The Portland daily press., 1886-02-15
THE MAINE STATE PRESS,
PUBLISHING co.
MAINE.

Auburn Reform Club Anniversary
Especial to the PREss.1
AUBURN. Feb. 14-The Auburn Reform
Club celebrated its eleventh anniversary by
a supper and entertainment last evening in
Auburn Hall, and praise meeting this morn
ing, and public meetings this afternoon and
evening. Addresses were made by Messrs.
Southworth of Edes Falls, Buffum and Rob
inson of Gardiner. Lefavor of Portland, and
a large number of other reformers.
Fire in Stark.
STARK, Feb 13.-The house, ell and sta
BILE, with all their contents, on the farm OF
the late Joseph Witham in this town, were
destroyed by fire which caught from defec-
tive chimney last night. The buildings were
occupied by Mr.. Laforest Witham, a son,
and his aged grandmother and they were
unable to save only the clothes on their
backs. Loss and insurance not known. A
large barn, containing the hay, grain and
stock was saved.
WaterviIle Wants the Shops.
WATERvILLE, Feb 13.-At town meet
ing today relative to the location of the
Maine Central Railroad Co.'s repair shops,
the citizens unanimously voted to tax all
shops and machinery erected here by the
company on the nominal valuation of $1,000
for twenty years.
A Bath Store Robbed at Noon.
BATH, Feb 13.-H. Purington's provision
store on Front street, Bath, was entered Sat-
urday noon, by a window in the rear, while
Mr.. Purington was at dinner and small
sum of money and several pieces of meat
were,stolen Mr.. Purington on returning from
dinner could not get his key into the keyhole
as the thief had stopped it up with a piece
of wood. The thief is not known.
Unsuccessful Attempt at Suicide.
BIDpEFoRD, Feb. 13.-Eben Genthner
made an unsuccessful attempt to commit sui
eide, by taking two ounces of laudanum,
here today. DespondeneyEoyer the sickness
of his wife was the cause of the act.
A Horrible Death.
BANGOR, Feb. 13.-At Grand Lake Stream
February I'd, Herbert Hanscom, aged about
IS years, in passing through the leech room
of the tannery, slipped and fell into one of
the leeches, which had just been filled with
boiling water. He was carrying lantern to
light his fathers way through the steam and
darkness Gt being about o'clock in the
morning) when he made the fatal misstep.
His father reached and drew him out as far
as he could and held him till help arrived.
When taken out, the flesh was literally boil
ed, SO that it almost came off. He was car
ried to his home, but lived only few min
utes after his wounds were dressed.
Another Freshet Feared on the Ken
nebec.
AUGUSTA, Feb. 1.-THE heavy rain and
continued thaw threatens to cause freshet
in the river, which has already risen three
or four feet. The ice striking the trestle
work under the easterly span of the railroad
bridge now being repaired, has partially
broken four ''horses" and racked and pushed
the timber out of place. 1t is hardly thought
possible that the treStle work under the
two easterly spans can be saved, and it is
likely to go at any time. A crew Of 100 men
was employed on the bridge today strengthen
ing the new spans by placing the floor iron
and removing the timber. If there be Sc
we're freshet all the trestle work will be car
ried away and great loss of timber will re-
suit 1t is hardly possible that any of the
iron can be lost. The thaw has stopped op-
erations of the ice harve sters on the river.
and some are prophesying that the ice will
go out.
Franklin County Criminalities.
FARArINGToN, Feb. 13.-Sheriff Conant to-
day brought to the jail Isaac Crosley of Tenn
pie, who had been before Trial Justice Jas.
w. Butterfeld at Phillips, Thursday, charg-
ed with obtaining property under false pre-
tences, and had been found guilty and bound
over in the sum of 5000 to await the action
of the grand jury. Crosley bought some
time ago COW of Benjamin Butler, Esq, OF
Anson, giving bill of sale of the COW and
of another cow he claimed to own, but which
was in reality the property of John B. Palm
er of Wilton. The two bills of sale passed
into the hands Of Sidney G. Haley of Phil.
lips. who attempted to enforce them and
failed and then brought the criminal action
against Crosley Prince A. Sawyer, Esq, OF
Phillips, appeared for the government, and
f. E. Timberlake, Esq, of Phillips for the
defendant.
Yesterday L. w. Savage, a Bangor runner
was brought before Judge Chandler on the
complaint of DR.. j. W. Perkins of Wilton
for using profane and abusive language to q
servant in the latter's hotel. He pleaded
guilty and the judge gave him the full ex-
tent of the law.