The Portland daily press., 1886-02-08
THE STATE.
HANCOCK COUNTY.


A petition has been circulated in Ellsworth ask
ing the city authorities to exempt from taxation
for or fifteen fifteen years any capital to the amount Of
$4,000 or upward which may be invested in that
city in manufacturing pursuits
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
With its last issue the Kennebec Reporter of
Gardiner entered upon its twenty-first year.
The students at Kent,s Hill Seminary number
about 160 for the term. This is the largest winter
term since the financial panic of 1878.
Daniel Moor, Esq, of Waterville in 1876
patented vacuum dredge to use in submarine
mining. Mr.. Moor claims that his idea was ten
years ahead of the times, and he is now making
eessfuly tested.
The Young Mems Christian Association at
Waterville, organized in December last, opened
their new rooms Thursday night with social
dedieatory meeting, at which addresses were
made by Mr.. G. W. E. Barrows of Bangor, the
several clergylnen of Waterville and Prof Pepper
OF Colby University,
The moecasin mandatory Of NJ. L. Getehel u
Co. OF Monmouth has shut down for the winter.
EbeneZer Frye one of the oldest citizens I'm
over 80 years old and has always been an active
business man until within few years.
About 80 scythe grinders in all three OF the
Oakland factories have struck for more pay since
MI. Green was killed by the bursting stone. They
ask for fye cents per day more than they were
getting and also that the discount of 3 per cent
WHICH the company were exaeting of them for
weekly payments be abolished.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Bangor public library has added to it during
the past year ,173 new books, making the pres
ent total number 23, 300. The number of books
decrease deere Sc Of 2s4a sS S~S"i @'Hs 1s preceding year
Tine stage route between Bangor and Monroe
which has been owned for six months or more by
Mr. b. +. Brown of the latter place. has been
purchased by Mr.. Calvin Withee the old and well
known driver who formerly owned the "Air Line''
stage.
The Maine Central trains in the vicinity of Ban
gor have had hard time during the past week.
The most Of the trouble has occurred on the Mt.
Desert ana BuckSpoft branches and has been
caused by the fine, hard snow drifts which have
been packed in over the rails by the heavy wind.
The railroad men said that it was the worst rail
for years.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
In regard to the late strike at the st. Croix
mills the Calais Times says: 1t is proper in judg
ing of the strike to remember the mill owners
have got nothing on their investment. Whatever
has been made SO far has gone to the workers in
the mill and the community. 1t is fair also to in
quire whether any other laborers here make as
much the year round as the cotton mill operatives
1t should also be borne in mind that the demand
Tor ten hours labor Is practically demand for 10
per cent. advance to those who work by the day,
and the other demands made involve an advance
even greater than this. Ought mill that pays its
owners nothing to be required to increase the pay
of its laborOrs beyond the figures given? That
seems to be leading question so far as the Mill
Company is concerned.
YORK COUNTY.
Rev. Mr.. Manser has rendered his resignation as
pastor OF the Free Baptist church at Acten.
IN GENERAL.
Damage to fruit trees throughout the State is
apprehended from the ice frozen to the twigs the
belief being quite general that the fruit buds are
killed by the coating OF lcc and more especially
in trees where the buds have begun to SWELL as
many did in the mild spell in the early part of
January
Three new Grand Army posts were organized in
the State during January, as follows; William
Payson Post at Warren, "a charter MEMBERS
Baldy Smith, Island Falls, II members; Fred A.
Norwood, ROckpOrt. IA men.