The Portland daily press., 1885-04-28
AUGUSTA.


The Cony Gazette is the name of a new
paper edited and published by Ed. j. Nasle
and Will E. Perkins of the Cony High School.
1t is devoted to school interests, and is bright
little sheet.
A call has been issued for meeting of hotel
men in Augusta Wednesday. They do not
state the object of the meeting, but the proprie-
tor OF every hotel in the State, big and little,
has been invited to the meeting.
The Maine correspondent of the Boston
Journal says: Mr.. e. G. Stevens, post office
inspector at Augusta, has not yet forwarded
his resignation to Washington as requested to
do. No reason has been given why his place
is wanted, and Tor certain reasons it is doubt
full If he vacates his office at present. If he
should do so it would impede the administra.
tion of justice in this State, as Mr. Stevens has
seven cases for violating the United States
laws pending before the United States Court
in this State, some of which will not come to
trial before the June term of the court. Mr..
George Tolman, who was warden of the State
Prison under the Garcelcn administration, is
mentioned as the man most likely to succeed
Mr.. Stevens.
BANGOR.
Mr. Walter Smith of Bangor, who lost a son
in one of the battles of the rebellion, received
draft Saturday morning for $500 and pen-
sion papers securing him eight dollars Der
month.
Irving Deas has received an honorable dis
charge from the Saco Salvation Army The
reason for his quitting the army was because
he makes cigars and sells them, q thing
which is not allowed in the Salvation Army
ranks.
Qaite contest is beine~Eaged among the
candidates for the Biddeford post office. The
most prominent candidate is said to be Tim
othy Shaw, ESQ.,, of the firm of E. S. Frost &
Go. Four other parties have had their ewes
fastened upon Postm aster Banks seat, as fol-
lows: james Dudley, e. S. Morris, Otis T.
Gerry and II. M. johnson. The last named
was in the same company as Lamont, the Pres
ident's private secretary, and he is understood
to place good deal of reliance upon his ac.
| quaintance with Lamont in the dispensation OF
Biddeford patronage. He is also counting up-
on the support of Representative Collins OF
Massachusetts,.
BAR HARBoR.
George A. Barron is now building three OK.
pensive cottages at Bar Harbor, all of which
will be completed about July /. They are
owned by DIR. Helmuth of New York, AL
pheus Hardy of Boston, and Mrs. Bowler of
Cincinnati. EThe average cost will be $4,000.
Mr.. Barron Is also erecting small cottage for
himself. and has contract for the Sbuilding OF
q new Episcopal church later in the season
which will cost about $4,000. A number Of
other building operations are in progress at
Bar Harbor, and more are projected
A survey of Bar Harbor village for the pur-
pose of establishing uniform system of sew.
ers, is now in progress.
DEXTER
The Eastern State says peculiar case came
before the municipal court the other day. 1t
seems that letter containing a check for be.
tween $40 and $50, also a bill for which the
check was payment, directed to Dexter man,
was taken from the post office by another man
OF the same name. who got the check cashed at
| the bank. The rightful owner afterward called
for the money and it was at once given to him,
He then demanded $40 additional, giving a
| prosecution in court as the alternative. The
money was refused and the case came up for
| trial, but owing to defect in the warrant the
defendant was discharged.
GARDINER.
The old Swedenborgisn church near the
Common, purchased several years ago by Mr..
i A. X. P. Buffum, and used for the headaaart.
| ers of the Reform Club, was sold at auction
Tuesday evening for $40. 1t was bid off by
Chas. E. Shorey, and will be taken away.
LIvERMoRE FALLS.
Saturday molning at $50 O'Clock fire was dis
covered in the basement of j. +. Lambs hard.