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The Portland daily press., 1888-04-07
the GOOD TEmPLARs.
Annual Session Of the Grand Lodge
to be at Bangor.

The annual session Of the Grand Lodge OF
Good Templars will be held in Bangor, In
City Hall, ON Tuesday and Wednesday,
April oath and 25th. The headquarters will
be at Windsor Hotel, where the Grand Coun-
Gil will be in session Monday and Thursday.
This will be the programme:
Tuesday, April 24-0 q. m, Committee on Gre
dentials In session at Hall 10 a. m, opening Of
session In G.. l.. degree; report Of Committee ON
Credentials initiation Of candidates. Noon, Inter
mission I'LL p m. Afternoon = O'Clock. reports
of G.. l.. Offcers followed by reports Of Standing
Committees and Committees on Dis
praise meeting: p M, regular session and elee-
ton OF officers, sc.
wednesday April $50 a. M, Temperance ex-
session; reports of Committees; location Of next
session installation Of officers; general business.
Noon Intermission. Afternoon-zP 2, m, reports
OF Committees and general closing business. Eve
ning-9.30 O'Clock, special meeting eonnned 10
the order.
The Maine Central will sell round trip
tickets to Bangor for one unlimited fare.
Tickets may be purchased as early as April
23d and are good until April 9th. The
Grand Trunk Railway will sell round trip
tickets for one fare from their Maine stations
TO Danyille Junction, April % and "a. good
till the "a. The Boston Il Maine railroad
will sell tickets at their stations In Maine,
either division, 10 our members, TO Portland
and return at two cents per mile each way.
on sale April % TO q inclusive. The Port
land & Ogdensburg and the Portland y
Rochester railroads will sell round trip
tickets 10 Bangor and return for one fare,
provided at least ten tickets are sold. This
must be attended 10 by lodges or delegates
on these routes. The Boston Il Bangor
Steamship Company will also sell round trip
tickets to Bangor and return Tor one iare,
from Rcckland and all bay and river land
ings IL fka river is ODen,
The Portland daily press., 1888-04-07
PORTLAND, MAINE, SATURDAY MORNING,

motions were again submitted, and the
round of roll calls began.
Both sides were doggedly determined to
keep up the fight, and it was threatened that
the House would be kept in continuous ses-
sion without any recess being taken until
the ouestion is settled either by compromise
or by one party Internationally surrender
ing its position.
There was some discussion as to what eff
feet tbe present action Of the House, in con-
suming time in repeated roll calls, will have
upon the consideration of the tariff bill, and
there il some apprehension felt by some
gentlemen, that, If dilatory tactics are con-
tinued for few days longer, the necessary
consideration of the appropriation bills will
delay until later day than now fixed, the
discussion of the Mills BILL,
Roll call followed roll call until3 o'clock,
when the absence of a quorum was develop
ed and call of the House ordered. The
oyerworked reading clerks were given
much needed rest while the sergeant-at-
arms started on his quest for absentees. The
first victims were Messrs. White, of New
York: Mansur, of Missouri, and Ermentrout,
of Pennsylvania, who gave reasonable and
satisfactory excuses, but were badly guyed
by their colleagues much to the amusement
of the galleries.
Messrs. Seney and Foren, of Ohio, were
the next persons brought to the bar and
were excused, although the statement OF the
former that he had been absent getting
something to eat was received with express
sions of incredibility by those members who
believed he had inadvertently made use of
the verb s'to eat"
At $50, the House took recess until l1.3O
tomorrow
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A Cold Day for the Atkinson House
Furnishing Company.

Yesterday, Friday, was very cold day for
the Atkinson House Furnishing Company.
Their sales were enormous, but among them
was one made to jersey man. who paid for
the same with certified check, taking The
Atkinson House Furnishing Co.'s check for
the difference. Ordinarily, .Or If trade had
been quiet. this certified Icheck would have
been scrutinized more closely, but consider
ing that their receipts from 10 o'clock until
were over S6c00, and the sales for the day
amounted to nearly $4,000, 1t is no wonder
that this check, which seemed to be drawn
in perfect order and properly Terrified to.
should have worked its way through with
the rest. Mr.. Isaac G. Atkinson, the General
Manager, seems very much pleased that this
i'll wind to his Corporation was still benefit
to one other Portland concern, as he under
stands that the forger or swindler bought
nice bill of diamonds from Carter Bros,
rendering them the check of The Atkinson
House Furnishing Company, in payment of
which, if it has not ALREADY been honored,
will be duly honored on presentation. Of
course the big house feels little sore over
the loss, but as Mr.. Atkinson remarks, per-
haps it was charitable donation after all.
We presume the General Manager OF the
Corporation will still wear a smiling face,
but will no doubt put on his glasses when he
examines the next certified check, passed in'
that requires change back. The matter Is
now in the hands of the City Marshal with a
description of the forger and no doubt in
short time he will be brought to justice. We
do not think the big House Furnishing Com
pany bear him great deal of malice as in
talking about the affair the treasurer re-
marked that the poor fellows boots were
pretty we'll worn.
The Portland daily press., 1888-04-07
Recent Deaths.

