The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-02-21
STATE NEWS.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

Last week Rev. Joshua A. Tobie died
at Mechanic Falls after long illness. He
was 70 years of age, and one of the Oldest resi-
dents of Poland. having lived here the greater
connected with the Methodist Episcopal church
in the capacity of "local preacher doing
missionary work excepting two years, when he
supplied the parishes of Otisfield and South
Auburn each one year. He leaves wife but
no children.
The Auburn shoe market has kept very
steady thus far this year, and the shipments
have been on the increase. The business has
firm start that will probably hold out through
the season. One firm shipped more goods last
week than they have any week before for over
year, and have hard work to keep up with
the orders. The shipments last week were 1915
cases. In the corresponding week of last year
there were 1872 cases shipped.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Prizes were recently offered in New Glou-
cester to the scholars for the best recitations
in United States history, $40, So and 50 30 in
gold for the first class, and S. and $3.50 for the
second class. The contest came off last Thurs
day, commencing at 10 a. M, and continuing
through the afternoon and evening, exciting
much interest throughout the town. Music
was furnished in the evening by the New
Gloucester cornet band. The first prize in the
second to Nellie Thayer and third to Nellie
Jordan. The first prize in the second class
was awarded to Susie Day and the second to
Lizzie Whitman.
Mr.. Calvin Stevens, of New Gloucester,
died about o'clock last Tuesday evening. He
was at work during the day and had retired in
his usual health, but soon awoke, complained
of feeling cold, freezing, and died before doc
tor could reach him.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The Belfast Journal says that the company
which has bought the controlling interest OF
the Bangor & Bucksport Railroad are said to
have paid twenty-five cents on a dollar for
$780, 900 of the $500 900 bonds of the road. If
they can make an amicable arrangement with
the holders of the remaining fourth of the
bonds the road will be extended to Ellsworth
at once. Otherwise the company will be
obliged to wait another year until the act of
foreclosure takes effect when the bondholders
of the E. & N. A. road, then the road without
doubt would be built, as a majority of the
stockholders would c,ntrol action.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The town debt of West Waterville has been
reduced $3129 during the past year, and the
pauper bills are 800 less than the year prev
iouS.
Rev. DR.. e. L. Magoon of Philadelphia, a
graduate of Waterville College, is to deliver
the Grafton before the literary societies of Col
by at the next Commencement.
President Robins of Colby University. who
is in New Jersey, is reported to be steadily inn
proving in health, but not yet able to start on
his projected European trip.
The Baptist board of Missions for Maine will
hold its next quarterly meeting in the vestry
of the First Baptist church in Augusta on
Monday, Feb 2Sth.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
About $4,000 has been subscribed to the
stock of the proposed thread factory in Waldo
boro.
OXFORD COUNTY.
| The town hall of Brownfield has been built
| for about twenty years, but has never been fin
ished on the inside. The Brownfield band this
season have raised money and finished the hall
| in good style. There is good sized stage,
| with dressing rooms and accommodations for
| dramatic entertainments. A quantity of seem
| cry has also been provided. The hall will seat
about 400. The band is to give entertainments
weekly at small admission.
| PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Arctic Ice Company completed their
operations Friday, having housed about 10000
| tons.
Last week white pine tree was cut on the
| "Milford Timber Track" by the employees OF
the Ingalls, Bros, which for size, length, sound
ness and symmetry of proportion has chal-
| lenged the eager lumbermen to produce an
equal in the local forests of Maine. The cir
conference of the tree at the butt is IA feet;
| \uldIltUcr lcot o luCucoJ dI tuo up, dS &c
used, SO inches; the length between the above
dimensions, 100 feet, scaling 1863 feet. The
tree was divided into six logs, the largest OF
which scaled 1908 feet.
PIsCATAQUIS COUNTY.
Mr.. S. o. Brown will make some addition tc
his mill at Dover as soon as the snow goes off
He is to erect new boiler house adjacent to
the old one, which he finds much too small fol
his increasing business. 1t will be large enough
for two boilers, while the old one, which will
be devoted to other purposes, contains but one
This will add greatly to the already extensive
mandatory which this gentleman is running
YORK COUNTY.
Christ church in Biddeford and Trinity
church in Saco, at a meeting of both parishes
voted unanimously to extend call to Rev
Edwin F. Small of st. Marks Mission, Water
vile.
Stephen Hubbard, one of the oldest residents
of Acton, died recently after short sickness
of pneumonia.
Mr. Benjamin Lee, the last survivor of thu
war of 1872 residing in York, died recent.
at the age of Sc years.