The Portland daily press., 1886-03-04
THE STATE.
ANpRoscoaaIN COUNTY.

ANDROSCOGGlN COONl1.
The Webbs Mills stage came to Mechanic
Falls Friday forenoon, but did not return
the roads being impossible. The plucky
driver, Will Dyer, shouldered the mail bag
Sunday and started on foot, over the hills of
Poland, distance Of 10 miles.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Miss Selma Clark, about % years of age,
died very suddenly at supper time Sunday
evening at a boarding house In Boston. she
had been complaining of a severe cold in the
head and was taken at the table with a
sudden spasm. The physician who was
called attributed the cause Of death to Mt
Her home was in Naples, where her parents
live
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The Blaine cottage at Bar Harbor is all
plastered. 1t took 5S casks of lime for the
first coat.
Mr.. Barron is making good progress on
the new Episcopal church at Bar Harbor.
The frame of the tower is up and the big
cross in position. The edifice will be hand
some structure.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Augusta Journal says there has been
a scarcity of robins and crocuses IN that
vicinity lately.
Augusta has young embezzler. according
to the journal.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The house and stable of Calvin Turner of
Bethel were entirely consumed by fire Mon
day at o'clock p. m. Most of the furniture
was saved The fire caught in the attic from
defective chimney. Isaac York was seri-
ously injured by falling chimney.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The report that Mr.. Horace Plummer Of
Passadumkeag died Sunday evening in
Banning, Cal has been confirmed. Mr..
Plummer was one of the most prominent
citizens of Passadumkeag, being selectman
and one of the members of the school COM
mittee. He was also the owner of the saw
mills there, and his loss Will be felt by the
entire community
The annual meeting of the Penobscot
LAUNDERING Association was held at Bangor
Tuesday. j. w. Palmer was reelected
President. The following directors were
then elected: j. Nj. Hodgkins, VIM. III.
Strickland, John Morrison, u. Fred Web
ster, VIM. 7. Pearson and John Ross
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Capt. William H. Clark, for many years
identified with the towbOat interests OF Bos-
ton, died of pneumonia Sunday. Capt;
Clark was born in Cooper, April, 1889, and
went to Boston some 25 years ago. For the
past five years he has been agent for the
Commercial Wharf Towboat Company:
Capt. Clark was Mason and Knight OF
Honor. He leaves a widow.
Efforts are being made to arrange for the
centennial celebration of the settlement OF
Dennysville this spring.
YORK COUNTY,
Walter Emery of Kennebunk, recently
captured 800 bees while they were SWarming
in the woods. He daubed himself with
honey and the bees rested upon him; and in
this way he transported them home without
a sting.
Rev. Frederick w. Farr of Hallowell will
commence his labors with the Adams Street
Baptist Church at Biddeford Thursday.
At a meeting of the citizens of Biddeford
Saturday night, committee appointed at a
previous meeting to investigate the liquor
agency, reported that they found no rules
or regulations by the city government for
the sales of liquors, the agent using the re-
vised statutes as his guide. The committee
recommends set of strict regulations gov
erning sales Among them is one that the
agent shall sell only to citizens of Biddeford,
except ON physicians prescription, and
that every person buying liquor, shall sign
an application stating that the liquor is for
medicinal, mechanical or manufacturing
purposes as the case may be.