The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-07-11

ment have reported in favor of appropriat.
ing $1,000 for road on David's Mountain to
the proposed astronomical observatory OF
Bates College. The report was unanimous
ly adopted.
The Senate committee on pensions has re.
ported fayorably a bill introduced by Sena-
tor Frye, granting pension to Mrs .Abbie L.
Ham OF Lewiston, widow of the late Capt
j. s. p. Ham.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The butter factory recently established in
Fort Fairfield is doing quite thriving bust
ness. They are now making about 4O(
pounds OF butter day, of an excellent quail.
ity. Mr.. f. E. Parkhurst, who recently Wis.
tied the factory, reports that they are get.
ting all the cream they can handle, and the
ply are all in or near the town.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The noted hunter and guide. Isaac IT
James of Eustis, has brought civil suit
against Deputy Sheriff T. P. Wood of King,
field. for damage occasioned James by acts
OF Wood while serving in the capacity of
hsh and game warden. Last winter James
found moose stuck in the snow and nearly
dead, as he represents. He took the animal
home, nursed it up and kept it. James of
fered, if he had violated the law, to make
proper amends to the State, but wished to
keep the moose. Wood, however, insisted
on liberating the animal. James now brings
suit for damages.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
A special town meeting has been called at
Boothbay, for Saturday, July 14th, to see if
the town will vote to construct complete
system of water works from Adams Pond to
B0othbay harbor, for fire and domestic pur-
poses, and provide money for the same by
issuing bonds or otherwise.
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
The assault on Mrs. Wyman of Dover. has
caused tremendous excitement in Piscataopis
county. Mrs. Wyman's father, Mr.. Mayo, is
one Oh the wealthlest men in the town. and
his house is in the heart of the village, hay-
Ing row of stores on one side, school
mouse, church, and residence on the other
while just in front and across the street is
situated the Foxcroft Exchange, in front of
which crowd sat at the time the deed was
committed. In the rear is the factory of Mr..
Mayo and the river. and it is said no one
could depart from the house without coming
out on to the street or following up the banks
OF the stream, which was lined with people
all day long. Yet man of about six feet in
height, roughly dressed, and having full,
sandy or yellow beard, and weighing 200
pounds, left the house and the town entirely
unobserved. Sunday, two hours after the
deed was committed, one hundred men were
IN pursuit lnqu'''Hs were made all along
each and every road leading out Of town;
Two hand-cars were SENT one up and the
other down the railroad, and the banks of
the stream were followed, but still no clue
could be obtained. The same house was en-
tered and robbed two years ago, but the fam
lily were absent at the time 1t does not APP
pear that any valuables were taken on this
occasion.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
The family of the late Capt Jarvis Patten.
Commissioner of Navigation in Washington,
arrived In Bath Monday afternoon, where
they Will reside in the future.
The next vessel to be launched in Bath will
be 4O0-ton steam whaling bark for Capt
William Lewis of New Bedford, now being
built by Kelley & Spear. The bark is over
half planked. The New England Iron
works is constructing large boiler to be
placed in her.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
AT special town meeting held in Skowhe.
gan, Tuesday, it was voted to authorize the
selectmen to hire money, not to exceed the
sum of $4,000, to be used in building school
houses, in addition to the amount raised at
former meeting; also that two-story four-
room school house be built on the south side.
and as much of the building be finished as is
needed.
YORK COUNTY.
The body of Luther Bryant, son of Geo.
f. BRYANT who was drowned in the SacO rjy-
er, above the falls at Biddeford, June LIST.
sheds below the falls yesterday morning
The horse cars between Biddeford and
Old Orchard began to run Monday, and are
doing good business. About half an hour
is the time consumed in making the distance.
The S. K. Spring is not running on the Sa-
co river just now, being laid up for slight re-
pairs OF her boiler
,Willoughby Lowell, a man about IS years
old, living between Cornish and Hiram