The Portland daily press., 1885-02-26
MAINE.
Special Liquor Constable..

| AUGUSTA, Feb. 25.-The Governor and
Council gave hearing today on the appoint
ment Of special constables Tor the enforcement
OF the liquor law in Lincoln county. Many
citizens of that county were present.
"A FatnI FaiI
RICHMOND, Feb. 25.-Stephen McGowan of
Dresden fell down an elevator twenty-eieht
feet at the Cedar Grove ice houses yesterday
ard was fatally injured. Death resulted this
morning. He leaves wife and child.
Maine State PomOiogicaI Society.
GARDINER, Feb. 25.-The annual winter
meeting OF the Maine State Pomological
Society, held in Library Hall, closed this al.
ternoon. Tho display was unusually large and
very fue. Each session was devoted mostly TO
reading papers and to discussions. The follow
ing officers have been elected for the ensuing
year:
Vice Presidents Henry Mclaughlin, Ban
gor; S r. Sweetser, Cumberland.
Secretary and Treasnrer-Geo. B. Sawyer,
Wiscasset.
Hallowell, chairman; A j. SAWYER, Portland;
L. Fl. Blossom, Turner.
"A DUaTu OF trustees of or1e from each county
was elected.
The report in behalf Of the committee ap-
pointed to inquire into the State display of
Maine fruit at the New Orleans exposition was
presented by Mr.. Boardman of the Home
Farm, who explained in full his trip to New
Orleans, snd the courtesies received there by
Commissioner Ham, etc,
paper by Charles G. Atkins of Bucksport,
relating to facts in regard to the 'round head
ed borer," was read by Mr.. Pope.
A commi ttee of three was appointed to select
specimens from the exhibition to send to tho
Massachusetts, horticultural meeting.
L. E. Blossom read paper On "What are
the Chief Mistakes in our System of Orchard
iDg.''
EIIswOrih's Mayoraity.
ELLSWORTH, Feb. 25.-At the Democratic
caucus today Hon. John B. Rsdman was nom
mated for Mayor.
The wOodbnry's Work.
RooKLAND, Feb. 25.-The revenue cutter
Woodbury., Capt. Deane, is doing great service.
Broke ice in Belfast harbor, towed schooners
Winslow, Morse and Edward L. Warren cut of
Saturday cove to Belfast, towed the schooner
Flora Condor for Brunswick, Ga, into clear
water, freed Rockport harbor from ice, released
the barkentine Geo. W.Sweeuey and schooners
Nahtssket, Ada Kennedy and b. b. Woodside.
The Presidency of Bowdoin College.
Boston, Feb. 25.-Tomcrrow's Advertiser
will say:
There seems to be no end to the rumors cou-
Meeting the name of Prof. Hardy with the pro
fessorsnip of Bowdoin College. The simple
truth is that he was approached by some mem
bers of the committee, but declined the use of
his pame, preferring his present line of study.
Water will Flow Freely in These Towns.
HoULroN, Feb. 25.-The Houlton Water
Company Wednesday closed a contract with
Ferris & Halliday Of Jersey City, N. j., for
the construction OF a system of water works
for this village, for the sum of $36 5000, COM
plete with stand pipe, exclusive of land and re-
tanning dam, which are to be provided by the
company. The entire cost will be fully S40,-
600. The water is to be taken from the north
branch of the Meduxnekeag st a point veil
above the village, and free from all sewerage
and mill refuse, and forced by steam pumps
through nearly five miles of pipe in the prin-
cipsI streets of the village. Thirty-ive hy-
drants are to be provided, of which twenty
therefore paid by the Town, pursuant to votes
passed at a recent meeting.
| GARDINER, Feb 22-The city council of
! Gardiner has voted to make hydrant con-
tract with the Gardiner Water Works compa-
ny at $50 per hydrant. Thit insures the con.
structon of the works. There we're only two
votes against the measure, in the council.