The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-08-06
MAINE.
Rockland News.

RoCKLAND, August Sat special meet
ing Of the school board Monday evening Miss
Kate Healey. principal of the First Gram
mar school Of Skowhegan. was elected assist
ant in the High school here.
The following jurors have been chosen to
serve at the September term OF court: Hor-
ace e. Burkmar, Alonzo A. Fuller, Eugene
w. Palmer, John A. Clough and Charles A.
Haskell. grand jurors; Benjamin l.. Jones,
John +. Fogler, George w. McKenney,
Charles F. Sawtelle. G. M. Brainerd, Lewis
Brewer. Sabln Lord and E. FL. Lowry, tra-
verse jurors.
1t is understood that the Labor Day cele-
bration here has fallen through. The
Clark's Island delegation, the largest In the
vicinity. will probably go to Portland.
Otis Hayford's Buildings Burned.
Especial to the Pressl
BETHEL, August 5.-Otis Hayford's ex-
tensive farm buildings were burned at noon
today. They caught on the roof. Loss
$30O0 The farming tools and 40 tons of hay
were burned.
Yesterday With the chautauq uans.
FRYEBURG. August 5.-This has been So
clalistic day at the Chautauqua assembly,
and a very enjoyable day it has been. Mr..
Melden's lecture today was upon "How 10
Read the Bible" Mr.. Melden has the hap
by faculty of treating his high and sacred
theme in manner to interest all and his
lectures have proved a valuable and attrac-
tive feature of the meetings. Rev. r. ID.
Grant took DR.. A. w. Small's place, who was
to lecture upon sociology. but was detained
by the death of friend. Mr.. Grant treated
of dangers to our country from the vicious
element coming In such large numbers to our
shores. He gave a striking picture of pluto
cracy and what 1t threatens to do. Profess
sor W. 5. BATHS of Colby University gave
fine lecture and impersonation upon "Nicho
las Nicholby" this evening.
The shenandoah's Big Cargo.
BATH. August 5.-The ship Shenandoah,
which was built by Arthur Sewall 81 Co.,
and launched at their yard in Bath In No
vember last, is the largest wooden:ship ever
built. She registers $500 tons and last Sat
urday she sailed from San Francisco to Liv.
erpool, carrying as her cargo SOFT tons of
wheat, the largest cargo ever shipped in a
wooden vessel. Mr.. Sewall still Is not salts
fed and he has already contracted for the
frame for ship that will register 1000 tons,
the keel of which will be laid the coming
fall or winter.
Caught In the Act.
BANGOR, August 5.-Fred Page, who has
been regarded as honest, was arrested to-
night by Officer Tracy in the feed store of B.
B. Dunnlng Il Co.. which he had entered fol
the purpose of robbing the money drawer.
he had entered the store several times before
Al, o IA h,r
been In the store on watch several nights and
caught the burglar this time In the act.
An Invitation to Crang RS.
AUGUSTA, August &C.. NJ. .Twitchell
secretary of the Maine State Grange, has Is
sued addresses to the patrons Of Maine. urg
ing them to be present at Fryeburg, August
18th. which is grange day at the Chatauquar
assembly. At the public grange meeting
which occurs at IL o'clock a. M, ex-Govern0l
R0bie will preside.
This Charge Not Proven.
LIvERMoRE FALLS. August 5.-Charle.
w. Keith, aged about 60. was brought before
Judge Boothby Wednesday, charged with
poisoning a can of milk owned by E. III
Austin. He was acquitted. He recently
served eight ears In state prison for poison
ing well in Leeds.
Buildings In Cornish Burned.
BlDDEFoRD, August "a special to the
Times from Cornish says the farm building:
at Baldwin Depot. owned by r. f. Chase
and occupied by Levi Stone, were destroyed
by fire last night. The fire started in the
barn. Firemen from Cornish succeeded In
saving the adjoining property. The build
| ings were insured.
A BIddeford Boy Injured.
BIDDEFoRD, August 5.-Lawyer Mason
has just received word that his son. Freder
| ick Mason, former Biddeford newspaper
man, now employed on the Register a
| Wheeling, VIVA, has been seriously injured
| by being thrown from a carriage.
a Celestial In Limbo.
BATH, August 5.-Last night Chinamar
named Wah Sing got into fight with Gus
| toner named Edward Winslow, and strucl
him with hatchet The celestial was ar
| rested.
Postmaster at North orland.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., August 5-J. f
CHM has been appointed postmaster a
| North Orland, Me.