The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-04-21
THE STATE.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.

Mrs. Rebeeea Lilley, who died in Dyer Brook
recently aged SO years and months, was the
ninety-fve and greatgrandmother of eighty-nine
says the Pioneer.
KENNEBEC COUNTY
The next meeting of the Governor and Council
will be held at Augusta Tuesday, April 27.
Winthrop Street UniveTSast church of Angus
ia have extended a call to Rev. Mr.. Whitman now
settled at Dexter. Mr.. Whitman Is a native OF
this State and graduate of Bowdoin College.
MIR. Willis II. Wing, secretary of the Republican
state Committee is citizen Of Manchester For
several yearshe served as an assistant librarian Of
the Nation House, and has recently been connect
ed with the railway mail service
Proposals for constructing the new public
building at Augusta will probably De aoyertlseo
for in June, and the foundation laid this season.
OXFORD COUNTY.
1t has been found necessary to change the date
of the spring session OF the Oxford County Educa,
tional Association to Thursday and Friday, April
20 and 80.
Three hundred and fifty tons of the iron pipe for
Norways water works have already been received
at once.
The Oxford Democrat says Elder Sessions, the
Mormon now visiting in Newry, claims to nave
six living wives and fifty children. He is about
10 years old. He went from Newry forty o. fifty
years ago, and was one of the original company
who, after the death OF Joe Smith, crossed the
tory.
Albert Holton, ESQ.,, who has been connected
with the Bangor Savings Bank as a trustee since
its organization in 1852, has resigned his position
on account Of i'll health.
The cutter Woodbury. steamed into Bangor
Wednesday She will remain there for several
days to undergo her usual spring cleaning and
eyerhauliDg.. She will receive a coat of paint and
will leave looking bright and fresh and all ready
very bad winter, being damaged in the ice while
assisting the steamer Penobscot, so that she was
obliged to lay off one month for repairs. She as
CfC
in the very worst weather.
The Bangor Commercial says: The list Of prices
in the Nichols lottery was issued Saturday. The
owned by Abner Getchell OF Linneus, Charles
ton man, name unknown, drew 10 acres Of Florida
land.
Tommy Hopkins partially demented inmate
of the Hartland Town Farm who wandered away
in snow storm some time ago, is believed TO have
perlShed.
A photographer last week took photograph Of
CIeSley Heal of Searsmont, who is penSioner OF
the war Of 1912; has "a attained to the age Of 1o7
live several years longer
PENOBsCoT COUNTY.
Thorough the efforts of Governor Robie the
Department of Cattle Industry have instructed
Dr. Michon to go to the State College, examine
the infected herd there and then consult with the
cattle commissioners as to what disposition to
make of the herd.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Gilbert McCorrigan of Machias fell while at
tempting to get on a wagon at East Weymouth,
Mass, Monday, sustaining fracture of the right
leg.
YORK COUNTY.
Walter Moore of Limerick has been nominated
by Governor Robie as one of the trustees of the
Maine State College, to fill the vacancy made
by the ending of the term Of service of Mr.. Pease
of Cornish.
A barn adjoining the dwelling Of Benjamin Jack
son of Kennebunkport was burned early yester
day morning. Insured. Supposed to have caught
from spark