The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-04-29
THE STATE.
ARoosTooK COUNTY

The house and outbuildings of Mr.. Alonzo Par
ker IN Sherman. were totally consumed by fire in
the afternoon OF Monday, April Goth. A portion
of the contents of the house was saved, as also
the stock from the barn.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
George Rockwell, aged 35 years, belonging at
Southampton, N b., was drowned in Rangeley
Lake, Monday, by breaking through the ice. His
body has not been recovered. He leaves wife
and child.
KNOX COUNTY.
Three years ago married couple obtained a d-
vorce in the Belfast courts. Since then they have
lived together in Rockland, until a recent day,
when they were again married.
Mr.. H. M. Lord, late of the Rockand Courier
Gazette, left that city for Waterville, Monday
He will at once enter upon his duties as editor of
KENNEBEc COUNTY
Editor Morrill, of the Gardiner Home Journal,
was walking down stairs Monday, when he slipped
and fell, badly spraining his ankle
Another pistol shot accident was added to the
list in Realized few days ago. young man by
the name of Libby, while attempting to load a
small pistol received the ball through the palm of
the hand. He is now doing we'll
Mr.. B. F. Gaslin has resigned as Master Work
man of the Augusta Assembly, X. of L., and Mr..
Thomas F. Murphy has been chosen to fill the
vacancy.
News has been received of the death of Capt S.
s. Colburn of Philadelphia, who died last Monday
of pneumonia. He formerly resided in Pittston,
and was postmaster there for some time. For the
past five or six years, he has had the management
of the Philadelphia s. Reading line of steamers,
which sail from the former port
There was ameeting of the Somerset and Ken
nebec Ministerial Association of the Congrega-
tional church at Rev. Mr., Skeele's in Augusta,
Horton of
of Skowhegan, Benz. Tappan, Norridgewock; W.
G. Curtis, Richmond, and ID. E. French, Vassal-
boro. The meeting was very interesting and
Considering its size, Gardiner is a pretty good
school town. The Home Journal says: The num-
and 81, as found by the census of April, 1886, is
1876, an increase of about 25 over last year. The
largest number registered In attendance at the
schools during the year was S24
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
Mr. John Ross and other operators, with crews
of river drivers, have been crossing MooSehead
Lake in novel way during the past two or three
days The HI se sar many
vile with batteaus loaded upon handsleds and
drawn by the men. When the open places are
of loading reversed. Constant changes from wa
ter to ice are made but long distances are cover
ed. Mr. Ross and his crew made 40 miles the
plies.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
Two more of the sick cattle owned by Mr.. L. FL.
Bunker of East Bangor, died Tuesday morning,
from the effects of their feed of dried grass and
stubble. This leaves but two of the cows living.
They are not so badly affected and will probably
recover.
All of the lumber operators have started their
drives on the PenobScOt, and reports from them
thus far are very favorable; but unless there are
heavy rains soon the driving will be very hard,
and it is doubtful whether or not all of the logs
will be secured.
Daniel Mc1saac, a switchman in the Maine Cen
trail yard in Bangor met with very bad accident
Tuesday. He was holding one of the cartridges
used in blasting operations in the yard, when it
suddenly exploded, blowing the thumb and three
fingers from one of his hands, and the ends of the
fingers from the other. Both hands were terribly
mangled.
SAGADAHOC COUNTY.
The Sagadahoc County Grange met at Bowdon-
haC1 Wednesday, Gov. ROBBIE was in attendance.
The Bath Times says: Hon. Guy c. Goss has
lust arrived home from South America, and is as
brown as an Indian. He wants to see iron vessels
party, and is sanguine that the day is not distant
when such work shall be done In Bath. Moneyed
citizens are ready to invest at the proper time and
note to the stirring hum of industry along our
river front. Such an establishment will be an aid
to our general prosperity and Importance.