The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-01-19
THE STATE.


ANDRosCoGGN COUNTY.
.Commlssioner Ham and wife of Lewiston will
leo.
William Loyejoy of Turner, the young man who
was accidentally shot in Florida on Jan. 9th, has
since died.
belt for his herd of five cows. he was in Lew
iston Friday, with the figures in his hat and this
is the way they read, He has five cows, all of
them excellent milk producers. The yield of
milk during 1885 was 16.547 quarts. The gross
receipts from the cows in cash was $57923, be-
sides supplying two families with milk in gener-
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Rev. Campmeeting John Allen, Of Farmington,
is in Boston enjoying the musical triumphs OF his
granddaughter, Lillian Norton.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The Maine Central railroad will build new
freight depot at North Monmouth Station or An
nabescOOk next spring, and lay side tracks SUM-
eient for trains to pass each other.
Daniel Rand, an inmate of the National Soldiers
Home, Togus, was found dead on the Hallowen
road recently, having evidently been frozen TO
DEATH He was about 40 years OF age, and be-
longed in Massachusetts.
Hon. E. F. Webb of Waterve was in Wash
lngton last week on professional business. He
was admitted to the bar of the National Supreme
Court on the motion of Gen. b. 4. Butler.
Editor Maxim is again at his desk in the Water
vile Mail office.
Oak Grove Seminary at Vassalboro is flourish
ing. IL now has "a pupils, the largest number In
is admirably adapted to the needs of the school.
The trestle work for the rebuilding of the rail
road bridge at Augusta, is nearly half completed.
1t is lighter than that which was carried away by
the freshet As there are no trains passing over.
the men can also work more rapidly, there being
no trains to Interfere.
The household goods of Luther Hayden, sol
der in the late rebellion, who is now at the Sol
dlerS Home in TOgus, were put out upon the side
walk on Duncan street, Gloucester, Mass. one
Hayden and her three children, one Of whom Is
partially demented, were cared for and protected
from the bitter cold by neighbors.
At the Lake Megantc quarantine station, DIR.
j. f. Hill of Waterville was on duty 76 days In
the heart of the wilderness, during which he in
speeted more than 400 persons, vaceinated about
800, and refused admittance to the country TO 30,
among whom were two persons who have since
been taken with small pox. A Sherbrooke paper
says: HE has occasionally come in contact, sin
gle handed with parties Of five or six backwoods-
men on the way to their numbering camp, when
the most novel expedients Of his fertile brain had
to be resorted to to enforce the law such as WIN
ming over the less inebriated to the cause OF law
and order" The DIR. was occasionally obliged to
resort to the shotgun policy.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Mrs Eleanor Smith, who died at the residence
of her son at Norway Lake, Jan. 18th, aged 92
years, emigrated to this country over sixty years
ago, when young lady AS the story goes
parents were irrecOnciliably opposed to the
match. Her folks having friends coming to this
country in steamer about to sail, they conceived
the idea of sending her away from her lover, who
had not the means to pay his passage here The
rite saying that true love never did run smooth"
was an exception in this case, for after days
sail the not-to-be baffled lover made his appear
ance from hiding place on board the vessel, and
America, and were married on their arrival here,
lived happily, and raised up large family of chill
dren.
PIscATAoUIs COUNTY.
j. B. Mayo s. Son, of Foxcroft, lost $4,000 worth
of cloth, and L. II. Dwelley & Co., Of the same
place, over $500 worth OF spools on the steamer
Katahdin in the gale of last Saturday night.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Katahdin Ice Company will cut ice at night
by the aid of the electric light.
Prof. Henry L. Chapman, of Bowdoin College,
will lecture before the Central Club of Bangor to-
night. Topic, THE Idyls of the King"
Another of Bangor's old citizens, John Bright
passed away Sunday afternoon at the advanced
age of "a years and months.
The East Dexter wooden mill, which has not
been operated for several years past, has been
Hawkes. of Dexter, who will commence the manu-
tacture Of good article OF woolen goods there IN
short time. The starting up OF this mill viii be
great help to the town.
Mr.. Henry A. Wing, who for several years past
has eredtaby filed the position of city editor on
the Bangor Commercial, closed his connection
work for the day, the cOmpositOrs assembled, and
through Mr.. ]: n Cluf foreman of the office, pre-
Sented Mr.. Wing with q handsome testimonial Of
their esteem. Though taken by surprise, Mr..
Wing was equal to the occasion, and fttingly re-
Sponded.
SOMERSET COUNTY
The members of the Non-Sectarian Club of
Madison have pledged themselves to raise $3.50
for public library If the citizens of Madison will
contribute like amount for the same purpose.
The Pittsfed Advertiser says; There is great
excitement in Bingham over the DR.. Moore case.
1t Is but few years since he was tried for the
murder of Mrs. Charles Walker of Concord.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
The Fort Popham Summer Resort Association
have TX of fine ice at Fort PODlam. which
they will cut the present winter, and if prices
should rule high it will prove bonanza for the
association They now have 1000 tons of old ice
stored.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Calais ana st. Stephen are agitating the ques-
tlOn of having free bridge. There are compare
lively few toll bridges now left in Maine, and
those are being made free as fast as possible.
YORK COUNTY.
The Portsmouth Company, South Berwick, are
putting in new machinery in their picker depart
ment, and making extensive improvements in
their mills, preparatory to starting up. This is
one of the few cotton manufacturing establish
ments of this section that have for some time
been idle.