The Portland daily press., 1895-06-11

W pe seuIleu IHdG lS Gno queStlOn OIL
Mr.. Corbett's taxes. He has declined to
pay on the ground that the appropriations
for the sewers were illegal The
machinery of the law is likely to be set
| in motion to make him settle.
Portland People Who Visited Maine's Fam
Gus Fishing Grounds
Especial to the PRESS.
RangeIey, June 1O-Charles Staples.
Jr., arrived here Monday on his second
annual inspecting tour. But he brought
his rod with him this time and caught
all the fish he wanted.
Mark P. Emery came Monday also.
FMr. ]. H. Vose and wife arrived last
Tuesday, but went back Friday, after
having an enjoy able time.
Many Bids.
Especial to the PRESS
Yarmouth, June 10.-The committee
met this evening and opened the bids for
constructing the water works and sewers
There were so many bids that it was i'm
possible to reach decision tonight.
Fire Eaters are Hot Players.
Especial to the PRESS.
e=East baldwin, June 10 The "Fire
Eaters Ia baseball club-defeated COM
bination team from West Baldwin and
Cornish on the home grounds, Friday
afternoon, 33 to g. Richardson and
Rounds who have recently helped the
Cornish team win victories by their
terrific batting, sustained their reputa-
tion, the former by making four singles
and a clean home run beyond the out
fielders, the latter by making three
singles, double and three Dagger for
the Fire Eaters
Cut His Throat With a Bread Knife.
Especial to the PRESS.)
Richmond, June 10-Henry Hold, of St
John, N. B., aged about thirty five, at
tempted suicide by cutting his throat
with bread knife at the saw mill board
ing house this afternoon. He came here
few days ago to work in the mill He
was drinking man, and probably had
an attack of tremens The wound is an
ugly one 1t was dressed by Dr. G W.
Price. who says the man cannot live. His
relatives have been notified
commencement at Kents Hill.
Winthrop, June 1O-The anniversary of
the Maine Wesleyan Seminary and
Fem ale College at Kent's Hill, occurs
this week. Sunday, Rev. DR.. Gallagher
the president, preached an able baccalau-
reate sermon before a large audience. The
annual examinations have been in
progress since Friday, and will be COM
pleted today.
Schooner Ashore at Camden.
Camden, June 10.-Schooner Charles
Mcdonald, Decrow, master, for Rockland
while beating out this afternoon ran
ashore ON Sherman's Point The captain
expects her off at high tide with small
damage.
Deafness Caused His Death.
Dexter, June 10 -Silas Church of ST..
Albans, Me-, a farmer aged seventy five
years, was struck by the tender of a
locomotive, in Dexter village, Monday,
and instantly killed. He was very deaf
and did not hear the train
Several buildings on Lincoln street.
Dexter, owned by Thomas H. FraIey,
Brookline, Mass, and occupied by Joseph
Ganeau for soap factory, burned Mon
day. Loss $4,000; insured
Drowned in Well.
Saco, June 10.-A three -year-old son
of John Greenwood, of this city, while
visiting at Cape Porpoise yesterday, fell
into the we'll on Abial Tibbetts farm
and was drowned.
Hon. j, w. Bradbury is 93.
Augusta, June 10-Hon. J. W. Brad
bury, ex-United States Senator, cele-
brated his 93rd birthday anniversary to-
day About forty members of the Kenne-
bee Bar called upon him in body. He
made a brief but interesting speech. He
is enjoying good health. He was born
at Parsonsfeld in 1862, andelected United
States Senator in 1S43 for six years He
has held many offices of prominence.
Annual Conference Opens To-day.
Especial to the PRESS.)
Brunswick, June 10.-The Cumberland
North Conference of Congregational
churches will meet here in annual session
tomorrow. This conference includes
Brunswick and the surrounding towns,