The Portland daily press., 1886-10-01
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At Grants marble shop in Bucksport, can
be seen two grave tablets already for setting,
except iriscribing dates of deaths. One of
these has been prepared for several years,
the other but recently. Both of the parties
ordering these for themselves are quite aged
people, but bid fair to live some years. They
David Hartman, another Bucksport man,
has had his grave prepared for several years.
1t has granite bottom, sides brick, cement
ed, waterproof, and a cover of two leaves of
granite halved together; the tablet is also
set. Mr. Hartman also has his casket pur-
chased and burial shroud ready. Although
an old man, he is still smart and around
One day last week partridge lighted in
the yard of Mr.. r. S. Cook. at North La
moine, in close proximity to an old hen with
her family, OF thirteen chickens. The hen
Immediately sprang upon the partridge, and
held it until Mrs. Cook, warned by the out
cry, came out and captured the partridge.
A correspondent of the New York Post re-
ports that efforts have been made to work
the Deer Isle silver mine with profit. The
ore in this vein yields 80 per cent Of zinc,
from 10 to 10 Of lead, 2 of copper and of
iron, with fifteen ounces of silver, and SIS
worth OF gold to tie ton. 1t was found that
there were no furnaces in this country adap-
ted to the treatment of so complex an ore
A process by which the metals are saved is
ia OpCidblUH III oWduS6d, WdltSg anu I'LL
agent has recently been sent there to investi-
gate. He reports that by this process the
ore would produce $50 to the ton, but the
works required to reduce it are too expen-
siye to warrant their construction.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Mr.. Royal Quimby has released Hotel
North for term of ten years, his old lease
expiring October 1st.
The meteorological record which has been
kept for so many years by the late r. III.
Gardiner of Gardiner, will be continued by
Rev. G. L. Wells.
The Bangor Whig states that a new and ell
CANT hotel is to be built on the shores Of
MOoSehead Lake, near the Greenville Rail
road station. 1t will be modern and first
a stock company, among whom are several
New York and Boston capitalists. 1t is ru-
mored that Mr. Amos Walker will manage
the new hotel, and that $4,000 has already
within fortnight and it is expected that
the house will be open for guests in the ear
ly part OF next spring.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Mount Mica Tourmaline company of
Bangor are now pushing mining operations
at the celebrated Mount Mica in the town of
Paris. DIR. A. G. Hamlin, the president.
has made several days visit there. They
have just blasted into very rich pocket and
one of the tourmalines from it has been ap-
praised at 800. They have also opened and
are now investigating another pocket.
PENOBSCoT COUNTY.
What the people of the vicinity term an
American cougar has been killed at Sandy
Point by hunters. 1t is supposed that. it is
the same beast that few weeks ago fright
ened the inhabitants of SearSport.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
John Holmes, son of Orren Holmes of
Cornville, accidentally shot himself while
out cunning Thursday last, receiving
charge of shot in his shoulder.
A championship belt is to be given by the
managers of Elmwood Park, Skowhegan, to
the fastest bicycle rider in Maine. 1t con-
Sists of red morocco band, surrounded by
nine silver plates, connected by short chains
The clasp is of two larger silver plates. one
being the figure of wheelman in raised
gold, the other gold plate with an inscrip-
ton suitable for the occasion The contest
comes off on Saturday next. Communica-
tiOns have been received from wheelmen in
different parts of the State, and a spirited
contest is expected.
WALDO COUNTY.
The people of Liberty are determined to
have telegraph line to Belfast. Already
$400 and 110 poles have been subscribed. 1t
will require about 500 poles.
YORK COUNTY.
Hugh Haswell, Sr., was at work in the
gravel pit at the Biddeford city farm Mon
day afternoon, when the bank caved in upon
him and buried him out of sight, with the
fellow laborers were 20 minutes in releasing