The Portland daily press., 1885-11-19
THE STATE.
ANpRoscoeG1N COUNTY.

ANDRosCOGGN COUNTY.
nit is likely that the State Fair will pc ned the
inc to escape the storm which Is wont 10 interfere
with the fair later in the month.
Mr. Jordan of North Yarmouth is to take the
nOsition of freight clerk in the Lewiston 6rand
TTunk office, i'm place of Mr.. Pettengill, who has
been promoted to cashier
.Iohn A. Finn of Lewiston, says that he was
classmate of Riel at the college OF Montreal In
his college days Riel, he says, was visionary
sort of fellow, but none the less favorite
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The work Of putting in the electric Lighting Lighting
Sixty lights will be used at first
HANCOCK COUNTY.
While Hiram Hackett was examining q planer
at ,Frost's box factory in SomeSvllle TUESDAY tne
machine suddenly started up and three nngers, s, OIL
his right hand were so badly mangled that tney
had to be amputated.
KNOX COUNTY.
Rockland is getting to be quite place for eele-
ry raising. Chas. T. Spear raised 1000 stalks al
Branch Brook Farm and j. IL. HlcnaIus lou uoleh
at Garden Point.
The wedding of Miss Flora NJ Lancaster Of Un-
ion and Henry Trowbridge of Thomaston was
day evening. Rev. F. " Norcross oficiating. Mr..
Trowbridge is a graduate OF Colby 'S3 and OF the
Albany Law School 80.
wilkinson calmly awaits his hanging which oc-
curs Friday at noon. The ROckland Courier
Gazette saws: We never knew so little general
interest taken by the public in an execution as Is
manifested in this case
MI and George Achorn shot 6O-pound hedge
hog on the outskirts of Warren, Sunday The
animal was in tree, and after receiving one shot
came down quite hurriedly and took after the
hunters. Eight more shots were required to de-
Spatch the animal.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Elisha johnson, ESQ., now of Mt. Vernon, but
until recently prominent California lawyer, left
Mt. Vernon this week for Washington, to press
several French spoliation cases before the Court
of Claims.
The Bailey Praying Band is now working in
Gardiner.
The new cotton factory at Augusta is approach
| ing completion, and by the end of the year will
| probably be in running order
The city marshal Of Augusta received dispatch
| from Detective Heald of Portland, Tuesday, re-
| questng the officers to arrest three tramps Iney
stole valise from Etna station on the Maine Cen
tral, Monday, and carried the contents OF the va
| lse in bundle of clothing
Mrs. Jane E. Judd of Augusta, has this week
sent to Hon. John l.. Stevens check for nifty dol
70 aid in the the r Ge% nome a. sas ss s
| donated an equal amount towards the cost Oh
| erecting the new building, which is now nearly
| the rooms for Occupany. 1t is hoped that others
| viii follow the example of the Augusta lady.
| PENoBscor COUNTY.
During the past few years %, 100000 shingles
| have been shipped to Bangor from the Richardson
| mill in Kingman, which was recently destroyed
| by fire. The mill was owned by Mr.. N. G. Hig-
gins of Bangor, and he is Undecided as yet wheth-
4 er or not to rebuild the structure,
snowy owl, bird usually found in the far
| North was received in Bangor Tuesday. The
| owl was caught near JOnespOrt and is the first
that has been taken in the State for two or three
| years.
Over 100000 persons have been carried be-
tween Bangor and Brewer by the steam ferry boat
| Bon Ton the past season.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The headquarters of the G. A. R. Encampment
at Skowhegan next January will be at the Hesel-
ton House.
|
Mr.. s. E. Bailey, postmaster at Cambridge, was
one of the persons displaced last week to give
place to a radical Democrat Mr.. Bailey has had
charge of the office, as clerk and postmaster toI
61 years; and the only charge against him IS tna'
he Is a Republican. e
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Last July, the house Of Mary r l. Myns9a %e d
burned to fine ground and their COW poisoned. Eff
forts have been made to fnd the guilty parties,
and Wednesday of last week, peSereux teGiason
| Tavereft Elsenlore and Eben Coffron OF Wesley
we're arrested and conveyed to Machias Jail.