The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-10-15
eRIEFLY TOLD.

George Foster, aged about 80, and Alb
bic Hamilton, aged about Is, who eloped
from Pittsf1eld, Saturday, were arrested
in Castine Tuesday and taken to Pitts
field Wednesday. They registered at Bel
fast and Castine hotel as man and wife.
The Rangeley Lake house is to be en-
larged. The contract was let Wednesday.
Frank W. Hewey begins building steam-
er on Rangeley Lake this week.
Among the appointments made by
Gov. Cleaves Wednesday we're: Coroner,
Eben N. Perry; Justices of the peace,
Philip g. Morse, Leslie x. Mitchell
The annual meeting of the Boston &
Maine road occurred at Lawrence W ed
nesday. The old board of directors were
reelected.
S. P. Van Patten, delegate to the
Populist st. Louis convention, has writ
ten u letter to Tom Watson asking him
to withdraw and saying that it was IN
dsrstood that the one showing the least
strength of the two ce-presidential
candidates should get out.
At the Norridgewock races yesterday,
Spinstsr, r. A. Webber. owner, won the
2. 33 race, and Clyex, Smith of Arson,
owner. the 2.20 class.
The engineer of the Connecticut shell
fish commission, is quoted as saying that
the big storm the past week has damaged
the natural oyster beds in the Sound in
vicinity of Housatonio liver to the ex-
ent of $4,000.
The seventh district Republicans OF
kentucky Wednesday nom mated Col. w.
PC Breckenridge for Congress.
Schooner Newman, Providence for MOI
folk, Va, light, stranded October H.,
two miles south of Pea Island life saving
station, N. g. The vessel will proba bly,
be total loss. The crew Of nine men
were saved.
DIR. j. B. Hamilton, surgeon-gene of
the United States marine hospital. sta
toned in Chicago, has sent in his resig-
nation to President Cleveland His act
ion is the outcome of a long and bitter
fight in the higher circles of the war de-
partment.
The Italians employed in sewer con-
struction in Stoneham, Mass, struck
work Wednesday because they were in
formed that they would receive wages
only once in six weeks, instead of month
ly as heretofore.
The Democrats of the Ninth Congress
sional district of Massachuee5ts, Wednes-
day night nominated j. +. Fitzgerald
and endorsed the Chicago ticket and
Platform.
Superinten lent Sanborn of the Maine
Insane hospital, denies the report that
murderer Hurd of Biddeford, has been
removed from Thomaston to Augusta.
Fire early Wednesday morning de-
stroyed three story building at White
field, Nh, that was formerly the White
field house. The fire started in myster-
ious manner in the cellar. Loss $500;
insurance unknown.
Ex-United States Senator Thomas W.
Ferry died early Wednesday morning OF
paralysis.
Sir William Harcourt explicitly denies
the rumor of his resignation Of the lead
ership Of the Liberal party in the House
of Commons, as published by the ST.
James Gazette.
In banking circles it is believed that
the rate of discouns of the Bank of Eng
land will be Increased Thursday to three
and half per cent, and an advan CO to 4
per cent is not regarded as improbable.
The weavers OF the Stevens Mill, Fall
River, who have been on a strike nine
days will return to work Thursday
They went in body to The 5uperin.
tendeut Wednesday afternoon and were
told that the notice of reduction would
be removed. The price list was really a
four per "ent cut down.