The Portland daily press., 1886-02-03

Union Grange of South Presque ISLE will this
season build grange hall at an expense of about
$500.
A Presque Isle correspondent of the Bangor
Wing says Prof. G. S. Atwood, head master of st.
Johns school there, was summarily dismissed last
week, and has left town. Rev. Mr.. Sawyer of
H0ulton takes charge temporarily, assisted by
Prof KnOwltOn.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.
In the business of the Lewiston Horse Railroad
there has been gain in January, 1885, over Jan
uary, 1885, of 5645 passengers, and during JAN
uary. 1886, there has been gain of 2l43 over
| any January since the road was started.
| A correspondent writes: Hon. Charles b. Jor-
| dan of Lisbon died in Boston on Saturday, where
he had gone to transact some business connected
| with his shoe shop. 1Ir, Jordan left home the
first of the week in his usual health, and was TAX
en- sick in that city. His trouble was rupture and
| got beyond help. Two physicians were called but
| all to no purpose. Mr.. Jordan was a large busi-
ness man. being at the head of the firm of c. b.
Jordan 4 Son. He had held many ofhces OF trust
| member of both branches OF the legislature He
| will be missed as he was very prominent man,
and took deep interest in the prosperity OF the
town.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Fire was discovered about 10 o'clOeR Monday
evening in the upper part of Davlss grocery store
in Brunswick and before it could be extingHished
| caused considerable damage. The chief loss was
caused by the removal OF the goods into the street.
The whole amount is not yet Known, but is mostly
| covered by insurance.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Silver ware that proved to have been stolen over
! a wear ago from the Humbert family at Bar Har-
| Dor, was recently found hidden under tree In
| the Young district 1t was restored to its owners
ed it.
KNOX COUNTY.
Gen. James A. Hall of Damariscotta will con
| tribute to the Lincoln County News the story OF
| the Second Maine Battery at Gettysburg, July l,
| 1868.
| George Mcfarland OF Rockport has finished
| wooden representation of the great ship Freder-
| ick Billings going through Owls Head under tull
| sail.
| Thousands of fruit trees in the vicinity of Hope
/ have been broken down by the ice. Whole Or
| chards of apple trees are so badly injured that
| they will be useless for year at least The dam
age will reach several thousand dollars.
| KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Rev Charles L. Wells restOr of the Episcopal
| church of Gardiner, was united in marriage to
| Miss Mary Louise Goddard, of Nashua, n. H.,
| last week.
| There has been some talk among gentlemen Of
| the Edwards Manufacturing Company, relative to
/ the erection of bleachery in connection with
the mills in Augusta.
machinery of the nallowell wire mill will be
transferred to the large empty building the east
| end of the railroad bridge in Augusta, and wire
manufacturing conducted there, q company being
formed for the purpose.
Mr.. sAdoniram ]. Reynolds, much respected
| and highly honored citizen, died at his residence
| in Augusta, Sunday night, aged &C years. He was
| for 81 years engaged in the boot and shoe busi-
| ness on Cony street.
Lawrence Brothers saw mill at South Gardiner
presents busy appearance, and is undoubtedly
one of the busiest places in the State. They are
employing a full crew of men and are running
eleven hours day and paying summer wages.
They have orders on hand from ice houses alone
| to the amount of 100000 feet of lumber.
| A ludicrous case of inadvertenee recently oe-
CURED in one OF the several newspaper establish
| ments in Augusta. A young man who was EN-
/ ployed at the Office correspondent with young
| lady in a neighboring town. Last week she ans
L mails 4
| room with the rest of the mail, and the business
manager not noticing the address, tore open % Ihe
4 clapped it into the Young Folks Column as a conf
munication, the name of the righuul Possessor OF
| the letter and the sender Doth appearing.
| contested will case of considerable import
! ance is being heard by Judge webster OF the pro-
| bate court in Augusta. Dec. 1Ith, 1880, Mrs:
| Austrlls w Robinson of Gardiner, formerly Of
Richmond died leaving an estate of some SiO,-
OOO the larger part OF which tel TO her from
relative who died N her I sbe 9tssSfate
| entire property to her brother, Joseph Robinson
| of Gardiner. Now another brother, Mr.. Lincoln
| Robinson of Richmond, the only remaining heir
contests the will as it Is presented for probate on
| the ground that she was insane. Some forty wit
| nesses have been summoned and the case will Oc-
I cupy several days.
| OXFORD COUNTY.
| f. l.. Irish, who recently purchased the shovel
handle factory at Buckfeld, has also purchased of
| c. Wilmington Sons their brush block business.
| The Paris Manufacturing Company in 1885 did
| $4,000 more work than in any previous year
| The company paid $4,000 for labor and used
100000 feet OF lumber. During the year SIG, 900
/ of new stock has been taken, and it is expected
that at least 100000 feet of lumber will be used
the coming year through the enlargement of their
| business.
Measures have been taken TO reorganize the
| Norway Light Infantry. Thirty-eight men have
| already been mustered, and others are to follow
ms IS one of the oldest military organizations IN
/ the State
The ice storm was very severe in Paris. Trees
four and five inches through are bentto the ground
| with the heavy loads of ice. Many roads are I'M
passable on account of trees bending into the
road Men are at work cutting the trees and clear
| ing the roads. 1t is feared that immense damage
| has been done to the fruit trees, especially TO ne"
| set CRAFTS.
| WALDO COUNTY.
Mr. Charles Mason of Wlnterport is sad 10 nave os
recently received the intelligence thatne Is W Vus VI
four heirs TO an estate in New YORK Valueu az ~
100000, recently left by an aunt VINO HSu eseie'
| Mr.. Mason has been in reduced circuHiS'"i'''''
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
ia. Coffin of Columbia Falls, is gettng ready
| to build small schooner tOply between ColumDld
| Falls Boston and Portland.
1 Two small boys took basket oI bones lnt0 an
| Eastport iunk shop last week, and among them
| was found the lower jaw bone OF human skeie-
| ron which one of the boys had found on the
| beach IN was evident from its size that it came
| from the skeleton of a man. Two of the teeth re-
| NAMED and were well preserved but the others
| were gone and the bone looked as it il had heen
! a long time in the water