The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-11-27
THE STATE.

ANDRoscoGGN COUNTY.
The annual police bali 10 Auburn, netted each
ofneer s27 81 The Lewiston police ball aettsd
each o1icer s39OI.
ARoosrooK COUNTY.
An Atheletic Club, recently formed IN Houltos
have gymnasium and reading rooms ntted ~.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The Industrial journal says; "Proi. y. c. Rsb-
inson and "; 4. Cotnren q brunswick have re.
hardening articles made 0f paper-stock or wosd-
pulp. The article 10 be treated Is dipped In
mixture OF one part resin or two OF parafiine and
soaked according to the quality and size Of the ar
ticle. Generally Il Is thoroughly impregnated
with the mixture The result resembles horn In
hardness smoothness and gloss, can DO worked
with tools like lockwood, IS lmpervious 20 water,
acid and alkalies, and Is flexible. u can be made
10 resist great wear BY coating with water glass,
which Is made lnsoluble BY coating Of dilute
chlorohydric acid"
FRANKLTN COUNTY.
Gilbert Brothers are to have Ave million feet Of
long lumber and 1000 cords ofbirch hauled TO their
mill at Kingneld, this winter. Daniel Weaver
will cut two million feet and Cyrus Ellsworth, one
Two prisoners from Weld were brought 10 JAN
er Jewell.ir Pennington day or two ago, says the
Chronicle, but OF course he had no place In which
TO keep them, so he sat dswn and reasoned with
ing to over s25. for breaking the nsh and game
laws) and went home happy.
The Pennington Chronicle has come ont In IL.
bright and newsy and Is bound to see better days
than ever.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The new club house which Is to cost s2B. .OOs
now being erected near Hardy Point, Mount De-
sert.
The work of enlarging the Catholic church at
Bar Harb0r has begun.
KENNEBEc COUNTY
A German named Francis Won Bulon, hung
himself ON a vessel at Farmingdae several weeks
AGO. He had letters In bis possession BY which
his relatives, who reside In Germany we're In
informed. He was heir % a large estate, and the
only hope Of sister. Why he should beeome
sailor and leave his home does not appear Hs
was buried IN Farmlngdale. aud zhs relatives win
provide tablet for his grave.
The wateryille Sentinel reports a contest over
the estate of Edward Va. Wyman of Nassalboro,
who died short time ago, leaving $1,000 In ths
William T. Hayden, Of winslow claims s312O
for the care Of his aged father now dead, but the
other heirs are going 10 law 70 prevent him gst'
/ ting II.
Appearances now Indicate the early resumptlsn
Of work In the granite business at Ylnalhayen. on
quite largo scale, says the kOcklaad opinion
LINCOLN COUNTY.
'waldoboro people are talking Of water works.
PESoBscor COUNTY.
Messrs. Tracey 8 Love Of Calais. have 100 men
at Mount katahdln new. During the winter 200
men and 80 horses will be employed
The Ice raen ON the river are indignant at the
| throw sawdust into the river.
A Bangor lumbeunan says THAI the condition Of
things IN Lie WOODS was never worse az thls Tine
| OF year than al present. The sin inches OF snow
on the ground prevents the latter from freezing.
| and the roads are mixture OF mud aud snow.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Somerset Reporter thinks the golden en-
pOrtunity has passed for SkOwhegan y secure =
| railroad TO Monson and the kegantie line.
A worthless fellow named Fred walton way
laid and tried to assault three little girls In Smith
/ field last week. Help arrived and he was ariveR
/ OF. Walton has served served several terms In
/ jail, and ID regarded as very troublesoms TEL
/ low.
The Fairfield journal says that the lumbsrmsn
Of that town 5. A. Nye VIII put In i've million fsst
Of lumber himself. and in company with the Chase
| Brothers, three million more n Tolman . sons
one million; they having large amount VI last
years cut left over. r. Totman Co.. about three
million; o. Burrell q sons, nve millioa, ana Dare.
Brothers about four million.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Messrs Bucknam and Kenney, who proposed ts
| erect new 81 5000 hotel In Eastport, have de-
cded not to undertake the venture, some difncui-
ty having been experienced In procuring nseessa
ry funds.
WALDO COUNTY.
The telegraph line between Liberty and Belfast
Is completed.
william Dorr Of the Oak HIN district In sanfsrs,
who died at his home Monday night, was nsn-
| her OF Riverside Lodge, No. Ia, x. OF p, Of San
ford. His remains were Inferred Wednesday with
appropriate ceremonies by his fellow Knights