The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-08-20
THE STATE.
ARoosrooK COUNTY.

Mr.. Wallace Fenalson Of North Linneus,
aged seyenty-twO years, whose house was
destroyed by fire, last February, has, since
that time erected one and one-half story
house, fourteen post; boarding and shingling
the same himself single handed The select
men, m view of the old gentleman's efforts
to recover lost ground, cancelled his taxes.
Frank, the 11-year-old son of Albert Sim
mons, an employe in Sincock's shingle mill,
West Houlton, while at play about the mill
last Friday, caught his arm in cog wheel,
resulting in injuries which necessitated am
putaton of the arm three inches above the
elbow. The boy at last accounts was doing
well
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Our Gray correspondent writes that Mr..
John L. Merrill has so far recovered from
his recent illness as to be able to ride out
Work is being rapidly pushed on the
grounds of the Gray Park Association.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Mr.. w. N. Clifford of Monmouth, gradu-
ate of the Western State Normal School, has
been elected to a position in the High School
at Logansport, Indiana.
Sixty-fve copies of General Grants Me-
moirs have been disposed Of in Augusta thus
far.
Major P. N. Fogler of Augusta, register of
deeds, has just completed an index to the
records OF his office from 1893 to 1920 which
completes full vOweliZed index to all the
records from the organization of the county
deWn to the present time. 1t is one of the
fullest and most complete indexes in the
State, and upwards of ten years have elapsed
since the work was first commenced, and
some 100000 instruments have been indexed.
1t is reported, ON good authority, that the
company operating the Star of the East, has
decided to build another boat to put on the
route between Boston and the Kennebec.
The business has grown altogether too large
for one boat In old times before the rail-
road was built, there used 70 be three large
boats on the route, and sometimes they
would be so crowded that many would have
to sleep on the deck.
Saturday morning, hand-car was demol-
ished on the railroad track at Vassalboro,
and Lon. Rollins, who was operating it, had
narrow escape. He became tangled in the
machinery while trying to put on the brake
at the approach of train, but freed himself
only in time to leap to the roadside as the
train struck his car.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
There are now about 600 people on Squir-
rel Island. Real estate there is quite active,
and lots that could be bought for $50 few
years ago, are now held at prices ranging
IRON $500 to $500. The Squirrel Island As
being wholly out OF debt.
SAGADAHoC COUNTY.
There was an exciting race between the
steamers Islander and Wiwurna, between
Richmond and Bath, Tuesday The boats
started out about together, and it is related
that the former had things her own way
from the beginning, keeping a few rods
ahead Of her antagonist the entire distance
to Bath. There, where both boats were
known, the Islander ''let OUT and shot away
from the Wiwurna with ease The latter
was reported as burning all sorts of combus-
tlbles, while no extreme effort was made to
forward the Islander
wATDo COIrNTv
Belfast Journal correspondent describes
very old school house standing in grave
yard in Waldo county Under brakes and
briers can be traced half score or more of
graves marked by rude slabs of stone This
IS probably one Of the oldest burying grounds
in Maine.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
When the morning passenger train from
Bangor to st. John was between Danforth
and Eaton Tuesday, the locomotive struck
large caribou on the track, killing the animal
instantly.
Saturday, August 10Th, 2373 bushels of
blueberries were packed in the shop of
Wolff q Reessing at Cherryfeld.
The stores of A. K Stevens and Robert
Dutton at Steuben, were broken open on
Sunday night last. The former was robbed
of $25, and the latter of values unknown.
No clue has been obtained to the burglars
YORK COUNTY.
All of the five kittens which were born so
slngularly joined together, and which belong
ed to officer Seavey of Saco, died yesterday.