The Portland daily press., 1886-04-30
THE STATE.
ANDRoscoGeIN COUNTY

ANDhOSCOGGlN COONI1'
Mr.. John Pettengill of North Auburn captured
turtle weighing 261a pounds, in the bog above
Lake Auburn, Monday afternoon. 1t took the
united strength of two men to capture the turtle.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
This is from the Ellsworth American: "Deer
Isle has Democrat more generous than the
average this year. Having been appointed
postmaster, he refused to be commissioned on
learning that the present incumbent needed the
income and was feeling badly to lose 1t. Please
tell the above to the marines and not to the sail
orS."
Among the cottagers who have arrived at Bar
Harbor for the season are Charles III. Dorr and
family, of Boston; Mr.. I. B. MuSgraye and fami-
Iv. OF New York and Charles How, who occupies
rooms at the Belmont. Edward Pendleton, of Gin
cinnati, is expected TO arrive soon, and already
business has taken quite start.
Mr.. jesse Peabody, of Thomaston, fish warden,
with two other men from Hurricane Island, cap
sized their boat near the steamers wharf at Car
ver'S Harbor, one day last week, and came near
furnishing food for the Holsters which the warden
is endeayoring to protect Mr.. Peabody captured
175 short Holsters at Hurricane, and Zoo at Vlnai
haven
A male patient at the Insane Hospital escaped
Tuesday night and appeared in Burnham Wednes-
day. where, it was reported, he committed crime
of some sort. AT last accounts he had not been
captured.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Bears have been troubling Roxbury farmers.
lately, and Mr.. Penley and Mr. ID. f. Roberts have
each lost sheep.
Isaac Lobey, brakeman on Conductor Star
fett's train, was severely injured while shackling
cars at Wytopitlock Wednesday, The cars came
tSe hins and an lam him badly. No bones We're brok
Ell and he will soon recover.
There is a good demand for ship carpenters in
Bangor and Brewer at present., says the Wing.
Few, if any, young men are working at or learn
ing the trade and good workmen grow fewer every
year.
At the American Express Office in Bangor We'd
neSday the amount of money paid in the settle
ment Of the claims of the losers of freight the
steamers Cambridge and katahdin was deter
mined. The Cambridge losses thus far are $661.72
and the Katahdin's losses foot up S732.35. At
present there are only three Cambridge and two
Katahdin claims outstanding. These amount to
only about fifty dollars and will be settled as soon
as the Company and the claimants can agree on
terms.
The Democratic State committee has issued the
call for the State convention to be held at Bangor
June 2, at 10 a. m to nominate candidate for
governor and to transact other business
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
The ice in the lakes is nearly ready to break up
1t is very soft and in none OF the lakes is it safe
that boats will be able to run from Greenville to
Kineo BY Saturday or Sunday. If so this will be
the earliest that the ice has been known to leave
the lakes for number OF years.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Should the railroad go from Pittsfeld through
Hartland to Moosehead Lake, a lead mine that Is
known to exist near Moose Pond, st. Albans, will
very likely be worked says the Anson Advocate.
WALDO COUNTY.
Belfast is strongly talking of public park. If
it is built the library building and the soldiers
monument will be placed in it.
The thirty-ninth session of the East Maine Con-
ference will be held at WinterporJ, commencing
Thursday May 9Th, Bishop HenryIW. Warren, of
Denver, Colorado presiding.
Belfast gentleman who has given the subject
much attention says that seals destroy more
salmon than are caught in all the weirs in Penob-
scot Bay. He suggests paying a bounty on the
| scalps of seals and thus exterminate them
The Belfast journal notes that the Cunard COM
| pany have extended thanks to the steamship Full
| da and her captain for services rendered at the
| sinking of the Oregon, but have not recognized
| the services of the Belfast schooner Fannie A.
Gorham.
IN GENERAL.
The outlook for the lumber business this year is
| pronounced very poor by lumber manufacturers,
| and few of them are doing more than enough 10
| supply the local demand No contracts are eX-
| pected this season from New York and Philadel-
| phia and very few from Boston. One firm has
| already had three very large contracts for New
York delivery cancelled on account OF the stagna-
tion produced in building operations by the unset
tied labor situation, and other manufacturers say
| that the offers received from New York are so low
| that no replies are made to them. In fact there
| appears to be so little money In lumber manufac-
turing this year that the manufacturers are quite
| disposed to shut down theirimills.