The Portland daily press., 1875-06-02
In Buckfield apples are so plenty that none
but the bsst will pay for marketing.


but the bsst will pay for marketing.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Commercial SAYS that the students at the
State College propose to erect gymnasium T Sho
coming summer, on the college GROUNDS. Luz
citizens of Webster have agreed to furnlsn iui =.
Der for the building, while the students are u
raise the necessary funds for its constructlon'
The Commencement exercises at the Bangor
Theological Seminary began Tuesday Will q
public examination in the Library Room , dur-
ing the forenoon and afternoon, and an adurIsS
before the Literary Societies in thu evening Dy
Rev, R. Thomas of Brookline, Mass. Io-uay
the examination Will be completed in the lore
noon, and in the afternoon Rev. Cyrus, Ham.
lin, d. D., will deliver the address before III Inc
alumni in the Hammond street church n9 1
anniversary exercises proper Will occur az ~
o'clock in the evening in the Central cnurch'
At the annual meeting of the stockholders OF
the Penobscot Mutual Fire Insurance Colnp q;
ny held Monday, in Bangor. the following u
rectors were elected: G. x. JeWett; a. "
Wakefield, Charles Sawtelie, Jos. w. Hu IN
rev. A. L. Sampson Abram Moor ana +. a.
Wilson.
The house and stable of D. L. Clark in Ban
gor were damaged by fire on Monday 10 1ne
extent of $500, which is.covered by insurance.
At the annual meeting of the members OF
the Orono Savings Bank, held recently Mr.
Webster was chosen President and MI bqtier
Treasurer. The deposits in this bank nave
reached nearly 100000.
In one month of the past season Mr.. a. y.
Fitzpatrick of Clifton, caught four bears, peing
eighteen he has caught during the last sixteeh
years. all within sixteen miles OF Bangor.
sAGADAHoo COUNTY.
Our Bowdoinham correspondent GA" writes
that Memorial Day WAS celebrated in tnat VII
lage for the first time, on Monday. Inc Vete-
rams Of the town, thirty in number, with music
by the village band, repaired in the morning "
the Baptist church, where services were heId.
Sias Adams, Esq, delivered historical al
dress on the town in the war, from when IL APP
pears that Bowdoinham sent 237 men 10 tne
army. So of whom were either killed or died ID
service, and nine since. The town had very
few sspaper men," claiming to have 20 OF
her own sons and one of her daughters III Tue
war. The town spent 1874, $50 for war purposes
der direction of Capt. G. L. Whtmore ana
marched = to the cemetery, where the graves
were decorated. The citizens gave the ex-sol-
diers a dinner at Rideouts Hotel, after when
the grave yards in the val i0us parts OF the town
were visited AT Bowdoinham Ridge the ex-
soldiers held meeting and voted to form Sol
diers' Union Saturday evening.
WALDO UNITY.
The Waldo county Fair will be held in Bel
fast Oct 18th to 18th.
Capt johnson, of steamer Cambridge, is now
rapidly recovering, and is in hopes to assume
command of his boat in a few weeks.
Some thirty cottages will be built this sum-
mer on the camp ground, Northport, for sum-
mer residences.
YORK COUNTY.
Rev. Mr.. Andrews, pastor of the Methodist
church in Buxton, received three persons to full
membership in his society last Sabbath
Mr. Calvin Days house in Cornish, was burn
ed on the 3d. with furniture, bedding and
clothing.
IN GENERAL.
Gen. Alfred Redington died in California last
week, aged about 70 years. He was a native of
Augusta, of which city he was once Mayor,
and for several years be was Adjutant General
and has been active in its politics. For twenty
years he filled the responsible position of gene
raj agent of the California Steam Navigation
Company and the Central Pacific Railroad
Company's steamers.