The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-11-12
THE STATE.
ANpRoscoaaIN COUNTY

The STATE
ANDRoSCoGGIN COUNTY.
Virgil Waldron, employed in one of the
Denison Paper Manufacturing Company's
mills at Mechanic Falls, was caught by
probably not fatally injured. He received
several severe bruises ON his person, and
cash on his head. His clothing was ali strip
ped off by the rapidly revolving shaft.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
Our Sherman Mills correspondent writes:
Since harvesting the bOuntiful crops, farm
ers have been busy preparing for the next
years crops, repairing buildings, and doing
necessary work preparatory for the winter.
Much ploughing was done last week and
more will be done if the weather remains
warm.
Rev. Mr.. Bumpus of Sherman Mills, re-
turned last week from Boston, where he
spent his vacation visiting friends and at
tending the meetings of the A. B. G. F. NJ
The Aroostook Herald tells about snow
eight or ten inches deep in the streets of
Presque Isle. Our Aroostook papers report
several days Of good sleighing up there.
While they are shoveling snow in Presque
Isle, they are picking:rosebuds this way
Mr.. G. w. Ross, of the Bangor Electric
Lighting Company, was In Houlton, Satur-
day, and met gentlemen there who decided
to at once introduce the electric light. The
plant will consist of sixty lights. The nee
essary water power will be obtained from
the MeduXnekeag stream, near which
building suitable for the dynamo machines,
etc, is to be leased.
Travelling through Washington county,
correspondent of the Bangor Commercial
found some curiosities In a Millbridge
drug store he saw Zulu girl, a years old,
who had been brought to Millbridge by
sea captain, She is said to be intelligent and
lady like, and resembles quadroon in color.
Then the village of Prospect Harbor in
church organization, no temperance society,
no drunkard and no pauper. 1t does have
lobster factory.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Mr.. Charles L. Andrews, son of County
Commissioner Andrews, was admitted sas
member of the Kennebec bar this week,
passing very creditable examination.
Mr.. Joseph Prescott died recently at the
residence of Mr.. Elisha Case in Readheld,
aged SO years. He was the son of one Of the
members of the Boston tea party, Mr.. Elisha
Prescott, who came from Massachusetts and
settled in Readfield many years ago.
Monday, H. A. N. Dutton, late postmaster
of Windsor, turned over to his successor in
office, l. G. Bachelor, all the property be-
the new postmaster entered upon the dis
charge of the duties of his Office. The retir-
ing postmaster was commissioned March 26,
1878, by Postmaster General j. A. j. CreSs-
well. He served over four years in the army In
defence of his country's life and flag, there
by becoming in the eyes of the powers that
be- an offensive partisan"
The Supreme Court, which recently ad-
journed at Augusta, was robbed of an inter-
esting divorce case. The parties resided in
one of the country towns, and one dark,
rainy night during the recent bad spell of
weather, met their respective lawyers in
Waterville Here the estranged couple had
an interview and made up, shedding tears OF
joy. The last seen of the couple the had
started towards home together, in the rain
lantern in hand.
OXFORD COUNTY,
1t is reported that a pocket book, contain
ing some $500 was stolen from George II.
Jones of South Paris, one day last week. 1t
seems after making change with some one,
he absent-mindedly laid his pocket book
down on one OF the show cases, and did not
miss it for some little time, and when he
looked for it 1T was not to be found.
IN GENERAL.
There are now fifteen inspectors on the
frontier from Maine to Buffalo protecting
New England from the ravageS of small
pox, which is liable to be brought from Cam
ada.
The last work of Mary Agnes Thicker, the
Maine novelist, says the Lewiston Journal,
is study of italian life, called aurora.
1t is said to contain a number of clever
sketches of character, but to lack clevernesS
of construction. The materials are admira-
BILE, but not well put together. "Aurora" is
pleasant book, however, and will prove
success.
The whale fishery ON the coast of Maine
has come to an end. The whales found of
the coast were plenty in number, and were
easily captured with bomb lances. While
the blubber of an Arctic whale is generally
two feet in thickness, that OF the hump
backs, which is the species found on the
Maine coast, rarely. if ever, exceeds three
inches. The yield of humpback is some
twenty to thirty barrels, and is a low-grade
OIL During the existence of the industry
nearly 100 whales have been shot. Three
steamers were employed and nearly 100 men.
The capital invested in steamers, factories,
&c, was $50, 600
A Massachusetts town owes its thanks to
lady formerly of Maine, for the social
event of the season; in fact what a reporter
calls "the most recherche affair in bingham
for years" 1t appears that while Hon.
James S. Pike of Maine was minister at The
Hague, score of years ago, his daughter be-
came acquainted with the Baroness Mades-
senbaeh, formerly maid of honor to her mai
esty the Queen of the Netherlands. Miss
Pike became the wife of Dr.. j. II. Robbins
of bingham, Mass, and some two months
ago the Baroness became the guest of DR..
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of attention from the people in bingham. In
return for these attentions the Baroness held
a reception on Friday last at the Cushing
House in that town, and undoubtedly the
most distinguished person at the reception
was Maine man, Ex-Governor John D.
Long.
The special messengers at the Maine post
offices hive not been oyerburdened with
work. During the month of October the
smallest number of letters bearing the inn
mediate delivery stamp, so far as reported,
were received at Belfast, where but seven
came. Outside of Portland, Bangor leads,
having delivered 49, Less than 80 appears
to be the average. A few of the boys who
started to seek their fortune in this way,
have become discouraged and gone back to
saving wood and other congenial pastimes.
The danger of practical jokes and the
misery sometimes caused by thoughtless or
hard-hearted remarks, has lately received
another illustration in a Maine town. AS
the story is told, an old couple who were
nearly past hard work, and who were in des-
titute circumstances have been helped lit
tie by the town. They were to receive the
same aid this winter, but some one who
thought to find sport by frightening the old
gentleman, told him the authorities had de-
cided not to help him unless he went to the
town farm. This the victim enormously be-
lieved, and it so weighed upon his mind that
he took his own life.