The Portland daily press., 1886-02-13
THE STATE.


FNoObIOOh GOlNI1s
The grangers of Northern AroostOok have de
clded 10 SEND their potatoes to a Boston commits
sion merchant and have chosen agents 60 do their
shipping.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Wilton Record, which was burned out in
the recent fire in that town, comes out promptly
this week. 1t says: Although seriously crippled
having been left without press In the office and
with the materials that were saved from the fre
badly damaged, YET we propose to continue the
David Miller of East Wilton took from hollow
tree the other day 15 pounds of honey which the
bees had stored during the summer.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
An old man named George Rinaldo, living ct
Salisbury Cove Mount Desert is missing, and 1t Is
thought that he was drowned while crossing the
ice there Sunday night
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Gardiner turns up with the first rebin of the
season.
The telephone line between Augusta and Bel
fast is in such bad condition on account OF the
damage done by the late storm, and Is so unprof-
table, that the telephone company mas decided
TO discontinue it.
The present winter in Augusta, although the
Legislative is not In session, has been character
lzed during the season by unusual social testlyi-
tes. There has been an almost continual success
sion OIL receptions, parties and dances.
Mr.. Alonzo Young of Augusta broke one Of his
legs and crushed the limb in another place while at
work constructing the stone abutment OF the new
iron bridge at Clinton. The accident vas caused
by the falling of heavy rock.
Mr.. Frederick w. Farr of HalloweI has Just re-
ceived unanimous call to the pastorate OF the
Adams Street Baptist Church, Biddeford. Mr.:
Farr is graduate of Colby University, class OF
y ,S2 "a and Of Newton Theological seminary class
| course from Colby University at its last COM
mencement.
Gideon Wing of Maiden Mass, and D: F. Wing
| Of Wateryille, son of the late ID. II. Wing,
| Mail.
The Industrial School for Girls at Hallowell has
frFCf ahnnlr fAF fNNAz. RNFa a oils
| from the managers of the Chlldrens Home In
| Bangor.
Mr.. E. c. Allen, the Augusta publisher, has just
commenced the publication OF the third edition OF
his Revised Bible.
The sale of the Centennial Ice Company's prop
| erty in PittSton was completed Thursday, the
price paid being between $4,000 and 81. 700;
Bradstreet of Gardiner. There are about 900 tons
OF first class ice in the houses.
A hearing was held at the Augusta court house
one day this week on the will of the late Charles
Gott OF Wayne, the children of the deceased by
his first wife contesting it on the ground of i'm
proper influence. The judge decided that the
wwill Should stand, and there will probably be no
appeal.
The large amount of poor ice in many Of the
fields which are being worked along the kenne-
separate it from that which was reckoned as first
| quality. To do this two men equipped with paint
pots stand, one each side, half way up the eIe-
vator. AS the cakes of ice come up they carefully
serutinze them, and if there Is any imperfection
they easily discover it, mark the cakes and they
| that about one cake In three is imperfect.
| The Journal says that the Edwards Manufac-
turing Company Will probably erect a tVe story
| block on Water street, Augusta, the coming
| spring.
| Mr. Benjamin Tibbetts of Liberty is over 100
years old. His weight is from $50 to 27o pounds;
| he enjoys good health and relishes three square
| meals every day. He says he regards himself as
| pretty smart old boy"
Two small boys, comfortably clad, sat at the Au-
| arettes. They gave their names as Jesse Wilson
| and Johnny Prosper, aged IA and 13 years res
pectvely, and said they belonged in Chieopee,
Mass. They both ran away from their homes last
Saturday, and are now doing Maine.
PEEoBscor COUNTY.
Caribou are very plenty this winter in Northern
PenoDsc0t. nerd OF % was recently seen on
Millinocket Lake These animals ascend the
rugged sides of Mount Katahdin to get the moss,
of Which they are very fond. 1t Is said they can
climb like goats.
There are seven new members of the freshman
class of the State College, and one senior.
John Mortelle, a night brakeman employed in
| the Maine Central yard in Bangor, was quite Sc
| riously injured during Tuesday night Whil0
| handling switch.
| Messrs. j. OBJ. Darling & Co. of Bangor have
| twenty five men at work at their moccasin fac
| ness are very good. Last year at this time the
| factory was shut down on account OF dull trade,
and they are feeling much encouraged at present.
One of the Penobscot Indians named Sebat
| Susep Joseph while rabbit hunting at Oldtown
| Tuesday, placed the butt Of his gun in the snow
| and leaned over, took off his snow shoes, and in
rapping them smartly against the gun b clear
| them from snow. discharged the firearm. The
/ muzze was resting against him and the charge of
shot passed through the upper part OF his
| shoulder. He will recover.
| 1t is understood that the Bangor losses by the
| Cambridge amount to S6O, 900.
The valuable wedding presents of Bangor Iaan
/ who had just been married in Massachusetts were
among the largest personal losses by the wreck Of
| the Cambridge,
| John Sanborn of Bangor, a man about 90 years
| of age, employed by the Arctic Ice Company, met
with wonderful escape at their houses Tuesday;
| He accidentally fell from one of the runs and
landed over thirty feet below upon huge pile of
| blocks of ice. The spot where he struck however
| was hollow between tive blocks just large
enough for man to rest IN III ae sd a up
| found not TO bo injured in the least. He commenc
| ed wurK again in short time.
PIscATAQIs COUNTY.
Few pastors In Maine have been more strongly
urged in divers directions than Rev. G. Q. Tilley
| of Foxcroft, who has refused no less than six
| calls to other churches, but has been prevailed
| upon to remain with his people at Foxcroft-
The next meeting Of the Piscataguis County
croft, next Thursday and the question OF patron
izing butter factories will be discussed. AT the
| last meeting every subordinate grange In the
county but one was represented.
The Slate says that the Monson Pond and KineO
| Slate companies of Menson are very desrous OF
@ s al 1e G and e ateE
was organized under special charter from the
Legislature this cannot be accomplished until the
next session of the Legislature 1t Is claimed this
would save great expense and be worth great
deal to the slate interests. If this is so 1t will
benefit Monson. The Hebron Pond Company
have voted to petition the next Legislature for an
| act to consolidate
SOMERSET COUNTY.
At a meeting of the First Maine Cavalry az
| SkOwhegan Wednesday, including the executive
| committee, it was voted unanimously to hold the
next annual Tegimental reunion at Skowhegan-
large number of nice horses are owned in Sk0w-
| hegan and the citizens will make arrangements
| to mount all the members of the association.
WALDO COUNTY.
Mr.. Langley of Lynn, Mass, proprietor of
| Franklin TrOtting Park was in Thorndike last
| week trying TO negotiate for Waldo's favorite
stallion, Black Rock. His offer, although made
| in the four figures, was refused. Black Rock Is
now six years old, jet black in color, 10 hands
high, weighs 11O0 and for beauty, style, action,
| is hard to equal.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The mail service between Cutler and East Ma
chias will be increased to six times per week, the
| change to take effect on March 1st
YORK COUNTY.
1t is proposed to start stock company for the
| erection of a shoe factory in Cornish which will
| tai stock will be $4,000.
VIM. II. and Levi G.. Hanson of Blddeford,
whose saw mill was almost totally destroyed by
| fire Monday night, have decided to rebuild at
| once, ana workmen have already commenced to
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