The Portland daily press., 1889-06-18
a Schooner on tho Rocks.

Schooner on tho Rocks.
Especial to the Press.l
RoCKLAND, June 17,-Schooner Ella f.
Bartlett, of Gloucester, on a fishing cruise,
went ashore on Hay Island Saturday noon,
in dense fog. She lies badly, and is full of
water and nearly entirely submerged. Capt.
Haynes, assisted by the crew from the life
saving station, has stripped her. and the
chances for getting her off are small. The
crew are at the life saying station.
The Militia Encampment.
AUGUSTA, June 17.-Adjutant General
Sprague issued an order today fixing the
opening the opening day of the muster of
the Maine Volunteer Militia August 26, last
ing five days.
Fire and Death.
WATERvILLE, June 1.-THE store build
ing at Albion, occupied by James E. Chal-
mers of Albion, was burned early Sunday
morning. Loss, $500; insurance. $500 in
the Phoenix of Hartford.
The wife of DR.. C. w. Abbott of Albion
died very suddenly Sunday morning of heart
disease, caused by the excitement of the fire.
hefnoTtat DAY at foSuS.
AUGUSTA, June 17.-This was Memorial
Day at the National Soldiers Home at To-
gus. The rain somewhat interfered with the
exercises this morning, but this afternoon
the weather was fair and warm. Ex-Con
gresham Cogswell of Salem, Mass, who is
the guest of Major Michaelis at the arsenal,
was the orator of the day.
Drowned While Bathing.
BANGOR, June IA Kingman special to
the Commercial today says Mrs. Charles
Cleaves and Erdine Cole, a young girl of 16
years, were drowned at Springfield, Satur-
day, while bathing. Mrs. Cleaves leaves four
children, and husband who is now in the
West. The bodies were recovered.
Accident az WatervilIe.
WATERvILLE, June 1.-THE eleven year
old son of Frank Vigue, living on Oak street,
while playing with some dynamite caps,
Sunday, accidentally ignited one. Two
fingers and the thumb of the right hand
were blown off and his nose cut by the
conclusion. The child was doing well to-
day.
To Be Dedicated October 3.
AUGUSTA, June 1.-THE executive COM
mittee of the Maine Gettysburg Commission
met at the State House and voted that
Names day at the battlefield will be Oct 8.
The party will leave on Tuesday, Oct. 1st.
for the battlefield. The Gettysburg commit
tee adopted the following order of exercises
for Names day at the battlefield: General
Seldom Connor will deliver the address
General Charles d. Hamlin, in behalf of the
commission, will present the monuments to
the Governor of Maine, who in turn will de-
liver them into the custody of the Gettys-
burg Memorial Association of Pennsyl-
vania. This involves speeches and responses.
Two artillery salutes will be fired.
The route decided on is by rail and by the
Sound steamers, and the least cost for the
round trip Is $25. Hon. Hannibal Hamlin
will be invited, and special Pullman car
will be provided for the Governor, his staff
and guests.
To Fan the soions.
AUGUSTA, June 17.-At meeting of the
State House Commission this afternoon.
Messrs. Barker and ingalls,. who were ap-
pointed at the last meeting to investigate
the different systems of ventilation and heat
ing, reported in favor of the PIenum or fan
system, and the same was unanimously
adopted by the full board of commissioners.
A Maine Schooner Damaged. IS
HALIFAX, N. s., June 17.-Schooner
Alaska arrived from the Western bank this
morning, with loss of foremast and mainsail
and leaking very badly. The vessel met
with damage Saturday night southeast Of
Sambro, bound home to Southport, Me-, with
100 quintals of fish, after being out since
April 10th. The captain reports fish very
scarce. The Alaska will go the marine rail-
way for rapairs.