The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-11
THE STATE.

ARoosTooK COUNTY.
Rev. A. j. Clifford, formerly Of the East Maine
Conference. died recently in Kansas City, MO,
where he went on account of poor health: his
remains viii be brought home to Monticello Tor IN
terment.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The Maine Farmer for this week prints an o ex-
eelent cut of the residence of the late Nicholas
Rideout of New Gloucester.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Clinton is enjoying business boom.
Twelve dwelling houses have been built in Oak
land this season.
Rev. Medvile Mclaughlin left Hallowell Tues
day, to spend the winter at the South. he goes
first to North Carolina.
George W. Jackson, who died at the residence
of Willis P. Brown, in Vienna, Dec 4th, was born
a slave in Georgia in 1S49. At the age of years
from his parents. During the last part OF tne civil
war he ran away from his master and found
shelter and welcome in the ranks Of one & OF the the
been adopted by Mr.. Brown.
The executors of the late ex-Gov. Coburn's will
have received notice that the depostions OF A. Z.
MarStOn and Mr.. Long OF California, the nelrS
who ask for an appeal from the decision of the
judge of pr bate of Somerset county, will be TAX
en- for use in the hearing on the petition OF appeal
county s. j. court about the middle OF January.
LINCOLN COUNTY
0rrin Cummings of Boothbay was lost over
board on Monday, from the schooner Rival
OXFORD COUNTY.
Our Mexico correspondent writes: DIR. V. M.
Abbott, aged "a years, died Wednesday, at the
house of Eugene Staples in Carthage, where ne
has been sick since last wednesday. The DR.: has
been long resident of Mexico, aud one of the
best physicians in this section. His remains will
be brought home tomorrow. No death In this sec
ton has east so much gloom over it for years as
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Mr.. Edgar Bailey of Mattawamkeag, recently
shot caribou near Medway.
Mr.. j. R. Warner, the special pension agent
who has been employed in Bangor by the govern
ment for some time past, has been transferred to
New York.
Mr. Frank d. Parsons, head mail clerk on the
Nanceboro and Bangor route, has been ordered to
Vanceboro to superintend the fumigation of the
provincial mails.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Mr. George Pease of Lexington, member of
the legislature of 1885, will be one of the liveest
octogenarians At the reunion.
Mr.. b. +. Eaton, agent of the Maine Central
railroad at Skowhegan, in crossing the track in
the rain and darkness recently stepped upon an
icy rail- his foot slipped and he fell Violently, dis
locating his shoulder.
Within a stones throw OF each other, on Madl-
son street, in Skowhegan, are the following ex-
members OF the Maine legislature Gen. Isaac
Dyer, Hon. L. H. Webb VIM. M. E. Brown, Esq,
Sewall Dinsmore, Esq, II. S. Steward. Esq, Jas.
f. Coffin, Esq, Silas Leland, ESQ.,; also S. j. Wal
ton, Esq, the present representative. The Re
porter questions whether any other spot OF terri
tory in Name Of the same size, is blessed with as
many statesmen.
Another electric light company has appeared in
Skowhegan, which offers to put in plant and
guarantee to run it for about one-half the price
now paid.
Joel Bartlett, now of New Richmond Wis., is
one of the living eX-memberS who served Harmo-
ny in 1880, when the legislature was held in Port
land.
The Skowhegan Reporter says that the Maine
Central Company are to give the residents on the
south side OF the Kennebec a passenger station
in the early spring
WALDO COUNTY.
Several well-dressed tramps. who profess to be
lecturers, are doing Waldo county
Mr.. and Mrs. w. 7. Colburn of Belfast, will
soon celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of their
wedding day.
Mr.. George e. Bracket of Belfast, will write BIZ
ographies of the late w. H. Simpson, editor of the
Republican Journal, Mr.. Lynde and Mr.. Wheeler,
late of the Bangor Wing, to be read at the next
meeting of the Maine Press Association
Two men, evidently tramps, says the Journal,
attempted to enter the house of Simon Staples on
Miller street, Belfast Saturday, at midnight. The
men tried the doors and windows, which were fas-
tened. The noise aroused the inmates, and Mr..
Staples appearing upon the scene, fired two shots
at the tramps, but without effect.
Before the Belfast police court, Tuesday, Mrs.
Lydia Larrabee of jackson was committed to jail
to await the January term of the Waldo county
Supreme Judicial court, on the charge of murder
of one Mrs. Helen NJ. LaTrabee, of Jackson, Mon
day, Nov. 30th. The particulars in the case have
previously been printed.