The Portland daily press., 1885-09-30
THE STATE.
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ANDROsCoGGIN COUNTY.
Geo. W. Metcalf, Lewiston, has been appointed
special detective
Mr. Anderson of LivermOre Falls has recently
died. He provided in his will that 900 should
be added to the endowment fund of Hebron Acad-
emy, and now the institution has an endowment of
$36, 900.
Lewiston four year old entertained a bona
tide, unadulterated tramp, one day last week. The
family had left the boy in charge Of the house. He
invited the tramp into the house. told him that the
key was III the ice chest and showed him where
the pies were kept. The tramp made a square
meal and left, and it is supposed that the hos
pitable four-year old invited him to call again.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
Thursday evening, Sept. oath, Hon Sumner
Whitney and wife of Presque Isle celebrated their
golden wedding at the residence of their son,
Mr. James F. Whitney.
It is expected that the water works at Houlton
will be completed so that the wheels can start up
Thursday, October 1St.
Through the efforts of Rev. G. S. Beane, a new
Unitarian church is to be erected at Presque Isle
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The Denison Paper Manufacturing Company of
Brunswick are making ten thousand reams of
paper for the second volume of Mr.. Blaine's book.
IN The samples show I've very fine quality Of paper
of the Blaine book will consume about the same
amount of paper as the Grant book
FRANKLIN COUNTY
Mary Viola Bean, who was arragned at the last
term of the Franklin county Supreme Judicial
m,
and who was sent to the Insane Hospital in ac-
cordance with the defence, has been adiudged
insane by the officers Of that institution.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Mr. and Mrs. Levi Sprague of Lowell Mass
celebrated their golden wedding recently. Mrs.
Sprague is native OF Bluehlll Me.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Eighty thousand dollars have recently been ex-
pended on new houses in Gardiner, and large
sum on improvements.
Rev. S. D. Richardson of Hebron read his resig-
nation to his church Sept. GOTH His health has
been very poor lately.
A. c. Bean and wife of East Brownfeld sailed
for South America, Wednesday, Sept. 25th.
Emma f. Newton of Andover has accepted a
situation as teacher of Latin and French at Talla-
dega College, Ala, and started South, Sept 2Sth.
A large caribou came out into a pasture in
Glead a. the other day and after surveying ahogse
leaving tracks as large as three-year old steers.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Dexter w0Olen mills are rushed with orders
and report brilliant outlook for good winters
business.
gor Y. NJ. G. A., organized college association at
BuckSport Seminary, Sept. Oath, with Prof. Nc
Donald as president, and % members.
A man by the name of j. S. Hewes was MUIR
afternoon of Sept. 21. In his pocket was letter
from his sister, which was mailed from HermOn,
Me-, dated May, 1885.
The officers of the Eastern Maine State Fair are
to begin atence to improve the track at Maple
wood Park, Bangor. large amount of loan will
be hauled on and they intend to make it second in
excellence to no half mile track in New England.
OF herd of forty hogs, a gentleman in Bangor
has recently lost 33 inside of two weeks, with hog
cholera. This disease among swine is said to be
very prevalent in that section. Dressed pork of
a questionable character has been offered in cer-
tain markets.
SAGADAHoC COUNTY.
The Salvation Army has advanced on Richmond
A detachment of four from the Lewiston Army
opened the battle at Merrymeeting Hall, Saturday
evening, having quite large audience.
John F. Harris of Bath was swindled by Boston
horse jockeys Saturday out of horse valued at
$400. He exchanged horses even with the Bos-
ton men, supposing that he had received a valu-
able trotter, distant relative of Maud S., when
in fact he got worthless wlnd-broken animal.
YORK COUNTY.
Sunday blossom was picked from a golden
russell tree in Walter JohnSon's orchard at Saco.
The tree is loaded with big golden fruit.