letter from George M. Duskin, the
Suspended District Attorney.

To the Editor Of the Tribune;
SIR: L had not intended to say anything
in relation to my suspension from the Office
of United States Attorney Of the Southern
District of Alabama until the Attorney Gen.
eral or the President had given some rea-
sons therefor; but as the minority Of the
Judiciary committee of the Senate have seen
proper in their report upon the resolutions
offered by Senator Edmunds concerning the
office of District Attorney for the Southern
District of Alabama, to say that "Duskin
has made no complaint to the Judiciary COM
mittee, the President or the Attorney -Gener-
al, that he was wronged by suspension, and
that "the committee was fully informed that
Burnett was recommended to the President
by all the members of Congress from Alaba-
ma on personal knowledge of his high chars
acter,'' thereby seeming to intimate that
considered the Presidents action in suspend
ing me just and proper, and that my charac-
ter was not in the knowledge OF the mem
berS of Congress from Alabama such as Mr..
Burnett's, ask leave in the Tribune mere
ly to say that did not complain to the At
tOrney-General or to the President, because
did not believe the President had been able
to resist the opportunities OF Democratic
politicians to have Republicans removed
from office and their places filled by their
own party friends, however sincere he might
have been in his declaration that he would
not remove an officer simply because he was
a Republican; and that had been removed
because / was one-an offensive one, per-
haps, for had dared to entertain and ex-
press my own political opinions on all prop
er occasions, and to denounce publicly, on
the stump and in the United States court
room ballot box stuffing and frauds at cleo
tions in the district l did write to Senator
Edmunds, the chairman of the Judiciary
committee of the Senate, and ask
him to give me an opportunity, to
refute any charges that might have
been made against my personal character, or
against my integrity and efficiency as an Off
Ger, had been up to the time of my sus-
pension United States Attorney for the
Southern District of Alabama for about
twelve years, and there had uever been
truthful charge made against me by any one
that had not faithfully performed the du-
ties of the office; and no President, Attor-
ney-General, or any other officer of the gov
ernment ever made complaint against me
during that time. The papers, letters, re-
ports and documents pertaining to the office
during the terms held it are on file III the
departments at Washington, and will clearly
show how faithfully, honestly and economl-
cally discharged my duties; and eonn-
IDENTIFY challenged q comparison OF them Ior
any given time with those placed there by
nv successor. And as to my good character
as man, am willing to leave that to the
honorable Senator from Alabama who pre-
sented the minority report to the Senate, to
whom l am personally known.
Mobile, Ala, March 6, 1886.
GEORGE M. DUSKIN.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-13
Awrenthan,. Mass, mystery.

FoxBoRo. Mass, March This town 1
was startled yesterday by report OF mur,
der The skeleton of a woman was 1ound
at Wrentham with bullet hole tnr9ugPa gPond 19e
under pile Of brush, by gunner. Ihe IN
remains were PLACED in tomb onnd TeaT tbe
skeleton. It Is considered probable that the
body has lain where it was baga a9ana aoced 81
disagreeable odor in that locality during TWO
past In Decembef fodsS 1852 nS anG MAN Wbo
lives about one-eighth of a, mile from the
spot found grey checked shaW IN Inc roa9 a@d
has not been able to find an. owner, Op the
this person heard two carriages go past at a
late hour, and the theory is advanced that
the woman was killed in disreputaDie
house within driving distance of the spot,
and the shawl being lost as the body was
dragged out of the carriage to be buried
under the brush heap. Investigation fails
to discover that any one has been missing
from any of the surrounding towns, and
every indication favors the belief that the
woman was stranger in this locality.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-13
Frances L. Mace.

