The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-27
THE STATE.
JOSIAH S. HOBBS,
Justice of the Peace,
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

ANDROsCOGGIN COUNTY.
A billrecently came through the mail to a Lew
iston wholesale house, the different items enum-
Grated taking up eight feet of parchment.
Mrs. George Temple of Lisbon, living near the
Webster line, died very suddenly of heart disease
Sunday. One Of the cattle in the barn got entan-
gled with its chain. Mrs. Temple endeavored TO
relieve it by cutting the stanchion but the excite
ment of the occasion brought on a sudden attack
OF the disease, which terminated her life in very
short time
Madame Avigalana Miss Jennie Armstrong;
who at one time resided in Lewiston, arrived In
New York from her foreign home last week. She
Will probably visit her old friends In this section
before going abroad again.
Some time ago A. L. DenIsOn s. Co., the paper
manufacturers at Mechanic Falls, failed. One OF
the largest creditors was N. p. Noble of Phillips,
son of the Insolvency Court. Mr.. Noble sold Den
isOn the goods with which they commenced buSl-
ness, and took therefor notes to the amount Of
nearly $4,000. Somehow the notes were only
signed by A. l.. Denison. Mr.. Noble claimed
that as the goods were sold to the company, the
company was holden. On the decision In favor of
Mr.. Noble, certain Portland creditors took an ap-
peal, and since last spring the case has been in
and F. E. Timberlaks Of Phillips, for Mr.. Noble,
and Messrs. Symonds and Knowlton for the Port
land creditors. The parties have decided on
satisfactory settlement.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Wednesday of last week the tide was the lowest
ever known at Camden. The old wrecked ship st.
Helena, which sunk in 1776, was entirely out OF
wafer, SOlneLQlDR THAI was never KNOWN DeIOIt.
The tides are also unusually high, almost cover
ing the wharves at high water.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The house of Joseph d. Kitchen of China, was
totally consumed by fire with all its contents on
belonging to Mr.. Kitchens mother, a pensioner,
was burned. The inmates barely escaped with
their lives they were aroused by neighbors, and
escaped half clad.
The wooden mill at North Monmouth, owned by
Mr.. John McIlroy of Winthrop. will hereafter be
known as the Annobescook mill, says the Budget.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
petition has been presented to the Pest ONCE
Department to establish post Office at North JET
ferS0n.
While harbors and rivers from New York to
Eastport have been either frozen up or so filed
with floating ice as to be dangerous to navigation
Wiscasset Harbor and Sheepscot river have been
open and safe for navigation.
PENoBseeT COUNTY.
Dr.. Abner Plummer an old and respected eiti-
zen of Bradford died at his late residence on Sat
urday after an illness of one week Of pneumonia.
He was 0years of age.
Great excitement was created at OldtOwn Mon
day morning by the appearance of an Indian on
form, the sides which were about one and one
half inches square and so rich with gold that pure
pieces of mineral could be taken from it. The In
dianss name was Robert Hamilton and he claimed
that he took the quartz from ledge in the Vichi-
ty of Milinocket Lake. At last accounts regu-
lar mining craze had been developed in Oldtown.
There is said to be large boiling spring in the
Penobscot river near PickardS Point half way
between Winterport and BuckspOrt. The water
is very deep and in constant state Of ebullition
and was never known TO freeze.
SAGADAH0C COUNTY.
The Sagadahoc association for the protection OF
fish and game have elected the following officers:
President-Dr. Charles A. Packard, Bath
Vice PreSidentS-A. Q. GOud, Topsham; James
H. Millay, Bowdonham.
Executive Committees. W. Carr, Bowdonham; /;
A. O. Goud, TOpsham; G. Ii. Nichols A. Hatch
Bath; A. S. Alexander. Richmond.
Secretary and Treasurer-George +. Newman,
Bath.
YORK COUNTY.
The annual session of the York County District
Lodge Of Good Templars will be hled at SacO,
February l7th There are over 2OOO members in