The Portland daily press., 1891-09-02
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The Deadly Car Stove.

''O 1ooAty Sot StoNcs
AUGUSTA. September loving to the
fact that some of the methods for heating
passenger, mail and baggage cars in this
state, heretofore approved by the railroad
commissioners, are not as safe as might be,
tne commissioners today issued an address
In which they quoted the law passed by the
legislature of 1889, which declares that COM
mon stoves shall not be allowed in passen-
ger. mail or baggage cars. The board gives
notice 20 railroad corporations and all manu-
facturers Of car-heating methods that no
method will be approved after June 3Oth,
1892. which is not deemed to reduce the dan
ger tospassengers to a minimum.
To Heat the Insane Asylum.
AUGUSTA, September 1.-Now that the
trustees Of the insane hospital have decided
to maintain heating plant in connection
with the institution, 1000 tons of coal have
been purchased and big new boiler ordered.
The boiler is to be set up at once and a new
stack built. 1t is expected to have the ap-
paratus in operation by cold weather.
Ingenuity Rewarded.
WASHINGTON. September Patents have
been granted to Emery Andrews of Kenne-
bunk for waterproof parchment paper. A.
Francis Cloudman, E. B. Newcomb and F.
II. Cloudman of Cumberland Mills for
bleaching apparatus, Walter E. Frost of
Lewiston for crimping machine, Charles Fl.
Weston of Yarmouthville for press.
A Coal Deposit at Boothbay.
BooTHBAY HARBoR. September 1.-While
dischargiDg coal from the schooner Break of
Day at 5 p. m, at Pierce & Dunton's, the
coal dock gave way, letting about 200 tons of
coal into the water, the buildings going with
1t. Winfred Giles had his hip dislocated by
the fall.
Drowned In schoodic Lake.
BRowNvILLE. September There was
drowning accident on Schoodic Lake Sun
day. Mr.. Enoch Cobb and his son Walter,
and Augustus holt, went out in a canoe, and
through some accident the canoe was upset.
Before and could reach them Mr.. Holt was
drown. The other two men were rescued in
an exhausted condition.
Handy to the Bath shipyards.
BATH, September 1.-The coal deposit at
Cape Small Point, near the mouth of the
Kennebec river. is more extensive than has
been supposed. At Cape Small Point the
drillers are finding good veins of coal at
depths ranging from $40 to 900 feet, and
shafts will be sunk at once.
DeMoIay on Pilgrimage.
SKowHEeAN. September l.. DeMolay
Commandery, Knights Templar, of Skowhe-
gan, left here this morning ON its annual
pilgrimage to Dexter, Dover, Greenville and
Moosehead Lake. The party numbered 70,
including ladies. The Watervile cornet
band accompanied the party.
Farm Buildings Burned.
SKowHEGAN. September /. - The farm
buildings Of Wood Brothers at Embden
burned yesterday afternoon. Loss $500.
James b. Weston's farm buildings at Anson
burned yesterday. Loss $500.
Reception to the Naval Officers.
BELFAST. September 1.-The citizens re-
ception to the officers Of the White Squadron
at the Crosby Inn tonight, was largely at
tended and very successful affair.
Drowned In Sebois Lake.
BANGOR. September 1.-Austiu Hall of
Brownville was drowned Sunday at Sebois
Lake while fishing. The body was recovered
yesterday.
BIngham's New Industry.
BINGHAM, September is. F. Goodrich
has purchased land and will at once erect
last factory here.