BANGOR, March H.
Bangor has lost one of her most gifted citi-
zens in the removal of Mrs. Frances L. Mace
with her family to San Jose, California.
Her beautiful lyrical contributions to the
metropolitan papers and magazines long
since established her name among the first
of poetical writer's. The Indifferent reader,
or the most exacting critic, upon reading her
poems notes especially the glowing imagina-
tion, and the brilliant word-painting that il
lumine the lines. In her descriptive poems
of nature however, are to be found her best
efforts; for here each scene is drawn so WV
Lilly that the reader feels as if he had been
gazing at painting by some master hand.
A collection of her poems, published with
in few years under the title of Legends,
Lyrics and SonnetS," were not necessary 70
add to her popularity, but were desired ana
appreciated rather as souvenir ny Wnlcn "
renew the pleasant fugitive acquaintance Of
by-gone wears 1t may be interesting TO note
that one of her earliest lyric poems, Only
Waiting" was written over tnlrty-slx years
ago, when she was young 'ady KNOWN SIM
ply as Miss Laughton. - :.
II appeared anonymously, While Its tate
was uncertain, in the New York Journal of
Commerce, and was extensively copied until
it found its way INTO & various rSo SoeTIOnS atb OF
no doubt often regretted that she did not
publish it over her own name, for its success
has been so unmistakable that unscrupulous
plagiarists have laid claims to it's authorship,
but indisputable proofs name Mrs. Mace as
its creator.
Mrs. Mace is the daughter of DIR. Sumner
Laughton, one of the most venerable and
skillful physicians of Bangor, who is still in
active practice.
Her mother, Mrs. Laughton, is genial, re-
fined lady, whom it is pleasant to know. One
brother, Frederick Laughton, is a well
known lawyer of this city, who has been
called to the honorable position of mayor
Her husband, Benjamin A. Mace, attained
hlgh reputation as as able lawyer, and
served one term as PenobScot County Attor-
ney.
She has long been a contributor to Har-
per Magazine, and not few American
readers each month turn to the index of con-
tents to discover first of all if among the
writers appears the name of Frances L.
Mace. w. A. RICE.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-13
THE STATE.
ANDRoscoeaIN COUNTY.

The Lewiston hotel men are receiving calls
for rooms every day from men who are to
attend the Republican State Convention
there June 7th and Sth
Col. Thos. Littlefeld of Auburn is to go to
Texas and bring home the Barker boy, son
of O. A. Barker of Brettun's Mills, who has
been on a little Texan expedition of his own
F. A. Hale of the Dewitt House, Lewiston,
is arranging already for series of races on
the State Fair track in June. He talks of a
81, 900 purse for race between some of the
best horses in Androscoggin county.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
On Monday evening last Mr.. and Mrs.
Hiram K. Alexander of Brunswick cele-
brated the fiftieth anniversary of their
marriage, which occurred March s, 1886, in
Gorham.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
There is only very small amount of snow
at Bar Harbor, and there has been no sleigh
ing there for several weeks.
KNOX COUNTY.
Gen. James A. Hall of Damariscotta will
take trip to Charleston, S. c., stopping at
Washington, D. c., shortly.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Waterville will soon have the electric light.
OCuuloOu L. OlOOhCl, buO CnSlACC1 VIM
was killed by the blowing up of boiler on
tugboat in Boston harbor, was formerly
employed by the, Kennebec Steam Towage
Company about three years on the tug Stella,
commanded by Captain Sprague While
repairing the boiler on the above named tug
a scale flew and struck Croker in the eye,
totally destroying the sight, and glass one
had to be substituted in its place.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Mr. IT E-Mortor, oOaot of tha Paric Man.
ufacturing Company, is on his way to BoS-
ton and New York, where he is to purchase
new machinery for the factory which is soon
to be rebuilt at South Paris. The people of
that village have raised about $4,000 to
assist the enterl rise, and workmen who had
no money to invest have promised 800 days
work.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
Caribou are said to be very plenty on
Mount Katahdin and in its Immediate
vicinity.
1t is reported that Capt W. H. Boynton of
Bangor, formerly head clerk in the Railway
Mail Service between Bangor and Boston,
ter Gazette and win in few weeks assume
editorial control of that paper.
Mayor Nealley of Bangor has beon receiv-
ing large number of inquiries of late from
people in the West in regard to place called
Lakenwild. This is believed to be a sum-
mer resort winch mas Deen planned on the
shores of lake in Washington county.
There is six feet of snow at Grand Falls.
L1mbermen are leaving the woods, being
unable to do any hauling Indians are kill
ing large numbers of deer and caribou, and
say that these animals are unable to move in
the snow and hunters can wade up to them
and kill them easily.
Jenkins & Hill, dealers in general mer-
chandise, Dexter, have effected compromise
Sntflompnf with thpir prQditOrc q 60 rants N
the dollar. The liabilities amount to $69O0.
The assets are appraised at $500, not in
cluding homestead property valued at $500.
and mortgaged for $500.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-13
BANGOR.
The United FeIIowship-Bangor In
dustries-The Knights Of labor

