The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-07-22

a. Lyon, paymaster and purchasing officer
OF the yard detached and ordered TO settle
MS accounts. 1t is understood that Pay
ma Joseph Foster was an appheant lor
the position to which Paymaster Beaman
has been appointed: and that Pay Inspector
Lyons. after settling his accounts, Will be
oruered to San Francisco.
Norway.
A FIRE BUG SICK WITH FRIGHT.
Joseph Frye, the Oxford firebug. whose ex-
animation before the Norway municipal
court was appointed for Thursday last,
glayed. sick, and on the arrival of Sheriff
Quoting him to the court room, declared him
self unable to rise from his bed. Two phy
sicians were called, who pronounced him un-
able to move During his Imprisonment,
since Monday. he had eaten nothing, declar-
ing his intention of starving himself to
death, meantime having made a full confess
sion of his crime, and that it was committed
Tor the purpose Of obtaining the insurance.
Bassett returned to the court room and re-
ported in accordance with the above facts.
1t being near nightfall, and a large number
Of witnesses having been kept Ia waiting
during the entire day, the judge instructed
the officer to bring Frye there as soon as pos
large S1
of South Paris, the officer fastened back to
the jail, where the doctor, after careful ex-
animation, found no symptoms of disease
upUu EIyt, anu dSSuI6Q ullu blldb u6 ldCk6u
but the courage to make the effort, which
was. performed without difficulty. In ac-
cordance with his voluntary confession, it
but now remained for the court to commit
him for sentence in October next. Dark
hints Of an accomplish are thrown out, but
Bassett, who has the matter in hand, is deaf
to all inquiries. But little stock is taken in
the matter however.
Paris.
WEST PARIS.
Mr.. N. G. Hollis, late member of the firm
of Ramsdell g. Hollis, has moved to Canton,
Me-, to engage in the retail boot and shoe
business in that place.
Our boys have organized base ball team
Anyone wishing to arrange game with
secretary.
The following officers of West Paris, /. o.
o. f. lodge No. Is, were installed by District
Deputy French from Bethel Hill:
N. Merry II. Cole.
e Rec. Sec.-Geo. Barrett.
Treas.-S b. Curtis.
V. G.-David Emmons.
Per. Sec.-B. F. Durham.
District Deputy Frank Thayer of South
Paris installed the following officers of On
ward Rebekah Degree Lodge, No. 90, Tues
day evening. July 10Th:
N. G.-Nathaniel Young.
V. G.-COra ID. LOwrey.
Rec. Sec-Althea j. Curtis.
Per Sec.-Emma A. Swan.
Treas.-Elyesa Denning.
Eight members of South Paris lodge were
present.
Norway.
The work of raising the Crockett bridge
for the accommodation of the new steamer is
being pushed forward with all possible dis.
patch, though sufficient help is hard to be
obtained and the work of grading is far be-
y0nd the first calculation.
Large quantities of hay have been housed
during the past week all In good condition.
The hay crop proves much better than was
anticipated.
Several youngsters have left the shoe shop
during the past week being made sick, as
they claim, from the effect CT impure water
kept in barrels near their work.
Raymond.
NORTH RAYMOND.
The farm of the late Elisha Hall has 'oeen
sold to Decker and Hancock of Casco
Marshall Cobb was thrown down by a cow
which he was leading on Friday and dislo.
Gated his hip.
On Saturday Roland Morrill, fell from a
scaffold In his barn to the floor badly cutting |
his face and spraining an ankle