The Portland daily press., 1886-08-27

Mr.. Gleason, the horse educator, is wanted
in Lewiston. State Fair week, by some Of the
trustees They would like to have him
tackle Gideon" the ugliest stallion in
Maine, so treacherous and fierce that he can
hardly be approached in the stable.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
There is talk at Fort Kent that the Cana
dians will build railway along our north
ern border from Edmundston along the st.
John and thence up the ST. Francis river.
During the year ending June 80, 1886, there
was shipped by rail from Hoult0n, ,43o tons
of pressed hay, 53,702 thousand cedar shin
giles, 1,655, ,702 pounds of potato starch, 28
cars of bark and 166,604 bushels Of potatoes.
The people of Presque Isle expect that
their representative to the Legislature next
winter will work to secure direct line Of
railroad for the AroOstOOk
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Freeport is a lively place just now. With
the building of the grist mill, shoe factory
and boarding houses, the digging Of cellars,
hauling granite for cellar walls and cutting
of paving there is business for everybody.
Eighty men are employed at the quarry, and
the pay roll for work alone amounts to near
ly fifteen hundred dollars week.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Ellsworth Grand Army men are moving to
have soldiers monument erected in tho
city.
The Bucksport Clipper tells this strange
story: ga. B. Hartman of Dedham, turned
into his pasture nine pigs, to root pig OF ole.
with his cow. In a short time the COW began
to shrink in milk Mr.. Hartman thought 1t
was owing to feed being short and he COM
menced to give the cow corn meal and the re-
suit was no more milk. One of the pigs was
getting his ratiOns on the sly, leaving Mr..
Hartman to solve the problem while piggy
was getting the milk. Mr.. Hartman says
he thought something was wrong about it
and he went on the watch. and after a little
while he caught one of the little grunters sit
ting up ON his transom, enjoying his luxnri-
ant meal of cows milk.
The town of Penobscot celebrates its CEN
tennial in 1887. J. II. Montgomery has been
invited by vote of the town to deliver the
address. Preparations are being made for
an elaborate celebration.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Frederick Crawford, IS years old, was ar
rested at East Monmouth, Wednesday, for
the theft of watch, a revolver and small
sum of money from Z. ). Newell. Young
Crawford was recently released from the
State Reform School Tor good behavior.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The Library Association of West jefferson
met at the residence of Thomas T. Weeks OF
Jefferson, August a. After the business of
the meeting was over, there was an enter
tainment for the benefit of the library.
Among the pleasing features Of the evening
Portland and Miss Mabel Weeks of Jeffer-
son; also singing by Mrs. George Perkins OF
Jefferson, who rendered several songs very
nicely.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
Samuel Hodgdon of Merideth, n. H., has
started for Bangor with two herds of Short
horn and one herd of Swiss cattle, going by
way of Fabyan's and making journey OF
over 800 miles.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
The wife of Michael Manon of Bath fell
down stairs with lighted lamp Tuesday
evening. She was rescued by her daughter
though somewhat bruised and burned.
Edwin Reed, who stole the team of G. W.
Dunning of Bath last Monday, was the same
fellow who hired a boat of Captain Elwell q
week ago and failed to return it. The team
was last heard from in Naples. Reed is q
former resident of Bath. He is said to be
wanted in Lynn, Mass, for misdeeds.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Somerset Reporter says that Somerset
ton, all doing good work, and running on
full time. 1t is a very important industry
for the county.
Skowhegan is preparing to put in system
of sewerage and has received the plans.
Hon. j. R. Bodwell presented the Madison
public library with check for SIS Wednes-
day.
WALDO COUNTY.
The Journal says th9t last week Julius G.
Holmes of West Virginia, general superin-
tendent of repairs on public buildings, came
to Belfast in response to request made by
HOn. 5. L. Milliken at the Architects office,
Treasury Department, and examined the
public building in that city. Mr.. Holmes
Will report in favor of extending the build
ing twenty feet; of removing the present
roof and substituting handsome mansard
roof over the enlarged structure, which will =
afford room for storage and give height and
add to the appearance of the building. 1t is
taken directly into Tie Hg 03 f63H s-ee,
YORK COUNTY.
An additional abutment is being built on
the west end of the iron railroad bridge IN
Saco. The present abutment has shown
signs of weakness caused by falling away
of a portion of the foundation.
The buildings at Acton Corner, occupied
by DR.. f. A. Verrill, formerly of Biddeford,
were burned to the ground about IL O'Clock
Monday night. DIR. Verrill succeeded IN
saving his two horses and a carriage, but all
of his clothing, furniture, books. and lnstru-
ments were consumed. A defective chimney
was the probable cause of the fire.