The Portland daily press., 1886-01-22
THE STATE.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.


The following were installed as officers for the
ensuing term OF Hawthorn Lodge, No. 16, X. OF
P, Raymond, by Past. Chancellor w. Fl. smith: r
Skinner; NJ OF E., c. E. Wescott; NJ Of f., E. A.
Plummer; K. Of II. s., g: NJ Leach; Pi J. H.
Hayden; M. at A., B. +. kimball; l. e., WA. Al
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Mr.. A. 1. Saunders, proprietor of the American
House, Ellsworth, was married at the Congrega-
tional church, Machias, Tuesday to Miss Julia
KNOX COUNTY.
Levi Emery, Esq, one of the Oldest residents Of
Skowhegan, died Wednesday afternoon, aged SS
years, months.
measures to encourage manufacturing was held
at Bunker s hall, Monday evening last.
The elegant new residence of E. j. Lawreneeat
Fairfield, has just been completed and Is acknowl.
edged to be superior to anything this sue OF
Portland, says the Reporter.
The ice still troubles the mills and electric light
station at Skowhegan. The woolen mil is running
while the electric light is of the kind that "now
you have it, now you don't"
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
A Hudson river ice man writes to the Gardiner
Journal lIf were to give advice to ksnnebeck-
nebeekers will doubtless take the advice.
rENoBscoT COUNTY.
Bangor people are chuekling over the perfee-
tion OF Penobscot ice fields
around the Katahdin Ice Company's field at Ban
gor, were turned on Wednesday night and work
ed spienddy They illuminate s the ne Whole Held LIN N
at once commence and continue night and day.
Ezra L. the noted trotter owned by Mr., Ezra L;
Sterns of Bangor, is given exercise on the road
tracts much attention. New York parties are now
corresponding with Mr.. Sterns with view to pur-
chasing the horse
Information was received in Bangor Wednesday
forenoon by the relatives of j. S. Hughes, OF Her
mon, who was murdered last september In Minnie
sofa, that the murderer had Just been sentenced
to the State prison for life
Frederick Brown who says he lives in Bangor,
was one of the crew of the steamer Essex, which
was wrecked on the coast of Massachusetts dur
ing the recent storm. He reported at the third
station in Boston Monday night that at $50,
while walking up Green street, he was Knocked
down by two men and robbed OF S23.
The freight train between Bangor and Malta
wamkeag was run Wednesday for the first time in
several dayS 1t had been cancelled on account
of a lack OF business, but i Is thought that the
fall of snow Will move frelgnt 10 Jne depots ana
increase the shipments.
A singular accident occurred at the Katahdin
Iron Works between twelve and one O'Clock Mon
day morning. Mr. William Llnday, the night
foreman, was on an elevator ascending when the
wire rope supporting It broke and 1t fell dis
tance Of fifty feet and Mr.. Llnday with 1t: The
known the only Injury received by Mr.. Linday
was broken arm
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Mr.. N. +. Clapp, who Is said to be making mOn-
ey out of his saloon business in st. Stephen, de-
spite the Scott Act, tells a newspaper man that he
is ready to pay the authorities Of North Anson
every cent oi e seven tSa 0uSana collars OF anas %
appointed beard of commissioners call upon him
for settlement.
The foundation and brick-work of the Wesser-
runset Wo0len Mill at East Madison Is nearly
completed and the building is being erected.
There is no reason why East Madison should not
grow and prosper says the Bulletin. They have
a good water power and their citizens have the
capital to push this new enterprise on to success.
WALDO COUNTY.
The revenue cutter Woodbury. went to Belfast
Monday to assist three loaded vessels through the
ice, but her machinery broke down and the cutter
Dallas was telegraphed for.
The town OF Searsport, with a population of
1928, has 80 sea captains in command OF ships,
lacking only two of One-tenth of all American
ships. There are six Nichols, four Niekels and
Pendletons. Searsport has a long list OF captains
in other craft, this item referring only 10 the
square-r -rigged deep water vessels.