The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-12-30
the STATE.
ANpRoscoaerN COUNTY.

ANDKO5CO0dlN COINI1s
Entertainments are to be held In January
TO help defray the expenses Of a home for
aged women at Auburn.
The Pine Street Free Baptist church Of
Auburn have debt Of $1,000. They have
got pledges Of S470O, and now have appealed
TO the people Of the two cities to aid them In
getting the rest.
The Lewiston hackmen cleared about $3.50
by their ball, Thursday evcning-slSSo
each.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
On the 25th Of December the Bridgton w.
G. r. u. SOciety, with other friends gathered
at the beautiful home Of Mr. Frank Johnston
and wife In South Bridgton, and gave them
a complete surprise, 1t being the 18th anni-
versarY OF their marriage. The presents
were choice and valuable. Carols were sung
and poem was read speeches were deliy-
cred and collation. was served.
FRANKLIN COUNTY
notwithstanding the winter weather the
work Of rebuilding the burnt district Of Far
mington has begun. Foundations have been
laid for the Baptist church and the Exchange
hotel, and carloads Of timber are coming down
each day from North Franklin over the San
dy River and the Franklin Il Megantic rail-
roads for these structures But little more
work will be done this winter on the Ex-
change MOTEL. but crew Of wOrkmen are
now busily engaged fitting and laying the
sills of the church. The architects plan for
template a very handsome, although not
costly edifce.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
j. Ryan, an invalid. and for the past year
a resident Of Wateiville was found dead ON
the floor Of his room Monday morning. He
was subject TO fits and i is supposed that he
was taken with one in the night and in his
struggles fell out Of his bed
The Baptist church at North Vassalboro,
has a new bell. obtained through the efforts
| Of Mr.. John Foster of Waterville, now In
| Newton Theological Seminary. Tbs bell
| bears the inscription: "a memorial to Wei
/ lington Cromwell, First Deacon OF the Bap-
tist Church, North Vassalboro, Me-, 1886"
KNOX COUNTY
The Rockland Granite Company have
| leased a portion Of Long Island for ten years
/ and have opened a granite quarry there
| About 250 tons Of stone have been quarried
| with the most satisfactory results, says the
| COurier-Gazette.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Many prominent citizens Of Newcastle and
/ DamariseOtta will present petition 20 the
| legislature Of Maine at its next session, de-
/ string charter TO make them a corporation
/ for the purpose Of conveying water from
/ Damariscotta Lake for the supply Of the two
/ villages.
| PENoBscoT COUNTY.
| Messrs. +. II. Clergue, Thomas j. Stewart,
| Sprague Adams, John Cassidy and Fred w.
| Hill are 10 form an organization TO be known
| as the Bangor Trust Company. They are TO
ft up offices and do general banking busi-
i ness.
The Bangor Edge Tool Company IS doing
| a large business In cant dogs and handles
this winter. They are turning out 800 long
handles per day and expect to make 10000
during the winter.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
At an auction sale Saturday at EastpOrt
| the Eagle Preserved Fish COnipuny sold an
their property at that place. They win sell
Is composed Of Messrs, Wolf Il Reesslng OF
| New York, Warren Brown, N. fl. Kemp, g.
A. Paine and +. A. Schroeder Of EastpOrt,
will then dissolve. BY this sale Wolf 4
Reessing close out their sardine business In
Maine They were the largest stockholders
In the company, and at one time had 5000 900
invested in the packing business in this state.
IL Is understood that they will not again
manufacture sardines, but will handle them
on commission In New YORK. The site OF the
eCmpany's factories destroyed by the FIRE
was bought by j. ID. Young, says the Machias
Union. The packing season which closed
the 18th, has not been paying one for the
packers. Not only at EastpOrt, but all along
have been unusually plenty. and the result
has been that the prices for sardines have
been very low. The indications are that mex
season there will be as many factories II
operation as the market will require.
IN GEFERAL.
Internal Revenue Collector Redman saw,
that the collections In Maine during the pas
three months exceed those Of the sam,
period last year by St1O0, not including III,
revenue on oleOmargarine. His record
show that there are 1857 retail liquor dealer,
in Maine who pay 500 each, l0l malt dealsrl
$50 each and nine wholesale malt dealers
whose tax is $50 each. There are also three
brewers, making less than 900 barrels a yeal
each. In addition To those who pay a specia
tax as liquor dealers there are about ios
town agencies, which are not liable TO
government tax as long as they sell Iol
medical or mechanical purposes. There ar
6lI4 dealers in manufactured tooAeeO ~
Maine The total receipts Of the s0llseter'l
ONCE last year we're s5s,sOe0o.