The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-07-12
THE STATE.
ANDRoscoGeIN COUNTY.

ANDhOSCOO01N OOONAAs
The herbarium of the late President Chad
secured by Bates College. Over 10000 dill
ferent specimens, besides hundreds of dupli-
Gates are now owned by the college.
1t is thought that unless the Lewiston
Mills are sold at private sale within Jew
days, they will be put up at auction witnn
the mills over and find good deal more
property than they supposed there was.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
Mr.. William Weeks, of the Collins House
at Fort Fairfield, has leased the PreSque Isle
Hotel of Messrs. Whitney & Luce, MI. Whit
ney being forced to retire from business on
account of his health.
The reunion of the veterans Of the Six
teenth Maine will occur at Skowhegan July
18th.
Thursday afternoon about three O'Clock a
patient at the Insane Hospital named Nathan
Libby committed suicide by drowning in the
river.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
George w. Jones Of North Waldoboro at
tempted suicide Wednesday. In the morn
ing he borrowed revolver of Joseph Born
heimer telling him he wanted to shoot some
rats Nothing unusual was noticed in his
manner. He went to lothian Mink 5, mile
and a half distant, bought some eggs, Doiled
and ate them, remarklng at the same tlllie
they were the last eggs he should ever eat.
He then drew the revolver and fired three
shots. The chances of his recovery are
about equal. On being asked his motive ior
doing the deed. he said he had been SICK 1oI
three weeks, had no home and nobody cared
for him, and so thought he would take HIM
self out of the way.
A soldiers monument was dedicated IN
Southport on Saturday, July 3D.
PENoBsCOT COUNTY,
An old repair shop near the Maine Central
depot in Bangor burned Friday night. The
office of Roadmaster Foss in one end of the
building was burned out and the whole dam
age is probably not less than $4OO or 5000.
The fire caught from the explosion OF a
switch lamp in the oil room of the building.
The Barron Memorial church at Dexter
was dedicated, Wednesday. Rev. Smith
Baker of Lowell, Mass, preached the ser
mon.
Last Thursday Miss Mary Lavina Har-
mon, daughter of Gen. George M. Harmon OF
New Haven, Ct. was married in that city to
Charles Edward HELLER OF Bangor, gradu-
ate of the class of 'S6, Yale College. After
the ceremony the bridal pair held reception
at the Harmon mansion which was attended
by nearly 1000 invited guests. The presents
were valued at $20,0 and included cnecK
for $4,000 from Madam Foy, the grand
mother of the bride. N. ID. Sperry present
ed an elegant French vase which was I'M
ported expressly for the occasion. The
bridal couple will spend three months in Eu-
rope and Mr.. HELLER will then enter Yale
Law School.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
Messrs. Lewis & Littlefeld of Bangor have
taken the contract to get out the frame fol
what will be the largest schooner that evel
floated. Mr.. Lewis will soon efor Cana
da in search of timber large enough for the
purpose. The vessel will have keel OF 22t
| feet, width of 46 feet, a depth OF "a feet
and will register about 1000 tons. she VIII
| ever afoat thus fitted out. b. w. ii. +,
| Morse of Bath, will be the builders, part
| owners and managing owners.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
p. Stoddard of Topsfield, man about 6i
| wears of age, was killed by tree falling or
| him, Wednesday. He was peeling bark al
| the time, his son Fred assisting him, who
was badly injured by the blow, but it is
| thought that he will recover.
| A fire commenced this week on Machias
river near Wesley, in the place where one
ragged the other day, but which was thought
| to have been extinguished by the little RAN
| of last week Rain is much needed, as tn
crops are looking poorly.
| IN GENERAL.
Petitions were presented to nearly all tn
| cotton mills in the State, last month askln
| that ten hours be days labor in the mills
commencing the 1st of July.
Such is the demand for berths that it wi
REQUIRE three sleeping cars to accommodate
those who propose to take the trip to tn
Grand Army reunion in California.
The Bangor whig says that there is as ye
little talk in regard to building new steame
to supply the place of the lost Cambrldg
of the Boston and Bangor Line, although
Is said that the prospect for building it mex
81 summer is very good. 1t will not be CON
menced this season and there is said to be n
truth in the report recently published tina
the New England Ship Building Company 0
Bath was figuring on such boat