The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-12-29
THE STATE.
ANnRnsconan counrY.


Mr. Albert g. Kicker dropped dead while eating
dinner at his sons residence In Lewiston, Satur-
day. Mr.. Kicker was 73 years old. He had lived
at Poland Springs for several years, and was wen
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The new brick block commenced In Houlton
early in the season, is now nearly completed, and
the merchants are moving into it: tits two sto-
res high 120 feet wide and 1872 feet long. One
million of brick were used in building It,. The en-
tire cost was 100000 1t contains eight stores,
twenty-five offices. and several tenements. A few
of the stores will be heated by steam and all will
block are T. Merrett 4 Son, W. G. Brown, Chas.
2. Tenney, j. 2. Kinney, II. j. Hathaway and o.
F. French.
Mrs. Coburn of Weld has q rare collection Of
Maine birds. She has nearly 200 birds, which
she has stuffed and mounted with her own hands.
Most OF the birds were Killed in the Immediate
vicinity.
b. Bradley of Bar Harbor, has sold Bradley
block to W. M. Roberts and others for S17 900.
KNOX COUNTY.
At the late term of court at Rockland, excep-
tons were filed In nearly every case tried, so that
they all go to the law court Only four divorces
nisi were granted.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Young Brothers of Augusta have made con-
tract to erect and do the mason work upon the
granite abutments for the new bridge across the
Sebasticook at Clinton, at $3.50 per cubic yard:
Two Golfer dams are being put In above the old
bridge, and the work of tearing out the old piers
will be commenced soon.
Christmas day at the Insane Hospital was one
of the peasanteSt and most enjoyable days for
the patients of the entire year. AT noon ts9ss.-
some dinner was served the tables being covered
with all the good things which constitute model
holiday feast. In the evening the varied fruit OF
Christmas tree was pucked, and dance par
ticipated in. The Hospital Band, Prof. Luce,
leader, rendered some very fine music.
George w. Brown and family, whose unfortu-
nate experience in the South was recently related
proceeded to Hotel North The oldest child is
but eight years old, and Mr. Brown seems unable
to find any OF ms aeqnantanees mere. ne intenas
where he has friends. 1t is q pitiful case. Mr..
Quimby received a card from Boston parties COM
mending the family to bis care
LINCOLN COUNTY.
A wildcat was shot in Nobleboro recently, meas
urng 4 feet inches from tip to tip.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Christmas at Fryeburg was observed by a
Christmas tree at the Congregational chapel The
and prayer from Rev. j. II. Mason, which was fol-
lowed by singing and Miss Caroline Roach, the
ed Rockett's Christmas. The principal charm OF
Miss Roach's reading lay in her patural and unaf-
fected manner, says our correspondent.
A South Waterford lady has a Gala that stood
out of doors all summer with no care taken of It.
1t was brought into a warm room about the mid
die of November, and Watered with hot water. 1t
now has thirty large lilies and many small ones,
six huge blossoms on stalks 43 inches in height,
and three buds.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
The stage line on Moosehead Lake commenced
running Monday.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY
Master Ralph Bingham the boy orator, is soon
to appear In OronO. He is only IA years old, and
his elocutionary powers are said to be remarkable
SOMERSET COUNTY.
An effort is being made to establish lodge OF
knights of Pythias in Pittsfeld j. f. Chute,
Esq, of Portland, Grand Keeper Of Records and
Seals, will visit the town after the holiday season
with that object in yiew
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Mr.. McGouldrc of the Cherryfeld House, and
NJ II. Cook have decided to put daily aceommO-
dation stage on the route between Cherryield and
the Franklin road
YORK COUNTY.
Sons of st. George was progressing In GoodalPs
Hall, Sanford, Mrs William Kernon, with her
brothers child in her arms, fell the entire length
OF a flight of unghted stairs in therear prta of
the building. Mrs. Kernon's ankles were sprained
and her body severely bruised. She was removed
to her residence, where she was attended by DIR.
Durgin. Her condition is considered critical. The
child was unharmed.
William Emery, Esq, of Alfred returned home
Saturday from Washington where 1t IS reported
he has been working in the interest of his son-in-
law, J. B. Donovan, ESQ, for the position Oh y. B.
Marshal.
The January term of the York county 5. D.
court will commence in SaeO on Tuesday OF next
week. Judge Enoch Foster will preside.
The First National Bank of Biddeford has de-
clared a semi-annual dividend of per cent, pay
able in January This is one of the best show
inrs in the country.