The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-10-05
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FARMINGToN, October 3.-The franklin
County Educational Association sessions
closed today. These officers were elected at
the business session: President, John j.
Hunt of East Wilton; vice president, Miss
Harriet FL. Young of Pennington; secretary
and treasurer, Mrs. John @. Ames of Far
miDgton executive committee, j. Hunt, Mrs.
M. d. Lander, w. g. Mollett of Pennington,
Miss Julia III. May, of Strong. and Miss
Lena Hawkes. of Phillips. Resolutions were
adopted in favor of abolishing the district
system, amending the school law-so that
pupils between eight and fifteen years shall
be compelled to attend public school the
whole school year, and In favor of temper
ance instruction.
Work Of the Crangers.
AUGUSTA, October 3.-The grangers of the
State are about entering upon season of
unusual activity. General interest Is mani
fest among the Patrons now that harvesting
is about ended and the evenings are increas
ing in length and the weekly meetings of
the subordinate oranges are well attended.
State Lecturer Twitchell has frequent calls
from every section for his services. On the
18th inst. he will attend an allday meeting
of Patrons at Foxcroft, speaking on the
political Duties of the Hour" Later on he
will go into York county and some parts of
Androscoggin in the interest of the order.
Ex-Governor Robie is among those mentioned
as;candidates for Master of the StateGrange
The Dry SpslI.
OLDTowN, Ootober 3.-The dry time ali
over eastern Maine and New Brunswick is
unprecedented. The st. John river was
never so low and the great water power at
Veazie, where the public works company Of
Bangor has expended half a million on an
electric plant has partly failed. There was
not power enough Friday night to run both
cars and lights.
BIDDEFoRD, October 3.-The Saco river Is
the lowest since 1882. One department of
the Laconia mill was obliged to temporarily
suspend work today on account OF low water.
Several saw mills up river are silent, waiting
for rise. River en- predict still lower
water as the ground Is so dry the fret fall
rains will make but little showing.
AUGUSTA, October A. This section Is suf-
fering from the long drought. Superinten-
dent Cole of the Edwards Manufacturing
Company, says he has never seen the Ken
nebec so low In thirty-eight years.
Their Silver Wedding.
Especial to the Press.l
AUGUSTA, October A very enjoyable
event occurred here today. 1t was the
twenty-fifth anniversary of the marriage Of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Fl. Manley. The anniver-
sary being on Sunday. no formal announce
ment of it was made but large number OF
prominent citizsns called during the after
noon and rendered their congratulations.
Among the callers were Secretary and
Mrs. Blaine, Miss Blaine, james G. Blaine,
Jr,, Hon. James w. Bradbury, Ex-Governor
Joseph d. Williams, Rev. j., s. Williamson,
Mr.. Horace Williams, Hon. Orville D. Baker
Hon. Samuel Titcomb, Col. Thomas Lom-
bard and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph G. John
SOD, Col. Elias Milliken and wife, DIR. Geo,
W. Martin and wife, Hon. ID. A. Cony
| and many of the younger people In the
vicinity.
The Barden House Case.
PENNINGTON, October 3-The case of the
State VS.. Samuel Farmer OF the Barden
House, Phillips, indlted for keeping liquor
nuisance, was given to the jury this evening
| and they have sealed the verdict as the court
adjourned before the jury agreed. A large
number of Phillips leading citizens testified
for Farmer. They never saw drunken peo
pie In or about the hotel and had seen
Farmer refuse parties liquor. The States s
testimony was to the effect that large Quan.
titles of liquor and the Iparaphernalia Of a
| bar room we're seized and some eighty gallons
of liouor had been received at the hotel since
| January last. The impression is that the
verdict is guilty.
Foul Play Suspected.
AUGUSTA, October 4.-John Fitzgerald, an
inmate of the Soldiers Home at Togus, who
was found near his home insensible. with
blood flowing from his ears, and suffering
from an assault, has since died and was
buried Saturday Foul play Is suspected
and several persons are being watched.