The Portland daily press., 1885-12-07
THE STATE.


Walter Ham of Lisbon Centre was at work iIr
the Welchyie wooden mill Friday ana wnlle pend
ing over loom one of the shuttles new 9utistI9cA
him in the eye and burst the eye ball, destroying
the sight.
Myron Robinson of North Auburn, caught big
loon mapping on Lake Auburn, Thursday and shot
him. He weighed 16 pounds.
ARoOsTooK COUNTY.
Mr. Francis Barnes OF HOultOn, from the ArO0s-
took Agricultural Society has been elected men-
Der of the State Board OF Agriculture to succeed
Mr.. Edward Wggin, whose term expires with the
present year. Mr.. Barnes will make an earnest
and efficient member
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The old burying ground in Standish on the road
to Bridgton, laid out over $50 years ago, has late
ly been enlarged and improved
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The night Of the 9th was remarkable for the
great number of meteOrs. Upwards of over hve
hundred were counted in one hour by one man at
PenobscOt.
Richard Phillips Of surry, has received back
pension of about $4,000.
Alonzo Higgins is not, it appears postmaster at
Eden. He was appointed on the recommendation
of some one unknown to him, without his consent
ment
Several cottages are to be erected at Lake City
near Camden before next season. If a PROPOSE
out and a fine hotel erected as contemplated next
spring, there viii be at least thiFty-ive cottages
tttSteu tlitIt ny DOSlou pdluco.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Mr. Robert j. Martin son of Dr. Geo. w. Mar
tin of Augusta, has been appointed assistant
house surgeon in Bellevue Hospital, New York
The ice men along the Kennebec are beginning
to think of the harvest and are making necessary
repairs and putting their equipments in order; A
leading ice dealer of Augusta thinks there will be
larger quantity harvested than usual, even II the
seasonsshould prove coda the houses have been
almost entirely depleted OF their contents.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The dwelling house at Bremen, owned by the
late Eliphaz Weston, was destroyed by fire on the
afternoon of Nov 26th, supposed to have caught
from a defective chimney, says the Lincoln News.
Furniture mostly saved Insured for $4,000.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Dexter has at last settled the schooLhouse mat
ter with Contractor Greenleaf, by paying him S275
and taking all the stock and material on the
towns hands The opposition had already petit
will now further ask the authorities be adjudged
in contempt of court and restrained from paying
out any further money even to the Savings Bank
of whom the money was hired to pay Mr.. Green
leaf.
The annual meeting of the trustees of the Lee
Normal Academy was held at the Academy build
ing Wednesday. December I'd. Hiram Stevens,
ESD. of Carroll, was elected president for the en-
suing year; Ezekiel Brown OF Carroll, Francis A.
Reed of Lee and jeremiah Page of Burlington,
vice presidents; G. II. Miller of Lee director; G.
ii. Whitten, treasurer; Shepherd Bean, secretary.
The institution is in fiolTishing condition
Philip aged about years, son of Frank p.
Brodeen Of South Lincoln was accidentally run
over by a loaded team, very badly breaking one
arm above the elbow and one leg below the knee.
WALDO COUNTY.
An epidemic sore throat is prevailing in Winter
port. Several light cases of diphtheria have been
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
1t is asserted that VIM. H. Vanderbilt, the New
York millionaire, has recently made investments
in the locality of Calais.
Mrs William Mckay eloped last Wednesday
night with George A. Cole. Where
forty-ive years old and Cole is ten years her sem
ior The latter has lived in town for the past two
years, deriving his support mainly from the labOrs
Of his wife and son. Mrs. Mckay left an indus
trious devoted husband and a large family Of
children. 1t is said she carried away the deed of
their home and $50 in money, which Mr.. Mckay
had saved from his earnings during the summer
Mr.. Mckay has taken the desertion of his VT
very deeply to heart, and much sympa-
thy is felt for him in the community.
A correspondent writes; "The Hon. D. H.
Thing, Grand State Lecturer, gave very able
and pleasing lecture before the Pembroke Grange
Thursday evening The patrons welcomed him
with Harvard FEAST. He also lectured before
Charlotte and Perry Grange Dec I'd and 4th.