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

o. r. Cook, a graduate of Bowdoin this
summer, and member of the ball team, now
principal of the Freeport High School, was
married the first day of the present month,
at his home in Bridgton, to Miss Catherine
F. Stone, prominent young lady of that
town.
The Bridgton News says: Our townsman,
Mr. E. L. Stuart, has accepted the position
of Instructor in Tailoring at the Massachu-
setts Reformatory, Warnersville, in the town
of Concord.
The French Canadians at Brunswick are
putting up several dwelling houses-one
large structure-on lands recently purchased
in the northwestern part of the village, and
the way they put together wooden building
is something of a marvel
The Bridgton Farmers and Mechanics
Club have decided to hold their annual Cat
tie Show and Exhibition Fair Oct. IL.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Postmaster Manley has purchased lot at
Small Point. The place is referred to as one
of the most charming spots on the whole
coast, which is saving much. Hon. j. r.
Bodwell Of Hallowell, is one of the large
owners at the Point.
The Bangor Commercial says a lady scien-
tist physician, the wife of the leading doctor
in Clinton has been in the healing business
for two months and has secured a practice
greatly overtowering that of her husband in
the most palmy days of his profession. She
has surely come into possession of the tails
man of the family if not of an even wider
circle. She averages ffty-two professional
calls per day and some of her patients now
go miles to see her who until within few
weeks have been confirmed invalids.
Henry Eames, of East Benton, drove to
Benton depot Saturday evening, with his
horse, and a brand new and nice express
wagon. The horse was left unhitehed near
the depot, until the Pullman had passed,
when Henry missed his team. Following
the tracks of the wagon, he found the ami
NAL had meandered off down lthe railroad
track. Farther on cushion was found,
then some splinters, and forty feet from the
track the dead horse was discovered. The
Pullman had the right of way, on down
grade,..and Mr. Eames will hitch his team
next time.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Mr. Wellington johnson, formerly Princi-
pal of Bridgton Grammar School, was quite
severely injured at his home in jefferson
while trying to stop runaway span OF
horses. He is now considerably better and
proposes soon to begin the study of medicine
in New York.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Monson Slate says of the Katahdir
Iron Works that, the new company which
has been formed to carry on the business OF
making iron is rapidly rebuilding those
works. Seventy-five men are now employed
in this work and they expect tosbe ready to
work the furnaces about November 1st
They will give employment to large num-
Der of laborers and will consume from II, 900
to 10000 cords of fire wood per annum.s Thi:
is destined to be one of the most thriving
villages in Eastern Piscataquis.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Pittsfield Advertiser says: Last Sat
urday three men from this town, Messrs. jim
Church, Llewellyn Brown and Bert Williams
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longing to S. Bunker, dressed it, burying the
pelt and started for Embden with the carcass
They were seen by Mr.. Bunker's hired meI
and a warrant was made out and they were
arrested. They were taken to North Ansor
and given hearing before Justice Manter
and failing to get bail were committed to the
county jail For the past few years man!
clothes lines have been cut and other article
stolen, and many think them to be thu
thieves.
Walker, the Embden murderer. showed N,
emotion when told that new trial had beer
| granted him, but preserved the same stolit
| indifference he has shown all along.
The guardian of the children of the lat
| Albert r. Daggett has settled with Mr.. LeoI
| ard A. Walker, father of j. Frank Walker
| as regards the civil suit brought against Mr.
| Walker for damages and Walker has agreed
| to pay $1,000 and costs.
James Henderson who had been employe,
around the new mill at Madison, and VIII
| boarded with Mrs. Cody in John Heald'
house arose about three o'clock, Monda,
morning, took Mr.. Cody's watch from hi
pocket and left the house. The same nigh
| a horse was taken from Mr.. BlackwellS sta
BILE ON Blackwell hill. The next day a ma
answering to the descriptions of Henderson
was found in Skowhegan. 1t is reporte
that he had sold the watch and horse an
| was found in a drunken condition. Th
watch was valued at $22.
WALDO COUNTY.
Excitement has been caused in Morri
| lately, by the appearance of strange AM
NAL in the vicinity of Morey Hill, which
supposed to be loupcervier.