The Portland daily press., 1886-12-25
THE STATE.
ANDRoscoGerN COUNTY.

Lisbon proposes to take time by the fore
lock IN the fire question, having voted TO
raise 5000 Tor an adequate fire department,
70 De divided equally between Lisbon and
the Falls. The appropriation is chiefly for
engine houses and reservoir.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
Mrs. f. g. Parker has sold the North Star
newspaper at Presgue Isle to Geo. II. Collins
OF Bridgewater, who Is 10 take possession the
first OF next month. Mr.. Collins was for
mer resident Of Presque Isle. He has been
the short hand reporter In the Pennsylvania
legislature for several years. He Is young
man OF enterprise and will run the Star as
an independent paper in politics and In the
general interests OF ArOostook county.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
A petition will be presented to the Legisla-
ture this winter to pass a law prohibiting
fishing In any OF the streams emptying into
Wilson Lake and North Pond, for five wears
says the Wilton Record. These waters have
been stocked with salmon, and II protected
for few years will afford first class fishing
for citizens as well as visitors, says the Farm
ingt0n Chronicle.
The people Of Pennington Falls have voted
down motion to appropriate $500 for pur-
chase OF Blake pump, 1000 feet Of hose, etc.
and also motion TO raise $1,000 for the same
purpose. The selectmen were instructed to
make application TO the legislature for a re-
duction OF the State tax Of Pennington for
the next two years.
Arrangements are In progress in Farming
ton for concert In aid of the fire sufferers.
at which Miss Fanny Tauber, Of Munich
Germany, will take the leading part The
support will be by local talent and the enter
tainment will take place about the 10th or
11th OF January.
The plans of the new Methodist church at
Pennington have been made. The. society
have secured a valuable addition to their old
lot by purchasing the lot south owned BY
Rev. John Allen. The plan gives the new
church an extreme length on Main street OF
- ieet, with passageway on the south Of II
feet, and on the north Of q feet. extreme
depth 65 feet. The audit0rium.will be 45x54
feet, with pews in semi-circular form and
capable Of seating 400 people. At the resr
centre VIII be the pulpit platform and com-
lnunion rail, while In the northeast corner
will be the organ and choir. and in the south
east corner the pastors room. Divided from
the auditorium by glass doors on the north
side Is designed a vestry or Sabbath school
room capable Of seating $50 pc pie. at the
east ond OF which will be a commOdiOus
class room, Sabbath school llbr ry, kitchen
and stairways up and down; three glass
doors can be raised uD and the yastry and au-
ditorium made one room. I he proposed
church Is Of the Queen Anne style Of archi-
lecture, with four gables.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Richmond,s system Of water works is now
pumps at the pumping station were started
thursday afternoon and worked finely.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Thursday evening, at about O'Clock, the
saw mill, bucket factory, &c, of Horace
Proctor, near Pine Grove House. South Wat
erford, were totally destroyed BY fire. A
large quantity Of stock, machinery, buckets,
Se:, were burned. Insurance Of $500 on
buildings, but none on machinery.
pTeC Aorrta corrNrv
The report that horse railroad was talked
Of In Dover and Foxcroft was canard.
IN GENERAL.
Messrs. i. a. Knowlton, Q. p. Hazeltine
and VIM. III. Hall, all Of Belfast. are owners
of township No. 3, Range 6, Din Franklin
county, containing 901s acres of wild land on
the Canadian line. They have recently exc.
cuted five years lease conveying the same
to Dr. Heber Bishop Of Boston, acting for
and In behalf of the Megantic Fish and Game
Club. The lease conveys the sole right 10
erect camps or buildings on the premises and
10 use the same for hunting and fishing pur-
poses only; to take standing timber neces-
sary for the erection OF such camps and
buildings and for fuel. excepting trees suita-
BILE Tor saw-logs; and TO make clearings and
improvements; alsc tne rights Of ingress,
egress and reSiess. The club Is TO consist OF
800 members, paying an entrance fee OF S25,
anu an annual assessment to pay expenses oil
buildings, and OF protecting game and fish
on the lands and waters under their control,
comprising the Spider Lake and portions OF
the Dead River and Lake Megantic regions
| A small steamer will be put on Spider Lake
Arrangements have been made TO lease Other
lands In Maine and Canada, amounting ii
area to six or eight full townships. The
club Is to be Incorporated in both jurIsdic.
tiOns, and will have its territory guarded by
keepers duly appointed, If possible, wardens
Of fish and game.