The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-11-06
THE STATE.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY

State Fair. A motion was made by Mr.
Bracket in order to bring the question to
head, to hold the next State Fair September
22-25, inclusive, beginning Tuesday. Inc
vote was not carried, the board preferring to
further canvass the matter. A meeting viii
be held November 18th to decide the date OF
the fair
Our Lisbon Falls correspondent writes;
Willie IL. White sawed off the ends Of his
two first fingers on the left hand in the saw
mill OF j. White Il Sons, Monday.
The veteran dam builder, Mr. Thomas
Emery, was In Lisbon Tuesday, surveying
the site of the new paper and pulp mill dam to
be built next spring.
The young men of Lisbon went on hunt
under the leadership of II. G. Jaquith and
suppers of both sides. The score was 1925
to 1075 in favor of Jaquith's side.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
Small pox is reported at Madawaska.
The Congregational church of Fort Fair
field has voted to extend call to Rev. r. P.
Gardner, who was formerly pastor Of the
Methodist church in that place.
Four or five inches of snow covers the
ground in Aroostook county, and in some
places the sleighing is excellent.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Prof. A. F. Richardson of Fryeburg, and
/ Warren Merrill, Esq, Of Pennington, of
Iuc DOdIu Ol NOIlldl OCuOOi 1IuSICCos III
speeted the Pennington Normal School,
Monday.
Prof. Carmichael of Bowdoin College has
Just assayed quantity of rock taken from
ledge on the farm of George Hunter in South
Strong He finds the rock contains silver
and gold, the former being of the finest quail
ity, and, as it is reported, in paying guam
titles.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The Castine Gazette is to be removed to
Bucksport and published under the name of
the Bucksport Clipper
Hancock lobster men say that Holsters are
fewer in number, but of a larger size, and
they send to Portland and Boston full as
many barrels now as they did some weeks
ago. 1t is labOriOuS work in this fitful
weather, having constantly to change their
traps from shOal to deeper water. They
earn all the money they get.
One hundred and five years ago Nicholas
Thomas and Lucy Somes lived in Mt Desert
and wanted to be married. There was no
minister within thirty miles, and so they
married themselves. On the town records,
under date of 1880, is the contract which they
drew up and signed agreeing in 'the pres
ence of God, the angels and these witnesses
to love, to cherish and 'nourish," and to
'lOve, honor and obey as husband and wife
so long as God should continue their lives.
DR.. W. B. Lapham, the antiquarian, who
contributes this contract to the Maine
Farmer says that although he had heard Of
such transactions before, this is the only one
of the kind that he ever found recorded.
KENNEBEc COUNTY,
Mrs. James G. Blaine has returned to
Augusta from visit to her daughter, Mrs.
Coppinger, at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
Miss Gail Hamilton has also joined the
family circle.
The Maine Free Baptist Home Mission
Society will hold its annual meeting in Gar
diner next week, Wednesday and Thursday,
Nov. 18th and 10Th. A programme has been
presented and large attendance is ex-
pected
1t was reported on the street in Augusta
Monday that Charles Stevens and Fred Britt,
who went to the mouth of the river after
clans, in boat, were drowned in Mondays
storm.
Mr. Stanley H. Holmes, son of VIM. H.
Holmes of Augusta, who is attending Colby
University, was severely burned about the
eyes and his hair was singed, by the bursting
of an alcohol lamp Tuesday, the blazing fluid
striking him in the face.
Baileyville, Winthrop, is to have post
Office of its own, the necessary steps having
already been taken to obtain 1t. The place
has grown so rapidly of late that it has be-
come quite village, and a large amount of
mail arrives for its inhabitants. One lady
often receives as many as 80 letters day.
throp Centre" and Mr.. Levi Richmond is
mentioned in connection with the post
mastership.
Deputy Sheriff Cobb has been very sue
cessful in his war on the Togus rumsellers
and has driven nearly all of them out Of the
business. Never before for many years has
the famous Hallowell road been so quiet or
free from drunkenness.
There has been but one fire in Augusta
since the opening of the municipal year.
The old Maine Farmer building in Augusta
is to be torn down Immediately to make
room for the new government building.
The wedding of Miss Annie l. Boardman,
only daughter of Samuel l.. B0ardman, ESQ.,,
of Augusta, the widely known and able
editor of The Home Farm, and Mr.. Chas.
f. Warren of the Ashcroft Manufacturing
Company, Boston, occurred at the residence
of the brides father Wednesday evening.
Among those present were noticed Governor
Frederick Robie, Hon. S. j. Chadbourne,
Rebecca S. Clark Sophie May, Mrs. Nancy
d. I'll. Dinsmore, Norridgewock; Mrs. j. X.
Brown, Worcester. The ceremony was very
happily performed by Rev. c. w. Bradlee,
pastor of the Augusta Methodist church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren will reside in Water
town, Mass.
B. F. Cook of Winslow has bought the
Cofren farm in Readfeld, one of the best
farms in the town, in one OF the best l0ca-
tions, with beautiful view of Lake Maran-
ocook.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The funeral services of Mrs. Rachel Free
man, lady 103 years old, were held at
Sheepscot Bridge last Sunday.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Morris Clark's cooper shop at Oxford was
burned Tuesday morning. 1t was quite
large shop, and was full of shook, slaves,
tools, ETC., making the loss quite heavy.
James Mcconnell of East Bethel was at
tackled by a bull while tending him for the
night recently; the animal knocked him
senseless and was on him with his knees,
fighting him with his head and horns, and
would have killed him but for the timely
assistance of his niece, Miss Matilda, who
hung her lantern on her arm and with the
first weapon she could find-a short handled
fork-fought him off and drove him out into
the field, where he became so furious that he
was shot the next day by Ii. d. Howe.
PIsCATAoUIs COUNTY.
The Monson Slate intimates that there Is
something meaner done by corporations than
compelling their employees to trade at the
corporation store and pay big prices 1t says
that there is a concern in Piscataquis that
owns the land ON which their employees live,
and they will not allow. farmers to come
there and peddle produce, but c0mpels them
to do all their trading at the company store
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Mr. Calvin Kent of Brewer died on Mon
day evening of injuries recently received at
the PrentiSs mill by being entangled with
shaft. He was about 62 years of age.
Mr.. Abram Roundy, who has been press
man at the office of the Bangor Whig for 43
wears, has been obliged to give up his posi-
tion on account of i'll health.
Capt. Roix of the steamer Penobscot is
still quite sick at his residence in Boston.
Capt. Homer of the Katahdin is now in COM
mand of the Penobscot
Corinth has had quite chapter of acci
dents of late. One day week before last,
Mr.. George Whitmore broke his leg whilo
assisting in butchering hog. The same day
Wesley Mason, a lad some II or 10 years old,
was seriously hooked in the groin by cow.
Also the same day man was hurt by piece
of steel entering the eye. The day previous
Capt. Hitler fell and broke his collar bone.
About the same time Miss Agnes daughter
of Mr.. Henry A. Whittier, was upset from
carriage, breaking her collar bone.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Ten members were initiated into the fifth
degree at the last meeting of Somerset
Pomona Grange at SOlon.
sAGADAHOC COUNTY.
Thomas Mckay of Parker's Head, who Is
reported as having fallen heir to S2,0O0,OOO,
first heard of his good fortune through the
newspapers. He thinks, however, that the
report is true, as he had an uncle in England
who was possessed of large amount of
property in Australia, Scotland and Eng
land. He intends to communicate at once
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