The Portland daily press., 1886-11-12
THE STATE.
ANDRoscooeIy COUNTY.

1t is stated that III. M. Brick, now prOprie.
tor OF the Lewiston Exchange, win lease the
Dewitt House in Lewiston. The arrange
ments have almost been completed, IL Is said.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The announcement made by the proprie-
tors Of New York paper that they will soon
publish the ness-eartoonlzed-of the
nre brigade OF the fifty young lady students
OF the normal school who so heroically la
bored TO save the Baptist church from de-
structi0n by the flames, Is greeted by the
teachers and students of that institution
with feeling Of extreme indignation.
Rev. DIR. Kicker Of Augusta has been
In Pennington in consultation with members
OF the Baptist Society there relative to
means to be adopted in rebuilding their
church which was recently DESTROYED by fire.
While the society will raise as much as pos
sible, 1t is expected that the members Of the
denomination outside will contribute some
$4,000. A chapel is to be erected the present
fall and the church next spring.
HANCOCK COUNTY
Bueksport contributed $500 to the Eastport
sufferers.
The town Of Sedgwick has surplus Of
$1,000, $1,000 Of which is in interest-bearing
bonds.
The catch Of sardnes at East Lamoine has
been very good this season, and il is said
that more than 1900 cases have been packed
and shipped away.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Nettie Churchill, girl from the Industrial
School, employed at Mrs. Young's, at the
top Of Rines' Hill in Augusta, disappeared
Tuesday night, and her whereabouts are
unknown. She went to her room at the
usual hour in the evening and in the morn
ing it was found that the bed had not been
disturbed and the girl was missing.
1t is said that Boston parties have pur-
ol.o 1a1 la AZ -.
pond and will erect a $4,000 hotel there.
The spot Is said to be a very slightly one
with a magnificent view.
Mr.. Royal Quimby has sold his interest in
Hotel North to his partner, Mr. Savage, who
recently bought in. The hotel will be con-
Quoted by Mr. Savage, with Mr.. George
Moore as clerk.
The shoe dealers of Augusta, Hallowell
and Gardiner have organized the Kennebec
Shoe Dealers Association, with these Off
GERS: President. Erastus Haskell. Augusta
vice president, Fred Milliken, Gardiner; sec
retary, Fred White, Gardiner; treasurer,
Frank Cox, Gardiner. The society has been
eft. No attempt will be made TO regulate
prices until all can combine.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Western Union telegraph office at
Warren village has been discontinued, with
the change in the line.
The newsy Rockland Opinion Is obliged to
move its present quarters to Farnsworth
Block. The Opinion charges that political
hostility has prevented them from renewing
their present lease.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
In the house Of John Saul, on Indian
island, some matches were loose upon
shelf and rats gnawed through thin parti-
tion and set them on fire. Before the flames
could be extinguished the whole interior had
been badly burned.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Mr.. f. w. Ferguson Of Newton, Mass, re-
Gently presented TO Somerset Lodge, r. and
A. NJ, OF Sk0whegan, live oak gavel made
from the wood OF the British war frigate
Somerset that was wrecked off the Massa-
chusetts coast In 177S.
WALDO COUNTY.
There is adetermined movement in Belfast
against the rumsellers.
The Belfast journal suggest that that city
should have soldiers monument.
/. c. Libby of Burnham has sold One-sixth
interest in the factory and business Of man
ufacturing DIR. ID. Dyer 4 Sons medical
remedies to N. 4. Murray Of the same town
for 5000.
William ID. Barnes, who Is sentenced to
six years at Thomaston, has been taken to
that place.
Mayor Baker of Belfast received dispatch
Friday, stating that the deed Of the Griffin
lot had been forwarded to him from the
bank where 1t was deposited by Mr.. Griffin.
Ground will probably be broken for the
library this fail
George w. Hammonds Of Searsport has
met with a serious accident while acting as
watchman for the electric light company in
East Boston.
YORK COUNTY.
The Wardwell Home Association has voted
to erect building next spring on Main
street, Saco.
Lewville Corson Of Biddeford ruptured a
blood vessel while splitting wood Wednes-
day, and died Immediately.
Probably the oldest public graveyard in
the town Of Biddeford Is on the northeast
side Of the Pool road, opposite where the
"Newt0wn" road enters Pool road. and neaI
the town landing at the mouth Of SacO river.
1t Is in disgraceful state Of dilapidatiOn
and covered with brush and juniper bushes
Some Of the stones bear dates as old as 1873
About 1915 Charity Stevens, daughter ol
Joseph stephens, who lived on the place
now or lately known as the Joy place. on the
Pool road, found in the graveyard wOman's
finger bone on which was gold
ring having stone set in 1t. IL was
probably washed out by the wearing away
of the sand, as the yard then had no stone
wall around 1t, nor any protection. As the
sand continued to wear away, human bones
and parts OF collins were exposed.