The Portland daily press., 1886-05-08
THE STATE.
ARoosrooK COUNTY


The spring term of Houlton Academy just
closed has been very successful. Over
ninety scholars have been IN attendance
Rev. DR.. Kicker of Augusta, Rev. G. B.
Ilsley of Bangor and Prof Wordsworth of
Colby were present at the examinations.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Arbor Day is to be observed at the Farm
lngton Normal School next Monday.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Real estate to the value of about. $4,000
has changed hands at Bar Harbor since last
season, and at least a quarter of a million
dollars worth of new buildings are now
nearing completion.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
An engineer has been at work this week
making surveys for the new hospital at
Togus.
The Kennebee river is exceedingly low for
the season Of the year. 1t has fallen very
rapidly within a few days.
The Wateryille Sentinel this week makes
its first appearance under the charge OF Mr..
IL. M. Lord. Mr.. Lord has spent four years
IN Waterville as a student and knows the
people and their wants in the newspaper
line. Under his editorial management the
oentlnels successful future is assured.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
A syndicate of Massachusetts gentlemen,
mostly from Greenfield, Mass, went to
Boothbay Thursday, with the view Of pur-
chasing inner Heron Island, on which to
establish summer colony. The party in
cluded ex-Gov. Washburn, w. S. Smart, and
other prominent gentlemen.
PENoBSCoT COUNTY.
Edwin P. Treat of Frankfort, who has
been for some time confined in the Penob-
scot county Jail under sentence for violation
of the pension laws, received notice Thurs
day that he had been pardoned by President
Cleveland.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The jury failed to find bill against Chas.
Colby of Sk0whegan, who was charged with
obstructing the United States mails. The
Gent to procure an Indictment
At the annual meeting of the Skowhegan
Library Association held May Sd, DR.. G. A.
Wilbur was chosen president, William Fol-
som vice president, and Charles f. Jones Ii
brarian.
The first town in Somerset to hold eau
chosen to attend the State Convention: P.
S. .Longley, G. w. Cover, James Sterling
and also the same gentlemen to attend the
District Convention at Waterville, June 8th.
Lyman Jewett, DR.. S. +. Green, Oliver
French, Nathan B; Davis, and Samuel Albee
were elected Republican town committee.
Col. A. w. Wildes will build new resi-
dence at Skowhegan the coming summer.
Work has already begun.
The Bangor Wing says Rev. Newman
Smyth, the well known New Haven clergy
man, arrived in Bangor on the train We'd
nesday morning, and before noon had visited
the dam, caught a magnificent 20-pound sal
mon and returned to the city. This may be
considered as remarkably quick work.
WALDO COUNTY.
M. ]. Dow of Brooks and Geo. E. Brackets
of Belfast have been elected delegates from
the Grand Lodge of Good Templars of Maine
to the Right Worthy Grand Lodge which
meets at Richmond, Va, May 25th.
YORK COUNTY.
At an adjourned meeting of the Saco
Yacht Club. held Wednesday evening, the
dore, Enoch H. Townsend Vice Commodore,
Charles E. Smith; Fleet Captain, Geo. True
Secretary, William Ell. Owen; Treasurer,
Chas. I'll. Cleaves; Measurer, Frank E. Ma
comber; Janitor, Edward M. Vinten;
Assistant Janitors, members of the club.
The Biddeford Journal says DR.. G. II.
Thorndike, nephew of Mrs. DR.. S. c.
Libby of Saco, died suddenly of apoplexy in 4
drug store at Hannibal, NO., one day last
week. DR.. Thorndike was born in Brooks,
Me, March 29, 1874, and graduated from the
1866 going to Hannibal the same year with
college classmate. He leaves wife and
children.
Alonzo Leavitt and wife of Alfred cele-
brated the twenty-fifth anniversary of their
marriage Wednesday evening Their house
was literally crowded with friends, who
passed most enjoyable and social evening.
The presents were numerous and included
many articles Of silverware, some of which
were very elegant and costly.
IN GENERAL.
Apple shipping to England has been an
improbable business this year, and some
Maine shippers have lost heavily. The sale
OF tstples- has- been edinaly slow and
even now there is no small number of Ken
nebee farmers who are holding Baldwin
apples. The fruit, however, is rapidly rot
ting and will be about total loss.
j.. Tie total number of delegates to the com