The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-05-16
srunswIck's ceIebratIon.

for the celebration OF the 150th anniversary Of
the incorporation of the town of Brunswick
Is completed and will Itake place June 13.
Salutes and ringing Of the bells will begin
the day. Prof. c. C. Everett of Harvard,
Will deliver the grafton, and Prof. II. l..
Chapman OF Bowdoin, will read the poem.
procession will march through the princi-
pal streets, and public dinner will be held
at the town hall. A collection of local an
tiqulties will be open at the court room in
the town building, and reception in the
evening at the town hall will wind up the
of the committee and Prof. Henry johnson
is secretary.
Bath Vessels Missing.
BATH, May 15.-Brig Don Justo, fiom
Turks Island to Bath with a cargo Of salt,
has been out 4S days and nothing heard from
her, though the average run between these
two ports is only eighteen days. She was
out in that terrible blow of April 9th, which
proved fatal to so many vessels, and fears
are entertained that she will never be seen
again.
Schooner Charles Haskell. built here by
Deering q Donnell in 1882, from Newport,
X. l., to Darien, Ca, has been out forty-tw0
days and not yet reported. The vessel was
light and may have been capsized in the
April gales.
A Young wanderer Returns.
BANGOR, May 15.-Charles w. Eldridge,
some of Captain Abner Eldridge of Orland,
has returned to his home, after an absence
of nearly nine years. He left home in 1880
when he was IS years old, without telling
his parents where he was going. He went
to sea, and afterwards worked in New
Hampshire: In the meantime, spiritual
lst medium had told the family he was dead
in foreign land. Now the family are re-
loicing and their faith in the medium has
vanished.
His Relatives Attentions.
WIsCAssET, May 15.-Alton c. Cummings,
convicted at Bath of stealing sum of money
from his brother-in-law on the steamer Star
OF the East, was arrested at Wiscasset iaiI
on the expiration Of his sentence. He is
wanted this time for giving a warranty deed
to his aunt In Oakland, of lot of land in
Gardiner on which he had no claim, for a
consideration Of $780,
Lived In Auburn.
LEWISTON. May 15.-William Cook, whose
mysterious death is reported, was a son of
Amasa Cook, who lately removed from Lew
iston to Massachusetts,. William worked
for Foss, Packard d Co. in Auburn. hoard
ing at the Park house. He left for Lynn two
months ago. He is well spoken of by his
friends here.
heNs VIZ AtkinSon nurt.
BIDDEFoRD, May 15.-Rev. Kinsman At
kinson, well known Methodist clergyman.
whom the conference placed on the super-
numerary list was thrown from wagon on
Elm street, Biddeford, Wednesday morning.
and quite badly hurt. His horse took fright
at a street car.
Mr.. Murphy's Russian Servant.
BANGOR, May 15.-Landlord Murphy, of
the Carmel House, in the town of Carmel,
recently hired man who claimed to be
Russian. Last Sunday the man was left
alone in the house. and shortly after left the
house alone, taking with him $40 in money,
an umbrella and other articles.
That Calais Thief.
CALAIS. May 15.-The thief who visited SO
many houses here few days ago came from
st, Stephen, N. B. At his lodgings there a
part of the stolen property has been found.
He eluded the officers sent to arrest him.
More Dlphtheria.
AUGUSTA, May 1.-Two more patients are
very sick with diphtheria at the Insane Hos
pital, the last case appearing yesterday.
A BIcycIIst's Mishap.
SAco, May 15.-Edwin F. Mason of this
CITY. was thrown from his bicycle this morn
ing and had his arm broken.