The Portland daily press., 1886-05-26
THE STATE.
ANpRoscoGaIN COUNTY,.

The Lewiston Journal says: "Up in
Weld, Clerk Cioutier of the board of over
seers of the poor stopped UP an outlet for the
city money, A family named Piper has
been helped by the city funds for number
of years past. Last year it was to the
amount Of S114, of which $110 went to Weld
and $4 to Portland. Mr.. Cloutier saws that
he has found out that Piper never gained a
residence in Lewiston, but that he kept NOV
ing from one city to the other between Lew
iston and Auburn. The last pauper resi-
dence Of the family, he thinks, was gained
in East Otis6eld."
ARooSTooK COUNTY.
George Finnegan, farmer of Hodgdon,
while leading an unruly horse to water Sat
urday afternoon, was thrown down and, by
means of the halter becoming eHtangled
around his arm, dragged long distance,
receiving injuries which resulted fatally
Monday. He was 80 years of age, and leaves
widow and one child.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
A Bar Harbor correspondent of the Bangor
Commercial says that there are only two
cases of diphtheria there and those are very
light ones.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Some of the East Boothbay mackerel fish,
ermen are doing well this spring. Capt. H.
McKown stocked $4,000 in eight DAYS, saws
the Lincoln County News.
Lincoln and Sagadahoc Conference will
hold its annual session with the Congrega-
tional church at North Edgecomb, June
and 9, says the Damariscotta Herald Rev.
A. +. Daniels of Bath will preach the con-
ference sermon.
The friends and pew-holders of the Con-
gregational church at Washington have
voted to eXpend $1,000 in repairs on the
building, with the addition of tower and
bell, says the Lincoln News.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
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logical Seminary occur Tuesday and Wednes-
day next, June LIST and I'd.
The parties who bought the wreck of the
steamer Cambridge a short time ago for
$1,000 are making very good progress i'm
securing the different portions OF the ma
eehlnery. Inc chains, anchors and condenser
have already been hauled up and several
etferts have been made to hoist the boilers. a
work which will soon be successfully accom-
plished, it is thought.
The Winona, the new steamer building az
Brewer for Mr. Charles s. Pearl, will prob
ably be completed in about ten days. She is
for use on Phillips Pond, and will probably
be a very fast little boat.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
The State Conference of Congregational
churches will assemble in Bath tuesday
June 18th. Rev. G.. W. Field, ID. D., of Ban
gOr is to read paper before the conference.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
ddTIldIu on SATURDAY NOIeQ unanimously
to subscribe $4,000 toward the proposed
railroad to Pittsfeld. There is a good chance
OF its ultimate extension northward to a con-
nection with the Canadian Pacific line at
Moosehead Lake. The depth of the interest
in the project may be realized from the fact
that 201 votes were thrown, and every one in
the affirmative. 1t is thought that this action
of the town insures the construction Of the
road to Pittsfield on the Maine Central.
WALDO COUNTY.
Geo L. Bracket of Belfast, Secretary Of
the Good Templars of Maine, started Thurs
day for Richmond, Va, to attend the annual
session of the Right Worthy Grand Lodge
which is the head of the order in the world
Our correspondent writes that Edward a
Thompson, Esq, a well known citizen of
Knox, died Friday night. Mr.. Thompson
was a successful school teacher and served
the town for many years as school supervisor
and committee. He was leading member
Of the North Montville Free Baptist church
The death of Joel Dorman Staalo