The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-02-15
Bee Keepers, Associntion.

were upwards of one hundred petitioners fol
| the charter.
Bee Keepers Association.
LEWISTON, Feb. IA joint meeting of the
Maine ard Western Maine Bee Keepers Assc.
Citations was held here today. F. O. Addition
of Dexier was elected president, and DIR j. A.
Morton of Bethel, secretary. The address OF
the president, report of the secretary aud rou-
tue business occupied the afternoon session.
The best race of bees was discussed in the eve.
ming, also essays read upon the progress of bee
culture in Maine.' by E.sP Churchill of Au,
burn: Can Bee Keeping be Made Profit .ble
in Maiae," BY j. B. Mason OF Mechanic Falls
The papers were also discussed. Many bee
keepers were present and there was large
display of honey, bee hives asd fixtures
AUGUSTA.
Commissioner Goddard was paid $1,000 by
the Stat= this week, the balance of the 5000
allowed him for arranging the index of the
new Revised Statutes.
BELFAST
There having been various rumors upon the
streets in regard to the origin of thellate fire in
E. I'll. Colby's store a sheriffs jury OF inquest
Consisting Of Emery Boardman, Charles BAKE I
and Asa A Howes, was summoned, and they
commenced an investigation Wednesday.
BUCK PORT.
Wednesday noon it was discovered that S25
bad been stolen from the Maine Central ticket
office in Buckspurt, Detective Heslu, who
happened TO be in town, took the matter in
hand and soon found that the theft was COM
mitted by Frank Bridges, young fellow about
seventeen years of age. The money was found
on Bridges. AS Mr.. Head had to leave town
in the afternoon the boy was not arrested.
BIDDEFoRD.
Miss Sarah Davis died in Biddeford on Mon
day, aged 90 years. She is supposed to be the
oldest employe ia the mills there mn IN tbe
time OF her death She worked first on the
York corporation and latterly on the Laconia.
her services on both covering a period cf fifty
one years.
CARIBOU.
On complaint of five ladies' of the w. G. T.
u, B. r. Condor was brought before Justice
league on The 9th inst tried, and fined $50
and costs. These ladies, who are among the
most influential in town, finding that they can
not depend on the officers of the town. whose
especial duty it is to see the law enforced, have
been compelled to take the Law into their own
hands.
L. Ell. Owen has resigned his position as
principal of Fairfield High School.
The Willing Workers" connected with the
Methodist church at Fairfield have contracted
for new windows in the church. Modern win
dows are to take the place # the old fashioned
ones, and the church is to be impro we'd within
and without.
HARPswELL.
Mr.. George W. Curtis has sold Eagle Island
situated about six miles southwest OF the lower
end of Harpswell Neck, TO parties who intend
to build cottages the coming season, and make
it a summer resort.
KITTERY.
1t is now said that the Barrows house in
North kittery is haunted. Il is alleged that
two young men from the village, who went
home on recent evening from the Good Tenn
plars' lodge with two young ladies whose route
lay past that house, were frightened by the
souncs OF groaning and other strange noises.
LIvERMoRE.
The unusual sounds reported as being heard
in the air Saturday night between and II
o'clock, in the vicinity of Wayne, were dis
tinctly heard by number OF people around
North LivermOre. Several men, supposing
there was trouble at the stable or barn, rose
and dressed themselves, but found all serene.
MAcHIAs PORT.
Mondsy night an alarm was given that two
little boys, Harold Colbeth, soD of Capt. joe
Colbeth, and George Holmes son of Mrs. Sea
vey, of about ten and twelve years of age, who
had left home at three in the afternoon in com
pany with a Team hauling wood, were lost
Forty men and boys searched for them nearly
four houIs, when they wers found on the rail
road track near the country road, tired ont anC
discouraged: One was in favor OF lying dewr
TO die, but the younger stoutly refused, which
was we'll for them, as it being cold night they
would doubtless have frozen.
NEW GLOUCESTER.
About o'clock Saturday morning fire broke
out in the dwelling house owned by Dr. Johr
|. Sturgis situated at his mill. West Gloucester
and occupied by W. Hulet. The building was
entirely destroyed, together with the household
furnlture and chest of Carpenter tools be
longing to NJ. I. Holt, valued at $3.50 Their
was an insure nee on the building of $3.50.
NoRR1DaEwocK.
Hon. S. D, Lindsey who has been quite
sick with pneumonia is improving, and is nov
| though TO be out Of danger.
RoCKLAND.
| Rev. j. j. Blair, pastor of the Congregations
| church, rendered his resignation last Sunday
| 1t is understood MIR. Blair has call TO Andu
| yer, Mass, which he has not vet formally &C
| copied, but which he will probably aces de Il
| when the matter before his present parish i
settled.
| The county commissioners of Knox count,
were in Rcckland Tuesday inspecting the Jail
with a view of making an arrangement to US
it for the confinement of prisoners of tia
county.
| sKowHEGAN.
| Washington's Birthday is to be celebrated i,
| Skcwhegsn by grand temperance rally, uu
| der the auspices of the Maine State Alliance
| Mrs l.. NJ. N. SteveBs, State President of tn
w. G. I. u, is expected to be present.
ST ALBANs.
A. W Miller of Hsrtland has begun an ae
tion against the inhabitants of st. AIbsns, o.
the orders he holds, part of which are bogu
| aud part of the town is ready to pay any tim
| they are presented. Those bel lding school dis
tricts, and any current expense town order
have no need to commence suit for collection
Mr.. Stephen e. Grant, formerly of the Cap
| Neddick house, and later of the Limerick, ia I
build house at York Corner, to be kept u
throughout the year.
IN GENERAL.
Tbs Oxford county hop growers are shippin
their last years hops. They are sold for z
cents pound. Last year, hops sold for 81 c
pound. Oxford county farmers are gradu
ally going out of the business, for the reaso
that they do not find it profitable. There is u
money in them st 20 cents.
Patents have been issued ia Maine inventor
as follows:
Lyman @. Bailey, Calais, store window.
Joseph G. Bodge,. Watervlle, machine fc
forming hollow ware fr lm paper pulp.
John p. Kelley, Saco, device for connectin
loom harnesses with their actuating mechai
ism.
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