The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-11-10
the STATE.
ANpRosconaIN corNrr.

A woman about 30 years Of age, a student
mp 10 the present year In Bates College, was
arrested In Il. A. Plummer's fancy goods
store IN Lewiston, Saturday evening. for OBJ
tainlng goods under false pretences.
A new building for storage and wholesale
lard business, which +. w. Gross Is building
In the Grand Trunk yard at Lewiston, was a
sorry sight Sunday morning. The wind had
lifted II from the foundation, and forced II
over about twelve feet 10 the northwest. The
building Is OF two stories and Of a capacity
OF about 500 tons. The lower story Is fairly
crushed In.
A barn belonging to l.. NJ Belanger, ON
Second street, Auburn, was -blown over Sat-
urday night
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The win Of the late Mrs. Dummer Of Hal
lowell, which left her property for various
charitable purposes, Is 10 be contested, on
the. ground that she was Incompetent to
make ii. As she wrCte the viii herself, and
Il Is legally correct, IL Is a question whether
the viii can be broken.
Small boys, not over IA years Of age, have
been committing burglaries In Augusta.
KNOX COUNTY.
The town Of Camden has voted almost
unanimously 10 accept the contract OF the
Camden Il Rockland Water Company for
ten years to place forty hydrants In Camden
and ROckpOrt villages. There will be a ten
inch water main, giving Camden the same
water service that Roekland now has
PIscArAQUIs COUNTY.
MOnson. village of 800 population. has as
lire extinguishing apparatus an old hand
tub" and long ladders. A pOnd-and canal in
the central part Of the village can be used
for fires in about two-thrds Of the village.
including all the business portions. There
are also one OF two small reservoirs, little
better than wells. It Is thought that with
some wind q fire could easily sweep the en-
tire business part Of the village, including
many dwelling houses and a church.
sAeADAHoc COUNTY.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Davenport, Of Bath,
celebrated the fftieth anniversary OF their
marriage last Saturday. Rev. II. f. FOss
made an appropriate speech, and Mrs. Hor-
ace Litehneld read an original poem.
The water works are progressing fayora-
bly, at Bath. One hundred and twenty-five
men are employed.
During the storm Saturday night, the large
ice house at Nequasset Lake. o~ned by Ira
Mason Il Sons, was blown over by the gale
The loss Is estimated at about $500. About
fifteen months ago the same firm met with a
severe loss by the burning Of an ice house
on the same site.
YORK COUNTY.
One night last week, lot Of hens were
stolen from Theodore Traft0n Of York, r..
ID. Williams horses tail was sheared. and
George WlnnS horse was led from the barn
to the field, and poisoned so that he died next
day.
Biddeford has decided to sdapt the Fuller.
Wood system of electric lighting. Several
SacO and Biddef0rd gentlemen have voted to
| organize q stock company under the name Oi
tile Saco and Biddeford Electric Light Com
| pany, and TO establish capital stock Of $50,
600, the shares being placed at 500 each.
IN GENERAL.
Notices have been posted in Lowell, Law
renee, Fall River and other large cotton man
ufacturing towns of Massachusetts,, as wei
as in Lewiston and Augusta. Me-, Oiferin
5000 reward for the discovery Of Edwarl
Marie Reeamier, man about 60 years 0f age
who Is supposed 10 be at work in some Of th
cotton factories in New England. Tw,
agents came over from France last summe
la search Of him, and failing 10 find thei
man by Inquiry, have resorted 10 Advertising
lie Is wanted In France 10 take possession o
an estate valued at over S4OO,OO0