The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-11-23
THE STATE.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.


AS MIR. Stephen Sanderson, druggist, from
Rochester, N. H.. wife and son, were driving up
from the depot at Bridgton on Ieeen1 fsilea X
stear clear of the hayscales bank at the corner OF
the depot road and Main street ana tne poy M
for damages and will commence an action against
BridgtOn if she refuses to settle.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Pennington possesses yet another aged leglsla-
tor in the person of Moses ChandieT ESD, now IN N
his nipetieth year who represented the town IN the
legislature of 1S41. In point OF service the OLDEST
living senator from Franklin county IS George W.
rlarF of New Vineyard and Farmfngton's senior
representative is Judge Samuel becheI. Del GSd.
Clark served in the house OF 104O. capt bIau-
bury is Chestervill's senior representative
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Rev Joseph Torrey, formerly of Yarmouth, has
accepted call to preach at the COngregatonai
church at Bar Harbor, and entered upon his ou-
ties yesterday.
Mr l. Fl. Hamilton of Mattawamkeag is now
travelling in Hancock county IN the interest OF tne
order of Good Templars. Several new lodges nave
been organized, the last being at Green's Lahoihs,
Deer Isle, with 25 members
Alfred f. Adams, a young man attending the
Castine High School, over exerted nlmsen ns wnns
playing foot bali on Tuesday His heart stopped
beating for a short time, and he remained uncon-
scious for five hours.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
S25 overcoat was stolen from Mr.. Frank Lock
of Gardiner, from the Evans House, one DAY re-
Gently, This makes the sixth coat he has lost
within eight years. On one occasion ne loSt q
watch and chain ana twenty doiidrs III Aioney do
well.
John Woodman, who recently escaped from
the Insane Hospital, has been captured in Vassal-
boro.
The barn OF William H. Emery OF Dlxdeld to-
gether with hay and portion OF the farming
fools, were burned Friday night NOV 70. dhere
was small insurance of 5000 or $3.50. cause
unknown.
Gould & Homan's hardware store at Canton
was entered Friday night and a lot OF Jackkniyes
large pane OF glass in the window, which was
carefully replaced. There Is no clue 10 the roD-
bers
The fall term of the Maine State College closed
Friday for ten weeks vacation, the two preyi-
GUS days having been occupied with the examlna-
tionS.
The publication of the Eastern State has been
resumed, the paper now being printed in Bangor
PIsoATAoUIs COUNTY.
"reminiscences of the olden time show how
much many Maine town is indebted 20 e,,. tne en-.
terprise and courage of some one Of It's earliest
settlers. One Of these benefactors OF his KIND
seems to have been Judge Orne for whom tne
town of OrneYe was named. The Somerset ne
porter says that when the Judge settled III Orne-
vile the town corporate was bankrupt ana the IN
mills and highways ana spent much of his large
fortune in bettering the condition Of things gener
ally. He found time for reading and writing anu
for managing his farm, and was too busy 10 ma
life dull or lonesome, though he had little or no
intercourse with the world he had left behind
him.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Pittsield Advertiser gives an account OF
the capture of a Maine Central Institute student
by masked men, who bound ana gagged him and
carried him to an old barn, where he recovered
the use of his vocal organs and thereby frightened
his captOrs away. The Advertiser says that the
deed is laid to the charge of roughs from down
river. -
\ The Bangor Whig learns that Hon. Fred At
wood of WinterpOrt was seized with a severe ill
ness Thursday night, and was confined to his bed
Friday. -
Captain James Burgess who has been in COM
Inand of the fishing schooner z. & b. CTowell OF
Vinalhaven during the past season, was arrested
in Eastport recently by Officer Finch on war
rant charging him with running off with said YES
cIuding a large new American flag, large an
chor, two nets, trawl anchors, lines, blocks, ETC.
Burgess was arraigned before Trial Justice II. Is.
Clark, plead guilty, and in default OF bonds was
committed to Machias jail.
YORK COUNTY.
The report that Julia Wilkinson denies that she
was ever married to Thos. W. Pierce, the mil
lionaire, is said to be incorrect.
The appearance of Arctic owls in large numbers
at Biddeford Pool is regarded as prophetlc OF a
cold and hard winter.
| IN GENERAL.
| Business in Maine is improving, and the people
are in improving spirits. There are fewer failures
1 than year ago, and the farmers have good crops
and are feeling cheerful. The summer travel mas
left thousands of money in the State, and it Is cir
| culating Never in Names history was so much
building in progress at this season as now. The
relations between capital and labor in this State
are harmonious, with one exception. The lum-
bermen are getting ready for big work, and the
forests are resounding with the music OF the
l pioneers axe.