The Portland daily press., 1886-12-04
THE STATE.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.

AROOSTOOk COUNTY.
Two hundred and one million shingles
passed vanceboro station. on the Maine Cen
tral railroad going west, in the year 1886
The usual load for a eag~ Is one hundred
thousand. This would make two thousand
and ten car loads In the year. Nearly all
came from AroOstOok county.
ANDRoscOGGIN COUNTY.
The Methodist society Of Leeds and Greene
have lifted the debt from their parsonage,
which was bought about one year ago.
The Lewiston city government has adopted
a new ballot-box, the same kind that is used
la every city and town in Massachusetts. IL
works with crank, and every ballot is
marked as 1t goes in.
1t is stated on good authority, says the
Lewiston Journal, that but one dwelling
was ever burned in the town Of Wales. This
was a log house that stood on the spot where
the brick house of Mr.. DOnnell now stands.
1t happened about IS years ago. The man
and his wife went to a neighbor's in the
evening. leaving three children locked In the
house. When they returned they saw their
house in flames. The children and house
were burned together.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Under the leadership 0f Rev. A. Proctor,
the Free Baptist church at Rangely has
grown to flourishing state. A good house
OF worship has been erected. The member
ship has been increased from half dozen TO
=
ton. A lively interest Is shown In public
and social meetings.
The Wilton Record has been purchased by
II. A. Carver, editor Of the Liyermore Falls
News, and the latter paper will be merged
into the Record.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
II is the custom at the Elm street church at
BuckspOrt, TO take a collection on the sun
day Immediately preceding Thanksgiving
70 be expended in purchasing Thanksgiving
dinners for deserving families In the village.
This year the amount collected was placed
in charge Of the usual committee who sup
piled good dinners to forty different families
Among the goods given were 16 turkeys, Q
geese, II ducks, 81 chickens, $50 pounds
sweet potatoes, 100 pounds onions, $50
pounds turnips, besides cranberries and
many other smaller items.
KESNEBEc COUNTY.
Mary Brann of Somerville. aged about 25
years and employed at the cotton mills at
Augusta, fell from the sidewalk over an en-
injuries.
President Sewall, General Manager Tucker
and q. A. Phillips are committee TO put In
the water for the Wateryille Water Com
pany.
The Sentinel says that the old Continental
house, so long landmark in Waterville,
must go.
A Winslow farmer has a specimen Of
sorghum which grew on his farm.
Moses Pottle Of Gardiner received a pen
sion and back pay, Tuesday, amounting to /,
$l660 Immediately after he had secured
the money be commenced to drink whiskey,
and wednesday evening the police officers
found him drunk They took him TO the
station, and discovered a quart bottle OF
whiskey in one pocket and in another Sl4SO,
tied up in an old red handkerchief, somebody
having stolen the difference between the two,
IL He will n gQnt 70 fail for daU
and during his stay there guardian will be
appointed, says the Kennebec Journal
The winter session Of Colby University
opened Wednesday night Nearly One-third
OF the students are engaged in teaching in
various parts Of the State
Knox COUNTY.
Captain Ezra Bramhall launched a very
hne steamer at at Camden, wednesday, to be
sent to South America.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
An ettaTt t 4 haing made ta 9stahiis5s pIil
stood that two gentlemen have oHescu 10
contribute each 500 toward the enterprise.
r. G.. Ingraham, formerly a blacksmith
and dealer In hardware, Is setting with MS
Poole, ship chandler, Boothbay, offers his
creditors 40 cents on the dollar, 20 cents cash,
and the balance in one.and two years. Both
of these gentlemen suffered heavily in the
late fire, says the Herald.
PENOBSCOT COUNTY.
Owen L. Blackden has taken possession Of
the Lancy House, Pittsfeld, having leased II
for a term Of years, and purchased the fur
niture and fixtures.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
A new gsteamer Is to be put into Moose
head Lake to take the place OF the Twilight
The new steamer will be seventy feet long,
eleven and one-half feet wide and five feet
deep. She will be built at Greenyille and
the Twihght's boiler and some Of her ma
chinery will be placed in her. She win be
made the fastest steamer on the lake II pOssl-
BILE Captain +. Ii. Hopkins Of Bangor will
build her.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Mr.. Cephas Jackman, postmaster at North
Madison, came near meeting with fatal ae-
ciden few days ago, while at work la the
woods. He was at work around the cart
when the horses started up, pinning his head
between the cart and a tree, and mutilating
his ears in a shocking manner, says the SOM
erset Reporter.
The new telegraph line along the Somerset
Railway is now completed TO North Anson.
1t is to be used for railroad business only.