The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-02-19
THE STATE.

sci will be presented.
The STATE.
ANDRoscoaenN COUNTY.
Rey; y. e. S; Fish, pastor of the Baptist church.
OF Lisbon Falls, died very suddenly Wednesday
morning of congestion of the lungs. He was about
65 years old. He leaves a widow and two sons.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
Our Sherman correspondent writes that large
part of Ar0Ostook county Is bare and that il looks
more like April than February In that region.
The recent rains have seriously affected the lun-
Der operations in the northern part Of the State.
Mr.. Isaiah Cushman, the Oldest inhabitant Of
Sherman Mills died recently after short illness.
He was a son OF one of the veterans Of the ReYo-
luton.
At the Methodist Church, Wakefield, Mass,
Saturday night, "Camp-meeting John Allen" OF
cences Of My Life'' Mr.. Allen has attended 500
camp-meetings, and IN two weeks viii be 81
years old.
The Eastern Railroad property at the foot OF
Main street, Bar Harbor, is now being sold out In
lots by Mr.. George w. Hamilton, acting for VIII
liam B. Bacon of Boston, trustee. The land lies
on both sides of the street and the prices range
from $1,000 to $1,000 for lots varying in size
from 95x40 feet to 92xS5 feet.
Saturday little daughter Of Capt. L. I. Lewis
OF BuckspOrt, aged about years Was taken sud
denly ill and died In convulsions the same night
An autopsy Of the body by DIT. Stilsos revealed q
had probably been swallowed for some time.
On Monday last Mayor Rsdman of Ellsworth
gNe Ogs W very c PeasSa @ anheI party al the te hancocS
ment were present by invitation.
| 1t is suggested that the centennial of the old
| town OF PenODScot. embracing the present towns
brated in 1887, and correspondent of the Bucks
| port Clipper urges the prOpriety OF having the
matter legally brought before the towns as the
spring elections.
r,t7ft rOr
The annual meeting of the Kennebec Log Driv-
ing Company was held in Grand Army Hall,
Augusta, Tuesday morning. Some fifty, gentle
men were in attendance, representing the lum-
bering interests of the Kennebec. The following
officers were elected for the ensuing year. Clerk,
ID. c. Palmer; treasurer, Wlliam fhlbrick d.
man, L. W. Weston, Omar Clark. The cut Of logs
on the Kennebec ana its tributaries the present
winter will be in round numbers as nearly as can
be estimated 11Oo00,00o feet, about 100000
less than last year.
An Augusta gentleman who was at Washington
last week, called at the supervising architects
office and found that nothing had been done on
the plans of the Augusta public building, but
work on them would be begun atonce. After de.
signs nave been completed bids Will be advertised
for Immediately.
well known Augusta citizen who is well ae-
quainted with the river, thinks that If the ice
will be a big freshet. He says that in many plae
es above Skowhegan anchor ice to the thickness
of many feet, has frozen onto the rocks and bot
tom so that if suddenly liberated It will come
down and, by damming up the river below Angus
ia, make trouble.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Seward s. Stearns, Esq, of Norway, has been
appointed a member of the Republican Second
Congressional District Committee to represent
Oxford county to MI the vacancy occasloned By
has removed to Portland.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
There are now nearly 100 car loads of barrel
slaves stacked at Olamon station which were
temfte6tt barrels and dfsHff VIII b
early the coming SPRING
The appended note was found under the metal
covering on the breeeh end of a gun In OldtOwn.
The gun had evidently been in the service. Some
OF the words are faded as appear by the blanks
but the letter has the appearance Of originality,
and may prove of deep interest to some one yet
living
Stranger drop one tear for a stranger far from
home and friends doomed to die for sleeping as
his - for he did not intend to sleep but had =
and marched for three days and was very -
and so fell asleep / don't know who will find
Ber- Me, that his Cousin is dead they viii
oblige. JOHN FoRIsr,
Co. B., Sd r. l. Vol.
The annual meeting of the Penobscot Log
Driving Company was held at the Penobseot Ike
change, Bangor. Tuesday, the following officers
clerk and treasurer, Abram Moore; dill ectors, w
Ii. III. Strickland John Morrison, W. I. Pearson,
John Ross, James +. Kimball.
