The Portland daily press., 1884-06-16

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this city, this afternoon. They were in sail
boat with companion, about a mile from
Shore when the boat was struck by squat
aud upset. The third occupant was saved.
Christie leaves family.
AUGUSTA.
Mr.. W. e. s. Whitman (Tobey Candor) is
preparing copiouS notes for biography of Mr..
Blaine, for a western publishing house. Mr..
Whitman possesses a large amount of material
to draw from, and the firm is fortunate to Sc
cure his services.
When it became known that Mr.. Blaine
was in need of horses for driving pur poses, the
coming summer, he was in receipt of sundry
visits from Jockeys and horsemen with pFomis-
ing equines for sale. He has already purchas-
ed one carriage horse, but will require three in
all,
There will be meeting of the Republican
state Committee in Augusta on the 18th inst,
20 organize the campaign and set the ball roll
ing. 1t will be one of the greatest aud most
successful Campaigns thesState has ever seen.
People are everywhere enthusiastic and Blaine
clabs are springng up spontaneously on every
hand.
The funeral of Charles W. Arras, who died
in Bath, Wednesday from psralytic shock,
occurred Saturday. The floral offerings were
very beautiful, Rev. L. L Greene, pastor of
the UDiversalist church, offieiated, The re-
mains were inferred in Oak Grove Cemetery,
and the Masonic burial service was there con-
Quoted by W. S. Russell and Chaplain Atwood
of Polar Star Lodge. Mr. Arras was, at the
time OF his death, Captain-G eneral of Dunlap
Commandery, Recorder of Montgomery and
St. Bernard Chapter, and Past Master of Polar
Star Lodge, and was also District Deputy
Grand Master OF the 18th Masonic District of
Maine.
Between 400 and 500 dogs have been licensed
in Bangor this year.
BREWER.
A little steamer to be called the Creedmore
was lauDchod in Brewer, Friday afternoon. 1t
will he run by Connors Bros. of Bar Harbor as
a pleasure steamer.
BRowNvILLE.
A factory at Brownville prepares wood stock
for 100000 matches daily. The matches
are not finished at the factory, but wood stock
is sent to all parts of the country, where the
finishing touch is put on. This industry is
quite an important one of northern Maine, as
Maine pine is regarded as the best match
stock that the market affords
DAMARIsCoTTA.
Messrs. Phelps and Poole are doing some ex.
tensive work at the shell heaps on the Dam
ariscotta side, according to the Herald. They
Is feet, and in places they find solid layers of
whole shells we'll preserved. The bottom layer
OF the heap is composed of clam SHELLS. They
have found quite number OF bone imple-
ments, bones, teeth, etc. The bones of an
animal resembling a wolf were found on the
opposite side OF the river.
FAIRFIELD.
The Fairfield Journal says that a mud tur-
tie was captured at the boom there on Tues
day, bearing the dates 1856, 1861 1868, 1872,
1876, 1880. The date 1884 will be placed with
the others and he will be let loose. The turtle
measures about eight inches across the back.
GARLAND.
Mr.. Ira d. Fogg fell from the scaffold in his
stable, Wednesday night, and was found soon
after in helpless condition. He has since re-
NAMED in an unconscious state aud fears are
entertained that he will not rally, though no
bones were broken. Mr.. Fogg fell off his mill
dam few days ago and had not fully reoov-
cred from that fall
Bears are quite thick in tho vicinity of Hi
ram and have begun to kill sheep. Abbie
Hodsdon had a young calf killed by the bears
last week. 1t was all torn to pieces and car
ried off except the bones. Tracks showed that
it was an old bear and cubs.
HURRICANE.
The Hurricane Granite Company have Sc
cured another small job to be cut out of All.
lantic stock, amounting to about $15, 600, be-
sides a large amount of monumental work,
says the Rockland Opinion. The company
will put 100 men to work at once.
/. LISBON.
Mr.. D. n Chamberlin has discovered that
twenty-five acres OF his farm, situated in. Lis
bon, on the edge of Lewiston, contain valu-
able "paint mine" bubbing spring first
revealed the mine. The water from this
spring deposited a powder, which on being
Analysed was found to contain all the constit-
uents of lumber with perhaps a deficiency of
oxide OF iron and an excess of silica.
NAPLES.
Mr.. Hill of Naples has one of the finest
farms and views in Maine. He has laid out
$500 on one field His purpose is to make for
himself and family paying Paradise. Sue
cess to such farmers in Maine.
The late rains have done much good. Grass.
grain and all things pertaining to mans
earthly happiness in this region can be en-
joyed.
Mr.. James Chute, prominent and success
full farmer of Naples, died the 18th inst
aged &C years, after a prolonged and severe
sickness. His funeral took place on Sunday,
with Masonic ceremonies.
The logs are about all out of Crooked river
and the long-expected steamer will now, we
learn, commence her regular trips from Bridg-
ton to Sebago Lake depot G.
OLD ORCHARD.
g. NJ. Seiders of Portland, Col. w. T. Eustis
of Dixfeld and Eugene A. Preble, Bath, mem
berS of the council of administration a. A
R., went TO Old Orchard last week and COM
pleted arrangements for the semi-annual
State Encampment of the G.. A. R., to be
holden there August 18th. Good terms were
made with the hotels and railroads.
PARKMAN.
Several new slate quarries are being opsped
up in PicataQuis country, reports the Indus
trial journal. A fine looking ledge ia haino
prospected on the farm of Harrison Dow ia
Parkman. Mr.. Dow has bonded his farm to
New York parties who will open a quarry
should the slate prove of good quality and the
vein of sufficient extent to warrant the peces-
sary outlay for conducting large operation.
PARIS
Thursday, Mr. Jake Nichols and bow
named VIII Taylor were hunting near West
Paris when they sat down to rest the TAYLOR
boy laying his gun on the stump of a tree In
taking it up the hammer caught discharging
the contents into his arm, making painful
and severe wound.
sToNEHAM.
Sylvester Adams youngest son fell six feet
into an old cellar, striking his right arm on
the end of a stake that was driven into the
ground, breaking four ribs, reports the Adver-
tiser.
A meeting of the Republican county COM
mttee was held at the Saco House, in Saco,
Saturday afternoon. The members were ali
present and it was voted to hold the county
convention st Alfred on Thursday, August
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wIsCAssET.
Valuable deposits of mica and fedspsr are
reported recently discovered on Davis Island,
Wiscasset
The Damariscotta Herald SAYS it ia Yuuored
that parties from New York are contemplating
putting up a mill at Birch Point to make the
waste wood from the mill into kindling wood
to be shipped to the different cities where
there always is good demand.
Bishop Simpson No Better.
PHILADELPHIA ,June 14-Rishon Simnson ol