The Portland daily press., 1885-09-11
THE STATE.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.

ARoosTooK COUNTY.
Mr.. Traitor u Son, of Limestone, have
shipped about eight tons of raspberries this
season, being about one-quarter as MANY as
usual.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY,
The national encampment of the Sons of
Veterans will be held at Grand Rapids. Mich
Sept. 1913 The Maine delegation to the EN-
campment will start from Auburn tomorrow
morning.
A letter received in Lewiston, Wednesday
from the father-in-law of young Fred Cover
saws eve have heard nothing from Fred.
and have no hopeS of his being alive. We
have had some hope that he might have been
saved by clingingto TIE car.
Perreault, the. young man so badly injured
in the runaway accident on Lincoln street.
lewiston, Tuesday recovered consciousness
about midnight. He was more comfortable
Wednesday morning. and it is thought he
may recover. -
'Nelson," the phenomenal three-year-old
stallion, belonging to G. II. Nelson of Water
willie, has been barred out of the three-year-
old colt races at the State Fair; in Lewiston,
the race having failed to fill on his account
will close next Monday evening" Nelson
is entered for both stallion cups, and also in
the four year old colt race.
@55 CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
I. Our correspondent writes: The corn fac
tory is doing fair business at Naples, but
corn being backward there,i no rush. Evil
IDENTIFY somebody will lose money in the bust
ness at Naples this year. Apples and other
fruits are fine and abundant in these parts.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The watch chain and jewelry stolen from
Miss Flora Howe of Temple, some weeks
ago. appeared last week in very mysterious
manner, being found in basket of rags kept
for kitchen use. The box containing them
had evidently been placed in this basket by
house was left alone. Every article missed
was returned in good condition, the watch
running as usual.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Capt. Don Nicholson of Bucksport, arrived
at Orland, Aug. I'd, from the Grand Banks,
with full fare of fish. On his way home he
picked up a schooner of about 60 tons, ADAM
doned, with rudder gone and sails set.
KNOX COUNTY.
Rev. A. G. Pettengill has accepted the in
vitation of the Warren Congregational
at salary of 5000 and the use of the par
sonage. His labors are to commence ON the
last Sabbath of this month.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
There were 4S7 patients in the insane hos
pital one day recently, the largest number
yet.
Mrs. Susan Wingate Waldron, of Augusta,
was one OF the students in the academy with
>: q. Whittier, who held reunion at Hayer-
hill, Mass, yesterday.
James Dill, Jr., of Gardiner, boy about 8
years old, was badly burned Tuesday, by
trying to initiate the workmen who have
been blasting rocks on the water works.
The Gardiner city council has voted to set
the city clock at local time again next month.
The aldermen of Gardiner refused to grant
a license for sparring- exhibition to John
| IL. Sullivan.
+ A five years old girl, named Mayo, residing
at the north end In Augusta, broke her arm
being known by the girls friends, it was not
set until the present week.
The dimensions of the new building at the
Soldiers Home, Togus, are to be 39x69 feet
and two stories in height, each story being IL
feet in the clear. Work will be commenced
Monday, Sept 21st, and the building will be
completed this fall
A quiet home wedding occurred Tuesday
at the residence of c. NJ. Bailey, Esq, Of
Winthrop. The contracting parties were
Mrs. Elnora S. B. Taylor, daughter of C. NJ
Bailey, ESQ.,, of Winthrop, and j. G. Wood
man, OF the firm Of Gay, Woodman & Co., OF
Auburn. Only a few friends of the family
were present. The, ceremony was perform,
ed at $50 p. M, by Rev. Amos Harris Of
Weston, Mass.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
A large turtle, weighing % pounds, was
captured near the Golfer dam at Franklin
bridge Bangor, Monday night.
Messrs. i. A. Davis and Fred 7. Hall OF
Bangor, have purchased the splendid black
stallion Matchmaker, of F. G. Hastings Of
Damarisc0tta, for $1,000.
The Katahdin Charcoal Iron Company will
how I%c -
October, and there will be renewed activity
at the Katahdm Iron Works.
Howard Gilbert and Fred Eddy, the two
Buys from East Newton, Mass, who were ar.
rested at the steamer Cambridge in Bangor
Tuesday, by officer Allen, were taken back
to Boston on the same boat Wednesday. A
brother of Gilberfs arrived on the morning
train from Boston ia take charge of them
He said that they had simply run away from
home.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Mr.Nathan Weston is one of the venerable
citizens OF Madison, being SO years of age, al
though he is usually taken for a much Young
er man. He has for years run his own NOV
ing machine, and this season cut about 10I
acres of grass. j
The Somerset Reporter tells of one Lyman
Bennett who has been obtaining consider
able amount of money up in Bingham under
false pretences. No action has yet been TAX
en- by his creditors.
WALDO COUNTY.
The Clifton (Arizona) Clarion publishes
the obituary of Isaac James Stevens, ma
tive of Belfast, who died in Clifton, Aug. 10
aged "a years.
The large gray Norman stallion owned BY
John Taber of Belfast, was taken with collie
at 10 O'Clock Friday night, and died Satur.
day morning The horse was noble ami
NAL, weighing 1900 pounds, and was valued
at $500.
Mrs. Eliza Jane Wilson, who died at the
residence of the late Hon. A. G. Jewett II
Belfast, on Thursday of last week, at the
age of nearly GA years, was the youngeS
daughter of the Hon. John Wilson, one o.
the early settlers of Belfast. Miss Wilson
resided in New York until recently.
Ralph Howard, son of Charles Fl. Howard
Roekland, Mass, July 31st, arrived at his
home in Belfast Saturday last. The bullet
remains in his head, but causes no inconve
nience. The sight of the eye is destroyed.
A rumor has been current in Belfast that
Jacob Severance of Montana was shot deaC
the day before his brother, T. B. Severance
was shot at Rockland. We learn from goot
authority that it was not Jacob, but young
er brother, who was shot in Utah, probably
by Mormons.
YORK COUNTY.
Stephen A. Grant has been appointed post
master at Limerick. in place of William
Cobb, deceased.
IN GENERAL.
SportSmen complain that game is scarce
The wet season makes food abundant, and
fowls are scattered.
The following Maine postmasters have
just been commissioned: O'Neil w. r. Has
tings, Bethel; Albert E. Thurrell, Ferry Vii
lage; Solomon Bolton, Orrington; Barnet
W. Morse, Plymouth.
Real Estate Transfers.
The following transfers of real estate in
the county have been recorded at the regis.
try of deeds:
BrunSwick-Francis G. Jordan to- Edmund T.
Hunter, land. 81 and other consideration
$50.
Mary A. Clements to Kate L. Clements, land
and buildings. $1,000. n