The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-04-08

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highly respected by all who knew him.
Oliver NJ. vinal.
THoMAsToN, April 7.-Oliver M. Vim
al, one of Thomaston's shipbuilders, died
t his morning after a brief illness of
Pneumonia, aged 10 years. He was en-
ga ged many years in Virginia with his
brothers in cutting shiptimber. He
leaves wife and two children, son,
William, engaged as merchant in
Thomaston, and daughter, who mar
ried Chas. Fl. Washburn.
George /. Seney.
NEW York, April George L. Seney,
well-known Brooklyn philanthropist,
died here this evening at the Grand
Hotel, of heart failure. He was CT years
ago. lie has given $780, to Wesleyan
University.
) Found Attempting Robbery.
BIDDEFoRD, April IA young man,
giving the name of Robert Templeton of
Boston, was discovered breaking into a
room in the Biddeford House this morn
ing. He was arrested aud searched. In
his possession were found a large roll of
bills, many skeleton keys, a loaded re-
volver and chloroform sponge. His
appearance tallies with the description
of the young man who committed a rob-
berry at the hotel at North Berwick yes
terday, and Deputy Sheriff Parker came
here tonight to see him. The officer is
satisfied Templeton is not the man who
robbed the North Berwick hotel. In
quireries were received tonight from
Portland and Portsmouth in reference to
the prisoner
Only Eight Indictments.
BATH, April THE Supreme Judicial
Court is in session here with Judge Eos
ter presiding. The grand jury rose and
reported only eight indictments. -Four
were liquor cases, three for Illegal fish
ing and one for larceny.
May Be Murder.
BUcKsPoRT, April 7.-Dr. T. G. Nc
Lellan died Thursday evening of the in
juries received in drunken fracas We'd
nesday night. He was conscious for a
few minutes only Thursday afternoon.
Coroner Patterson has empanelled the
following jury: T. H. Smith, Charles
Rice, A. G. Swasey, Austin Saunders, A.
H.. Gem, w. Fl. Gardner. Daniel Nc
Eachearn, in whose shop the affair oc-
Cured, and on whom suspicion rests,
has been arrested and all other parties
implicated will be in custody soon.
Several intoxicated persons were known
to have been in McEachern's shop at the
time. The appearance of the shop after
wards indicated that there was lively
melee. as the belongings were scattered
about as if a cyclone had taken a turn
or two.
For Veterans and Their Families.
AUGUSTA, April 7.-Committees of the
G.. A. r. and Women's Relief Corps of
this state met here today to formulate a
plan for inaugurating an attempt to es-
tablish state home for veterans and
their families. No definite plan was
adopted, but the work will be begun
through the posts in the state.
Freed by Technically.
BIDDEFoRD, April This afternoon
at the hearing of Michael and Jacob
Rosenbaum, charged with defrauding in
surance companies by setting fire to their
store. at the close Of the testimony for
the prosecution, the opposing counsel
raised the point that the government
had not introduced evidence to prove
that such insurance companies were in
existence as those named in the warrant.
The point was sustained and Judge Cram
discharged the respondents.
An Odd Fellows journal.
LIvERMoRE FALLS, April 1.-THE an
nouncement was made today by the An
droscoggin Publishing Company, Beck
& Wing, proprietors, that the initial
| number of the s'Maine Odd Fellow" an
eight-page paper, devoted exclusively to
the interests of that order in the state,
will appear next week.