The Portland daily press., 1886-10-21
KENNEBEC COUNTY.

CT VIII is 10 Oe contested 6y relatives
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
There was largely attended meeting of
ice men at Gardiner, on Tuesday, and an ice
ticers were elected President, j. Manches-
ter Haynes, Augusta; vice presidents, Jere-
miah Russell of Richmond, c.. b. Church Of
Washington, d. c., w. II. Ohler of Balti-
more, Md; T. j. Stewart of Bangor, J. ID.
Rust Of Rockport; secretary, Arthur Berry
of Gardiner; treasurer, E. ID. Haley Of Gar
diner; executive committee, j. Manchester
Haynes of Augusta, Ashbel Chaplin of Port
hard of Gardiner, I'll. p. Sargent of Brewer,
Addison Austin of New Castle, Frank FL.
Clergue of Bangor. There was a general
discussion of the ice business. The opinion
prevailed that most of the ice for several
years had been sold too low to pay profit to
to meet at the johnson House, Gardiner, at
1890 a. IN. Wednesday, Dec. 1st.
KNOX COUNTY.
Capt. A. f. Ames and Capt j. L. Achorn
of Rockland have bought 81 acres of wood
land about four miles from st. John, N. B.,
and will engage in lime burning. A number
of other ROckland capitalists are interested
in the venture which will be carried on un-
der the name of the Drury Cove Lime Com
pany.
OXFORD COUNTY.
A summer hotel is being built on Streaked
springs. DR.. Witham of Buckfeld is one of
the owners.
A party called the North Fur Company,
made up of Fred Mower, f. b. Dodge, Mel
Dillingham; and Will Foss of Auburn, Lester
Beese ane John Mason of South Paris, and
Roy Cole and Freeman Bennett of Bethel
have been hunting foxes In the vicinity Of
Albany. They hunted eight days and got 20
foxes.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The veterans of Bangor who were prison.
erS of war have organized with the follow
ing officers Thomas Il. Tabor, president;
John j. Flynn, vice president, +. II. Chase,
secretary and treasurer.
The hotel proprietors of Bangor agreed to
charge hack fares from the boats and trains
after December 1. The Bangor House has
been the only place charging hack fares for
cost the other hotels $1,000 per year to run
free hacks.
A remarkably fine counterfeit of a silver
twenty-five cent piece is circulated in BAN
gOr. 1t is so well made that il will even
stand an acid test, while the milling is per-
feet.
The Bangor Whig says the dipbtheria that
is prevailing in that city is caused by an nj. nt.
ter disregard of sanitary rules. In one
house where four people are sick with IL the
drinking water comes from well which is
in the centre OF natural basin. On the sur
kinds of impurities and the well water Is
badly polluted Physicians say that diph-
liberia is constantly breaking out there.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Snow fell in Wesley on the night of Octo-
Der 18th. 1t is the first of the season. Rain
is needed very much. Wells are drv and
cows have to be fed the same as in winter.
YORK COUNTY.
The York County Agricultural Society ia
thinking, OF buying grounds and making a
race track for the use of the society. Horace
II. Burbank, Esq, Geo. f. Twombly d. q,
5; Hooper, 5. 5. Andrews and Lewis p.
True are committee to examine grounds.
Mr.; J. =. w, Smith of East Parsonsfeld
who for the past four years has been almost
totally blind, but who is now fast recover
ing his seyesight, is now giving select and
dramatic readings At the assembly room
of the Sanford Knights of Labor last eve
ming he was listened to by an attentive and
appreciatlve audience for nearly two hours.