The Portland daily press., 1886-02-06
AL PRECIPITATION (IN INCHES AND II
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THE STATE.
ARoosrooK COUNTY.

The st. Johns school at Presque Isle, in which
there has been some trouble of late, for the pres
nv, Tti NH remain IN enarge oi frot AnoHlton
OF the late Col. Thompson, of Brunswick, and is a
very valuable addition to the school.
An enthusiastic Caribou correspondent writes:
We, OF the ArOostook valley are having splendid
weather. The blizZards of the West and the dam
aging floods of the South are alike unknown to
This favored section. 1t is true that we have cold
weather, but we have no loss of human life from
cold. and rarely lose even the tenderest animal.
we expect long, cold winter, and make prepara-
that no people in our land are better fed, better
clothed, more comfortably housed, or experience
dweers in this fertile valley We have three feet
of snow upon the ground and lots Of room for
more.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Rev. ]. Gibson Of Naples has had the misfor-
tune to be thrown from sleigh with such force as
to disable him and confine him to his bed.
Walter Smith, last Monday, took black spot
which weighed pounds IA ounces
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Hon. Francis G. Butler of Pennington, has just
published history of that town.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The Episcopal church at Bar Harbor which ie
being greatly enlarged, will be when completed,
one OF the best specimens of modern architecture
ever seen in that place. The new addition is 100
stone to height of about eight feet, the remain
der being OF wood. Ohe of the more noticeable
features OF the new addition Is the large circular
window in the eastern end The frame is L feet
in diameter, weighs 1000 pounds and requires
1000 feet Of lumber to, construct 1t. 1t will be
Of this window alone will be $400. Mr.. George
A. Barrows, the contractor, says that the cost OF
the addition viii be $4,000.
KENHEBEc COUNTY.
The Lockwood mills at Waterville make their
first weekly payment today.
Secretary OF State Smith has been called from
Augusta by sickness in his family at Skowhegan.
The executive committee of the Knights of La
Dor of Gardiner, comprising Fred 4. Merrill and
Frank Elwell, waited upon Capt Rich OF Farming
dale, Thursday, with higher price list.
Mrs. Edward Griffin of Augusta, thoroughly un-
the month of January her flock OF IA hens laid
1912 eggs.
The workmen employed on the Augusta rail-
road bridge found their position almost an un-
and piercing the cold. There were many frozen
noses and cheeks, and take 1t all round about half
day was lost New men, who were not Injured
to the cold. could not work an hour, while those
accustomed to the exposure were hardly able to
remain on the bridge all day.
An assembly of Knights of Labor was organic
ed in Waterve, Wednesday night by Geo D.
Dutton, of Lewiston, with 81 charter members.
The Waterville Sentinel makes strong bid for
the new Maine Central repair shops, and urges
the citizens Of the town to seriously consider fhe
question of exemption from taxation.
Mr.. Adam Green, colored student at Colby
University, IS leeturing during the vacation, In
Fairfield Monday evening, on "The Negro; His
Political, Moral and Social Standing" His lee,
ture is mentioned in complimentary terms by the
PEEoBscor COUNTY.
Over two million bricks were made in Ave yards
in the town of Orland during 1886.
One of the cases Of F. Shaw & Bros will come
up in the probate court in Bangor next Tuesday
lt is the petition for the appointment Of an ad-
ministrator of the. estate OF VIM. Shaw. The
case was heard in the cours last September and
adjourned to this time. There is greet array Of
eminent counsel on both sides.
Two lively young bears were to be seen at the
INTERNATIONAL Express office in Bangor Thursday.
They were en- route from Katahdin Iron Works
to Washington, ID. G.
The selectmen of Brewer have Just posted no
tees around the town which prohibit sliding on
action was the accident which occurred there
few days ago to Rev. w w. Marsh Of that town.
William Abbott and P. A. Abbott Of Dexter,pro
fessiOnals in the art of fishing and hunting, have
established salmon business there. They have
built freeze house. and bring their salmon from
Nova Scotia, and ship it to the trade from Dexter
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Fairfield Journal Is talking very nueatlv
about a $4,000 opera house for the town.
H. S. Wheeler, of Canaan, chanced to find
cartridge shell in his shop the other evening" and
an aIcoboI lamp to burn out the birthstone in the
she'll terrible explosion followed, blowing the
lamp to atoms laeeFba5Pg ceb a rasv ME Ms face and
hands, tearing tne neSn on Heely, ana DeSpatter-
ing the room with DIoou.
The Skowhegan churches have entered upoi the
fifth week of a revival.
Among those booked At the Heselton House
SkowhegSn for encampment week are Governor
Robie ex-Gov. C0nnor, Gen. j. A. Hail. DeDart-
ment Commander, and all the department oficers.
bee. At Hotel Coburn, Gen. George L. Real, DR..
Williams, ex-Department Commander of Rock.
a9 TSD fEa Es 9 B Bae6 sTn Ss Of
fifteen in number, FoXcroft and Doyer.delepation
twelve in number; and at the Skowhegan House
nearly all the rooms are taken.
WALDO COUNTY
Large quantities of smelts are nowI shipped to
BOston, New York and other points west and
SCUM o over the railroad from Belfast. On Monday
oar6eis td ana boxes we're shipped The nsh
came from Castine, Brooksville and vicinity
Last fall a man made his appearance in Burn
nam who claimed to be doctor, and victimized
Mr.. Cyrus Jordan to the extent OF $50. 1t seems
some pretense and afterwards wrote note over
It. A few days ago Mr.. Jordan received notice
from the Waterville Bank requesting him TO call
and settle $50 note.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Machias Union says there are at least II
couples in Addison, who have been married niV
years and upwards.
YORK COUNTY.
The SacO Water Power machine shop In Bidde-
ford has been awarded the contract 3 turnisn me
rowing machinery, that is the ny fHNmsss Lor tne
Amoskeag Companys new mnt-.cs mlIt s viii re .ms
ployment to the full complement Oh oVV han0s
about two months.
IN GENERAL
IT is said that owing to the very thick crust 1t IA
almost imnoSsible for logging teams to enter the
woods In the dense forest the crust will bear
man.
Mr. George d. Baldwin, whose death occurred
nj Chicago Tuesday, was native of Maine. He
was taken suddenly i'll while in Plymouth c1ureb,
Sunday, and was reMevss 20 sAe yss9y, where be
died the next day.