The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-05-15
CUMBERLAND COUNTY

tional church, assumed by the ladies, five
years ago, is just paid.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The Bridgton News says: "We understand
that by order of the Selectmen, and in pur-
suance of a vote passed at the annual town
meeting in 1885, the Bridgton town liquor
agency was closed May 1st, and there is no
place in town where spirituous liquors are
lawfully sold. even for medicine or mechan-
ical purposes"
: The News says that day or two ago Geo.
Sykes, IS years of age, while at work in the
Forest mills there, had both arms drawn up
to the shoulders between the big roller and
large washing machine, and but for the
prompt action Of David Ballard, who applied
the brake he must have been fearfully man
gled He was badly bruised but will be laid
up only short time.
Quite an extensive fire has been running
over the plains of Casco, Otisfeld and Ma
pies.
KNOX COUNTY.
Work has been begun on the Rockland Y.
for use about July 1st. The contract for re-
modelling is $1,000.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Matthew Fardy of Bangor, section fore
man of the Maine Central, has been employ
ed in that capacity for 81 years, and in that
time has never failed to sign the monthly
payroll.
Inc w mig says LQdJ freight DuSlu6SS OH
the Bangor and Piscataquis Railroad is pref
ty lively just now. Yesterday orders were
received for the shipment of thirty-five car
loads of freight from two of the stations ON
the line.
On Tuesday, May H.. a Woman's, Relief
Corps was organized at Lincoln under the
auspices of the Maine Department of the
National Woman's Relief Corps, by Mrs.
Nettie +. Seavey, of Bangor, department in
stituting officer, with twenty-seyen members.
She found the corps starting out with high
prospects of success and usefulness.
Thursday afternoon when the down train
on the Bangor and Piscataquis Railroad was
between Guilford and Sangerville, Engineer
Davis noticed little child seated ON the
track just ahead of the locomotive. He had
scarcely time to stop the train before it
struck the little one, but he succeeded in do
ing so, and Fireman Eaton went ahead and
took the child from its dangerous position.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Southport will observe Memorial Day this
year by dedicating monument which Is to
be erected in few days to the memory of
her soldiers and sailors. The Grand Army
Posts in the county will assist.
OXFORD COUNTY.
One day last week the dogs killed one
sheep, bit another and badly injured one
lamb belonging to r. o. Moulton, Sweden
and three more of his lambs are missing,
presumably from the same cause.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
The town of Greenville last year received
$500 for the scalps of sixty bears The State
pays about $4,000 annually for bounties on
bears.
One thousand four hundred and twenty
five squares of slate were made at the He
bron and KineO slate quarries in April; sey-
en- hundred and fifty at the Oakland and six
hundred at the Forest.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Schools at Somerset have closed on account
of diphtheria.
lane of Pittsfeld while at play a few days
ago. and hol ding a stick a foot or so long in
his mouth, fell upon his face, thus driving
the stick back into his throat with great
force. Medical aid was at once summoned,
and, though the case was extremely critical,
he is now out of danger
WALDO COUNTY.
A curiosity in the shape of gun was dug
up, with several others, at Fort Point few
years ago, during some repairs on the fort.
The gun is less than three feet long, the bar
rel being only fourteen inches. Two rings
are fastened to its stock, evidently for the
purpose of suspending it to belt or over the
Mr.. John F. Haines, the Biddeford trainer
is handling for George q. Bailey of Belfast,
a horse named Austin c., half brother OF
Geo. o., which is developing much speed.
Mr.. Haines will probably enter the horse for
the coming races in Bangor and says the ami
NAL is as promising as was Geo. 0.
John M. Pease of Burnham. who is now
So years old, has been engaged in hewing
timber for G. j. Dodge's new stable there,
and has averaged to hew over 100 feet run
ming measure of timber. eight inches square
per day, besides doing the lineing .and spot
ting.
IN GENERAL.
There is now in press from the pen Of Mr..
E. K. Gould of ROckland, a complete history
| of the Maine Division, Sons of Veterans: IL
| will soon be issued and distributed 1ree
among members of the order.
| The Secretary Of the Treasury has made
another recommendation that the minor Gus
| her At sixty. Included in this number are
| several in New England, notably on the
coast Of Maine. No consideration seems to
| be given to the fact that these smaller Gus
| tom Houses are very useful to prevent SNUG
Cling. The recommendation will of course
not be adopted.