The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-12

ANOttOcSOdOlN COONIIs
Ora Goodwin of Turner Centre, 80 years old,
cut one and one-fOurth cords of wood in day re-
Gently, and walked One-half mile.
ARoosrooK COUNTY.
spruce tree cut on Cary brook recently meas
ured IA inches in diameter inside the bark 100
feet from the ground. The Oldest lumbermen say
this is the largest spruce they have known to be
cut on the ArOostook waters.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
James Farr of 0rr's Island, Harpswell, who
was shot by the accidental discharge of his gun
while returning from hunting Tuesday, died from
the effects of it Thursday.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Rangeley, q town of only 800 inhabitants,
boasts of % citizens who weigh each over 200
pounds.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Fears are entertained for the safety of Captain
Eugene Nutter OF GouldsDorO who left Bangor for
Br0cktOn several weeks ago, with load OF
brick.
A man named Edgar NJ. Merrill, mate of a
schooner lying at Bucksport, walked off from
wharf there during the storm Wednesday night
and fell some distance, striking on the shore be-
He will be cared for at the MarineHosptal at Ban
gor.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Ex-Postmaster Manley Of Augusta is on trip
to Washington, ID. c., this week.
Mr. Blaine is within fifty pages of the end of his
history, Twenty Years in Congress.
A boy who gave his name as Freeland Morey
and who formerly resided in East Oxford, was
found in Augusta Thursday apparently in de-
mented condition and taken to the almshouse.
An endeayor will be made to communicate with
his relatives.
The health of Mr. Maxim, of the Wateryille
Mail, who was reported seriously Ill, is improv-
ing.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Two Bangor men met in a store day or two
ago. and, stepping on the scales, found that their
united weights amounted to 622 pounds one
weighed 337 and the other 2S5 pounds
Messrs e. A Buck g. Co., the moecasin manu-
facturers of Bangor, have received from both
Saratoga and Troy immense orders for fancy to-
boggan shoes, which are now being made as fast
as possible. The moccasin business i'm Bangor Is
generally good.
Hon. j. P. Bass has returned to Bangor from
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
Capt Jackson of Bowdonham, ex-Savationist,
has suffered annoying losses of late. Parties un-
known entered his rooms and stole a considerable
sum of money, and at another time avaluabie gold
watch and chain.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
SFarfeld one of the wealthiest towns on the
Kennebec, has no town hall. -----
The members of the Universast parish of Fair z
field will probably build new church next sea-
1t is talked that about 80, 900 0o0feet of lumber
will be manufactured in Fairfield next season:
This will give employment to large number of
men and make business good
Mr.. Thomas Trip, of Hartland, died Dec. 6,
aged ninety-six years. He was a~Pepsioner OF
the war of 1912, and one of the early settlers. Of
Hartland
WALDO COUNTY,
William Moody postmaster at East Belmont,
has forwarded his resignation to the postof1ce de
partment. He says his time IS worth more than
the office.
Reuel A. Hollis driver Of the stage from Unity
to DixmOnt, while making his return trip ran onto
a bluff of ledge near the house Of Burnham
Bither, and was thrown out, receiving injuries,
and has brought suit against the town of Unity
for $1,000 damages.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
TI,a Do ie inf ,ad hot on
Capt. behring's new steamer, which is being built
to run between Boston and EastpOrt, is progress
sing very rapidly. The keel has been laid for
some days. 1t is thought by those interested in
the steamer that it will do a large business.
YORK COUNTY.
Harry H. Goodwin, of Biddeford sailed for
Europe this week in company with his brother
Geo. b. Goodwin, recently appointed consul to
Annaberg, Germany.