BANGOR, March 11th, 80.
To the Editor Of the Press:
The United Fellowship of which the late
Dr. Loring Of Portland was a member, Is
comparatively new order, it having been
organized at Boston, October 4th, 1880. It's
founder was Henry Damon Of Boston, q
gentleman about 60 years Of age, who mas
spent life time in order work, and who Is
the present Supreme Director. Heis Sind
degree Mason; Past Grand Of 1. o. y. F.;
and has held the highest offices in Knights
and Ladies of Honor, and Royal Arcanum
This order was first introduced in Maine By
the organization of the Star of the East
Council at Bangor, January 18th, 1882 Since
then 10 new Councils have been organized IN
this State, among them Cumberland Council
instituted at Portland, March 20, 1884. Ban
gor now has two Councils with over 800
members, while the State membership Is
nearly 1000. The order admits ladies as
well as gentlemen, and aims to reach through
it economy the mass of the people who can
not afford the heavy initiation fees and ex-
penses Of many of our Oldest orders. Its
cooperative life insurance system is based
upon plan similar to the United Workmen,
OOlutH CIOSo, tAS Iaelc1 VI OVu HoiAOhSs
Masons and other orders.
The Bangor Edge Tool Company is one of
the concerns in this city that seems to thrive
in spite of hard times. Messrs. G. A. and ).
III. Peavey represent the establishment,
while it is understood that the wealth OF
Mr.. Nathan G. Aver backs the business
financially 1t is regularly equipped ma
chine shop, but the Peavey brothers devote
their energies to the manufacture of the
Peavey Axe, and the Peavey Cant Dog of
which they are the patentees. This winter
they have been turning out the Cant Dog at
the rate of 125 per day, and they employ
large force of men. In order to obtain steam
and power, a number of other important en-
terprises have located on all sides Of the
shoe factory of Parker and Peaks, who en-
ploy about 14O hands. pay good wages, and
run constantly the year round. The Indus
trial Journal, Earle's Steam Carpet Sweeper,
Collett's fill grinding shop, and LincOln's
Knee Planer, all obtain power of the Peavey
Brothers They are now putting in new
100 horse power engine, and very soon new
boiler of equal capacity will replace the old
one.
The Knights of Labor organized Penobscot
Assembly in Bangor several months ago
with Thomas Dewey, NJ. W., and X: war
rem Hurd, r. S. They leased United Fellow
ship Hall, and are now said to number about
250
The Salvation Army began war against sin
and the devil in the large skating rink, Un-
ion Hall, last Sunday afternoon. The open
ing attack was led by Capt. Happy Reuben,
Singing Miriam and Happy Lizzie, and near
ly 1000 citizens by team and On foot Witness
ed the first parade of the soldiers down Main
street. The admission fee to the hall Of ten
cents resulted in very slim audiences. 1t
looks as if the Salvation Army would find it
hard to obtain foot hold in Bangor.
EvERLEIGH.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-13
THE WRECKED STEAMER.
Further Particulars Of the Loss of
the Ike Bonham.
Engineer Cirard Tells of an Heroic
Woman's Work.

VIcKsBURG, Miss, March 12:-The steam
er L. H. Sargent, of the same line as the Ike
Bonham, which exploded her boiler eleven
miles below here yesterday, arrived today
with the wounded. The Sargent was pound
for Davis Bend and was about mile dls-
tant from the Ike Bonham when the accident
occurred. She headed for the Bonham, and
reached her as the wreck of the ill-tated
boat drifted ON the bar and settled down IN
three feet of water. None of the bodies OF
the drowned had been recovered. Engineer
Charles Girard, of the Ike Bonham, makes
the following statement:
'tPilot McElroy was IN command, and Mrs. VIM.
Sargent was in charge of the office. We were go
ing after cotton seed, and took no freight along.
had Just tried the water In the boiler, and found
scant two gauges had left the wheel and gone
back in the cabin to dinner, leaving st. Andrews
steering. III an instant the shock came. was
knocked down, and hot bricks from the furnace
almost covered me. 1 saw st. Andrews and
number of colored men in the river. Six deck
hands were blown overheard, only one of whom
was recovered. Capt. McElroy and number of
colored passengers and deck hands were more or
less seriously injured and all on board were
scalded except Mrs Sargent. Immediately after
the explosion she took command of the boat,
helped to launch the yaWl and directed the rescue
of those in the river The debris about the boiler
was on fire, and she quenched it with water from
the river, and seiZing shovel she threw the red
hot furnace brick overheard. She saved the
wreck from burning and the lives OF the wounded
on board by her presence of mind and cooness."
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-13
GENERAL NEWS.

