The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-07-30

sides OF the line are necessary to make IL
paying enterprise. Bridgewater with Blaine
and Mars Hill can supply as freight about
100000 shingles, 800 tons of starch, 5oo
tons of leather, 500 cords of bark, 1000 tons
OF hay, $4,000 bushels of potatoes, etc.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Hon. j. H. Hoyt, railway postal clerk on
the Maine Central from Pennington to Lew
lston who has been removed and who is sue
ceeded by Z. OConnel, a Democratic ponce
man of Lewiston, has the reputation of being
one OF the best clerks in New England, ana
ed 1916 in possible 100 He has occupied
his position over twenty-five years and ever
been accurate and Obliging in the highest de-
gree. The Pennington Chronicle says; we
expect there are some young Democrats III
this county who will not feel flattered by the
attention paid their petitions for the appoint
ment. -Four different petitions were clrcu-
lated-for j. p. Whorff, also Arthur Beedy
OF Pennington; George Davis of Pennington
Falls, and for a son of Russell Currier, Esq,
of East Wilton, but the good they did is seen
in the result"
HANCOCK COUNTY.
A year ago last April about twenty-five
thousand landlocked salmon were taken
from Orland Matching works and put into
Eagle Lake, Mt. Deset. They were then
very small, but some caught this summer
measure six inches in length.
Monday forenoon, while Eugene, youngest
son of Senator Hale, was out riding in ELS
worth, he was thrown from his horse and
sustained fracture of the left forearm.
The steamer Dolphin, built at Brewer
three years ago, has been sold by her owners
the Bass Harbor Packing Company, to a
Providence, r. l., company.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
A fine new greenhouse is to be built this
summer at the Maine Insane Hospital in
Augusta. Mr.. William Allen of Bangor,
who is the gardener there, departed for Mas
greenhouses in that State, with view of
discovering the best model for such a
building.
KNOX COUNTY.
Fifty new hands are at work in the wooden
mill at Warren. The company do not pro-
pose to recognize the Knights of Labor, and
some of the members are moving from town.
The mill is running on a ten hour basis
They commence at o'clock in the morning,
have one hour at noon, and close at SIX at
night five days in the week; on Saturday
they commence at o'clock and close at noon,
having the afternoon to themselves.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
One of the great features of the coming
New England Fair in Bangor will be bal
loon ascension. The officers of the society
are now negotiating with people who. own
an immense balloon, with capacity OF
10000 feet of gas.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
The report is denied that the American
Quick Transit Company of Boston has
brought suit against the New England Ship
building Company of Bath, in the sum OF
fair of the steamer Meteor last August.
There was some little difficulty between the
companies in final settlement, but no suit
has been brought.
A yacht race is talked of to take place the
first week Of next month at Boothbay The
prize is to be silver pitcher Yachts owned
in Boothbay and Squirrel Island will COM
pete.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Rev. J. FL. Little of Brunswick, who has
accepted call to become the pastor of the
Universalist church at Skowhegan, begins
his labors August LIST.
Lawrence, Phillips & Co., of Somerset
Mills, have the contract to furnish Fall the
lumber for the railroad shops at Waterville,
some $40. 900 worth. There is over half a
million pine and spruce lumber to be used in
the construction of these shops.
Mr.. A. c. Newhall, representing the Ches-
hire Shoe Manufacturing Company OF
Cheshire Mass, went to SkoWhegan Satur-
day and employed 10 of the suspended last
ers, and they left on the morning train Mon
day. The Cheshire Company runs a nom
union shop.
East Madison is free from diphtheria at
last.
The new Wesserunsett wooden mill, East
Madison is in successful operation. Supt.
cry 1y' and expects soon to get complement Of
hands, while the mill will be run to its en-
tire capacity. The mill is running on red
and blue flannel for the southern market and
the first shipment was made last week.
YORK COUNTY.
The condition of Lena Burchell of Saco,
whose scalp was torn off in the York mill,
has improved greatly, and there is a pros
pect of her recovery.
IN GENERAL.
The Fish and Game Commissioners have
little or nothing to do at this season of the
year except to inspect the fishways. The
Saco fishway is not large enough to do the
work required of it, and will be repaired and
improved.