The Portland daily press., 1886-12-10
THE STATE.
HANCOCK COUNTY.

HANCOCK COUNTY.
Johnson's new restaurant at Bar Harbor
= 70 be an extensive establishment. A new
block has been designed by Cumae, the Phil
adelphia architect, which will be four stories
| high and contains three stores. Mr.. johnson
Will nc up his second story as a ladies' parlOr
and dining room. All Of the remaining por-
ton OF the upper part Of the building win be
fitted up with forty sleeping rooms.
1t Is settled that Bar Harbor will have
another weekly paper and II viii be owned
Dy several stockholders, the capital stock
being $500. The Bar HarbOr Record Is the
chosen name.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The supervising architect at Washington
has awarded the contract to furnish the
stone Tor the basement and sub-basement Of
the new public building in Augusta, 10 the
Hallowell Granite Company, says the Ken
nebec Journal.
Preparatory work for the Ice harvest ON
the kennebec has commenced. Teams were
put on the river Wednesday TO clear the Ice
fields OF snow.
The reservoir Of the water company Il al
Richmond Is being filed by the force pump
at the cotton mill. 1t was not deemed adyls-
able 10 walt until the engines and pumps at
the pumping station are In running order.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Bangor people are talking Of toboggan
slide.
Mr.. S. b. Thayer succeeds Mr.. f. f. Skin
ner as editor Of the Eastern State at Dexter
WALDO COUNTY.
Mr.. Hosea Sullivan died at his home at
North Winterport last week at the age Of Y.
He had occupied the position Of postmaster
Ia that place for nearly 20 years, says the
Belfast Journal
The accounts Of +. G. Arey, formerly first
sseeetman OF Winterport, are disputed; and
w. III. FOgler and X. n. DuntOn Of Belfast
have been trying the case before Judge
Morrill,.
Mr.. G. w. HaneyOf Belfast. recently wrote
q business letter 10 Mr.. Park j. Eaton Of
Boston, and last week received the letter UNI
opened. On the envelope was written In
lead pencil: ''MF. Eaton has become insane
and returns letter TO writer" Mr. Haney
does not know who returned his letter. Mr.
Eaton Is native OF SearspOrt, and for a
number number Of years was a clerk In Belfast
has learned that Mr.. Eaton is insane and
there appears to be mystery about the mat
ter, says the Journal
George Worth was tried In Belfast before
Justice BENJAMIN Ames OF Thondike last
Friday afternoon, for assault and battery on
Otis Weed. The parties live in Unity. The
affray was the Outgrowth of feud between
the Worth and Weed families. Worth was
found guilty and fined one dollar and costs
amounting to Si2. Walter Hnssey, Esq, Of
Albion, conducted the case for the State and
Judge kn0wltOn Of Liberty for the defence
says the Belfast Age.
YORK COUNTY.
A large and enthusiastic teachers meeting
was held at Buxton Centre in Grange Hall,
on Thursday, the exercises continuing
the day and evening Hon. w. $. COrthelI,
VIM. g. Lord, Limington and Albro Il.
Chase, Portland, were present. Professor
Owens quartette furnished music.
IN GENERAL.
Thus far this season five snowy Arctic
owls are reported to have been taken in
Maine. These were shot on Matinicus and
were sent to Bangor TO be mounted, says the
Whlg.
The Kennebec Journal says that com
plants are again heard Of the practice Of
canning emaciated sheep from the market.
10 Is said that man in town near Augusta
Is purchasing the animals Ia the northern
and western portions Of the county. paying
~ cents pound for them. II Is represented
that they are exceedingly poor In flesh, be-
ing nothing but skin and bones. A flock OF
Gamers was being driven along the road and
the sheep were so weak that they could not
them.