John Murphy and Patrick Ford were
hanged in New Orleans, La, yesterday
morning for the cold-blooded murder in
December last of Capt Murphy.
The business failures throughout the
country during the last seven days number
for the United States PA, and for Canada %,
or a total of 239 failures as compared with
246 last week.
An unknown man committed suicide at
Niagara Falls yesterday by deliberately
jumping into the river from a, small platform
1t the north END Of Cedar FL Island and boldly
man was of rather large size and wore a
dark overcoat and felt hat.
While riding to fire in ptt,; New York kitty city
Francis Mahedy was thrown from his buggy,
the latter having collided with an engine,
and the heavy wheels passed over ms arm
and shoulder. He was removed to hos
pital, but died In an hour.
1t is authoritatively stated in New York
that ex-President Arthur Is not dangerously
i'll, but is improving and will probably be
out in few days.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-13
SUBURBAN NEWS.
sACcARApPA.

The Golden Cross Commandery have re-
Gently purchased beautiful piano of Mr..
Samuel Thurston of Portland at a cost of
$500. The Commandery is prospering and
receiving weekly additions to its member
ship.
Hon. W. W. Thomas lecture was attended
by large and appreciative audience, as
stated in the PRESS. Our citizens were
glad of the opportunity to make his personal
acquaintance. At the close of the lecture
Miss Zelma AbramsOn, young Swedish
lady, who has resided in this village some
four years, sought personal interview with
the speaker and entered into earnest conver-
sation with him in her native tongue. Mr..
Charles Schwartz furnished carriage and
pair of horses and conveyed Mr.. Thomas to
his home.
A party of men and women coming from
Buxton Thursday with a span of horses
and pung, narrowly escaped serious in
jury The pole strap broke, while the team
was descending the hill on Mechanic street.
The horses cleared themselves from the
pung, and one of them received bad cuts on
the legs. The party had quite "slide down
hill, but came out all right
The explosion at Gambo Thursday after
noon shook the houses and gave some OF the
Inhabitants a bad scare. Clarence Clay, the
young man who is reported killed. was
formerly resident of this village. His wife
was native of South Windham. They have
relatives in Portland
DR.. G. W. Bailey has a copy of a work
published by the author in 1909, entitled the
Reflections and Critical Remarks on the
Present Unhappy Situation of the United
States" 1t is in strong opposition to JEFF
ferson's administration and the French pol
icy. The doctor has a lot of copper coin: {:
some are American bearing dates from 1889
to 1888; Japanese from 1775 to 1886; West
India Islands from 1892 to 1836-40; Chinese
with dates of various shape and sizes; a
Veazie Bank scrip; Saginaw. City scrip; a
smoke-colored glass jar, which was brought
over in the Mayfower filled with snuff. 1t
was the property of Mrs. Polly Smith, ma
jar from Thomas Smith of Bridgton, a di-
rect descendant of Polly. The most inter-
esting relic of modern experiment is copy
of 100000 issue of an illustrated quadruple
sheet, 1.-The Constellation, published in
New York in 1859, by George Roberts, edi-
tor and proprietor. 1t is a 52-column paper,
20Sx144 inches. There was but one number
issued as the company failed up for want of
patronage. 1t sold for so cents single
copy. X.
sCARBoRo.
Mr.. Willis Boothby was badly cut in his
leg, just above the ankle, Wednesday, by
one of his fellow workmen while at work in
the woods. DR.. Southwick dressed the
wound.
At the adjourned town meeting March Sth.
the town voted to raise the following
amounts viz: