The Portland daily press., 1885-12-19
THE STATE.
ANDRoscoGG1S COUNTY.

Four degrees below zero at Brettuns Mills
Thursday morning.
Mr.. Fred B. GarcelOn, bOOk-keeper at the First
National Bank, Auburn, has accepted u position
in the First National Bank Of Clyde, Kansas.
John A. Finn, who disappeared from Lewiston,
last September, is in Montreal. He has been, he
says, stricken with small poX.
lie Frcre Bernard MarieiAlZard who was among
the passengers In the Maasdam, the steamer burn
ed ia mid ocean Oct. "a 1884. has been transfer
red from the convent OF the Dominican fathers III
Ottawa TO that OF Lewiston.
Col Phillip True died at his residence hI South
Turner Tuesday Col. True was born near North
Auburn. Sept. 20, 1871, and consequently WIS "a
years old His father was Major William True,
who was q revolutionary soldier and also went as
substitute fol his son Philip to the war OF lSl2,
owing to the circumstances OF Philips family.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
At the meeting of the AroOstoOk cOnyoc.tiOm uf
tho clergy the Episcopal church.held n Presque
Isle a few days ago. Rev. Hudson Sawyer OF Houl-
ton was elected Dean, and Prof. G.. ). AtwoOd,
secretary. Sermons were delivered by Rev, Mr..
sawyer. ON missionary work In Ar0oStoOk county;
Rev Mr.. Rouse on the benefits of the Holy com
muiIion, and Prot. Atwood on Christian Person
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Several cases of diphthera are reported In
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The number of students at the BickSpoIt SEM
mary this term is the largest for the winter ses
sion ever known in the history Of the school.
The Eggemoggin Pilot published at Deer Isle
and devoted to the local interests Of Sedgwick and
Brooklyn, IS the latest venture III Maine Journal
ism.
KNOX COUNTY.
At the Sands Quarry, Tinaltown, block OF
granite was recently started which measures about
400 feet tong 40 feet wide with an average thick
ness of feet. Such block would weigh about
10000 TONS
Wm. Orbeton who dropped dead In West Cam
den, Dec. 9TH, was buried when some OF his rela-
tives began to fear that he had been buried alive
HIS body was accordingly disintered after having
been buried twenty-four hours, but the most care
full examination failed to show any signs OF life
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Malta Lodge, /. O. of G. I. has surrendered its
charter
The winter term of the HalloweIl Classical
School commenced Wednesday.
The board Of management Of the State expert
ment station holds its annual meeting the l9th
of January.
Hildreth Post, G. A. r. SO. Gardiner, has for
warded is contHbuton OF 15 cents for each men-
Der, towards the Grant monument fund, TO tio
department headquarters In Augusta. this being
the first post in the State TO dc this
There was a happy wedding at the residence OF
his daughter Miss May Colburn, and Charles
Iiaggerty, ESQ., of Southbridge, Mass, being the
nqpa parties Mr. dHaggeEy Lag SdS is y9nRKg S awyer
county. lie is graduate OF Bowdoin 81.
MomSouth is indulgng in business boom.
Mr. Frank Y. skinner Waterville boy, is now
editing the MALL
Charles s. Farnhaln, son Of Nr. Joseph Farm
ham of Augusta, recently sustained fracture Of
one leg. His physician feafs that amputaton OF
the limb will be necessary.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Prof {. II. Fernald of the Maine State College,
win contribute to the American Naturalisf the
coming year. Prof. Fernald is pleasing writer
and is a recognized authority ON natural history
subjects.
| Patten Academy is under the instruction of Mr.
! b. &. Harding of Hampden, a graduate OF R"w-
| dOln College class offS5.
PIscATAoUIs COUNTY.
AIessrs. Dyer & Hughes, organ manufacturers,
Dover, recently received orders from Melbourne
and Sydney Australia.
Mr.. Geo. Lougee of Dover. has an eight day
| clock which lie claims is 24O years old.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The necessary 200 acres Of sweet corn have
been subscribed to insure the running OF the corn
| factory in North Arson the coming season Inc
business will now go into the hands OF the Fort
land Packing Co., which viii soon have an hsen'
| at North Anson to prepare for business.
There never was as much timber being cut in
| one season as there promises to be put into the
Kennebec and its tributaries this winter says the
| Somerset Reporter
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
| Woolwich has two remarkably smart old ladies.
Mrs. Lois Brookings is 1o5 years old, and Is very
vigorous. She knits and is able g walk about
| the house. The other Is Mrs. Fulton, VINO ms
| reached the age Of 100 years.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
| Rev. c. f. Whitcomb pastor OF the baptist
church at EastpOrt, has received call from Sns-
/
ask him to continue his pastoral relations another
/ year.
| WALDO COUNTY.
Some of the former policemen of Belfast, VIII
| sue the county for disallOwed fees.
| Among the estimates submitted to Congress hy
| the Secretary of the Treasury, Tuesday, was one
OF SIS 900 for extension of the government bfd-
ing ut Belfast This is to afford more room. which
| Il much needed, for the post ofie.
| YORK COUNTY.
For six months or more small articles, prine-
| pallv confectionery. have been taken from iLe
| lSuston and Maine freight station in BlddefuTl.
| Wednesday the thieves were discovered IN Tue
i person of five small boys, one of whom made
| iull confession. A 20 pound tub ct candy Is one
| Of the missing articles.
IN GENERAL.
The close time on deer, moose and caribou eonl-
| mences January 1st.
IAnbermen are an1iously waiting for SHOW.
| to get the remainder of their crews ana Teams
into the woods. The cut of logs this winter VIII
he considerably decreased unless snow colhrs
| within few days