The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-01-12
THE MAINE STATE PRESS.
MAINE.
Brunswick Historians.

DhUNsNlCh, jan, il.-lH6 IIcJcpoCOe
Historical Society was organized in Bruins
wick Tuesday evening and the following Of
fcers were elected: President, III. w.
Wheeler: vice president, Professor Henry
Johnson; secretary and treasurer, |. p.
Booker executive committee, Professor FL.
l.. Chapman, j. w. Curtis and A. G. Ten
ney. The object of the Society is to obtain
and record matters of early history not con-
tanned in the published history of Bruins
wick. Topsham and Harpswell. 1t was
voted that in the opinion of the Society
there should be public observance of the
150th anniversary of the incorporation of
Brunswick, which will occur February 9th,
1889.
The Lockwood's Prosperity.
WATERvILLE, Jan. 1.-THE directors of
the Lockwood Company met yesterday, and
declared a dividend of three per cent. from
the earnings of the past six months. They
also voted to enlarge the mill by extending
the cloth hall building $50 feet on the wester-
ly end for the purpose Of adding about 200
more LOOMS This addition is made necessa-
ry in order to enable them to balance up
their work. At present they are not able to
weave as fast as they can card and spin, by
about 1900 pounds per week.
Sa gadahoc Agricultural Society.
BRUNSWICK, Jan. 1.-THE annual meet
ing of the Sagadahoc Agricultural and Horti-
culturrl Society was held this forenoon, and
the following officers elected; President
Charles E. Townshend Of Brunswick: vice
presidents, J. P. Cobb of Bowdoinham,
l. of Dnxr6nip NJ 9 RnOQrc
of Topsham; executive committee, w. E.
Graves Of Topsham, George H. Nichols OF
Bath, Henry Merryman of Bowdoin, Viii
liam b. Kendall of Bowdoinham, Thomas e.
Skofed of Topsham; corresponding secreta-
ry, Rev. S. F. Dixie of Bath; secretary, |. e.
Mallelt of Topsham; treasurer, Lyman e.
Smith of Brunswick; auditors, c. w. Pur-
ington of Topsham, l. p Booker of Bruns-
wick member of State Board of Agriculture,
F. S. Adams of Bowdoin. The Society is
out of debt and has $500 in the treasury.
Rockland and Ellsworth
RocKLAND, Jan. 1.-THE annual meeting
of the Rockland & Ellsworth Steamboat
Company took place in Rockland Tuesday.
The following board of directors was elect
ed: George Gregory, II. H. erie. John Bird
of Rockland; K. G. +. Candage, Calvin Aus
tin of Boston. Charles E Weeks was elect
cd treasurer, and George Gregory, president.
Lincoln County Farmers.
DAMARIscoTTA, Jan. 11.-The Lincoln
County Agricultural Society elected these
officers today President Ezekiel Ross of
Newcastle; secretary, Z. w. Dunbar of Dam
ariscotta; trustees, Z. H. Goudy of Bristol,
Harvey Hiscock of Damariscotta, A. w.
Partridge of jefferson; treasurer, Ephraim
Taylor of Newcastle
Insurance Commissioner Smith,
AUGUSTA, Jan. 11-Governor Marble has
nominated Hon. Joseph o. Smith of Show
hegan, to be insurance commissioner
Examined and Discharged.
BANGOR, Jan. ia special to the Wing
from Lincoln says that Richard Murray, ar
rested on suspicion of assaulting and rob-
bing Boulanger at Chester Saturday, was to-
day examined before a justice at Lincoln
and discharged, the evidence being insuffc-
lent to hold him.
After the Bonds.
SAco, Jan. Hilary McNeally, brothe-
of the Saco bank abscOnder, has temporarily
given up his clerkship in the American Ex-
press office and will leave tomorrow on
trip in the interest of the victimized bank.
1t is believed here that he will accompany
his brother Frank to the hiding place of the
stolen bonds, wherever that may be, proba-
ably across the Atlantic. Harry recently
said that he thought the bank would recover
! the securities in time and it is thought that
this trip will decide whether that statement
can be verified.
The Cole Family.
| SAco, Jan. i11.-The remains Of George
Cole, wife and child, who were killed in the
railroad accident at Hayerhill, yesterday,
while on their way to visit relatives in Maine
were brought to Kennebunkport this after
noon for burial. The funeral will tax place
at the home of Mrs. Coles father, Woodbury.
Goodwin. prominent citizen. Both Mr. and
Mrs. Cole were natives OF Kennebunkport
They lived in Lawrence.
Among the passengers of the i'll fated train
were Mrs. Abbie Seaman of SacO, who
was uninjured, and James Downes of Soutf
WATERFORD, who had his fingers badly jammeC
and back hurt