The Portland daily press., 1889-07-30
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Must Paw the Priest,

must Pay the Priest.
BIDDEFoRD. July 29.-Rev. Father Har-
rington, assistant pastor at st. Mary's
church, was arraigned in the Municipal
Court today. charged with assault and bat
terry. Daniel Shackrow, parishioner, at
tended early mass yesterday morning with
cut paying ten cents. which fee the bishop
recently ordered to be collected at that SER
vice to liquidate the debt on the parsonage.
Shackrow tried to crowd by the priest who
was collecting the fee, and was elected from
the church. The court ruled that the bishop,
who holds the deed of the church property,
had legal right to impose the fee; that
Shackrow disobeyed the decree when he
tried to force an entrance into the church
and that the priest was justified in using rea-
sonable force to eject him. Father Harring-
ton was therefore discharged.
The Augusta Post office.
AUGUSTA, July 29.-Mr. Manley takes
possession of the Augusta post Office next
Thursday, having already received his COM
mission. Mr.. Walter T. Stinson is to be as
sistant postmaster, and 1t is expected that
Mr.. Charles Sturtevant, clerk at the Angus.
ia House, will be money order clerk. The
office is to be entirely reorganized, new
position of chief clerk and another of cashier
to be created. An assistant superintendent
Of mails is also talked of. The public may
be sure Of one thing, that while Mr.. Manley
is postmaster there will be an abundance OF
help to do the work.
Bonds Awarded.
AUGUSTA, July 29.-State Treasurer Beal
has awarded $113.60O States of Massachu'
sets and New Hampshire bonds to r. l..
Day g. Co. of Boston. He has also awarded
$55, 200, 4a's, United States bonds to Brews
ter, Cobb & Estabrook of Boston, at LOG
1916.
His Father Swung the Scythe.
BIDDEFoRD, July pa IL year old son o.
Edward Goodwin of South Berwick me-
with an accident Saturday that resulted IL
his death at night. He was in the hay field
when his father swung a scythe round ant
struck the point of the scythe into the boy'l
heel, cutting bad cash. Members of tn,
family fixed up the wound without the ait
of surgeon. At night he was taken viol
emily i'll. A physician was called, but coult
not save the boys life. The wound was no
properly dressed at first.
Bath News.
BATH, July 29.-Sunday. Peter Arm
strong, resident of the north end, Bath, ,wht
has charge of the engine in the yard mill O.
VIM. Rogers, cleaned out the boiler. Wher
his work was done he began sprinkling oi
over the interior, when there was an explo
| sion, the man was blown out of the manhol,
| and his face was badly burned.
The State College Head.
BANGOR, July Commissioner F. o
Beal and State Veterinary Bailey went t,
Orono this morning to inspect the new herr
of cattle at the State College. 1t will be re
membered that the old herd was destroyed
some years since on account of tuberculosis
and fears have been expressed that the new
cattle may be similarly affected, as the,
came from section were the disease h
quite prevalent
At Bar Harbor.
! BAR HARBoR, July 29.--A heavy south
west sea is running outside, and the har
Dor is very rough.
| Count Creimill, the Austrian charge d
| affairs, has arrived.
The yachts Vesta and Dorinda came IL
today.
Maine Good TempIers.
WATERvILLE, July 29.-Emily E. Cain o
Waterville, Grand Superintendent of tn
Juvenile Templary branch of Maine Goo,
| Templary, announces the following Stat
| deputies for the ensuing Grand Lodge year
| James H. Hamilton, Mattawamkeag.
| StOrer S. Knight, Deering.
| Everett B. Norton, Pennington.
| Burton O. Torrey, Winthrop.
Josie r.. Pollard, Biddeford.
| Mrs II. Barstow, Bangor.
M. X. Mabry, Turner.
Mrs II. M. G. Estes, Watervile.
A. S. Bangs, Augusta.
Julia F. Pressey, Lewiston.
Isabel A. Hodgd0n Watervllle.
II, L. Hunton, Oakland.
Ella III. Mason. Biddeford.
Frank w. Winter, Upper Gloucester.
George X. Files, East Thorndike.
| U. l.. +. Howe, Canton.
The Cumberland county superintendent
| are:
Deering-Storer s. Knight.
Sebago Lake-E, K. Whitney.
Portland~-Lizzie Witham, K. o. Wildes, A.
| Robinson
Bolster's Mills-F. II. Pike.
North Baldwin-George K. Bnford.
| North GOrham-Fannie l.. Atherton.
| North Pownal-Vin VOsmus.
The seizure of a British sealing Sch00ne