The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-08-20

ANDRoSCOGGIN COUNTY.
j. w. Penney & Sons, of Mechanic Falls,
haxe just shipped q 100 horse power engine
to parties at Island Pond, Vt.
The history of Poland and Minot is being
written by the Poole Brothers of Mechanic
Falls.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The Bar Harbor Tourist says that Sorren-
to- Just across the way from Bar HarbOr, is
attracting considerable attention. New York
parties who visited the place last week were
delighted with it, and intend to build sum-
purchasers of lots there are Payson Tucker,
Mrs. Warrell of Halifax, Frank Hill Smith,
DR.. Morton Prince and DR.. Garceau of Bos-
ton.
Representatives of the New York Tribune
were in Ellsworth last week taking deposl-
tiens relative to the character and standing
of A. j. Cameron. Cameron was present.
The Tribune wishes to use the dispositions to
defend itself against libel suit brought
against it by Cameron some time ago, he al
leging that the Tribune had published an ar
ticle relative to his character and acts, which
was false and defamatory.
The East Maine Conference Seminary at
Bucksport was first opened in 1851. The
legislature has appropriated to it $3.50
The friends of education have given 1t from
four to five times this amount. During the
past academic year an effort was made to
duu W bllG pGIIldu6uG lullu tlC SUN Vi pig
900. This amount has been actually secured,
although at the last few men assumed
heavy deficit in order to make good the sum
named. OF this addition to the endowment,
the trustees of the school have given fully
one-third.
On Wednesday of last week forest fire
was started in the vicinity of the Bucksport
road leading from Ellsworth. On Friday,
driven before the wind, which was blowing
fresh from the southwest, 1t assumed alarm
ing proportions, The burnt district is a
tract of land about two miles. long and
three-fourths of a mile wide, having an area
of about one thousand acres, some of which
was covered with valuable growth, but
mostly by small growth of comparatively
little value. Several farm buildings caught,
but the fire was extinguished before much
damage could be done. Other forest fires
are reported in Hancock county, doing more
or less damage.
One of the arches erected for the tourna-
ment at Bar Harbor fell Wednesday as Hon.
James G. Blaine was driving under it. The
heavy bar struck the carriage just in front
of Mr.. Blaine. w. e. Richardson sprang to
the horses head and kept the frightened
animal still until Mr.. Blaine could be res
cued from his dangerous position.
KNOX COUNTY.
Charles B. Abbott, aged So, while at work
Thursday morning at stone quarry In
Thomaston, was crushed by a bank of earth
falling on him. He died in one hour after
the accident. He was a native of New
years.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Mr.. Harry Gilman has resigned as regis
tered letter clerk at the Augusta post office,
and Mr.. Henry M. Pishon has received the
appointment to fill the vacancy. The Ken
nebec Journal says that Mr.. PishOn held a
position under the count-out government and
endorsed it.
Samuel r. Payson of Boston, who has
been dragged down by William Gray's de-
falcation, is president of the Hallowell
Cotton Manufacturing Company of Hal
lowell, which was organized in 1916, and has
dent and F. c. Loring treasurer, the direct
ors being Jacob Wendell, G. r. Payson, G.
S. Bullens, Henry S. Hovey. Mr. Payson is
said to own most of the stock of this COM
pany, and it is stated on the authority of one
of the directors that he (PaysOn) had bor-
rowed money on his notes for that company.
He has also borrowed for the Derry mills.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Sixth Maine Veteran Association will
hold its annual reunion in Bangor during
the I'd and Sd of September, at the time of
the New England Fair.
Capt. f. G. Homer, who has been in poor
health for some time, has resigned his posi-
ton as captain of steamer Katahdin of the
DdIlSOT duu DOStOI uu6. Odpb' I1OUl6r mas
had command of this steamer for number
Of years. His. position is to be filled by
Capt. Pierce of the Forest City. Mark L.
Ingraham, who has been first pilot on the
Penobscot, will command the Forest City.
a registered letter arrived in Bangor
Wednesday for resident of that city, which
had met with very peculiar experience. 1t
contained a gold draft for one hundred dol
lars payable to the order de Of the party for
Gold Hill, Nevada, August I'd, and had to
lay one night in the post office at Reno, in
the same State AS it happened the office
was robbed that night and the robbers tore
open all the registered matter. Finding that
this draft would be Of no use to them, they
threw it back with the letter, and it was
picked mp and registered at Reno for Bangor
The outside of the envelope bears state
ment of the robbery as cause for the tear
ing open of the letter.
SAGADAHOC COUNTY.
Petitions are circulated in Bath to ascer-
tain whether Capt. Addison Austin or Eben