Rev. Asa Bullard, of Cambridge, widely
known Sunday school worker Of the Congre-
gationalist denomination, and for AZ years
the agent of the Massachusetts Sunday
School Society, afterward known as the Con-
gregational Sunday School and Publishing
Society, is dead. From 1888 to 1884 he acted
as agent for the Maine Sunday School Union
and then became general agent and secretary
of the Massachusetts Sunday School Society.
In 1876 new secretary was chosen, but Mr..
Bullard was appointed an honorary secreta-
ry, which position he held at the time Of his
death.
Rev. Alyah Buzzell died in Southboro on
Monday. aged nearly 81. Mr.. Buzzell was
Freewil Baptist minister, well known In
Maine and New Hampshire, where most OF
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THE STATE.
HANCOCK COUNTY.


DIR. Ernes o. Bush died at his home in
North Hancock, the Goth ultimo. He was
born in North Germany, February IA, 1893,
and was therefore, at the time Of his death,
50 years, month and Is days old. He was
political exile, but much respected in his new
home.
The privilege of smelt fishing, the coming
season, on Verona Bridge has been sold for
$3.50.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The Capital Guards, Of Augusta, contem-
plate field day on May 1st.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The business men Of Waldoboro have or
ganized board of trade which now numbers
fifty members. The officers are Edwin o.
Clark, president; George l.. Welt, vice pres
ident; o. d. Castner, secretary; w. III. Le-
yensaler, treasurer.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Responsible parties in Norway have taken
the lease of the Winslow Packing C0mpany's
shop at Norway and the factory Will be
opened this season as usual
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
A movement has been started among the
business men Of Dexter, to buy out all the
mill property owned by the Eldridge Broth
ers, and erect in the place a large building
suitable for manufacturing purposes, to be
rented to parties who will carry on some bus
mess where the danger from fire is less than
in wood working factory.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
The time question seems likely to vex Bath
for some time to come. The mayor and al
dermen Of the city have been petitioned to
call an election to settle the question.
NH Shaw, of Bath, is suing Asa c. Pal
mer for alleged slander. During the consta-
BILE hearings before the Governor and Coun-
Gil, Palmer is said to have included Shaw In
list Of rumselleIs. Hence the proceedings
by shaw, who denies that ne has been selling
rum.
A break occurred in the main of the Rich
mond Water Company Tuesday, depriving
the village hydrants and consumers OF water.
A hunt tor the defect vas instituted We'd
nesday morning.
Two live deer came from the woods with
Clark & Milliken's logging teams, by rail,
Tuesday.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The name of the Wesserunsett Woolen
Mill Company, East Madison, has been
changed to the Somerset Woolen Mill Com
pany.
There are worse places than Washington
County. Not long ago Charles McNutt, OF
Lambert Lake, enlisted in the English army
and was sent to India. He now sighs for
Lambert Lake.
Last Saturday night between 10 and II
o'clock, Mr.. Samuel Leighton and wife, who
live in the Cove District at Perry, were
awakened by the cries of baby, that ap-
peared to come from outside their bedroom
wirdow. Upon examination, girl baby ap-
parently about three weeks old, snugly
wrapped up, was found lying on the banking
to the house, just under their window.
The Eastport Female Benevolent Society
received donation of twenty-five dollars
this week, from John Norton, Esq, Of New
York.
YORK COUNTY.
Ii is now said that those interested In
the building of an ocean pier at Old Or
chard are negotiating for the pier at present
located at Cape May, which is fourteen hun
dred feet long.
Mrs. Montgomery Anderson, Of Old Or
chard, died suddenly of heart disease Thurs
day night. Her husband awoke and, not
being able to hear his wiie's breathing, lit a
lamp and found her to be dead.
The Portland daily press., 1888-04-07
MAINE METHODIST CONFERENCE
Programme Of the Meeting to be
Held In This City.

