The Portland daily press., 1886-08-16
STATE NEWS.
ARoosTooK.

The Houlton wooden mills will make
10000 yards of cloth this year from Aroos-
took wool and dispose Of its product to cltl-
zenso of Aroostook county
The annual reunion of the 1st Regiment Of
Grand Army of the Republic of Northern
Maine, was heldin Putnam's Grove, Houlton,
on Thursday and Friday of last week.
ANDRosCoGGIN.
In reference to the death of Zaidee Ware,
the Young girl who committed suicide IN
Lewiston, last week, the Lewiston Journal
says 1T looks as though somebody IS re-
sponsible for Wednesday nights tragedy in
Lewiston. 1t is rumored that there is vii
lain in the case. An investigation by the
proper authorities seems to be in order 1t
is too grave matter to be given the go-Dy.
There are over 400 guests at the Poland
Spring and Mansion Houses.
Hon. ]. B. Ham proposes to start lewis
ton Katahdin Club at the summit OF Mt. ka-
tahdin. in September.
Owing to large accumulation OF coarse
quilts, all the looms on that grade in Bates
mill No. 2, at Lewiston, stopped indefinitely,
Saturday night.
The Bates has just contracted with the Ed
ison Incandescent Electric Light Company
to put in the incandeScent lamps. This IS an
addition of 469 lamps to the 20S previously In
use, which have given such perfect satlstac-
tion.
Fires are raging in Mt Abraham.
Tuesday Mrs. L. Thompson of Kingfeld,
had her leg broken and d!slocated by the
oyerturning of a carriage in which she was
riding. She is IA years old.
KENNEBEC.
The Waterville Mail says that project is
on foot for heating hundred buildings on
Main street, Waterville, by steam from
common boiler. The parties who haveit un.-
der consideration are the proprietors OF
Phoenix Block, the Ticonic and Peoples
Banks, the Savings Bank and p. S. Head.
IL is proposed to erect building in the rear,
centrally located, containing a furnace and
boiler. and transmit steam in pipes through
the ground to the several buildings.
The schooner Katie Mitchell, owned in
Bath is breaking in two at North's wharf,
Augusta, and is likely to be total loss. She
that when the tide fell each end OF the vessel
rested on lodges and boulders, while being
otherwise unsupported. The weight OF the
cial in the center was so great that 1t caused
the vessel to break.
Mr.. John P. Case, of Augusta, assistant
messenger in the last Legislature has ac-
cepted the position OF lecturer, at the cyelor-
anna of the battle of Gettysburg, which Is
presented at Brooklyn, N. Y.
KNOX.
The Alumni Association of the Eastern
| State Normal School of Castine have pltched
| their tents for the 18th annual encampment
| on Sheridan's Point, Camden. e. Nj. walk
| er a young lawyer OF Rockland, is presluent
| of the Association.
LINCOLN.
The name of Inner Heron Island, near
Boothbay, has been changed to Christmas
Island An association of Massachusetts
gentlemen have been making improvements,
including wharf, roads and CLUB House,
which has cost nearly $4,000.
mn. Acconiotinn pf ROnth-
| bay, intend to build an Association House
| this fall
| The reunion of the First Maine Heavy
| Artillery will be held at Oldtown, Tuesday
| August 24th. =
| Mr. Lyford, well-known and respected
| citizen of Dexter, and an employe in the
| Shaw tannery, sharpened his razor on a
| strap ON which the men sharpened knives
| before cutting hides, and on which was arse
mic. He then shaved himself, and during
| the operation, cut a pimple on his chin. This
| was Sunday, August 1st He worked in the
| tannery until the following Thursday when
| his face and neck began to swell and he was
| in so much pain that he was Obliged to go
| home He was soon confined to his bed, and
| Saturday, August 9TH, he died in great agony,
| his body having swelled SO large that lew
| hours after his decease 1t burst
sAGADAHoC.
Deputy Sheriff Charles I'll. Small, ex-collec-
tor of the town of Topsham for alleged de
falcation while he was collector
The amount which is claimed Il
be due by the town from Small is abou
| $4,000. VIM. L. Putnam of Portland ha:
been retained as counsel for the town. The
cases will probably come up for trial at tht
coming term of the Supreme judicial Court
A fire in the West Bath woods, has spread
over quite an extensive track of land
A bark of 300 tons not yet named, owned
| bv Captain William Lewis of New Bedford
and built expressly for whaling business wa
launched Saturday afternoon from the yarC
of the New England Shipbuilding compan!
of Bath.
WASHINGTON.
Ex-Governor st. John will lecture at Cal
ais on Friday, the 9th.
| IN GENERAL.
The Bangor Whig says that the further IN
vestgation is made the more apparent IL pe
comes that the apple crop in TINS state Is =
be a short one this year. Apart from TN
fact that it is an off year and that the pas
two wears the crops have been EXCEPTIONAL,
heavy. the drouth has very seriously atfecte'
the production.