The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-11-01
THE STATE.


ANDROsCOGdIN COUNTY.
The insane lady In a house at China Is
Miss Hattie j. Silver Of Auburn. 1t Is be-
lieved that she Is well cared for.
The trustees Of the State Fair grounds
have laid their water mains on top OF the
ground, so that the water can be drawn of In
winter. Hitherto the water has frozen and
burst the pipes.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The Benedict property on Strawberry
John X. Mason, ESQ, Of Bangor, and others
for $4,000.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
1t Is thought that the Skowhegan shoe fac
tory will close soon, the business having
been killed by labor troubles.
The Hallowell Granite company are cut
ting 5000 monument for the COnfederats
dead at Hopkinsville, KY.
Gardiner is not responding very readily TO
the call Tor subscriptions for EastpOrt.
The Hollingsworth Il Whitney PAPER com
pany have laid out $4,000 In improvements
on their works at Gardiner
PENoBsC0T COUNTY.
Morrill, Sprague, Esq, has resigned the
position OF Judge OF the Municipal Court Of
Dexter.
At Passadumkeag a few DAYS ago a man
went In small boat TO the island 10 get two
calves that had been there IN pasture and
was returning with them in the boat. From
some cause the boat was upset, and all went
to the bottom. The man leaves a widow and
seven children.
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
There is a project on foot to supply Dover
with pure spring water from a reservoir on
Hinds's Hill, mile out on the Dexter road.
Under the new company MIR. G.. A.
Matthew'S - retains ,Sn ms position as General
III. Fineld Is Superintendent.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
Commencing today and continuing till Sat-
urday, the Wesley NJ. +. church OF Bath will
celebrate the entire payment Of its debt and
opening Of Its edifce as free house Of wOr-
ship, with series Of meetings at the church.
Some one has attempted 10 poison the cows
| Of William A. Merrill Of Richmond, BY Civ
ing to them apples stuffed with Paris green.
The Times says that interest has waned
most decidedly with the members Of the
Bath Light Infantry, and that company Is
doubtless destined for an abridged career.
The company Is much In debt
SOMERSET COUNTY.
An artesian well has been bored at the
Maple Grove wOolen mill in Pittsheld. One
at the Pioneer mill Is so feet deep, and has rs
feet Of water In Il.
A very good four-horse team belonging 10
BOyntOn Bros. of Lexington, loaded with
corn, flour, pork, two barrels Of sugar, etc,
for Josiah Clark, OF No. New Portland. sup
plies for the woods, went through TIE bridge
vt Flagstaff last Thursday, into the Dead
river, 20 feet below, where tie water was
about 10 feet deep. The teamster, Milford
Boynt0n, when he saw the leaders were fall
ing backwards on to the load sprang into
the river and escaped injury. The wheel
horses, worth $500. were drowned The load
was very much damaged, much Of II spoiled.
WALDO COUNTY.
Needed repairs are being made on Fort
Knox.
YORK COUNTY.
The manufacturing corporations of Bidde-
ford and Sae0 win discontinue after this
morning the ringing Of the mill bells at 4.30
o'clock.
Mr.. Charles Pierce was badly injured al
tne navy yard, Kittery, "Wednesday. and
family. 'e"'V' '"'s -
The Journal believes that the city hall OF
Blddeford Is fire trap.
IN GENERAL
committee Of the Lewiston eitv govern
,nent .th are on tour inspecting the electric
iights Oi massachusetts, Connecticut and
Rhode Island cities.
writer In the Lewiston .Journal suggest,
that the nres In barns in Harmony and
tarmlnston may have been caused by spon-
taneous combustion which originated In
damp hay that had heated