The Portland daily press., 1888-03-12


sane Hospital on Saturday and inspected its
sanitary condition and ventilating arrange
ments. The amount of fresh air entering
and foul air going out was tested.
Delegates from Brooks.
Especial to the Press.l
AUGUSTA, March 11.-Brooks has chosen
delegates to the Portland convention. 1t Is
not certainly known what candidate they
favor
Keep Off the Track.
LEWISTON, March 1O.-A deaf person by
the name of George H. Miller at Harvard S
crossing on the Maine Central, was struck by
train No. l., Henry Whitney conductor, 60
ing east this morning while walking on the
track. The engineer whistled several times
but of course the deaf man didn't hear and
was struck by the engine inficting quite a
severe scalp wound. He was picked up
senseless but revived after while. Just
how badly he was hurt 1t is difficult to tell,
probably not seriously.
For Poisoning Her Husband.
FARMINeToN, March 1O.-The last of the
indictments found by the grand jury was
made public this afternoon by the arraign-
ment of Mrs. Abbie J. Hewey, of Phillips,
for the crime of administering strychnine to
her husband Charles Hewey, with intent to
kill. She pleaded not guilty. The case is
assigned for trial next Friday.
BIddeford's Railroad.
BIDDEFoRD, March 10-The contract to
build the horse railroad in Biddeford, Saco
and Old Orchard was to-day awarded to a
syndicate represented by j. N. Akerman. II.
s. Seeley and Charles b. Pratt, of Worcester,
Mass. Surveys will be made Immediately
and construction begin as soon as the snow
leaves the ground. A permanent organiza-
ton was effected to-day as follows:
Presdent-Stephen Il. Shaw.
Clerk-ChareS III. Prescott.
Treasurer-Charles A. Moody.
DirectoTs-Stephen f. Shaw. j. n. Akerlnan,
ii. 5. Seeley, c. B. Pratt S. S. Mitchell, q. IL.
Prescott, Carlos Heard
Trustees-Esreff ii. Banks, Horace Woodman,
ChaS. Ii. Prescott
The directory is to consist of nine mem
bers two whom have yet to be elected to fill
vacancies.
Good for the Old Ladies'.
The Old Ladies' Home Association of Bid
deford and Saco has just received from the
executors of the estate of the late Lydia A.
Clapp of Dorchester, Mass, $4,000, be-
queathed by her for the establishment of an
old ladies' home in Saco. A public meeting
has been called for next Tuesday at which
arrangements for building will be made
Political Questions Scarce.
BELFAST, March 1o.-Hon. Albert C. Bur-
CESS, the present mayor. has beer renomin-
ated by citizens caucus. No political issue
will enter into Mondays municipal election.
Bangor Time.
BANGOR, March 10.-The advocates of
local time are coming TO the front again, and
propose to make the question of changing
the city clocks from standard to local an
issue in the coming municipal election.
When the standard system was first proposed
here it met with great opposition and the
two parties became somewhat divided over
it. but nearly year ago the present Mayor,
Mr.. Bragg, who is Republican, with the
aid of certain influential church members,
had the city government pass an order TO
adopt standard time. But the adoption oil
standard time was not general, and during
the past year some have been running on
standard. some on local, and 1t is common
thing to meet man with third hand on
his watch for the purpose of having Doth
times. The mechanics want local time, ana
the merchants, travelling and professional
men want standard, and the discussion OF
the time question by advocates of the two
standards has never died out. The Demo-
cratic candidate for Mayor, Mr. j. f. Snow,
is local timer. and resolution was passed
in the caucus which nominated him con-
demning standard time. Bot a very in
fuential body Of Democrats are standard
timers, and the chances of Mr.. Snow being
elected over so popular and efficient Mayor
as Mr.. Bragg, through the disaffection on
the time question, are very small.