The Portland daily press., 1889-06-27
Lively Blaze In RookIand.


Fitzwilliams; tug Of war. married and single
men, won by the married.
A Lively Blaze In Rockiand.
RocKLAND, June ga fire, believed to
be incendie J, broke out at II o'clock last
night, destroying building on Park place
owned by Captain A. K. Spear and occupied
by J. p. Spear. The stable contained four
horses, one cow and 5000 worth of baled
hay. All are total loss. The fire was COM
municated to an addition Of the st. Nicholas
hotel, occupied as a furniture store by the
Atkinson House Furnishing company threat
ening destruction to the building. 1t con-
tanned several hundred dollars worth Of hay
also. belonging to Berry Bros, whose loss is
about $1,000; uninsured. A. X. Spears loss
is $500; insured for $500. j. r. Spears Is
over $1,000; insured for $1,700. Atkinson
loses about 500 by water. 1t was hot fire
and nine streams were turned on. The total
loss is about $4,000.
Contract for a Portland Man.
lSpecialt to the Pressl
RocKLAND, June 26.-Garrett Coughlin of
this city, and Aaron Cleaves of Portland.
have been awarded the contract to build
granite wharf at Castine for j. Murray
Howe and other capitalists, who own land in
that section. The wharf will be 46 feet long,
80 feet wide and 26 feet high. The granite
will be brought from Dyer's Island, Vinal-
haven. Work has already commenced.
The Stranded Circus.
BIDDEFoRD, June 26.--Melville's circus
has been living at the city's expense since
the tents and wagons were attached Mon
overseers of the poor for aid and were pro-
vided with passes to Boston.
Contagious Diseases.
Especial to the Press.l
AUGUSTA, June 26.-Cases of conta-
gious diseases were reported to the State
Board during the week ending Saturday,
June %, as follows:
Deering 2; Hampden, 8; Rockland, 2; Topsbam,
1; Winthrop, 1.
Scarlet Fever-Lisbon, 8; Portland. J..
The Farmers Almanac.
AUGUSTA, June 26.-The annual meeting
of the Maine Farmers Almanac Association
was held at Hotel North today. Officers
were chosen as follows:
Presidential. Z. Taught, North Belgrade.
Vice President--Dr. D. G. Perkins, Rockland.
Secretary DR.. VIM. McDayid, Augusta.
Executive Committee-Dr. McDayid, Mrs. 7. ii.
McLain, Rockland, and Melville Smith, Augusta.
Fourth Maine Battery.
SKowHEGAN, June 26-The Fourth Maine
Battery Veteran Association held its annual
reunion here today, 50 members being pres
ent. The officers elected were:
President--Judson Ames Of Montreal.
Vice President-Luther Jennings Of Cooper's
Secretary-H A. Coney of Auburn.
Treasurer-George +. Starteyant of Auburn.
There was campfire in the evening.
Young George Howe In Trouble.
BUcKFIELD, June 26.-Officsr Maxwell of
Auburn, arrested George Howe, lad IA
years old. charged with several offences in
and around Auburn, such as breaking and
entering schoolhouses and various thefts.
he was running away from the officers and
had got as far as Buckfeld where he thought
he would be safe for few days.
PythIan Knights In lewiston.
LEWISTON, June 26.-The Dover. N.
H., division, Knights of Pytnias. reached
Auburn this afternoon. The knights of
Lewiston and Auburn received them at the
station and escorted them through both cit
les. Grand Chancellor Barker of Bangor, is
here. The mayors of Bangor, Dover and
Lewiston. participated.
Fishermen's Luck.
BIDDEFoRD, June 26.-While party of
Biddeford machinists were on the way to the
Pool on fishing excursion today, the horse
SHE'D throwing Richard Berry on to stone
wall. His head was badly bruised.
Burned to Death.
RoCKLAND, June 26.-Tuesday morning.
Leroy L., son Of Harvey L. Howard of Rock
land, aged six years, while playing with
matches. set his night clothes on fire, and
was terribly burned, dying in the afternoon.
Burglary at Carroll.
BANGOR, June 2e-Benjamin Blanchard's
store at Carroll was broken into Tuesday
night and six hundred dollars worth in
money and goods stolen.
Fell Down stairs.
BIDDEFoRD, June 26.-A three-years-old
child Of Pierre Lavivierre fell down stairs
last night receiving injuries that will prob
ably prove fatal
Drowned in a Tub.
BRUNSWICK, June 26.-Harry, the one
year old child of Frank Gatcheil, fell into
tub of water and was drowned last night.