The Portland daily press., 1886-02-23
THE STATE.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.


Sixty-fOur new members were admitted
Friday evening into the organization Of the
Knights OF Labor of Gardiner. This makes
the Gardiner Assembly among the largest In
the State.
Bainbridge Brann Of Vassalboro, was
taken to Jail last week for refusing to pay
his poll tax. His son offered to pay it for
him but he refused to accept his bounty, pre-
ferring to go to prison.
Miss Jennie Brown of Waterville daugh-
ter of Hon. S. s.. Brown, is meeting with
marked success in her musical studies in
Boston, and gives promise OF adding anoth-
er name to the list of Names distinguished
singers. Concerning a recent appearance In
Boston, the Roxbury Advocate says: MISS
Jennie Brown sang at the entertainment az
the Shawmut Avenue Universalist church
last Wednesday evening in a charming man
ner. Her voice is a strong, rich cQntralto,
which she handles admirably, and she bids
fair to become most successful pubic
singer"
KNOX COUNTY.
The bay gelding MeLain, owned by IL. NJ.
Bean of Camden and which trOtted at the
New England Fair last fall has been pur-
chased by Boston parties. MeLain is seven
years OLD and has record of 2.32.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The new catalogue of the Maine State
College will soon be ssued. There are now
exactly one hundred students in the institu-
tion.
Prof. w. S. Chaplin, formerly of Bangor,
and now professor of civil engineering at
Harvard, has been hOnored by being elect
ed Dean Of the Faculty Of the Lawrence Sci
entlhc School, one Of the departments OF the
university.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
From the statement just issued by Igna-
titus Sargent, Esq, treasurer of Washington
county, it appears that there is neither per
m9nent tpmnOraTV debt outstanding
against the county.
YORK COUNTY.
number Of dogs in Saeo are said to be
affected by disease resembling hydrOphO-
bia. Among others, dogs belonging to
Hampden Fairfield and Mayor Bowers have
been attacked. As these two gentlemen are
each candidates for mayor the BiddefOrd
Times suggests that they would do well to
get rid of their dogs. Should any voter be
bitten he might think it necessary to leave at
once fOrPasteurs laboratory without wait
ing to casthis ballot at the approaching mum
icipal election. Thus the result Of the
contest might be entirely changed.
Mr.. Ezekiel Deering wealthy farmer. on
Deering's Ridge, in WATERFORD, died there
the 18th inst. aged 63 years, from hernia,
recently caused by lifting, and resulting IN
Inflammation. DR.. Hampton E. Hill of Saco,
assisted by Dr. Southwick of Buxton per-
formed an operation on him. but it was too
late to save his life, The funeral services
TOOK place Sunday afternoon, attended by
large concourse of people from his own town,
Hollis, Alfred, Limerick and Buxton, and
were conducted by the Odd Fellows of the
lodge at South WATERFORD, of which he was
a member
A ParsOnstield correspondent writes Son
Sunday, February H. a gentleman was re-
turning with friend from the evening ser
vice at about half past nine o'clock, and
when a short distance from the Middle Road
in Parsonsfeld, a sudden light, like ball Of
fire appeared short distance behind them,
which made it bright as day all around.
When about twenty feet from the ground the
ball suddenly burst and disappeared. After
going several rods farther they heard sharp
report, something like thunder, but more like
the report of cannon" The correspondent
adds What this strange visitor was and the
cause of its appearance, we leave for wiser
heads than ours to determine
IN GENERAL.
There is a movement to organize club
composed of Maine people now resident in
Boston and its suburbs. 1t is said there are
nearly IS ex-n,embers of the Maine Legisla-
ture dwelling in Boston and the towns ada
cent.
The Ancient Order of United Workmen in
this State has grown very rapidly during the
past year. Nineteen new and very prosper
GUS lodges have been organized, the last one
being at Vanceb0rO, Saturday night. There
are now forty-siX lodges in this State, with
prospects of new ones being instituted with
in the next few weeks at Greenyille and Bel
grade.