The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-29
THE STATE.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.


One OF the sights on the streets Of Caribou
last week, was woman driving two teams
the first, single horse and sled loaded with
sleepers the second, single OK haTnessed
to sled, the, load consisting Of shingles.
This woman does mans work wear after
year, while her husband, an old man. doe
the housework. 1t is said that one day last
fall, while at the mill getting lumber, one Of
the men there slapped her horses and told
her to get out of the way. She went for''
killed him if not forced to loosen her hold.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The Brunswick correspondent Of the Lew
iston Gazette, says that parties have pur-
chased a lot of land in the village, adjoining
the AndrOscOggin railroad, on which they
contemplate erecting steam corn ana nour
mill.
Prof. c. c. Hunt of the Maine Medical
School, who has been sick for the past
two weeks, resumed his duties last week.
Horace Philbrook, farmer residing in the
western part of Brunswick, who lost an eye
when boy, had the misfortune last week 70
be hooked by COW in his other eye, causing
total blindness.
Thirty years ago young lady In Bruns-
wick got married and with her husband emf
grated to Minnesota. She had $500 which
She had earned as seamstress, $500 OF which
she invested in farm and two lots In con-
templated city. During the civil war she
lost her husband by death, and soon after
sold her farm at a liberal advance, and built
a small house on her city lots. Within
month past she has sold her city property for
sixty thousand dollars.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Gross Point, Orland, has been visited BY
an eagle, which attracts considerable at
tention. 1t is gray with white head and
tail. On its neck is hung a bell, the sound
of which resembles that of an old coach
hall md ha flKyh ard n
distance.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
1t is expected that bids for the erection Of
the new public builing at Augusta will be
advertised for in April.
The Hallowell Granite Works are shipping
a large amount of granite for. the Equitable
Building, and some five or six carloads OF
pavings for Portland, each day.
State Treasurer Bureigh will return to his
Aroostook home shortly. He will set 5000
scions in his orchard this year
The printing of DR.. Hamlin's history Of
last summers G. A. R. Encampment will be
begun this week at the publishing house OF
Charles Z. Nash of Augusta, 1t Is intended
to illustrate the volume with portraits OF
Grant. Mcclellan, Hancock and other mill
tary celebrities. and also with handsome
lithograph of the camp on Munt9y Hill: One
thousand copies have been contracted Tor.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The total ice cut on the Penobscot this
winter is estimated at 10000 tons. This
| is much larger amount than has been mar
vested on the river In any previous season.
The celebration of the twelfth anniversary
| of the Womans' Temperance Crusade OF
Bangor, occurred in that city Friday eve
| ming.
One of the oldest Penobscot lumbermen
| states that all indications point to one Of the
| best springs enjoyed for many years for get
| ting lumber from headquarters to the mark
et Unless there should come heavy fresh
| et,little if any trouble will be experienced by
| the lumbermen in driving their logs, and the
rivers can be easily cleared by the river
| drivers.
YORK COUNTY.
George A. Hill of Kittery has just been
| appointed third officer of the steamship In
| diana of the American Line between Phila-
delphia and Liverpool. Capt Redford Sar-
| gent of Kittery is master of the vessel
IN GENERAL.
The close time for black bass and white
| perch commences April 1st.
Says the Kennebec Journal: According
| to the terms of the cotton manufacturer s
| league, which has been entered into by all
| mills in the State, excepting the Hill mill OF
| Lewiston, if factory is shut down on ac-
| count of strike the league pays the running
| expenses of the mill and per cent annually
/ on the capital stock.