The Portland daily press., 1885-08-28

"The Daily News is the name of new
daily evening paper to be issued next week
in Lewiston. The proprietor is Mr.. Frank
B. Pratt.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
1t is rumored that Democratic paper will
soon be started in Houlton.
The Prohibitionists will hold convention
III Presque Isle next Wednesday.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The Fall term of the Castine Normal
School began on Tuesday, with large at
tendance.
A Bar Harbor correspondent writes as fol
lows concerning the new steamboat project
Capt. Charles Deering's steamboat project
seems to be booming. Over tWO-thirds OF
and the rest is sure to come. 1t is proposed
to run Semi-Weel1ly boat from Boston to
Machlasport, touching at Rockland, Castine,
Bar Harbor and Millbridge. Capt. Deering
is very popular with the travelling public,
and with $3.50, 600 steamboat making good
connections, would undoubtedly meet with
success.
George w. Vanderbilt still occupies the
"DevilStone" cottage on Hancock street, Bar
Harbor, and the Whig is informed that the
whole family win return next season. AL
though there are many rumors afloat that
Vanderbilt has bought a building lot, no one
knows it to be fact.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
A very handsome marble statue, cut at
Carrara, Italy, can be seen at the works of
the Hallowell Granite Company, where it is
being reproduced in granite by PrOtasio
Neri, one of the Halloweli workmen.
KNOX COUNTY.
Charles A. Ames, proprietor of the Bay
View House, was arraigned before Judge
Miller, Tuesday, and fined one hundred dol
lars and coStSson testimony of officers Day
RqrEQr Vvh ar,1
found evidence of his keeping intoxicating
liquors for sale. Ames sprung his dump and
spilled the liquor, but the officers procured
sufficient proof to convict him.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The last cannon fshed up by the dredger
in Bangor harbor, has been presented by
Captain FeEnell to Mayor Nealley, for the
city, and it will be placed ON the City Hal
lot
A patent has been issued this week to E,
A. Buck of Bangor, for a boot calk for river
drivers.
AT the annual encampment of the Sons OF
Veterans of the First Grand Division of New
England, at Weirs, n. H., Wednesday, Chas
III. Rice Of Bangor, was elected Vice Lieu
tenant Commander.
Mr. F. o. Gould of Oldtown, has been ap.
pointed railway postal clerk on the route
between Bangor and Vanceboro. lie takes
the place OF }. M. Prentiss also of Oldtown
PIsCATAoUIs COUNTY.
The amount of capital invested in slate
quarrying in PiScataquis county is $3.50, 600
The value of all the products is set down as
$172,000.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Mr.. Frank Fenton of Mercer died very
suddenly the oath inst. He went into the
field to NOW oats, and soon commenced tO
feel sick. Before he finished his work he
fell down unconscious and was taken to the
house where he died in a short time. The
doctor said his death was caused by.a blood
vessel bursting in the brain.
SAGADAHoC COUNTY.
Mr.. l.. A. Belknap, who, during the sum-
mer months dwells in the Oliver cottage on
Sasanoa Bluffs, and who is known in busi-
ness circles, as formerly of Lyman BelknaI
& Co., Boston, has purchased the high bluff
point of land and cove near the Georgetown
landing, opposite Five Islands.
WALDO COUNTY.
While Ed. Tuttle was bathing at North.
port Campground, last week, says the Sea
Breeze, he met with a peculiar experience
He dove into large jelly fish which, stick
ing to his body and poisoning his flesh, cauS-
ed excruciating pain until removed by a
physician.
YORK COUNTY.
Our Limington correspondent report,
large patches of frost in his town THURSDAY
morning.