The Portland daily press., 1886-01-20

THE STATE.



The Auburn Mineral Spring Company have
shipped over IL 300 barrels of water the past
year.
The Iowa State Register contains long and
eulogiStic notice of the Washburn memorial libra
ry, at Livermore.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
Walker Blaine, Esq, is at his home in Augusta.
Hon. S. G. Hatch was present at the meeting of
the committee to examine the State Treasurer's
accounts Monday, his health having improved
sufficient for him to come to Augusta.
The Fifth Maine Battery Association has hung
large and handsome photograph Of that gallant
soldier, Capt. George f. Lapine in the rotunda Of
the State House.
Smiths crew of men, from the European and
North American road, has been brought to Au-
gusta to aid in repairing the bridge. No trains
will be run over the trestle work until the spans
are completed.
The Hallowell Granite Co. has just obtained
the contract to furnish the granite for the recon-
structing of the Equitable Insurance building on
Broadway, N. Y. 1t is to be a magnificent edifce,
ten stories in height, the present building being
comparatively small. 1t is 100000 contract.
The reorganized water company Of Augusta has
elected Hon. J.. r. Bodwell of Hallowell and 0s-
car Holway and Daniel A. Cory of Augusta, di-
rectOrS, in place of Joseph A. HOman, Gardiner
c. Vose and William z; Whitehouse. The com
pany will introduce the Holly system in the
spring, and will otherwise improve the plant of
the old Augusta water works.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
News has been received that Enoeh Pinkham,
formerly of Edgcomb, was washed overheard
from ships deck, near Australia, recently.
Mr.. George Young of East Boothbay was
washed overheard from the schooner Haseltne
In the late storm. He was second mate of the
aboye-named vessel and was lost after rescuing
sailor who was washed overheard before him
PENOBsooT COUNTY.
A young man by the name of Ross teamster for
John Lynch at Winn, while building load, got
stuck in the head with lever and injured so badly
that he is not expectedto live, reports the Com
merClal,
Penobscot hunters say that foxes are even
plent1er than they were last season.
The lumbermen up-riyer are complaining great
" OF the small amount OF snow in the woods Geo.
w. Fiske, Esq, OF Medway, a prominent operator
in that section, says that there is scarcely snow
enough to do business. Advices from the Moose
head Lake region give the amount there at about
eight inches. One inch fell ia slight storm on
Sunday.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
Mr.. and Mrs A. D. Stetson of Bath celebrated
Saturday evening 1t was one of the social events
nf the season.
YORK COUNTY.
AT meeting of the citizens of South Sanford,
an unanimous vote was cast for j. I'll. Moulton,
who has been postmaster for thirty years, to be
reappointed. Mr.. Moulton declined, but being
strongly urged, he consented to hold the Office
awhile longer.
Three divorces have been granted at the pres
ent term of court in Saco.
A little French child was sitting in a chair by a
window OF Its home in Biddeford, Monday, when
large piece of ice fell from the roof of an adoin
ing building, striking the window smashing the
glass, and infiicting wound on the child's head
which it is thought will prove fatal.
Deputy Sheriff Small took II. II. Andrews to
the insane asylum at Augusta Tuesday. Andrews
was arrested few weeks ago for obtaining
money under false pretenceS, pretending that he
was an agent of the Portland Transcript, and not
being indicted by the grand jury has since been
in Saco jail. He is insane.
IN GENERAL.
The report of the State inspectors of inland
steamers among other things says; "We have is
sued licenses to ffty-one "masters and pilots
and forty -nIne engineers the ices Tor whom, as
accounted for in our personal accounts herewith
submitted, Number Of steamers in 1885 in excess
of 1884 fifteen number inspected in 1885 in ex-
cess of 1884, ten. We believe that this State is
rapidly becoming the summer pleasure resort of
many from other States, steam vessels will greatly
and speedily increase in its waters.