The Portland daily press., 1890-04-25
Winthrop's Boom.


for the inspection of the public. Cottage
City, Rockland and EastpOrt aie her stop
ping places on the route.
wlnthrop's Boom.
WINTHROP, April 24.-The first annual
meeting of the board of trade occurred at
Grand Army hall last evening. There was
large attendance. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
President-C. ]. Bailey, ...
Secretary-A. W. Dillingham;.
Treasurer-Levi Jones.
j. A. Parker, president of the Appleton
Boot and Shoe Company, of Boston. was
present and made proposition to the town
for removal of two plants from Massachu
sets here, providing the town would put
$4,000 into the plant. the company to put in
$4,000. At the end of five years the plant
was to revert to the company providing the
A committee consisting of Col. Wing, A.
II. Bailey and l.. o. Cobb was appointed to
further investigate the matter and report inn
mediately. Should the deal be consummated
the firm will begin building operations at
once with probability of starting the fac
tory by the first of September.
Locked In a Burning Building.
BELFAST. April 24.-One of our state off,
cials went to Unity, one night recently to
summon witnesses before the grand jury,
then in session, in this city. The Belfast
Age gives the following account of his trip
and its results:
"Calling at several houses he was greeted
at the door by the women of the houses, and
on lnquiriDg for the men, was told they were
not at nome. 1t seems that the men had
learned that they would be summoned, and
nf thn hoaly 90 hn
constable approached the front, and went to
the depot and hid in the hand-car house,
friend OF tnelrs locking them in with the un-
derstandlng that he would come back early
the next morning to let them out: At about
O'CLOCK tne next morning the friend 1ailer
went down to release his friends, and what
was his surprise to find the roof of the build
Ing all ahre. de rushed forward and speed
lily unlocked the door and out rushed the
scared hlders, who were inclosed in the
burning building which had neither window
or other means of escape. But for the ar
hard"
Two New Judges.
AUGUSTA. April 24-The Governor and
Council met this afternoon and the nomin
alton of o. G. Hall as Judge of the superior
court for Kennebec county was confirmed.
Hon. W. P. Whitehouse was sworn in as
judge of the Supreme Judicial Court of
Maine. The Kennebec Bar gave banquet
to Judge Whitehouse at Hotel North this
evening.
Through the Plate Glass Window.
RoCKLAND, April 24-Last evening a
horse belonging to Fred f. Bramhall ran
away and dashed through the plate glass
window in E. B. Hastings's dry goods store,
cutting himself so badly that he died soon
after. The damage to the store and goods,
and the loss Of the horse will amount to
about $500.
To Handle Nelson's Horses.
BIDpEFoRD, April 24.-John f. Haines of
Old Orchard has been engaged for the season
by C. II. Nelson of Waterville, to assist Mr..
Nelson in fitting, handling and driving the
Sunny Side farm horses, and will start for
Waterville Monday to begin his duties.
More DiphtherIa.
AUGUSTA, April 24.-Another mild case of
diphtheria has appeared at the insane hospi-
tai, and a pest house, 3Ox4O feet and two
stories in height, will be built at orce lust
above the park, plans for which are now be-
ing prepared.
Took strychnine and Died.
DAMARIscorTA, April 24.-Lewis Ludwig
of Nobleporo took strychnine and died early
| this morning. He was unmarried and aged
about 65.