The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-06-17
THE STATE.
AROosTooK COUNTY

ARoosTooK COUNTY.
H. Stevens & Sons, of Fort Fairfield, lost
from the breaking of a boom 100, 900 feet Of
timber, which win find its way into Frederic
ton boom.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The judges Of the Sophomore prize de-
clamatiOn which occurred Monday evening,
ex-President Chamberlain, Prof. Lee and
Rev. Mr.: Guild have awarded the first prize
to }. +. Lane and the second to I. PushOr.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The entire outfit of the Cherry field Courier
was removed to Bar Harbor, Thursday, 1t
having been purchased by Robert NJ. Camp
bell, formerly foreman Of the Herald Office,
who proposes to start job Office In that
place.
Mrs. Phebe Phillips, dependent mother
Of Surry, has recently received pension Of
IS a month and 2,22S arrears.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
The Kennebec journal states that A. j.
Cameron, who failed to obtain position in
the Treasury Department after the exposure
of his record in the New York Tribune, is
candidate for the position of post Office in
spect0r
Hon. Seth l.. Milllken Is In Washington,
where he has been urging the necessity OF
commencing operations on the erection Of
the public building in Augusta at once, and
work VIII commence as soon as the deeds OF
the site are perfected.
A lady resident of the Plains at Hallowell,
whose mind may be affected, is initiating DIR.
Tanner in self-imposed starvation treatment.
1t IS now two weeks since she has tasted sol
id food of any kind.
James Galway, mechanic in the employ
of the NJ. G. r. r. CO., at Wateryille, has re-
Gently received copy of the will OF his
grandfather, by which he expects TO come
into the possession OF valuable estates In
England
The Governor and Council meet on Thurs
day.
1t is related that certain house near
TOguS has been searched over 100 times for
liquor.
Thomas Clark, a step-sOn of Mr.. Alonzo
Fuller of Augusta lost the entire four fingers
of his right hand in planer at Brook furni-
ture factory at the west end of the dam Mon
day.
KNOX COUNTY.
The big OK, Jumbo" recently sold by Mr..
Elliott A. Fisk Of Rockville, to the proprie-
tors of Boston museum, was exhibited In
that city for a season, and has now been sent
to Manhattan Beach, where it draws i'm
mense crowds. This OK, was sired by the
thoroughbred Durham bull Duke Of Gene
va" and is probably the largest one
II not the heaviest that was ever raised in
the country.
Edward S. Norton, one of Rockland's prom
inent business men, died Sunday morning,
after an illness of several weeks, from trou-
BILE contracted in the South.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
Albert Small of Plymouth, attempted to
commit suicide recently by cutting his throat.
He left home about noon Saturday, went to
the village and stopped a short time, and
then disappeared. Search was made for him
and he was found Sunday morning about
daylight down by, the old tannery near the
Villapp UalxinU alOnpr hx-f fb1 .xryifi,
ugly cash in his throat He is getting along
well, and will be taken to the hospital at Au-
gusta as soon as he is able to go.
Mr.. |. A. Crockett Of Bangor, lost his
pocket-book, recently, which contained $500
i. in notes no ,sso and money The pocket-book has
the money, $50, was missing.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
The steamer Islander is to be put on the
Bath marine railway for a thorough inspec-
ton.
By the burning of the Arctic Ice Compa-
ny's houses at Nequasset Lake, WO0lwich
Saturday, one of the best ice properties in
/ the State was destroyed. The property was
valued at $4,000, and until recently has been
quite well covered with insurance. The
policies were allowed to expire, and on
ly $4,000 insurance was in force when the
fire occurred. The owners Of the stock Of
this company are Talbot, Rust and Gould OF
[From our Bath Correspondent.l
Capt. John R. Kelley has withdrawn from
the New England Shipbuilding Company Of
Bath, and together with L. II. SAWYER, How
ard Spear and John Patten, formed compa-
ny to build in the Frank Moses yard.
AT Hagan's yard, work will commence
shortly ON large three-master.
The Central church has discarded It's for
mer creed In favor of the Apostles creed
and decided to invest in new hymn books.
A responsive service is also contemplated
A deep sea weir at the mouth of the river,
recently captured sixty barrels Of shad and
twenty-five salmon at single tide.
YORK COUNTY.
Rev. George b. Titus, of Newton Centre,
Mass, has accepted the call to the Main
street Baptist church, Biddef0rd, and will
begin his labors the third Sunday in July.
The young ladies of West Buxton are pre-
pairing for grand strawberry festival, to
take place in Lords Hall, next Monday eve
ming. The committee in charge are Misses
George Rounds, Ollie Tracey, Nellie Lord,
and Ledie Moulton. The affair bids well to
be grand occasion.
Rev. C. E. Yates, Of Deer Isle, delivered
an eloquent and most interesting sermon at
the South Congregational church in Buxton,
Sunday, upon the text The word of God
shall last forever; the word of God will new
er die" He did not compliment the laborers
Ou thc hSNlStu NOW ltSLdult0L Wlel he
said, ''They say it is behind the times, but
rather than this, it is before the times God
gave us our best things first
IN GENERAL.
The Maine members of the graduating
class of Wesleyan University, Middletown,
Conn, are Stephen S. Abbott, Bethel; Frank
L. Hayward, Wesley; VIM. H. Mitchell,
North Yarmouth; Flora E. McGlauflin,
Presque Isle