The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-06-19

uc LII ob VAdlllt HILL, 81 ldI do ucdIu HUH,
who has received any Of the cake cut at this
Presidents wedding is A. Loveioy, ESQ.,, OF
HOulton. The cake came from his daughter,
Mrs. Harmon, who was at the wedding. II
was enclosed in an elegant box, to which
the wedding cards were fastened
ANDRoscoGeIN COUNTY.
Wednesday evening the dry goods house of
their forty-fve employees at the Grand View
House, Lake Auburn.
A deer was seen little distance above the
Lake Auburn hotel, Thursday forenoon.
The Lake Auburn Mineral Spring Hotel
opened Thursday evening.
A social organization known as the Calu-
met Club has just been formed in Lewiston.
Its members are some of the leading citizens
Of Lewiston and Auburn. The following Of
fcers were elected at a recent meeting: Pres
ident, Hon. j. B. Ham; Vice President,
Hon. A. r. Savage; Treasurer, r. G. Pin
gree, Esq. Clerk, w. Ell. Newell. The club
are fitting UP an elegant suite of rooms in
Odd Fellows Block.
The Livermore Masons will celebrate the
18th anniversary of Oriental Star Lodge, on
the oath of June at Livermore. Oriental
Star Lodge is one of the oldest in the order
of Masonry in this State. An invitation has
been extended to the Masons of Lewiston
and Auburn to participate in the festivities.
A prominent Lewiston lawyer will deliver
an address.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Casco will celebrate on the Sd of July.
There will be salutes, fantasies, athletic
sports, literary exercises and sham fight
between the Grand Army veterans of Casco
and South Windham.
The graduating exercises of the medical
department of BowdOin college occur this
year for the first time in the college COM
mencement week. The exercises take place
June 20, at 9. NJ; address by. Rev. W.. H.
Fem of Portland. The meeting of the Med
ical Alumni Association occurs at noon OF
the same day, followed by banquet and the
Inauguration of President Hyde. 1t is hoped
that the special inducements will lead an un-
usual number of graduates to be present this
year.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Kingfeld will celebrate Independence
Day.
The Chronicle says that Mr. Fon Mooar,
while hunting on the south branch of the
Dead River. met with q serious accident
dropped from his pocket and striking log,
was discharged. The ball struck Mr.. Mooar
in the arm, below the elbow, and came outIat
the shoulder. He had to travel 50 miles
to reach physician and have the wound
dressed.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The town of Castine has voted to author
ize the selectmen to contract with the Hal
lowell Granite Company for soldiers mon
ument, at a price not to exceed 81, 500.
A rich vein of zinc has been struck at the
Cape Roster mine in Castine, at the edge. of
drift which had been run in some eighty
feet. One of the men accidentally stuck his
pick into the ground when he discovered al
most solid bed of zinc. Mr.. Vague, super
intendent of the mine, says that the vein
will assay 80 per cent. zinc. He has sent to
New York for men to work it.
KNOX COUNTY.
A barrel of beer exploded at the entrance
to saloon in Rockland recently, the hoops
having been loosened by an accidental fall
down the steps.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Governor and Council will make their
annual visit to the Passamaqu0ddy Indians
on Monday next. Their regular meeting
will occur on the 2Sth inst, and on Tuesday
they will leave Augusta for Bangor to attend
the muster.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Paris mandatory have recently ship
ped a lot of camp chairs direct to Australia.
Major Lovejoy and wife of the Bethel
House, at Bethel, returned Wednesday from
They captured ten fish that weighed to-
gether 81 pounds, and six fish that weighed
together 80 pounds. The largest fish weigh
ed pounds and 9 ounces and was 26 inches
long, 1t was caught on June 9TH by Mrs.
Loyeioy, and is the largest trout ever taken
by lady, so far as all records go.
pIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
The town of Wellington will celebrate the
Fourth of July.
PENOBsCoT COUNTY.
The people of Brewer are divided on the
question of sewerage. Those in the country
do not want to pay for sewers for the village
folks, and they are fighting 1T out in town
meetings.
Thursday evening there was brilliant
gathering at the residence Of f. A. Wilson,
Esq, of Bangor, to witness the marriage OF
his only daughter, Miss Mary F. Wilson to
Mr.. George c. Cutler, oldest son of Hon.
John l.. Cutler.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
On Saturday, George Shaw of Fairfield,
was thrown from trotting sulkey The
heel of his foot was torn off, and his leg was
broken in two places.
Fairfield will celebrate on the Fifth of
July.
Fairfield people are very much pleased
with their electric lights. They use the in
candescent system and have 300 lights in
place. The lights are Is and 80 candle pow
er, the former costing three cents per night,
and the latter five cents.
Mr.. Frederick Hoyt, one of Skowhegan's
Oldest business men, is obliged to retire
from business on account of blindness.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
There is some prospect that the domed
steamer Meteor at Bath, will be sold.
WALDO COUNTY.
The Progressive Age says that one Of the
oranges in Waldo county, after discussing
the various topics relating to manures, crops,
stock, house and dairy work, etc, is now
wrestling with the question: SIS digging
CLAIMS farming or fishing"
1t has been planned for Stockton and the
Searsport harbor district to celebrate indie
pendence Day together at Sandy Hook.
There will be boat races, base ball, etc.
A wild animal is creating a sensation in
Searsport. A young lad by the name of
Heath was driven from the woods by it, and
followed almost to the house. His mother,
who saw the animal says it is as large as a
calf. 1t is thought by some of the older citI-
zens of that vicinity to be an American cou-
gar, as when about to seize its prey it crawls
on its belly, or assumes fawning appear