The Portland daily press., 1889-04-10

The following are the officers elected at
the Baldwin town meeting: Moderator,
Frank Brown; clerk, Frank G. Sawyer Sc
lectmen, etc, Frank G. Sawyer, A. ". Bur
nell, Alpheus Virgins; treasurer and super
intendent Of schools for three years, ID. T.
Richardson. All Republicans.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Monday the buildings OF Dennis Moulton
of Madrid were burned, with their coptents.
The loss will exceed $1,000. The cause was
a defective chimney; no insurance.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Mr.. Eugene Neal, son-in-law Of Hon. VIII
liam II. Bigelow, who was with his wife Wis
iting in August, learned Monday OF the de-
struction by fire at Menoken, OAK, II miles
this side Of Bismarck, Of his house and barn,
and GOO bushels Of wheat. The buildings
were burned in the great prairie ire which
ragged in that section. destroying property to
the value OF S1,500,0O0 The Neal buildings
were no. insured.
1t will be remembered that In December
last, Mr.. w. X. Lunts store at Benton was
broken into, and goods to the amount OF $40
taken. Monday, as two boys were at play
under the bridge at Benton Falls, they found
a large sack slowed beneath the end Of the
contain nearly all Of the missing goods:
About dozen pair of ladies' kid boots and
few pairs Of gloves were missing.
Labor Commissioner Matthews has engag-
ed T. j. Lyons Of Vinalhaven as q special
agent to make investigations and report on
the fisheries, shipbuildiug, granite, etc. No
lady assistant will be employed by the de-
PENoBscor COUNTY.
1t is the intention Of the Boston and Ban
gor Steamship Company to put the steamer
Rockland upon the route between Bangor
and Rockland about May 10th.
Mr.. Hosea Ham of Corinth has an iron
pot that came over in the Mayfl0wer. 1t was
used as cooking pot In some Of the cam
paigps Of Miles Standish against the Indi-
ans.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
Joseph Coombs Of Topsham, died last Fri.
day morning from the effects Of a fall sever
al weeks ago from a load Of hay. He was
working at Herbert SmalPs, and was not 70
moved TO his home. He was II years old.
Yesterday morning, In the Supreme Judi.
| cial Court at Bath, the suit Of Dwinal Allen
VS.: Maine Central railroad, for damages re-
ceived by plaintiff in collision between a To-
comotive and his team, through which he
lost his right arm, was opened, Baker Il Ba-
ker and Cornish appearing for the road.
Judge Gilbert and w. Z: Hogan handled the
case for plaintiff, and placed the damages at
$4,000. 1t is claimed that the train was
running at higher rate Of speed than Is al
lowed In the city limits, at the time Of the
accident, and that the bell Of the locomotive
was not ringing, but this Is denied by ths de-
fence. The case Is exciting unusual interest
and the attendance at the court during the
trial Is large.
Yesterday afternoon the 70ton boiler for
the steamer Kennebec was hOisted aboard
that vessel without accident, elaborate prep
arations having been made to insure this
end. The hosting tackle was an 81 inch
line, in a four shear block, and the other ap-
paratus corresponded in massiveness. A
large crowd witnessed the work.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
ID. w. Campbell of Cherryfield has been
corresponding with Fish Commissioner Still
well in regard to a supply Of land-loc ked sal
mon fry for Tunk Pond and Spring River
Lake, and the Commissioner is to furnish
the fry desired. He will forward them to
Franklin road station in few weeks, and
from there viii be taken to the place where
they are to be used