The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-08-25
THE STATE.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.


The haying season in the vicinity of Sher-
man has been rather discouraging TO iarni-
ers but full average OF hay has been Sc
cured in fair condition. The gram crop IS
good one, and is being secured as last az inc inc
weather will permit. Wheat is excellent.
The potato crop will be large in yield, II the
rust holds off. Some pieces nave Desun 10
rust. The apple crop is heavy.
The Congregational sewing circle at Sher,,
man held an entertainment and had hullea
corn supper last "Wednesday, evenings WhIen lr.en
proved q success socially ana nnanclally' Ahe
sum realized amounted to S4S
Stock in southern Aroostook is looking
well, but is selling at a low figure. sheep
and lambs are selling better than last year.
The fall feed is going to be excellent.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Next Saturday the Maine Deaf Mute Mis-
sion will hold its eighth convention In s tne
chapel on School street in Brunswick, ana
continue through Sunday.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Mr.. Lew M. Felch, a graduate Of the
Pennington Normal School, who has been
teaching at Little Blue for two years past,
cOntemplates going to Nebraska this fall.
The vacancy at Little Blue win be nlled by
Mr.. Frank Whittier, of Bowdoin College.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
1t having been found impossible to arrange
for a reunion of the Sth, 9th aud 11th assoei-
alton at Ellsworth in June, as voted at Port
land last year, in order to carry out the will
of the association as far as possible. the
president Of the association has called the
reunion at Ellsworth for Tuesday, Aug. 81,
1886
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The failure of Samuel r. Payson of Bos-
ton is a misfortune to Hallowell. He owned
one-fourth Of the cotton factory, and was
CARRYING on the business for all Of the stock
holders. On Saturday evening orders were
received to shut the mill down as soon as the
stock was used up.
The rear Of the Kennebec drive is between
VassalborO and Waterville, and all the logs
will be into the Five Mile Island boom or be-
low shortly.
PENoBscoT COUNTY;
Mr.. William King, formerly city liquor
agent of Bangor, has accepted position In
the War Department at Washington.
Mr. John p. Webber of Boston has sold to
Messrs. John Cassidy and James A. Thissel,
of Bangor, the east half of Township No: 3,
Range ., situated above Rowland, The
price paid was $4,000. This tract bears
large amount of birch and box board pine,
and is quite valuable piece of property.
During the haying season. VIM. T. Haley
of Gienburn, 73 years of age, fell from
was not thought at the time that his injuries
would be fatal He continued to fail, how
ever, and died Saturday from the effects Of
his fall.
l SOMEKSEI COUNI1s
The trustees of the Eaton School at Nor
| ridgewock have employed Herbert 5. Taylor
| of Fairfield, BowdOin, class of 'S6, for the
| fall term. The school will commence about
| Sept 1st. p. S. Lindsey, the popular assist
| ant of the last year, will also have certain
| classes in the school,
sAGADAuoC COUNTY.
Miss Snow, of Harding's, who is the own
| er of ThOmpsOn's Brook, from which Bath
| is to get its water, has granted the right to
| the water works company to use the water
| of the brook. provided that she be supplied
| with water from the main at her residence
| free of charge. The expense of laying pipe
| from the main to her residence, about half a
mile, is to be borne by Miss Snow.
Schooner Maine:a first-class, two-masted
vessel, was launched about O'Clock Satur-
| day afternoon, from the yard of the New
| England Shipbuilding Company at Bath.
| The schooner is white oak throughout, thor
Oughly constructed, and is in every respect
| well built vessel She is owned by Balti-
| more gentleman, and halls from that port.
| Her dimensions are Length, 1854; breadth,
| %; depth, So; gross tonnage, 19O.9O; net
| tonnage, 1916.
l WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Eastport Standard puzzles over q
| queer phenomenon in this wise: Pembroke
| is III miles from Eastport. A smart horse
| can make the distance in little over an
hour, but it generally takes from three to six
hours to get telegraphic message from one
town to the other. There is something
wrong about this"
IN GENERAL.
There are now 149 Grand Amy posts iIf
| Maine.