Inc new SYSTEM OI Sluu6nJ governments mas
been adopted at the State College, the new cOun-
Gil consisting OF six members instead of four as
formerly; Each OF the two upper classes has two
representatives, no two of whom shall have the
same society affiliations Each society and the
non society students elects one Of these men. The
SophOmOres and Freshmen each choose their own
representative but these two men must belong TO
different societies.
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
Among the losers by the wreck Of the Cam
bridge were W. Z. Parsons and E. /. Mayo OF
EONcrOft They had $4,000 worth of wool.
of which was saved
Rev. c. G. Tilley pastor of the Dover and Fox
croft Baptist church az the close oi me service
torate to accept the call to the pastorate OF the
Bates street Baptist church in Lewiston.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
A Maine man with push is Mr. Lamont Homes.
whose native place is Canaan and who now, to-
gether with Harrison Barrett, runs the works Of
chair manufacturing company I'm ShebOygan,
Wis. He came to Boston last week on business
Of the factory and made visit Of two days this
week to his relatives inCantan village The fac
tory is owned principally by Silas NJ Barrett, the
father of Harrison above mentioned, who left
Canaan about thirty years ago and resided in
Cincinnati, O. He is now worth $4,000 600.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The first Maine Cavalry Association will hold
its next regimental reunion at SkOwhegan. The
date IS not given yet.
The finely matched trotters owned by H. H.
TUFTS OF Skowhegan have been recently sold to
Robert Serney of New York for S1I0O. They were
shipped last week.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
A short time ago several ladies of Batn, having
through the efforts of Mrs. Frye of Portland. be-
come greatly interested in the welfare, education
and protection of the Indians, met at the Wom-
ans Christian Union Home, for forming in Bath =
branch OF the Maine Indian association. Mrs.
Helen OelaBo was chosen president, Miss A; n.
Robinson, recording secretary; Miss s. N. Phil
brook, corresponding secretary; Mrs. a. j.
Remick, treasurer
Wednesday evening company Of amateurs Of
Bath, performed the OlaV of ESIndrdIQd. 10 an au-
dlence composed of the best society people Of
Bath The performers rendered psE 5ner ,,p parts to
from lewiston gave excellent music. Inc seen
cry was elegant In taste and elaboration. The
performance was for the Deneht ol the trace
Episcopal church.
WALDO COUNTY.
Fred N. Fletcher, formerly of Belfast has pur-
chased an interest in the Alpena Pioneer, largo
The Belfast Journal says: ''Among the indiyid-
nal losers by the wreck Of the Cambridge no ona
viii have more sympathy than Mr.. E: P. Frost Of
this city BY industry and economy he had aceu.
mulated several hundred dollars and was about Ia
90 into business for himself and his first lot OF
goods, amounting to S725, was shipped by ths
Cambridge. This loss would discourage most men
but our young townsman does not intend to give
ii up so.
VIM. j. Dodge is the Oldest perssn in searsnoyt
He was born the 26th of February, 1895 and II
he lives until the 26th Of this month he viii bs az
years old He voted for John @. Adams and has
election since that time Mr.. Dodge is a Veteran
of the war of 1912.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The expense incurred by the town of Steuben
IN endedYorlng to ferret out the mystery con-
nected with the incendiary fires of last fall, is !.
SAID to figure close to $1,000, the principal item
Deng for detective work, which covers nearly
tne entire bill. Recently the question has come
up regarding the legality OF the matter, and it is
understood that payment will be denied upon
this ground The case is causing considerable
discussion and will be presented for adjustment
at the annual meeting next month.
The story recently published of the probable
fraud upon the widow in Dennysville, who re-
eeved adispateh annOu ncing the death OF her
son at sea and asking money to send home ine
remains, has been supplemented by facts proving
the dispatch to have been a fraud III mas Deen
learned that ehum Of the young man, VINO VINO klsw ,,
where his mother lived, perpetrated the efuel
hoax for the sake of the money.
IN GENERAL.
Last seasons catch of salmon In Maine rivers
was the largest in fifty years.
Municipal elections in Maine viii begin on the
first Monday of next montn ahu M Will viii 0 eoRslnue
cities Lewiston, Auburn, Saeo, Gardner, HALO