The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-21
THE STATE.
ANpRoscoeaIN COUNTY,.

ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY.
Charlie Whitcomb, the bad PHILADELPHIA hoy
who is home from cowboy expedition in the
West was released from the Lewiston city prison
Monday and sent to Livermore.
Prophet ]. f. Nickerson who has been holding
Lewiston and will pitch his tabernacle there. He
has hired the Knights OF Labor hall and
will give. lectures on Friday and Sunday
lures to embrace history of the creation from
Adam to the last recorded syllable of the Gospel
dspensatiOn of the nineteenth century.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
About six years ago Major Dickey of Fort Kent
put in q memorial to Congress asking for the
building OF three bridges across the st. John
favorably and the matter there ended. Mr. Dickey
is now endeayoring to have the present Congress
take the same action on the case.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
A correspondent writes: Rev. r. S. Whidden
who has been pastor OF the Congregational church
at Standsh village for nearly five years, has COM
menced his labors for the ensuing year at Marsh
pastor, loved and esteemed both by his church
and the community, Through his instrumentaty
many have Joined the church and the kindest
wishes of many friends follow him.
KNOX COUNTY.
Fred C. O'Brien has been appointed station
agent on the Knox & Lincoln railroad for Thorn
aston, and will enter upon his duties as soon as
Mr.. Carr, the present agent assumes his duties as
postmaster
Ev angelists Pratt and Birdsall are doing admir-
able work in Rockland, according to the Courier
Gazette.
attacked by bull he was leading few days ago,
and quite badly injured He was alone at the
time and was tossed and trampled. and it was an
hour or more before he got assistance. He is able
to be out, but badly bruised.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
There are % girls in the Hallowell Industrial
School from Cumberland county. The different
nationalites, according to the annual report, are
represented in the school as follows: American,
1853; Irish, 10; New Brunswick, 3 Nova Scotia,
Q; French Canadian, 5; mulatto, 1; African. i;
total, 1877.
The Augusta Polo Herald has suspended publ
cation.
The new lady Salvation Army captain in Au-
gusta is a graduate of Vassar College.
The trestle work of the empty span of the
Augusta railroad bridge, next the west side, has
bridged
The Edwards Manufacturing Company of
Augusta manufactured 232, 900 yards of cloth
last week. the largest number ever before made in
the same time.
The prospect looks good for considerable actiy-
ity in the granite business in Halowell. The con-
tract for the extension of the Equitable building
in New York has not been awarded, but there is
no doubt but that the Hallowell Granite Company
will have 1t.
Mr.. J. Frank Libby has been removed from his
position as anitoP at the Augusta post office, and
Lew L. Cooper appointed to fill the vacancy
A son Of Mr. Benjamin Copp of Augusta who
was one or the unfortunate men SHlpWrecKeu on
Deer Isle during the great storm. arrived home
this week. He underwent great suffering, and so
severe was the weather that all the toes on one of
his feet were frozen.
The wooden mill at Gardiner has been purchased
by Joseph Bradstreet and Joseph Atkins, Esq,
the price paid being $4,000. No definite con
illusions have yet been reached in regard to the
future but the probabilities are that the mill will
be enlarged, new machinery put in and large
number OF hands employed, as they are not the
kind of gentlemen who win let the mill remain
idle.
The board OF managers of the State Expert
mental Station met in annual session in the agri-
cultural room at the State House, Tuesday, the
following members of the board being present:
2. A. Gilbert, Turner; S. l: Boardman, Augusta;
B. 7. Pease, Cornish; William Downs. Sebec.
Prof. Walter Balentine of the State College was
absent on account OF sickness.
Thirteen guns were fired in the morning, 10 at
noon and SO ut sunset Tuesday at !, the Augusta
bricks, by order of the Washington authorities.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Some Penobscot companies are holding ice at
S1.50 per ton
Hon. James Weymouth of Oldtown, trustee of
the Insane Hospital. and who now holds the sec
ond position, Grand Foreman, in the New England
jurisdiction, Ancient Order of United Werkmen,
is being mentioned quite prominently for the high
est office, that of Grand Master.
A private despatch received in Bangor, Monday
morning, announced the death of Andrew Griffin,
a former resident and prominent business man OF
Bangor. Mr.. Griffin left Bangor about 16 years
ago to take charge of a numbering concern at Bos-
ton, KY. About four years ago he took up his
residence In Chicago. His age was 83 years. He
leaves widow, two daughters and two sons.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Pittsfeld is talking about another wooden mill.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
A lively ARRAY occurred on High street, Bath =
Sunday evening A horsewhip, two women and
three men were the participants. Officer Kittredge
arrived Just in time to see one of the men strike
one of the women, and on attempting to arrest
him the two women interfered and all three were
arrested.
At the close of the memorial sermon at the first
Baptist church in Bath Sunday afternoon the re
quired sum to lift the church debt, $120, was con-
tributed, the church thus beginning the new year
free of debt.
YORK COUNTY.
A decree of divorce was granted Mrs Melville
Bodwell from her husband yesterday in the court
at Saco Bodwell was ordered to pay 81 week
toward her maintenance the remainder of her life.
Stephen s. Mitchell, Edward P. Rodman and
Sumner S. Richards Of Saco recently purchased
of Charles Walker an extensive tract of land in
all 30 acres, at Kennebunk, upon which at the
present time there are about 1000 feet of tim
Der and $1,000 feet of cord wood. Aaron Nc
Keen of Saco has been engaged to clear the land
of much of its growth, and will soon commence
operations
IN GENERAL
List Of patents issued to Maine inventors for
the week ending January 10: Marshall R.
Goding Portland, centrifugal speed governor;
Harris p. Lander, Kingfield, rake.