The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-08-06
West Baldwin Campmeeting.
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WEST BALDWIN, August 5.-Sunday
school day at the campmeeting here was
a grand occasion. There was a large at
tendance, and the various addresses were
interesting, instructive and profitable,
closing in the evening with an able ser
mon by Rev. G. Fl. Wallace of Spring
field, Mass. Sunday, the closing day,
will be special day, and Rev. MI. Wal
lace will preach. He is president of the
Advent Christian Conference of Massa-
chusetts, and an able preacher.
w. N. Tenny, artist evangelist, will
give blackboard illustrations.
There will be a train leaving the I'm
ion station at a. M, arriving in season
for the morning preaching service.
why the Launching is Delayed.
BATH, August 5.-The new harbor
defense ram which is to be launched
from the Bath Iron Works will not be
sent into the stream for six weeks. The
Homestead strike has delayed work on
the ram, as the ships material comes
from the Carnegie plant.
PASSPORT in a storm-One Person May Die
EAsTPoRT, August ga severe thun-
der storm passed over this place between
nine. and ten o'clock this morning and
considerable damage was done, Light
ming struck the house of Henry Cook
and left it nearly wreck. His daughter
fourteen years old was knocked uncon-
scious but will recover. James Kelley's
house was also struck and his eldest
daughter, Bessie, sitting at machine
was knocked senseless and terribly
burned by the electric flued. Her hair
was burned off and her limbs turned
black. Her physician is doubtful of her
recovery. Several other houses and one
or two stores were struck but the damage
is slight.
Nominations by the Governor.
AUGUSTA, August 5.-The following
nominations have been made by the Gov
ernor:
j1edlnlllS jIlSLlcc-GeOTS6D UWIiOo, O1ieNlo.
Coroners1Andrew j. Rich, Portland; Lew.
Notary Public Merritt A. johnson, Rock
land; BENJAMIN A. sWasse e Ganto M T. M.hrv
Rillnford Charles Boober, Norway Isaiah a.
Caldwell, Oxford.
Fish and Game Warden-J. u. Bell W4iliiug
J. s. Ballard, Monmouth; John Smith, Brlgh-
Trial Justices-Andrew J. Kimball Mercer;
Benjamin j. Swasey, Canton; L. I. Iootnaker,
Justices of the Peace and Quorum-Wiliam
B. Kimball. Durham; Peleg I. Jones Bangor;
Nathaniel B. Walker, Biddeford; q. Z. Daven-
port, Brighton; George W. Shaw, Blaine Fred
j. Fiske, Mattawamkeag; Morrill, w. Drew,
Fort Fairfield; Charles A. Black, Calals CnarleS
l.. Fernald, Levant; Benjamin Ladd, Jefferson;
S. o. Dinsmore, Medford.
Fell from the Train and Was Killed.
CALAIS, August 5.-John Burgess, be-
longing in Milton, Me-, brakeman on
mixed train on the ST. Croix & Penob-
scot railroad was killed this afternoon.
He was on top of freight car to pull
pin and allow the passenger cars to run
into the station. He was thrown from
the car, the rear of the train passing
over both legs. He was twenty one years
old and single
Hon. Samuel p. Morrill,.
PENNINGTON, August 5.-Hon. Sam
uel P. Morrill, died at his home in Farm
ington Falls yesterday, aged nearly II
years. He had been feeble for several
months from paralysis, and was stricken
again while eating his dinner. He died
in few hours. He was register OF deeds
in this county for many years. In 1868
he was elected representative to Con-
gress from this district and served one
term, after which he became leading
clergyman in the Free Baptist denomi-
nation. He was highly respected man.
He leaves a widow and two sons. Fun
eral Saturday afternoon.
The War Eagle Sufferer.
BIDDEFoRD, August lightning
this afternoon struck the residence OF
Tristram Goldthwaite, at Biddeford Pool
and damaged it considerably. Mrs.
Goldthwaite was Frustrated by the shock
but is not seriously injured.
Lightning also entered Hussey's store,
next door, and burned out the only tele-
phone at the Pool, stopping all commu-
nication by wire with this city.
Two Burglaries in Bowdoinham.
BowDoINHAM, August 5.-Burglars
entered the residence of Mr.. T. W. Fogg
in Bowdoinham, last night, by going
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