The Portland daily press., 1888-04-07
MAINE.
Fire in Livermore Falls.

for $1,000. The building was owned by G. X.
Loring whose loss is $1,000; insured for $500.
In Fred Robbins paint shop up stairs sever
al carriages were burned; loss, $500; no in
surance. A blacksmith's shop owned by
Sewall Walton and Mrs. Benjamin Paine
was also burned; loss, $700; no insurance.
The other buildings near were saved with
great difficulty. Had the fire not been
stopped where it was large part of the vii
lage would have been destroyed
Died Almost Instantly.
BRowNvILLE, April 6.-Lillie, the thir-
teen-year-old daughter of Mr.. Edward Pres
colt, of Brownville. fell from her chair
Thursday morning and died almost instant
ly. The probable cause was heart disease.
Commissioner Smiths Report.
SKowHEGAN, April 6-From the advsnce
sheets of the Insurance Commissioners re
port, it appears that 555 life policies were
issued in Maine in 1887, amounting to 81
$780, 1886. The premiums received amounted
to $615, 5,2S4, and the losses paid to 1891, ,S46,
showing gain in policies issued of 327, and
in amount issued, of $701, ,050 over 1886. The
ratio of losses to premiums was about GA per
cent for 1887. against 70 per cent in 1886.
The amount written in Maine by casualty
companies in 1887 was $10,3S4,954; premi-
ums, S76,972; losses, $33, ,140, an increase of
S., ,750, ,0C0 over 1886. This is exclusive of
life and accidect insurance placed by Maine
cooperative companies amounting to $6,702
life, and $685., 200 accident.
He Cot Sixteen Dollars.
BATH, April Elm the Sagadahoc S. j.
court, Thursday, before Judge Walton,
came up the case Of Marshall III. Shaw VS..
Asa C. Palmer, an action of SANDER, declar-
ing that the defendant in the council cham
Der at Augusta, October %, 1887, in the pres
ence of many citizens of Bath, charged the
plaintiff with being rumseller; that after
asserting that there were thirty or more per-
sons and places where and by whom intoxi-
eating liquors were sold in violation of the
law, he closed with this statement, ''and
Shaw at the depot" meaning the plaintiff.
The defence answered: True, / was pres
ent before the Governor and Council, and
made statements duplicating many citizens
of Bath as guilty of keeping Intoxicating
LIQUORS for sale in violation of law, among
whom named the plaintiff. | did not say
that knew they were guilty. What / said
was that held in my hand slip of paper
containing the names of ever thirty persons
and places where it is believed that liquor is
sold contrary to law in the city of Bath
81 also claim that what | said was privi-
leped. The Governor and Council were sit
ting to hear reasons Why the petitions of
numerous citizens of Bath, asking for the
appointing of St,e constables, should be
granted or denied. | did all in honor, moth
ing in malice"
Judge Walton instructed the jury that the
defendant would not be justified in charging
the plaintiff with being rumseller on the
ground of privilege; that if he made the
charge and it was not true, the plaintlff
would be entitled to some damages. The
fact that he had as clerk before that time
sold lager beer, would bear on the questio
of damages. Verdict for plaintiff SIG and
costs.
New Quarters for Lawbreakers.
BIDDEFoRD, April Ga movement is be-
ing made to have workshop and jail built
here for the prisoners sentenced from the
Bddeford and Saco municipal courts. The
matter was discussed at the Board of Trade
meeting tonight and a committee was ap-
pointed to confer with committee or the
Saco Board of Trade to agitate the question
and draw up bill to be presented at the
next session of the legislature.