The Portland daily press., 1885-09-09
THE STATE.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.


Auburn is trying the refectory kerosene
light.
A telegram was received in Auburn Mon
day morning, announcing the death at Mar
tha's Vineyard of Mr.. James Robinson, only
brother of Mr.. VIM. A. Robinson OF Auburn.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
An engineering party of twenty are busily
engaged locating the Megantic route between
MoOsehead Lake and Mattawamkeag, and
hope to complete their labors IN % four months.
Superintendent McFee informs the lndustrl-
al journal that the Megantic line across
Maine will be completed in two years.
AT Titcomb's steam lumber mill in New
Limerick last Wednesday, A. ID. Drew saw
ed with rotary, without an edger, seven
teen thousand long lumber in eleven hours.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
A young man named Martell, of Harrison'
cut his foot severely while cutting wood near
the shore of Long Pond. All the toes on
one foot were nearly severed. He had to
walk over mile over very rough ground be-
fore he could get assistance other than was
rendered by companion in the woods.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Gov. Crosby, the former First Assistant
Postmaster General, is at Bar Harbor.
1t is reported that thirty new cottages are
to be erected this fall and winter in Bar Har-
Dor. Mrs. Hart of Philadelphia has bought
a plot of ground on Eagle Lake road, and
proposes to build the coming fall.
The Bar Harbor Herald learns that the
firm of Davis & Hutchinson, soap manufac-
turers of that place, are obliged to stop
their business, owing to their failure to get
permit from the board of health to continue
their work Bar HarbOr is not manutac-
turing town, and the residents objected To
the perfulnery.
The regular semi-annual session Of the
Grand Lodge of Good Templars of Maine
will be held at Ellsworth, on Thursday, Oct.
Sth Reduced rates on railroads and at no
tells.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
OF the 81 telephone subscribers in Augusta
45 have had their instruments removed ON
account of the increase in rates.
Mr.. Samuel Dunn, formerly resident OF
Hallowell, died suddenly of fit in West
Gardiner, Sept 4th, aged 76 years.
The prospect for Cony High School at Au-
gusta the coming year is fiattering. The en-
tering class will number about 80, and there
will be total attendance OF some 115 pupils.
The annual sale of wild lands for nom
payment of State and county taxes OF 1883,
will be held at the State Treasurer Office,
Augusta, today, at IL o'clock a. m.
A team containing Mrs. Amos Fl. Potter
and Mrs. George I'll. Douglas, ran away
Monday afternoon, near the residence OF
William r. Wharf,, in Gardiner. Mrs Doug
las was severely bruised on one knee ana
injured internally. Mrs. Potter escaped with
bad shaking up. The wagon was demol-
ished and the horse badly cut.
Hon. P. 0. Vickery of Augusta, was sit
ting down in a path in the woods one day
last week, when he. saw a partridge coming
directly for his head; he fired at him coming
on and missed; the bird went over his head
like bullet, and not having time to turn
round he threw himself on his back and
with his gun upside down killed his bird.
Mr.. W. Farrell, whose father is one of the
| leading dry goods merchants of Chicago, IS
| at the Cony House, Augusta, having arrived
there afoot Saturday night He started from
Bar Harbor to walk to his home, and had
made the distance to Augusta in three days,
and being weary stopped to obtain rest
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The fall convention of the Maine Hotel
| Proprietors' Association will be held in Ban
| gor Sept 18th.
The Bangor Whig says the total receipts OF
| the five days of the fair at Bangor, amount
| ed to about $4,000.
Among the premiums awarded at the New
| England fair was the 1st premium on cotton
| patchwork quilt to Mrs. j. A. Rowe OF Ban
| gor, SO years old.
| IT is generally reported that the New Eng
land fair will be held in Bangor again next
year. No decision has yet been made in re-
! gard to the matter
The San Francisco papers contain full and
elaborate reports of the celebration of Mr..
| and Mrs E. n. Torrey's golden wedding at
their residence in that city. They were mar
ried in Bangor, Aug. 23d, 1885, and went to
San Francisco in 1850.
| WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Machias Republican chronicles an at
tempt at highway robbery which recently oc
Cured on the plains between Columbia ant
Deblois. Mr.. Samuel Rainforth, his wifi
and daughter were stopped by two Russian
peddlers, near Schoodic Pond, who, on hi
attempt to escape leveled a revolver at him
The cartridge fortunately proved defective
and did not explode, and Mr.. Rainforth, II
return, drew his revolver, and was at tht
point of firing when the Russians threw VI
their hands and cried quarter. AT this juno
ture Mrs. r. interposed and persuaded he
husband not to shoot. After the rascalS saw
that they were Qutflanked in their intentions
they consented to ride ahead, and under GOV
| er of a six-shooter they were compelled t
enter town, where they acknowledged thei
guilt, but were permitted to go on withou
| arrest.
YORK COUNTY.
The seventh annual fair of Buxton Grang
will be held at the Grange Hall and grounds
Buxton Center depot, Sept. oath and 18th
1885, opening at noon of the 24th Show 0
live stock the 25th. If stormy the oath, tn
opening will occur the 25th.