The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-09
THE STATE.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

Lewiston has a dog charmer, says the Journal.
He is red checked man with a full wa1St-band, a
hearty, ioyia honest citizen, one whom friends
on two legs well as all Of the dog creation, like
to know. Every dog knows him. HE can call
my dog away from me any time" is the common
remark heard from owners OF pet CANNES. he
will hardly be seen on the street without he has
dog or two in his train He wnte and nS seems ogs
on behind him. A sort of silent understanding
seems to exist between him and all dogs, ana they
know him as friend.
Thomas Jordan of South Lewiston is "a years
old. Last winter he lost the use of an eye and
didn't discern it until spring He went into the
field, one day in springtime, and noticed that
things looked SURPRISING strange. He clapped
his hand to one eye. Blank darkness, One eye
was totally blind, and strangest OF all it had not
panied him and he had not known 1t before
The Masonic fraternity of Maine is sending
money to relieve the sufferers at Galveston,
Texas. A check for large sum was sent from
Lewiston to Galveston, Friday, representing con-
tributions from the fraternity in that and other
cities
Dr. Henry A. Beach and Miss Amy Marcy
Cheney were married by Rev; Phillips Brooks at
The bride is niece of President Cheney of Bates
College. $500
There is good sleighing at Ellsworth About six
inches of snow has fallen there while at Bangor
and the surroundings towns there Is no snow
whatever.
Mrs. Senator Hale and family left for Washing
ton Monday evening.
Mr.. James r. Freeman, former proprietor OF the
Freeman House at Southwest Harbor, has kept a
public house fifty years One gentleman spent As
years absence in California returned and spent
two more seasons at the Freeman House. Several
other persons have spent twenty or more seasons
at the Freeman House.
A man named Samuel Jones of Waltham was
accidentally shot i'll the arm by companion with
whom he was hunting and who mistook the gun
Jones was carrying on his shoulder for a deer's
horn and firing little lower struck his ARM
Mr.. Alexander A. Dewitt of New York is in
Bucksport for the purpose of establishing collar
and cuff mandatory in that town. Operations
are to be at once commenced if the citizens give
sufficient encouragement to the work.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Ex-Governor Plaisted is confined to his house in
Augusta by an attack of fever and ague.
The grand reunion of the Patrons at the annual
meeting of the State Grange occurs next Tuesday
at Augusta This is the twelfth animal session of
this body in Maine, and every subordinate grange
should make an effort to be well represented at
this meeting.
tramp informed one of the Gardiner police re-
Gently that he had walked thirty miles in order to
get into Kennebec Jail.
The Maine Central Railroad Co., has made set
Element with the heirs of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Horace P. Goodwin of Clinton who were killed
by the Flying Yankee, last fall paying $4,000
KNOX COUNTY.
The Waldoboro' Post Office ordered a supply of
postal cards Sept. L, and no attention was paid to
the matter. Five weeks ago another order was
forwarded. and the cards reached that town the
James Henderson the Moose River murderer,
died of dropsy IN the State Pris9n last week ne
had been i'll for long time. his was tne nrst
death in the prison in two years.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Rev. E. Hatfield of East Jefferson has accepted
call to the pastorate OF the Lamoine Baptist
Church.
A revival of religion has begun at West Peru
with the dedication of the new church.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
Mr., Ambrose Davis of Willmantic, has been
blind for 25 years, during which time he has en-
gagged in farming and has accumulated comfort
able property
For more than two weeks Moosehead Lake has
been frozen over at Greenvlle, so that there was
good skating. and on Friday it was frozen as far
up as Mile Island.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
Bangor has a novelty in the shape of one China
man.
II is reported that Mrs. Frances L. Mace of Ban
gor, who is now in California Is a. WORK on an an
elaborate poem, to be puDuSheu @py one Vi INC
monthly magazines.
The household of Dr. Tibbetts of Stetson has
been greatly disturbed lately, by pecular raps,
were greatly alarmed for some time, until finally
large rat solved the mystery
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
Gen. James A. Hall of Damariscotta,. will deliv-
er the opening address at Post Sedgwlck FAIR at
the Alameda rink Bath, Dec. 18th.
Work has commenced on the two dumping
scows at the New England yard, Bath. They are
for the Rockport Granite Company n Massachu-
setts and are 20 feet long, 20 feet wide and feet
deem. The frames are being cut for three large
schooners to be built at this yard Two schOon-
ers are under construction at present besides the
scows. -
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Land has been purchased atRpley's Neck, in
the town of Harrington, for prospective summer
resort The locality Is one of the most pictur-
esGue sections along theWashington county coast.
WALDO COUNTY.
Mrs. Mary Hall of Winterport widow of the
| late Nathan Z. Hall, who was drowned about two
wears since, started two weeks ago to visit her
| son Who resides in Utah A telegram was received
| IN Winterport Monday morning stating that Mrs.
| Hall was dead 1t was severe blow TO her rela-
| tiyes,