The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-08-18
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.


Gov Robie at Gorham has one of the fin
est farms that can be found in the Pine Tree
State. Its area is upwards of 300 acres and
it is kept under an excellent state of cultiva-
ton. This season the Governor has 20 acres
in grain, and devoted to potatoes Twenty
acres more he has recently added to the es-
tate, and it is now being cleared up and plac-
ed in tirst-clasS condition. The crop of hay
this season reached rs tons, although usually
it is much larger A large barn, S0x42, has
just been completed on the farm.
w. W. Curtis, A. NJ, for the past three
years, principal of Gorham High School has
been elected principal Of H0lbrook High
School, Holbrook, Mass, at a largely increas
ed salary. +. w. Davis, A. B., of Hiram,
Bowdoin 50, has been unanimously elected
principal of Gorham High School.
The new water company of Brunswick has
bought the farm of Capt. Morrison as site
for their reservoir. They will begin opera
ti0ns on the works very soon.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The elegant steam yacht Vedette, owned
by VIM. I'll. Vanderbilt, is now one of the at
fractions at Bar Harbor.
The Bar Harbor correspondent of the Ban
gor Wing says there has been considerable
real estate changing hands within the last
week, which indicates building boom at
Bar Harbor sooner or later. There are many
rumors afloat that VIM. III. Vanderbilt has
bought lot, that he intends to build mag
nificent residence, etc., which are without
foundation. However, it is fact that Mr..
Vanderbilt has been looking at some lots
and intends to buy if he can find one to suit
him.
The Harvard Quartette is singing to Bar
Harbor audiences.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Rev. MIR. Bradlee of Augusta, preached an
emphatic sermon against the running of Sun
day trains, Sunday; He objected to camp
meeting trains on the Sabbath, and thought
that those who patronized them were as bad
as the people who travelled on sacred concert
trains
Two Augusta men went to Togus Friday
night, and while drunk, beat soldier and
relieved him of HE money
The Deaf Mutes of Maine will have
gathering in Waterville on the 29th and 30th
of this month.
The Salvation Army barracks at Augusta
were occupied for the first time last Satur-
day.
The Augusta Wrench company, have or
deTed four tons of iron and steel work for
their new wrench. The wrenches will be
manufactured in that city, and some 700 of
them VIII be placed upon the market the 1st
OF September.
Manchester is to have free high school,
commencing August 31st. Fred l.. Stevens,
graduate of the State College, will be the
| principal
Mr.. VIM. A. Stewart who was found in
sane In Lynn, Mass, last week and taken to
| Wateryille, has been taken to the asylum at
| Augusta
LINCOLN COUNTY.
A rough rock with droll shaped figure of
man wearing tall hat, and the date 1910,
| panty and roughly cut, was found in the
runs OF the Old Fort at Pemaquid. A brick
was also found with the figures 1909 cut into
| one SIDE. Quite quantity of other curioS-
Ties nave been brought to light of late.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
Messrs. F. w. Aver & Co., shut down every
saw which was running in the Prentiss at
Brewer or in the mills at Orono Saturday
night Mr.. Aver says that he shall not start
tne mills again until lumber is one dollar
hlgher or logs one dollar lower. He also
states that at the present prices no mill man
on the river can make money.
Ihe amount of unsold ice on the Penobscot
Is not $1,000 tons, and the whole stock on
the river, sold and unsold, is about 10000
tons. The prospect is that every ton of ice
on the river will be disposed of at fair pric-
eS, and that good crop will be harvested
tne coming winter.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
Charles Anderson, Norwegian sailor tells
tne Bath Times how he was kidnapped at
HSnn;arleston, S. c.. year ago, and went to
fannouth, Eng. He returned, and with the
assistance of the Charleston Port Society
succeeded in having Philip johnson, the
man who drugged him, arrested and sent to
prison for twelve years. Anderson is now
in Bath.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Calais is having new hotel built
A Lady Superior and four nuns have ar
IIEed at Calais to take charge of the convent
school, which will be opened about the first of
September.
WALDO COUNTY.
Here is a fish story from the Belfast jour
nal: G. L. Field was out fishing Thursday,
anu caught maekerel thirteen inches long,
lnaG had a rubber band around its neck just
back OF the gills, which had worn in one
fourth of an inch.