At the annual meeting Of the Maine Meth
odist Conference, to be held at Chestnut
street church, beginning next wednesday,
the 18th inst, and lasting until the following
Tuesday, there will be many prominent min
listers, among those expected to be present
being l.. B. Bates, DID,, Boston; ). Nj.
Freeman, DID,. New York; w. }. Haven,
A. NJ, Boston; j. c. Hartzell, DID,, New Or
leans; w. E. Huntington, DID, Boston !;
Charles Magee, Boston; Mrs. Rev. }. III.
Mansfield. Maiden; G. G. McCabe, DID,
Chicago; Charles Parkhurst, Editor Of
Zlon's Herald; George B. Smyth, AM,
Springfield; w. A. Spencer, DID,, New
York; o. II. Tiffany. DID,, Philadelphia
A. S. Weed, agent Of Zion's Herald; c. T..
Winchester, DID,, Middletown.
The conference services will be as follows;
WEDNESDAY
900 a. m.-The Sacrament of the Lords Sup
Io. 90 a. m.- Organization Of Conference.
300 D. m.-Anniyersary of Preachers AID So
ciety Addresses (speak@eas @ 70 Dg Rates ~ Bos-
ton.
500 a. m.-Conference prayer meeting, led by
900 d. m.-Business session.
400 D. m.-Conference Missionary sermon, Rev.
W. Berry: alternate, w. 5. MclLitlre. -,
4.15 D. m.-Anniversary OF Womans rome
Missionary Society. Address by q. Z. McCaDe,
DID.
500 a. m.-Conference prayer meeting, led by
j. M. Frost
900 a. m.-BusIness meeting.
800 D. m.-Anniversary OF Womans forelgn
Missionary Society. Address by Rev. George b.
100 SDI D. u m.@Anniversary of Freedmans Aid So
ciety Address by j. q. Hartzell, DID.
SATURDAY.
800 a. m.- Conference prayer meeting, led by
@. Munger.
900 a. m.-Business session.
800 d. m.-EducatiOn anniversary. Addresses
by A. NJ. Smith. DID,. w. K. Huntington, DID,
and g. I. Winchester, DID.
TOO p. m,-Anniversary Maine Conference Tenn
perance Society. Addresses by Bishop Fowler,
o. H. Tdany, DID,, and others.
900 a. m-Conference love feast, conducted by
1000 a. m.-services by Bishop G. II. Fowler
and ordination of deacons.
BOOB m-Sermon by Rev. o. ii. Tiffany, DID,,
of Philadelphia and ordination OF elders.
TOO d. m.-Anniversary OF Church Extension
Society. Address by Rev. w. A. Spencer, DID,,
of Philadelphia.
500 a. m.-Conference prayer meeting, led by
7. Gerrish.
q M q m Pusiness session
The Portland daily press., 1888-04-07
GENERAL NEWS.

Hon. Roscoe Conkling is seriously ill with
an abscess in his ear.
A call has been issued from Chicago for
conference of those persons in this country
who believe that public revenue should be
raised by single direct tax upon land
values.
A tornado swept over Iowa and Indiana
Friday night An old lady was killed and
several children injured in the suburbs OF
Sioux City.
Frank L. Wilson, of Roslindale, Mass,
clerk for the Boston q Providence road, has
embezzled $1,000 aud fled.
A building occupied by the Walter Hay
wood Chair Company, in Fitchburg, Mass,
was burned last night. Loss, $4,000.
George Schwartz, the defaulting treasurer
of CRYSTAL Falls, Mich, has been arrested in
Milwaukee.
District Attorney Fellows says he will
move for trial of one Of the New York
boodlers in few days.
Saveral farm houses in Western Penn
svivania and number Of barns were des-
froyed by lightning Thursday night.
Mrs. Mary Sharp, of Wilkesbarre, Pa,
w6ishev. Her three young. children were
also fatally burned and 1t is reported the
husband and father is insane.
The Portland daily press., 1888-04-07
College Notes.

The Colbys are coming out in bran new
uniform, which they will wear in the Fast
Day game with the Porslands on the Port
land grounds. The color will be the college
gray trimmed with blue, with Colby"
across the Shirt front. Hats instead OF caps
will constitute the headgear.
oliver G. Stevens, Esq, Of Boston, class OF
'76. has given to BOwdOln College slOOO 10
be expended in the purchase OF an organ ~. iVt
the chanel. One Of the provisions OF the git
Is that the instrument shall be played regu-
larly al the chapel exercises by some student
who shall be paid out Of the funds OF the
college. a.. -. -.
A large new organ has Just been bought
for the Colby chapel.
The Maine State College boys are hard at
work preparing for the opening Of the col
lege ball season.
The Portland daily press., 1888-04-07
How Jonh Neal Helped Painter
Tiiton.

