The Portland daily press., 1885-11-25
the STATE.
ANpRoscoGaM COUNTY.

ANDhOStOGdA4t NOS-'N@'
The criminal costs allowed by the Supreme
Court of Androscoggin county at the las5 , deri, m
amounted to S122S.54. OF this amount, SoJo;,zo
originated before the Supreme Court $1z9.ee99 pc pc
fore the Lewiston Municipal Court, ana Soo.oo Ve-
fore the Auburn Municipal Court.
CUMBERLAND. COUNTY.
The report of the death of a child at Harpswen,
soon after being yaccinated Is causing some stlr,
but there Is no evidence TO snow tnat the opera
tion had anything to do with the DEATH
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Through the endeavors of Mrs. Annie Downs OF
Andoyer, Mass, free public library has Deen
started at Southwest HarbOr.
The Bar Harbor Herald thinks the new Demo
cratic postmaster may move the pest othee iur-
ther down Main street toward the business por-
tion of the village.
The people of Sullivan and Hancock need bet
ter ferry between these towns than now exists.
The amount of business will hardly support one,
and it is urged that the towns contribute TO the
support of such one.
The Deer Isle correspondent of the Mt. Desei
Herald says that most of the fishermen of that
and have done very poorly TINS summer, some Oh
them having shared less than $40 all summer.
The new summer hotel at Isle au Haut will CON
tain about thirty rooms. Several cottages Will be
erected upon the island before the next summer
season opens, by Washington, New York and Bos-
ton parties.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Most of the rooms in the Augusta hotels have
been engaged for reunion week
This week will decide whether Augusta is TO
have the electric light or not.
The scarlet fever IS raging in Ward i, augusta,
there being five children i'll with the disease tnere
at the present time There are also seveTal cill M
dren sick with the fever IN other portions Oh 1lo
city.
c. f. Nirdlinger, Of the New York Literary
Guild, is in Augusta, representing a Irm 0i
feasibility Of establishing Maine magazine, de-
voted to the "reminiscences and general letterS OF
the State.
OXFORD COUNTY.
of1r which u0Nl
to be one of the most profitable industries, mas
been entirely suspended, as there is no sale for
shocks at reasonable price,
Another change has been made in the prOprie-
torship of the Oxford Democrat. Mr.. Forbes has
sold a half interest in the paper to George NJ Az
wood of Buckfeld, and it will hereafter be pub
lished by Atwood q FORBES.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
In Bangor, Monday. there was an unusually
high tide, and many of the wharyes along the rly-
er were OverfiOwed.
The trustees of the Maine state College held
two sessions in Orono yesterday. Eight members
were present. The business transacted was OF no
public interest.
The lumbermen of Bangor say that there has
been no time for years when so much of the lum-
ber in the docks along the river has been shipped
as at present. Scarcely dock holds lumber Of
any kind and that in the water is being loaded
upon vessels as fast as possible. But few OF the
firms will winter even small amount. NOW that
the mills have finished saving, the commission
merchants begin to realize that they want lulnDer
and their orders are pouring in thick and fast.
This is very good sign of the times.
A loon, weighing over Is pounds has just been
mounted IN ne style by Mr. H. d BowIef RI ine e 'M tpe
largest loon ever captured in Maine. Inc next
largest one weighed about IL pounds. Inc 1, loon
lust mounted was captured near Mt. Desert Ferry
and came into the possession OF Col. W. A II:
B0Othby of WateTville, who has had u mounted
and presented 1t to Mr. Frank Taylor Of New
York fthe gentleman who writes the very pleasing
descriptions of ''Down East trips for magazines
and for some of the railroad companies IL was
shipped to Mr. Taylor Monday evening.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
By using water power as a motive the cost of
electric lights in SkOwhegan is placed at the low
price of So per month";
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
Mr. and Mrs. George Litchfield of Bath celebrat-
ed the tiftieth anniversary OF their wedding last
saturday
The New England Shipbullding Company of
Bath contracted last week to build three vesselsa
total of $500 tons, consisting of q 1500-tOn four
master for Jacob Phillips Of Taunton. Mass, and
two 900-tOn schOoners one for w. A., and the
other for Theo. Anderson both OF Port Richmond,
Staten Island with promising outlook Tor several
other contracts, and with the three vessels now
the stocks this winter will be busy one at the
north end. At the south end, Deering & Donnell
and b. W. & H. f. Morse have each large
schooner. and T. nj. Hagan Son viii commence
on one shortly.
Two men, Lewis Belongia and Henry Parlin of
Skowhegan, were very badly burned while trying
to fill the gasoline tank attached to the Heselton
House gas machine. They didn't understand the
nature OF the gdSOllnt, unQeFlOOk 10 IL d.
ter dark, Belongia going into the pit to see when
the tank was full, While Parlin held lantern
down for him to see by. As soon as the gas came
in contact with the light, it exploded, burning
their faces to blister. Their clothes were also
burned off
Atwood Morse and family have mysterously
disappeared from North Ans0n. 1t is said that he
received S110O pension money and has gone
West, leaving his creditors unproylded for
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Harrington, one of the prettiest Of Washington
tans, and is said to represent more wealth in pro
portion to its population than any other town III
the State.
1t is said that Benjamin M: Cousins of Mil
bridge, on June 18th, 1864, in an engagement
with the rebels, received at one voley seven bull
lets, nine buckshOt and piece Of railroad iron.
He draws only SO per month pension money.
WALDO COUNTY.
Mr. BENJAMIN Tibbetts of Liberty celebrated
his Tooth birthday the 2Oth inst. Many Of his
neighbors and friends called on him and offered
his other faculties perfectly, and was able to sing
a hymn.
Saco has a four-legged chicken.
The millinery store of Mrs. A. r. Morse, at Rock
land was broken into one night recently, and
about $12 in money taken.
George -sfaTsuon OF North Newcastle, ana tss
father, were taking down the staging on b barn, .T
brackets. George fell to the ground, distance
of about 20 feet striking on his face, and break
ing his nose in two places.
AT meeting of the graduating class Of the Saco
high school, the class parts, according TO custom,
were assigned by vote. The class numbers eleven,
who will take part as follows: Salutatory, Frank
L. Simpson; Valedictory, Grace E. Symmes; His
tory, Alice M. Richards; Prophecies Annie j.
Dennett Ode, Ida B. Newhall; Oration Charles
A. Fitton; Essay, Alice M. Paul; Essay, Grace A.
Durrell; Grafton, S. A. Cleaves; Essay, Fannie L.
Roberts; Essay, ANNE E. Littlefeld.
IN GENERAL
The close time for partride and woodcock win
commence one week from yesterday.