The Portland daily press., 1886-03-11
THE STATE.
ANpRoscoaaIN COUNTY.

ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.
Rev. w. j. Twort of Canton has accepted
call TO the pastorate of the Pine street Free
Baptist church in Lewiston. MT. Twort will
begin his labors March 18th.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The Unity. Club of standlsh, a correspond
ent writes, Is now two wears old and was
never in a more hourishing condition. 1t
provides weekly entertainments, literary
and dramatic and is highly appreciated by
the citizens of the town.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The city debt of Augusta is in round num-
bers $297000.
There were three severe contests between
the Gardiner police and drunken tramps last
week.
The Unitarian Society of Winthrop pro-
poses to give an entertainment the 10th inst,
gotten up entirely by the male members OF
the society.
A writ was served on, the. town clerk OF
Pittston last Thursday wherein James hee-
nan seeks to recover $1,000 for an alleged de-
feet in the sidewalk, whereby broken leg
resulted.
Frank Modoc, the converted chief, is now
studying at Oak Grove Seminary. He IS
still a prisoner of the United States, and Is
attending school by government permit.
be has been at the school year, and alpll-
cation has Just been made for him to remain
another year. He has made marked prog
ress in his studies, can do very well talking
the English language, but is much better
writer than talker.
Our Readfield correspondent writes: The
disturbed condition of the Democrats, result
| ing from the settlement of the post office
| wrange here, has wrought dissenSlons. Inc
| present official, most acceptable one TO all
| doing business at the Office, owes her ap-
polntment to the influence of one or two,
backed by the chairman of the State COM
| mittee, S. s. Brown, Esq, while the holder
| of heavy petition of the rank and file Of
| the party is left out in the cold.
Company l, oath Maine Regiment held
their usual yearly reunion in Gardiner Mon
| day evening and elected officers for the en-
suing year as follows: President F. A
johnson; Secretary, VIM. H. Dudley.
The Kennebec Journal says that LOring
Farr, ESQ.,, is a candidate for the position Of
Internal Revenue Collector, which Tabulator
Chase was forced to yacate by the Senate.
Col. Thomas Lambard, the superintendent
of the new public building at Augusta, and
Mr.. j. II. Manley left for Washington Tues
day. They go to consult the architect OF the
Treasury Department, as to the plans for the
new post Office building. The architect de-
sires an increased appropriation, and Mr..
Lam oard and Mr.. Manley will confer with
the Maine delegation as to the advisablllty
of asking for an increase. They VIII both
urge that work be commenced upon the
building early in the spring.
1t is reported that the Knights of Labor
| intend starting paper in Bangor.
| During the late notable storm, in Dixmont,
l a drift was formed in one OF the principal
| streets $50 feet long and 10 feet high, filling
| the whole width of the street and packed so
| firm that horses could be trotted over 1t with
| safety. The young men and boys conceived
| the idea of tunneling the barricade, and at
| once commenced operations 1t took two
| days of hard labor to make tunnel 175 feet
long, z feet high and feet wide. The mail
| from Bangor to Unity passes through the
1 tunnel daily.
| Congressman Boutelle wires the Wing;
| 'The splendid result of Monday makes me
| prouder than ever of Bangor"
The Richmond, Va, Dispatch says that
| gold medal has been presented to Ira +.
| Dole, formerly of Brewer, for gallant con-
| duct. The inscription says: Presented to
| Ira E. Dole by the Old Dominion Steamship
| Company, in recognition of his humane,
courageous and persistent exertions in res
| cuing the crew of the schooner Emma Arey,
| Feb. 9TH, 1886"
WALDO COUNTY.
| The spring term of the high school at Free
dom Academy commenced Thursday. P. E.
| Luce of Waldo is the principal. On account
| of the snow blockade, only about forty pu-
| pills were in attendance at the opening ses-
| sion.
YORK COUNTY.
On Wednesday evening of this week the
first of a course of four lectures will be de-
livered at the Methodist Church at Old
Orchard by DR.. Crandall of Portland; sub
| ject, "The Labor Question" The second
lecture, one week later, will be given by
Rev. w. S. Jones, presiding elder of the
| Portland District; subject, Life in Wales"
The third and fourth lectures will be deliv-
cred by Rev. t. Gerrish of Biddeford, one
of which will be his justly popular lecture
upon the battle of Gettysburg.
IN GENERAL.
| I'M. r L..
Grange has issued circular to the farmers
| of Maine. 1t tells how to organize grange
its work and other interesting matter rela-
| tive to the order.