John Mead Of Bridgton, an artist formerly
employed by the Paris Manufacturing Com
pany, tells the Bridgton News some things
concerning his old friend, John Rollin Til
ton, the artist who died last week in Rome.
Tilton was once an ornamental painter and
was frequently to be seen travelling about
the country with his sketch box painting
slender grayhounds and such ornaments
upon carriages. He got his first start through
the late John Neal. He was ornamenting
passenger cars for the Portland Company
and on several he put little landscapes and
marines between the windows. John Neal
was one of the trustees of the company and
was much pleased with the pictures, but
considered them too nice and expensive for
cars and therefore set IfltOn up in studio
on Exchage street, himself and friends fur
nishing him with work for some time. He
assisted him in his course Of study in Eu-
rope. 1t was about the year 1850 that he be-
gun his artistic work in Portland with the
late Paul Akers, the sculptor.
The Portland daily press., 1888-04-07
MUSIC AND DRAMA,


FOtAOlNE
Last evening Mr.. Frederick Bryton. the
favorite romantic actor, appeared at Port
land Theatre In his intense drama "Forgiy-
en-" Mr.. Bryton assuming the character OF
John Diamond. commonly called Jack o.
Diamonds. The play evidently gave great
pleasure. The details are worked out and the
situations arrived at with natural simplici-
ty which gives most pleasing air OF origi-
nality. Mr.. Bryton was enthusiastically
greeted as he came on the stage in his own
natural way. There is a genuine simple air
ness in his acting, which at once banishss all
thought Of the greenroom. Miss Annie Trim
BILE appeared to advantage as Mrs. Diamond.
Messrs Howard Neill, Titus Russell, Mason
Stevens, with Misses St. julien and Blanke
were respectively good In their different
characters and Little L0ttie pleased as Lit
tie Leonie. The piece will be repeated To-
night.
sTocKBRIDGE COMPLIMENTARY.
This morning at o'clock, Mr.. Ira G.
Stockbridge will give out the numbers at his
store for the choice Of seats to the grand
complimentary concert rendered him by the
leading citizens to be given Fast Day. Ate
o'clock the holders Of numbers will present
them and receive their tickets. Only six
tickets Will be sold TO any one person. 10
all buying tickets half fare has been ar
ranged on the Maine Central, OgGensburg
and Grand Trunk roads, and late train on
the Grand Trunk. The attractions have
been published and are recognized as exceed
ly strong. Among them are Miss Rose Stew
art, w. H. Fessenden, Lichtenberg, Harvard
Club Quartette, Leland Powers and Miss
Olive Brown. There Is no. the least doubt
that City Hall will be crowded.
EVANGELINE.
Evangeline has always been great favor
ite with the theatre-golng public. Its funny
business, its charming melodies, its marches,
bright dresses, and al the features that go
to make up pleasing burlesque are more
prominent in Rice & Goodwin's extravagan-
"a than any other. 1t has had $3.50 perform
ances in this country. Next Tuesday and
Wednesday it will be given at Portland The
atre and the sale Of seats will begin today.
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Died Almost Instantly.

BRowNvILLE, April 6.-Lillie, the thir-
teen-year-old daughter of Mr. Edward Pres
colt, of Brownyille fell from her chair
Thursday morning and died almost instant
ly The probable cause was heart disease.
The Portland daily press., 1888-04-07

his ministerial life had been spent. He was
a son of Rev. John Bnzzell, one OF tne
tiOn. "a,
Mr.. George III. Plummer, prominent citl-
zen of East Boston, died at his residence,
224 Webster street. on Thursday, aged I3
years. He was born in Portland, and after
a clerk by his uncle, who was a large ship
owner. About forty-seven years ago ne en-
tered the grocery business at East Boston, IN
which he was engaged up to the time OF MS
death. During the same time he served
four terms in the legislature, was treasurer
of the East Boston Iron Company, % years
treasurer of the East Boston Gas Company,
served IL years ON the schsol board, was
director in the First Ward National Bank
and in the savings bank, and officer OF ST.
Johns Episcopal church, and was also con-
nected with several charitable institutions.
The Portland daily press., 1888-04-07
Citizens Relief Association.

