The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-06-27

Joseph 81. Williams of Augusta, entertained
eleven OF hissclassmates at dinner.
Two mammoth portraits on canvas OF Blaine
and Logan were taken to Augusta by the COM
mittee to notify Mr. Blaine of his nomination,
and presented to the Blaine Club OF that city.
They were completed in Boston, and are very
accurate and faithful portraits.
The Colby Freshman class, numbering some
thirty, will have supper at the Augusta
House this evening.
Thirty quarts of ripe strawberries were
picked in the Insane Hospital gardens We'd
nesday.
By the annual adjustment of salaries of post
masters, just completed BY the Post Office De-
partment, the salary of the postmaster at Au-
gusta is increased from SO, 100 to So 200.
ELLSWORTH.
By order of Mayor Redroan the town clock
was set back to standard time again Tuesday
afternoon. TIE city bell will be rung, how
ever. for the benefit of all who continue to
Keep local time. g., at twenty-six minutes of
a. M, noon, and 9 p. m.
Next week the American will be enlarged to
nine-column paper, having new heading
and large amount of new type. The enlarge
ment has been made necessary by the great
demand for advertising space. This is sign
OF prosperity pleasant to note. The American
is live newspaper.
The Aroostook Pioneer says that specimens
of quartz rock found upon A. A. Burleieb q
premises 10 Houton are pronounced to be of
the same formation as found in California
One specimen shows gold as large over as a
pea. There is also copper in the rock.
KENNEBUNKPoRr.
Blaine and Logan club was duly organ
lied Wednesday evening, called the "Port
Blaine and Logan Club" and will meet every
Wednesday evening. The officers are:
Praeidanf--A M WaIoh
Vice Presidents-J. M. Emery and D. R.
Walker.
Recording Secretary-L. s. Williams.
corresponding Secretary-S. e. Bryant
Treasurer-R e. Smith.
With prudential committee of six.
LEWISTON.
The committee OF the regimental association
OF the Sth, 9Th and 18th Maine regiments held
meeting in Lewiston, Tuesday. Hon. j. o.
Smith Secretary of State, Is president of the
association, and was present. 1t was decided
to hold the annual reunion at Lake Auburn,
Aug. 70. The committee consists of Hon. j.
E. Shepard, of Boston. Sheriff Hillman
Smith of Auburn, and j. Z. Tabor, Bangor
The operators in the Lewiston mill have
been notified that the mill will close Monday
for week, owing to the large stock of unsold
goods on hand. 1t is rumored that another of
the leading mills in that city will follow their
example.
PROSPECT.
Capt. Alfred CHM was severely injured a
few days ago by a kick from his horse while he
was Harvesting the animal He was struck in
the face, the blow breaking his upper Jaw,
splitting the roof Of his mouth open, the Jaw
dropping down into his mocth. Drs McLel-
Ian and Collins of Bucksport and Sanger of
Bangor were summoned and did all that
could be done. Captain CHM is now doing
we'll
RoCKLAND.
City Marshal Anderson has issued notice to
city merchants that the sale of cider must be
discontinued. The Courier-Gazette says, it is
alleged that the law relating to the sale of
cider has for long time been openly violated
in large number of places in the city.
Charles A. W entworth, while hewing ship
timber in A. T. Ames' yard last Saturday, got
a shocking cut IN the knee joint by the slip
| ping of his broad axe. he went to his home
| and a surgeon dressed the wound. The arte-
| ries were severed and second dressing was
| necessary, during which a brother-in-law OF
| Mr.. Wentworth, D. N. Bird, assisted the doc
| tor, and when the operation was over he left
| the room and tainted in the hail. receiving as
| he fell, severe cut through his under lip,
which the doctor foupdit necessary to sew up.
In the river and harbor bill reported to the
| Senate, Thursday, the amount for Rockland
harbor was placed at $4,000.
| SOUTH BERWICK
| South Berwick does not seem to lack proper
| attention from burglars. One night last week
| four houses at the 'landing" were visited, and
| in one case the room af Peter Vail, a carpenter
| in the employ of the Portsmouth Company,
| was entered, and watch and chain and
nearly hundred dollars In money stolen.