The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-09-30

The Last of the herd.


AUGUSTA, September 29.-The last of the
college bulls from the herd which was in
fected with tuberculosis and killed, has at
last been found and slaughtered. The bull
just discovered was sold from the herd to B.
H. Blackstone of Eas: Perham. who in turn
sold him to Edward M. Bennett of Lime
stone. Veterinary Surgeon Bailey learned
that some of the calves by the bull, when in
MIR. Blackstone's possession, were coughing
and following this clue he discovered the
animal in Mr.. Benefits herd at Limestone
The bull was examined and found to be
nearly gone with tuberculosis. Accordingly
ne was killed. Surgeon Bailey was in Skow-
hegan last night to examine herd owned by
Mr.. Pollard, it having been feared the tuber-
culosls had affected several of the animals.
Waterville Notes.
WATERvILLE, September 29.-Street Com
missioner Joseph Priest of Waterville. while
driving young horse Saturday evening,
collided with heavy truck team and was
thrown violently to the ground. In falling
his head struck the wheel of the truck team
and he received severe concussion of the
brain. Francis Bickford of Fairfield, who
has been before the courts before for cruelty
to animals, was arrested Sunday on the
Plains in Waterville for a similar offence. 1t
is alleged that Bickford's horse had been
badly overdriyen, and that the animal was
then stabbed with knife. Several bystand-
ers saw the horse fall upon the sidewalk.
Mashal Bunker was notified and arrested
Bickford, who resisted the officers stoutly.
Charged With Embezzlement.
VAUDEVILLE, September 29.-Deputy
Sheriff Hill arrested Wallace o. Estes Of
Clinton this forenoon, en- complaint of Pea
Wy & Co., clothiers, of this city. Estes has
been employed by the firm to manufacture
pants furnished him at Clinton and they
claim that he has appropriated several hun
dred dollars worth of goods. He was ar
raigned before Judge Steward. Estes waived
preliminary examination and was bound
over in the sum of $500 to appear next Sat
urday.
Pleads Not Guilty.
SKowHEGAN, September 29.- Micah W.
Norton of New Portland, arraigned upon an
indictment for the murder Of Mrs. Ann Coo
ley, pleaded not guilty in court today.
County Attorney Danforth and Attorney
General Littleield appeared for the state and
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for the defence. The forenoon was spent in
empannelling jury. The panel of twenty
six was exhausted In drawing seven. Venlres
were issued for twenty more jurymen and
the court adjourned until O'Clock tomorrow
morning.
Found His Home In Ashes.
AUBURN, September 29.-Frank Davis, a
farmer who lives two miles from the city on
the Mechanic Falls road, came to the station
this forenoon with his wife, who was going
to Massachusetts. When he returned home
after two hours absence he found his house
and barn in ashes. 1t is supposed the fire
caught fIom defective chimney. The barn
was full of hay and farm implements. In
surance $4,000. Loss not yet known.
Smashed the Car.
BowDoINHAM, September 29.-Sunday
forenoon special freight train set some fiat
cars on to the spur track at Fogg's Mill,
Bowdoinham, with such force as to drive an
ether car partly loaded with laths its whole
bigness into the planer room, which is under
the mill, wrecking the car so as to require a
wrecking train from Brunswick to clear up
the debris. The accident damaged the mill
somewhat.
capsIzed and Drowned.
BANGOR. September ga Greenville
| special to the Commercial says: d. A. Nc
lsaacs of Bangor, foreman for Morrison and
Hunting, and two other men were taking the
camp outfit of DR., Nealley of Bangor, across
Roach Pond Sunday afternoon, when in
| changing places in the boat, 1t was upset.
Two Of the men could swim and saved them.
selves, but could not help McIsaacs, and he
was drowned. His body was not recovered.
Want State offices.
AUGUSTA, Sept. 29-Among the candidates
| for the office of State Librarian are Gen.
| S. j. Gallagher, Arno Little, George Vicke-
ry, and Frank Noble of Augusta, DR..
Twitchell of Fairfield, and A. E. Taught Of
| Belgrade.
Hon. r. S. Partridge of Whitefeld is men.
toned as candidate for Insurance Commits
stone. Archie Talbot of Lewiston is also
spoken of as a possible candidate.
Still a BurgIing.
GARDINER, September 29.-The burglars
| who on Friday night broke into r. II. Gardi.
| ner's residence at the Oaklands and again on
Saturday night into W. Fl. Rings house ID
| Farmingdale, getting considerable amount
| of silverware, last night entered the new
| Maine Central freight Office and blew open
the safe getting, however, less than five dol.
lars for their trouble. There is no clue.
A Protest from Auburn.
| LEWISTON, September 29.-At its regular
meeting last evening the Y. p. S. G. E. of the
High Street Congregational church, Auburn
adopted unanimously resolutions protesting
against the resolution adopted by the State
convention at Augusta looking to the exclu
sion of non. evangelical societies from the
organization.
Has Imported Masts.
CAMDEN. September 29.-Ship s. d. Carle
ton, about 1000 tons gross, built ly Carleton
Norwood g. Co., at Rockport, was launched
at 10. 20 this forenoon. The lower masts art
made of iron imported from England.
large number of people were present
Fire In Lewiston.
IpwrsroN. September pa farm house
in this city. owned by B. f. Emerson, ant
occupied by Mr.. McAvery, burned today
Insurance $780,
Child surned to Death.
BANeoR. September "a child Of Mel
49, - Mr. Chase, was burned to deatt