The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-11-21
THE STATE.
ANpRoscoGGN COUNTY

ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY.
1t takes $1,000 year to keep Auburn's streets
and roads cleared OF snow.
Samuel Timberlake of North Turner Bridge re-
ports eleven barrels of Baldwins, from one tree,
this season.
Lewiston man complaints that some anony-
nous Individual is writing letters tohim, threaten
| ing his life.
Mr.. Stephenson Superintendent of the Grand
Trunk railway, and r. Hay, district superinten-
dent, were in Lewiston, Thursday. One result Of
the visit will be better train service for Lewis
ton.
ARoosTooB COUNTY.
The boom near the mill of j. H. Gary was car
ried away last Wednesday, and about 10000 Of
cedar and spruce went over the dam. Nearly one
half will be lost.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Died at Harpswell Island, ON the 18th instant
an only child, a daughter of Mr.. VIM. Millen,
aged years. The child was vaccinated and died
after the operation but whether as the result
of it or from some hidden cause it may be diff
cult to decide
HANCOCK COUNTY.
young man by the name of Briggs who has
been boarding in Bucksport for a short time, ap-
peared at his boarding house breakfast table,
Sunday, accompanied by q young lady whom he
ming lady from up the river appeared on the
scene with the sheriff and took the young lady,
who was her daughter, home with her, leaving
young Briggs to mourn.
KNOX COUNTY.
Camden has furnished San Francisco two
mayors Hon. M. c. Blake and Hon. Joseph P.
Dyer.
Saturday afternoon Miss Alice Blake took a
dose of laudanum at the house of Mr.. Curran oa
Erin street, Thomaston, with view of commit
ting suicide. She complained that she had no
home or any one TO care for her, and she had said
frequently that she would take her own life.
Medical assistance was summoned and she soon
recovered.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The Maine Farmer celebrates the completion
Of its oath volume this week with a new dress of
type.
counsel for the executors Of the will Of the late
ex-Gov. Abner COburn, will take the dispositions
Of Hon. James g. Blaine, President Arthur
forth and DIR. IL. H. HILL relative to the sanity OF
the late ex-Gov. Abner Coburn. This is to be
done in connection with the action brought to
break the will
Thursday at 12 O'Clock at the residence of Mrs.
r. ID. Rice in Augusta, Miss Susie X. Goodwin,
~ Mn e o a1o M SS tb TS Mas WEs
Gwynne of ST. Marks church. The wedding was
very quiet there being no one present but the I'M
mediate family and the Misses Wood of Portland
Miss Sherwood of Baltimore and Miss Blaine of
Augusta. Mr.. and Mrs Taylor will sail the last
Of December for France, where they will make
PENoBscor COUNTY.
The remains of the late Capt. VIM. r. Roix of
from Boston on that boat last night The burial
will occur to-day Capt. Mark Pierce, Chief En-
gineer James Hathorn, Master Carpenter G, w.
Hobbs and Daniel Lane, Belfast agent, together
with others, will act as pail bearers.
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
Nine inches of snow fell at Greenville Thurs
day. where heavy storm prevailed all day. Three
or four inches fell at Dover and F0xerOft.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
A musical convention will be held in Skow-
hogan, ON the I'd, Sd and 4th of December under
the direction of Mr.. A. r. Smiley. singers viii
be present and assist from Athens, Harmony,
Bingham, S0lon, AnsOn, Madison, Norridgewock
and Fairfield, and others out of the county.
Hon. S. A. Nye of Fairfield has purchased for
himself, Josiah H. Chase and his brother, Alonzo
Chase of North New Portland, half of the Kilby
township on the Spencer stream, comprising 49,,
600 acres. The purchase amounts to $4,000.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Our Pembroke correspondent writes that Mrs.
Everett Randall, her two children and Mrs. S. H.
Osborn came very near being suffocated by coal
get to the door and call for help for the uncon-
scious ones, who after while were revived.
WALDO COUNTY.
That bear hunt which has been exciting the
people of Hope for some days, came to sudden
stop last week. After protracted search the
had escaped from farmers enclosure a few
weeks before, and had been roaming the woods
pickingup his living.
At Winter Harbor the young ladies have form
ed society for the purpose OF raising funds to de-
fray the expenses OF building sidewalk.
IN GENERAL.
Hereafter the captains of the different COM
reports on morning report blank instead Of a
drill blank as in the past Their returns will be
remarkably full and complete.
Joseph HOyt, Dixmont Centre was member of
the legislature fromsthat place in 1S4l and 1851.
field in 1927. He is 81 years old, and takes great
interest in questions of the day and has fertile
brain for "reminiscences of 'ye olden time"