The Portland daily press., 1885-09-25
THE STATE.
ANpRoscoGaIN corNrY.


The Grand Encampment of the Sons Of
Veterans of the United States, held at Grand
Rapids, Mich, last week, caused much inter-
est to be manifested among the members of
the order in this county. The. only Maine
man elected to Office was w. S. HayfOrd of
Lewiston, who was made Chaplain-in Chief.
The friends of the Lewiston colony, near
Bismarck, Dakota, are feeling much anxiety
lest they may have suffered loss in the great
fires. Letters from Mr.. F. A. Little, Memo
kin, formerly of Augusta, describe the fire as
fearful; The gale was so severe that ordina-
ry fire breaks were of little account. He had
hard fight, but only lost the timber work
of an outside cellar
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Monday afternoon, VIM. I. Gilman of Cum
berland Mills, went out on Sebago Lake in
sail boat. When off Frye's Island suuall
capslzed the boat. Gilman managed to crawl
on to the bottom of the boat, where he re-
manned from O'Clock Monday afternoon un-
til O'Clock the next morning, when he was
rescued by a canal boat.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Hunter family reunion will be held at
the residence of George Hunter, ESQ.,, at
Strong, next Saturday.
The County Commissioners when they
sold the old court house to the town Of
Pennington, reserved the bell, but the Sc
lectmen recently purchased it for $780, and
have now placed it in its old familiar belfrv.
where it rings out the call to court this week
and next, just as it has done for years past.
Says the Pennington Journal: Mr. Oliver
5. Norton of Avon has been invited to be-
school. Mr.. Norton is a graduate of the
Pennington Normal School, and teacher of
long and successful experience. Mr.. Norton
if we mistake not, has taught several terms
in Kittery and, vicinity, and the offer is.
therefore, more flattering.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
st. GATHERINGS Hall, at Augusta, opened
Wednesday with a flattering outlook for its
future. There was an increased number Of
pupils from this city and elsewhere
Mrs. Hamilton, lady residing in HALO
well, possesses night-bl0oming cereus,
which exhibits the rare freak of opening its
blossoms IN the day time.
A striking example of the power of adver-
tising and the distance which Augusta pub
fishing houses reach out, is seen in watch
recently received by Z. c. Allen & Co. II
came all the distance from Liberia in paste
board box. With it was slip of paper in
scribed, ''to be adjusted for the equator, very
strong crystal, to be cleaned and repaired in
most thorough manner"
The annual meeting of the Hallowell Cot
ton Manufacturing Company, was held at
their office Wednesday forenoon, and the fol-
lowing officers were chosen. President, Sam
uel r. Payson; treasurer, S. G. .Loring;
olOAhs W ll1A ullCCbOIo, DdDlucl
Payson, Jacob Wendall, Gilbert r. Payson,
Geo. S. Bullens, Henry S. Hovey. Mr.. Har-
yey has instructions to start the factory up
as soon as he can get things ready.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Quite party of railroad men passed
through Bangor Wednesday morning, en-
route for Northern Aroostook county in the
interest of their roads. The following were
among the party: NJ. T. Dennis and James
$. Smith, of the Union Pacific; F. H. Melen-
dy, of the Chicago g. NOrthwestern and
John I. Douglass, of the Rock Island route.
The mayor of Bangor received Wednesday
morning, despatch requesting him to noti-
ty friends OF the death Tuesday, at Moore
head, Minnesota, of Julian S. Hewes, Of
Hermon. This has been done and the fami-
ly will direct that the remains be sent home
for interment He was the son of Sylvester
HeWes OF Hermon, and brother-in-law of
William Illslie of Bangor
WALDO COUNTY.
Mr.. II. W. Chase of Bangor, the gentleman
who proposes to go into the hotel business in
Belfast If sufficient encouragement is given,
says he will put $4,000 into the enterprise
or be one OF four who will build the hotel
MT. Chase is proprietor of the Windsor Ho-
tel IN Bangor, has an interest in one Of the
Leading hotels Of Kansas, and is lessee of the
Waverley House at Northport
Albert Fortier of Belfast, was injured on
tne leg last winter by playing polo The
nurt soon got well, apparently, and he
thought no more of it until recently, when
the. wound broke out afresh. Last week he
had an operation, and the bone of the leg
below the knee examined. The surgeon is
OF the opinion that the wound will give no
more trouble.
IN GENERAL
Says the Bangor Wing; The members of
the various companies of the State militia
are to be paid this week for their services at
the muster. The men are not very favOra-
bly, inclined toward the service, inasmuch as
during the late muster they were absent
from their homes five days, and the State
officials will only allow them pay for four
days services.