The Portland daily press., 1888-10-10
MAINE.
Fire at Madison.

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Woolen Mill at East Madison, operated by
V. j. Brennan, was burned to the ground.
Monday night. The fire started in the card
ing room in the second story, at about 9
O'Clock Monday evening. and rapidly spread,
destroying the entire main building and all
it contained. The watchman was through the
carding room but few minutes before the
fire were discovered. He and the book
keeper was the only persons in the mill at
the time. The building and machinery cost
about S45, 900, and contained something like
$4,000 worth of stock and material. The
building was insured for $4,000; the machine
ry for $4,000, and the stock for $4,000. The
$4,000, insurance is in favor of parties who
hold mortgages to the amount of $4,000 on
the building and machinery. The mill has
been in operation about three years, but has
been involved in various difficulties.
Machias VS.. Railroad.
ELLSWORTH, Oct. 9-The Supreme Judicial
Court began today, Judge Foster presiding.
Hon. II. NJ. Heath, of Augusta, is present
for the purpose of trying the case between
Machias and Col. Greene's shore line rail-
road.
Islesboro Has Boom.
CAMDEN, Oct. 9.-Extensive land sales
have been made in the town of lslesboro.
situated on Penobscot bay, five miles east
of Camden, in the past two weeks. The two
Dix farms have been sold, and also F. B.
Keller's, Millard Whitcombs and Charlotte
Boardman's farms, part of the old Warren
farm and a part of T. W. Gilkey's farm,
amounting in all to about $4,000. The
parties buying are from Boston, New York
and Philadelphia. 1t is not known what
the land is wanted for but, on account of the
locations chosen being ON the shore in full
view of the Camden mountains, II is sup
posed they are desired as sites for summer
residences
Dropped His Piunder.
CALAIS, Oct. 9.-Early Sunday morning,
Wien Benjamin Youngs hostler entered the
stable, he found a man inside who had some
baskets with him and who claimed to be
peddler. After some conversation the
h0stler invited him into the house, but he
declined and started off as if to sneak away,
which gave the hostler an idea that perhaps
he was a thief and his Doodle was plunder
The hostler started after him and as he did
out of his way and when he found that the
hostler was closing on him, he dropped
the most of his load and got out of all reach
of him. The packages he dropped proved to
contain lot of cheap jewelry, knives,
pocketbooks and various kinds of fancy
articles which were probably worth $20c.
The goods were turued over to Marshal
Hutchins and about 10 o'clock in the fore
noon were claimed by Henry Hill, mer-
chant of St. Stephens. whose store was
broken open and plundered some time dur
ing the night.
The Veterans at Gettysburg.
GETTYSBURG, Pa, Oct. 9.-Veterans of the
4th and 18th Maine regiments arrived this
afternoon and will dedicate their monuments
| tomorrow.
Held Without Ball.
BANGOR, Oct. 9.-William Hutchinson and
| Peter Morgan were examined before Judge
Brett in the municipal court this afternoon
| charged with burglary at the house of Miss
| Hardy. Hutchinson was held without bail
| to the February term Of the Supreme Court
| Mogan was discharged. Miss Hardy fully
identified Hutchinson as the burglar who
knocked her down.
The Bangor Conference.
BANGOR, Oct 9.-This evenings session
of the Penobscot County Conference con-
sisted Of song service followed by speak
ing on the subject of Christian union par
ticipated in by Professors DEMO and Stearns.
and Rev. Messrs. j. McGraw, Foder and G.
B. Ilsley. The conference will continue
through Wednesday.