The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-12-27
STATE NEWS.
ARoosrooK COUNTY.

AhOOSTOOK COUNTY.
A resident of Blaine started the other day
for Houlton and to keep himself warm wore
four pairs of stockings, a pair OF moccasins,tw
pairs of drawers pair of thick pants two I'M
dershirts, outside W olen Shirts dress coat
vest, two overcoats, rubber coat, newspaper
across his lungs, two scarfs, and two pairs of
mittens.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Maine Tin Mining Company at Wins
low, under the superintendent of G. w.
Kempton, with W. G.. Chaplain, foreman,
and ten men, are making steady advancement
in working the mine. Last week night crew
was put on. They have descended thirty feet
below the surface and are moving east of the
shaft, following the course of the ledge, and
are now out Of the way of water. This has
been effected by the use of Golfer dams. There
is good prospect of obtaining large amount
of valuable metal. They will descend forty to
eighty feet deeper.
Col. Darius Alden has so far recovered as to
be able to drive out.
The sixth annual session of the Maine State
Grange, Patrons of Husbandry, was held in
Waterville last week. The proceedings were
mostly secret. About 100 subordinate oranges
were represented by $50 delegates.
Friday noon as Hon. George E. Weeks and
another gentleman were returning from the
ice houses above the Augusta dam their horse
took fright and after throwing both gentlemen
out ran across the ice to the entrance to one of
the locks on the east side, colliding with the
| granite pier. Inside the lock the ice was thin,
and the poor animal broke through and
plunged head first into the cold waters of the
Kennebec. Its struggles were very violent
but it could not be get out, and was drowned.
Fortunately neither Mr.. Weeks nor the other
gentleman was seriously hurt.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The building in Norway occupied by the
New Religion, Jewett & Adams, cigar maxi
Major III X. Mil1att. hutohar and r
Allen, boots and shoes, was burned last
Thursday night. The New Religion lost it's
Adams press and most of its type James
Grant, who with his. family occupied several
rooms in the upper story, lost everything, bare
ly escaping with his life.
WASHINGTON COUNTY
@. G. Atkins, ESQ.,, has met with great sue
cess in securing salmon spawn at Grand Lake
stream this season. The quantity secured is be-
yond all expectation, demonstrating that by
his artificial method the stock of fish in Grand
Lake will be perpetually maintained and even
increased, Mr.. Atkins has been compelled to
erect another Matching house.
YORK COUNTY.
1t is reported that the Eastern railroad viii II
build station next season near the Ross road
about one mile and half from Old Orchard
Beach. A line of coaches will be run from
the station to the beach. s $3.50 t-s
The windows for the Baptist church in San
ford have been hung. The following names of
persons and societies who gave them are cut in
the glass South Berwick Baptist Sunday
School, three; Moulton and NOVEL;, John
Libbey, Lebanon, Kennebunk Village Bap-
fist Sunday School. Capt. George Mason, San
Two windows in the alcove were given by
friend, who had Jonathan Tebbett's name
placed upon them, as he was so much inter-
ested in the rebuilding of the church.