The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-11-17
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THE STATE.
ANpRoscoea1N COUNTY.

ANDRoSCoGGIN COUNTY.
AT Lisbon town meeting, held at Lisbon Falls
Saturday afternoon it was voted to exempt pulp
manufacturing corporation from taxation for ten
years. large pulp mill will be built next season
$4,000 to 100000 will be invested. Gentlemen
at Lisbon Falls, T0psham, and places out of the
State are financially interested.
KNOX COUNTY.
President Cleveland lately sent his photograph
to a Warren youngster named for him, the son OF
Mr.. VIM. j. Russell.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Many of the Italians who have been at work on
the water works in Gardiner, have completed
their job and left for Florida, where they will
work this winter. The work in Gardiner is nearly
Mr. Frank c. Tilton of Chicago, a well known
member of the Board Of Trade shot himself Mon
day week, probably with a fatal result, owing to
subject of late He is in good circumstances and
has a wife and two children. He is native of
Belgrade.
Some two months ago, Mr.. George Coleman, an
Augusta young man, without warning was strick-
en- suddenly blind, since which time he has been
totally sghtleSs, except once when he was able to
discern slight glimmer before his eyes. Recent
ly learned oculist was summoned from Portland
who on examining Mr.. Colemans eyes, was fear
full that he would never again recover his eye
sight.
The Bangor Commercial says that Freshman
at Colby has entered complaint in the Municipal
court at Wateryille, against members of the S0ph-
omore class on the charges OF assault and battery
knocked off the hinges, he struck in the stom-
ach which took his breath away, and an objec-
tionable pair of white pants were lugged off.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
A Democrat who desired the appointment of
postmaster at Newport and did not get it, charges
that his papers duly filed with the Post ONCE De-
partment at Washington, were stolen and could
not be found when the case was brought up; and
so the other fellow got it, He and his friends
have let their angry passions rise; and the anus
ing part of 1t is some of them have given up their
post Office boxes and declare they won't patronize
the concern.
One of the Shaw cases, bill in equity against
c. w. Clement, Fayette and Brackley Shaw. has
Just been recorded at the clerk OF courts Office in
Bangor. The copying of the case required about
tea days. and it occupied ITO pages of the large
record books used at the court house, or about
three-fourths of the space used in recording the
cases in an ordinary term Of court
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
The New England Shipbuilding Company of
Bath have contracted with E. p Walker of NAL
den to build small steamer for the Five Island
Association. The marine railway at the New En-
gland yard has been the busiest place in Bath for
the past year. Since last April IA vessels of all
classes have been repaired there, and the season
is not yet finished.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Mr. Charles Atkins, United States Fish Com
missioner, is at Grand Lake stream, attending to
the removal of eggs from the land-locked salmon
which he has there.
YORK COUNTY.
At the close of the evening service at the Uni
versalist church in Biddeford Sunday evening, a
society meeting was held at which it was voted
to extend pastoral call to Rev, I. B. Gregory of
Belfast, who has supplied the pulpit of the church
several Sundays recently. The call will be ac-
cepted, and he will commence his labors next