The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-07-22
THE STATE.
ANpRoscoaeIN COUNTY.

The Lewiston Journal says that Edward
Lacey of Lewiston stood on the street cor
ner one day last week, looking at the passing
teams and thinking of what he would have
for supper. If he had any thought Of his
brother John, whom he hadn't seen Tor
thirty years, he doesn't now recall 1t, nor
was he thinking of boyhood's home nor
childh4ods happy days or ANYTHING Oh tnat
well as in body. Just then gray haired
man came along, and approaching him said:
Il am a stranger here and haven't been mere
before for many years. I've brother here
that haven't seen for thirty years. Just
came in ON the train and haven't found out II
he lives in the city now or not. Perhaps you
know him or where he lives. His name is
Edward Lacey and mine is John Lacey, ana
am his brother" Here was a miraculous
meeting of two brothers amidst the crowds
of the street after thirty years. Edward
Lacey looked at the face of his brother and
knew it, although the years had whltened
the hair and added the crowfeet to his face:
SHOULD you know oyonr brother Edward II
Lacey said that he thought he should, and
then Edward Lacey said that he knew, where
Edward Lacey lived, and that as ne was
going that way, he would show him the
house, and they went OF together. Inc S ue-
nouement came, it may. be supposed, when
the two entered the house and Edward
Lacey assumed to say, welcome home"
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Four cattle belonging to Mr.. Bates of
Leeds, were struck by lightning and killed
in Mondays storm.
OXFORD COUNTY.
On Monday, July 18th, there was frost
in West Appleton severe enough to kill the
potato bugs.
The Rockland Courier Gazette says that
Capt. Cyrus B. Averill presented fOrmld-
able appearance ON Main street of that city
on Friday with two Madagascar spears on
his shoulder, secured on the African coast at
the time the captains bark was lost. Inc
spears are about seven feet long, the shaftS
of ebony, tipped with cruel looking steel
blades, and showing a surprising degree OF
workmanship in their finish. A big Dlack
fellow stood over Capt. Averill with one OF
these big spears when his boat was looted,
ready to drive it into him if he offered any
resistance, which the captain was "lso
enough not to do.
=. James Johnson, a colored violinist of
Rockland, is said to be more than hundred
years old.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
A petition is circulated IN Bangor praying
that the close time for black bass and white
June Both each year, may end with the month
of May. 1t is said that the lake, being, so
shallow and muddy, renders the bass taken
claimed that these fish are increasing so ast
in numbers that they are dlsplacing all oth-
ers in the pond.
The Whig says that the various shipping
masters of Bangor, were telegraphlng all
day Tuesday for sailors. At Rockland they
could obtain none and they then tried Bos-
ton and secured several. There were six
large vessels bound for foreign and southern
ports waiting near Fort Point Tuesday for
sailors. Some had been loaded week or
more and the delay caused their owners con-
siderable lOss
SAGADAHoC COUNTY.
A meeting of the Knights of Labor from
different parts of the State is to be held in
Bath next week, commencing Tuesday, and
continuing three days.
Richard Chandler, who wants to row
dory across the Atlantic, has left Bath for
| his home at North Truro, Mass. He has
| given up the idea of crossing this season but
| thinks he will attempt it next year.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
At Dennysville last Thursday, Captain
| Henry Kilby's wife and three children were
| thrown out of wagon. A boy three years
| old had his arm broken, and the youngest
| child was badly hurt.
YORK COUNTY.
Rodney NJ. Hanscom, formerly employed
| in the Office of the Lowell, Mass, Morning
| Times, died Tuesday afternoon at his home
in Biddeford, aged 90 years. The deceased
was the son of John Hanseom, publisher OF
the Maine Sentinel in Biddeford