The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-06-18
NOTES.
THE STATE.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY

The manufacturing and jobbing confec-
TONERS of Maine, held business meeting at
Lewiston Wednesday. Over 80 representa-
tives from the leading wholesale cOntiOnery
establishments of the State, were present. A
price list was adopted, and other business OF
an important nature, transacted. The next
meeting of the confectionery association,
will be held in Bangor, July 18th. Efforts
are being made to form confecti0ners as
sociatiOn in New Hampshire.
1t is said that the ladies of the Woman's
Benevolent Association Of Lewiston intend
to have sale at the next State Fair for the
benefit of the Young Women's Reading
ROOM
Sneak thieves poster residents Of Lewiston
by robbing flower gardens.
About 25,O0O landloeked salmon from the
Weld hatchery have been placed in the inlet
brook at Lake Auburn. The young salmon
ware transported without the loss OF single
fish.
PIsCATAoUIs COUNTY.
Mr.. T. w. Billings of Brownyille, is ar
ranging new route for parties who wish to
visit Mount Katahdin. Hitherto trip to
Katahdin has been both long and laborious,
on account of the long ''carries" which in
teryened between the various water ways.
Mr.. Billings has erected a large log house
about four miles this side of 10 Merry Lake,
and will fit it up for sportsmen. He intends
to call it "Ebeeme Lodge Mr.. Billings a
also intends to make roads thrGigr -tfrs'A
woods so that the whole trip to the path up
the south side of Katahdin can be made by
horseback and canoe, thus making the jour
ney an easy and pleasant one. 1t will be re-
quire about ten days for the round trip.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Bangor Commercial says that Super
intendent of Mails George RUSSELL OF Au-
gusta, has been succeeded by Mr.. Chick,
who has been the city editor of the New Age.
Electric lights are talked of in Augusta.
The farm house of Walter 2. Hall, near
South China, was burned early Tuesday
morning, with portion of the furniture.
Fred Piper, aged years, of Augusta, stole
six dollars from his grandmother on Tuesday.
He bought a ticket for Portland, and has not
been seen since.
Officers of the Grand Army Of the Repub-
lie report new posts at Masardis and Dem
nysville this week. Applications for new
New Gloucester.
The tiftieth annual session OF the Maine
Central Christian Conference will be held
with the Christian church in. Albion, COM
meneing Friday, June 1S at 10 a. IN, contin-
uing over the Sabbath.
Mr. Frank Bowman, the Manchester man
who left his home on Thursday noon Of last
week, and who had been given up as lost,
made his appearance Tuesday night at North
Manchester. He appeared dazed- and 4Sas.sn
much exhausted Some think that he tosk
poison.
yesterday selling three glasses OF liquor to
prisoners in the Jail by passing it through
the window CRATES from the outside Of the
building. The officers of the law now have
the ingenious Mike in their clutches
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
About seventy seven salmon have been
taken at the dam at Bangor since the fishing
commenced few weeks ago.
As Ruel Lyon, of Medway, was returning
from bear hunt, Tuesday, he laid his gun
on log while resting. When ready to start
again he took hold of the gun by the muzzle
with his left hand and drew it towards him.
BY some means the gun was discharged and
the contents lodged in his right arm. The
wound inflicted is dangerous one.
Within a week three bears have been
caught in Clifton.
Mrs Julia Sibley, who has been for some
years matron of the Bangor Chldren's Home,
has resigned to become Mrs. A. ii. Merrill.
The wedding will take place next Wednes-
day.
1t is now understood that it will be neces...
sary to leave half of the third Mattawamkeag
drive near Mattawamkeag. The water is be-
coming quite low in the Penobscot.
The friends of Alexander McLan, Jr., of
Danforth, have presented to him $175. A few
days ago his arm was amputated in conse-
quenee of an accident.
Twenty-Five delegates from the lodges of
the Temple of Honor in Maine met in Bangor
Tuesday. The Grand Worthy Templar made
his report, showing that though no new tenn
pies had been instituted, the order had held
its own, with every prospect of future
growth. According to the Grand Treasurer's
report there is a fair balance in the treasury.
Officers were chosen as follows: G. w. t.
f. G. Corham, of Bangor; G. W. V. T.-W.
r. Wright, of Auburn; G. w. R.-T. w. Sim
mons, of ;Aubqr1;. G; W.: TmJ. J. Jones, of
Camden; G. w. C.-G. A. Buzzell; G. CT
n Freeman, of Lewiston.