The regular monthly meeting of the Citi-
zens Relief Association was held last even
ing in the Common Council room. Vice
President Baker called the meeting to order
and introduced Mr. Thomas Tash who was
unanimously elected president by the board
of director at meeting held yesterday al
ternoon. The usual routine business was
transacted and Thomas j. Hinds was adj
mitted as a number of the association. Fifty
being the number of members required to be
present to change the bylaws and only for
ty-one being present no change was made
and as there was no other business the meet
ing adjourned.
The Portland daily press., 1888-04-07
E. P. JONES. Prv't S. G.. U. s. !
AUGUSTA TOPICS.
Items of Interest from the Capital
of the State.
Especial to the Press. !

Especial 10 lne IreSS.l
AUGUSTA, April 6.-Mayor A. nj. Penley
and committee of the City Council of Au-
burn called on Mrs. j. X. Bodwell at Halo
we'll today, and presented her with copy of
the resolutions adopted by the Auburn city
government, elegantly engrossed, and en-
closed in large and handsome frame. The
Mayor accompanied the presentation with
appropriate remarks.
1t is expected that the ice will be out of
the river so that the Star of the East can
make her first trip about the s1Sth inst. Mr..
C. G. W all of Hallowell will fill the vacancy
left by the death of Clerk Fuller.
The; prospect of extending the Somerset
railroad to Wiscasset is still alive, and a
meeting of the Augusta Board of Trade is
to be held next week in the interest of the
extension. Prominent railroad men will be
invited to attend.
The Purinton Brothers, of WatervIlle,
will burn 3,Co0,0C9 bricks in that city this
season, and ,5c0,CC0 in Augusta. Nj. g. Fos-
ter & Son are to build a brick freight house
800 feet long, for the Maine Central Railroad
Company at Waterville, an3 erect an avn
ing over the platform south of the passenger
building. They will also build an addition
to the engine house of the Maine Central
Company in Lewiston.
The Portland daily press., 1888-04-07

The town schools begin Monday next.
The meeting Of citizens at the High school
room on Thursday evening 10 discuss the
one session plan for that school resulted in
a decision to go back TO the old system OF
two sessions each day.
There is a possibility of the post Office be-
ing removed to the Clements lot near Odd
Fellows block, as Postmaster SWEET has pur-
chased the property.
Many rumors are in circulation here la re-
gard to the small pox, but there Is no Tear or
danger Of the disease becoming epidemie.
Mr.. Chas. Z. Lewis has gone TO Lowell,
Mass, to take charge OF l. +. Quinby q Co.'S
Two Of our Selectmen were in Brockton,
Mass, last Monday and Tuesday examining
the water system and electric lights in use
Herman & Co., cenfectioners, who have
renaired the Adams block In an excellent
manner, have an opening In their new
quarters this evening.
CAPE ELIZABETH.
The town assessors will be in session to-
day to revise the list of polls and taxable
property.
A petition is in circulation for the purpose
of raising funds to build a sidewalk on
School street, from High to or near Sawye
street for the better accommodation Of the
scholars Of the first and second primary
schools.
AS soon as accommodations are provided
for the landing Of the ferry boat at Portland
Pier. IL Is the intention Of the company to run
the boat four round trips every hour
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AmEsBURY's CALAMITY.
Particulars Of Thursday Nights
Great Fire Among the Factories.

AMEsBURY, Mass, April 6.-In the great
fire last night, which was the most destruc-
tive in the history of the town, destroying
several carriage factories, over score of
buildings were burned as most of the facto-
ry companies had more than one building as
shown by the following list: f. A. Babcock
& Co., A; John H. Clark & Co., 8 n. III. Fol
ger, 8; Hume Carriage Company, 3; A. N.
Parry, 2; G. N. bennett, 3; Lambert Hollan-
der, I; Nj. M. bennett, /. These were situa-
ted on Carriage Hill in the heart OF the car
riage industry and ran down the length OF
Carriage avenue. The following dwelling
were consumed: Zone occupied by Fannie
Brown and Welchford Thompson, a double
house occupied by Frank Sands and his
mother. small frame house of Wingate
Morse, Mr. and Mrs. Morse being absent, the
only occupant was IL year old daughter;
and three small houses owned by James
Hume and occupied:by. .his.employes. The fur
One side of Carriage avenue was wiped out.
Beside the buildings consumed, the factory
of John Hume Il Son was badly scorched
and considerable water was played upon 1t
which must have drenched the interior:
Most of the burned buildings were erected
recently as this portion OF the town is grow
ing rapidly. There was an increase In the
rates Of insurance upon property situated In
the burnt district few months ago. This
caused most of the manufacturers to reduce
the amount they were carrying.
The latest estimate of the loss is as fol-