The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-03-28
HENNEBEc COUNTY

4ALNNLbEC COUNTY.
The city of Hallowell, on Saturday, by a
credit for $4,000 for building a steam saw mill.
The loss by the burning of the amusement
ball connected with the National Military
Asylum at Augusta. Is estimated at S20 600.
The building cost S15 900, and its contents were
valued at $4,000. Reinsurance. The fire orig
mated as is supposed, in the paint room. The
division of Sons of Temperance opened their
meeting in the hall about seven o'clock Friday
evening, but finding the temperature too low
for comfort soon adjourned. About tbe time
the meeting was called to order, member re-
marked, 81 think smell fire" and search was
Immediately made for it, but none was discov-
cred After the meeting closed another went
below and looked about, but there we're no in
dcations of fire, the building like all the 9th
ers being heated by steam and lighted with
sasolene.
The Sunday School State Convention will
hold its annual session at Gardiner, on We'd
nesday, Thursday and Friday, May 17th 18th
and 10TH The Gardiner people will provide
entertainment for all who will come. Emil
nent Sabbath School workers from different
parts of the State and from out the State are
expected to lie present
KNOX COUNTY.
Says the Bath Times: A paragraph is going
the round OF the papers announcing the death
of DR.. Daniel Rose of Thomaston, with the
added statement that he was President Of the
| Senate of this State, in 1922 and 1928, and
Land Agent in 1928, 80 and 81. A friend who
is we'll acquainted with the family, informs us
that it was the father of DR.. Rose who was
that be died more than thirty years ago. Ed
win, another son of President Rose, and oroth-
/ er of the Doctor, will be remembered as hsv-
ing for a series of years held the Office of Clerk
of Courts at Wiscasset.
PENoBsCOT COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing says the first cargo of po
tatoes from that port this spring is now being
loaded. They are selling in Bangor at about
one dollar per bushel. Eggs are selling there
at sixteen to seventies cents /; good green ap
ples, four to five dollars per barrel, ana hay al
SIS to 1874 per ton.
The Bangor Wing states that Foster, the
brakeman on the 4 & N. A. Railroad, who
committed the assault upon Mr.. Hanson, il
not, as was stated in the Argus, the same lndi
vidual with whom Judge Goddard bad diff
ficulty upon the Grand Trunk road. Th,
Wing also says it is info1 lined that Mr.. Hanson
had brain fever, resulting from his injuries
and his rufiany assai1ant may coDgratulat'
himself if he has not to answer for the life o
his victim.
At the annual election of subordinates off
GERS held in Bangor yesterday, by the Gu,
Council, John II. Hayes was elected Ci'!
Clerk, Daniel 2. Wingate, Street Commission
err henry G. Goodenow, City Solicitor Geo
A. Bolton, Marshal Elijah Low, Chief Eu
gineer Of the Fire Department; Harvey L
Jewell, City Physician, and CALVIN Kirk, Har
Dor Mastvr.
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing says some time last month
Mr.. j. G. Moore and John Harlow set thei
hooks on Roack River, MooseheAd Lake, an
in the morning, on drawing in tic line brough
to the surface an otter about three ieet long.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
An arrangement has been effected between
the owners of the new paper mill in Topshau
and W. w. Parsons & Bros, of New York, b.
which that 6rm will put the mill 10 runniu
order, and commence the manufacture of pape
at an early day. The manufacture of pulp
already carried on quite extensively by tb
Androscoggin Pulp COMPANY of Topsham
who are receiving large orders for pulp iron
paper manufacturers in New York and Boston
WALDO COUNTY.
Addison A Moore, a boot and shoe dealer c
Belfast, aged about forty weight years, committe
suicide, Monday morning, at about half pas
seveu o'clock, by cutting his throat with
razor. He had been partially insane at time
Tor several years.