The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-06-02

AROOsTOOK COUNTY.
A Democratic paper is to be established al
Houlton and Mr.. Spear is to be the editor.
Mr.. Stephen j. Young, of Brunswick, who
with his family, has spent nearly two years
in Europe, his headquarters being in Dres-
den, Saxony, arrived home Monday evening
with his son Ernest, who is TO enter college.
Mr.. Young will remain at home two months
and then return to Dresden.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.
Eugene MeGillicuddy was bound over in
the sum OF $500 yesterday for illegal voting
at the last municipal election in Lewiston.
He Is charged with voting in the name of Il.
l.. McGilheuddy. a brother Of Mike Mc(iilli-
cuddy.
Yesterday morning the stable Of Sylvanus
Chadb0urn, on Main street, Lewiston, was
damaged by fire and the house by water.
Loss on the stable 1000.
The Lewiston Journal is printed by cleo
tricity this week. 1t Is testing an electric
motor for running its presses.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The first county convention of the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union of
Franklin county will be held in Pennington,
Thursday, June7.
Many OF the noble elms of Pennington are
dying from the effects of the fire.
There is a report that the National Water
Company has purchased the charter at Farm
ington and Will soon put in system of wat
er works.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
At North Harbor, Mount Desert, several
new cottages are going up, and Hon. Fras-
tus corning, OF Albany, Is having some ex-
tenslve improvements made on his property,
under the direction Of landscape gardener.
At Seal Harbor, Mt. Desert. large amount
OF Dulldlng is going on and many summer
cottages are going up for Boston and New
York people.
The Lamoine and Bar Harbor Land Com
gany are buying up shore property on
Frenchman's Bay as fast as they can get hold
OF u. They already own $50 acres at La
moine and on Mt. Desert. One hundred
acres of this land is situated on Echo Lake.
KNOX COUNTY.
Rev. Fir. James Peterson, who for fourteen
yesrs has been the pastor of st. David's Cath
olic Parish, embracing Rockland, Thomas
ton, the islands and the towns on Penobscot
Bay, has been compelled by i'll health to re-
sign his charge. He will sail for Europe for
visit on July 1st.
Messrs. Edwin Sprague and A. f. Pills
bury have contracted with Capt. Hamilton
Of Portland to build q stone wharf at the
shore of the tract of land at Owls Head re-
Gently purchased by them.
OXFORD COUNTY.
S. III. Burnham, formerly of Norway, is a
successful banker Of Lincoln, Nebraska.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Mr.. w. p. Goodwin. of Skowhegan,
young man of much promise, died Thursday
at his home, of gastric fever, after painful
illness of three weeks.
Mr. Gordon Dobson, of Pittsfield, and
Henry Douglass and John p. Pollock, of
Quilford, with Mrs. Douglass and Mrs. Pol
lock, will soon sail for Europe on a visit.
Mr.. William Linn, of Hartland, sailed for
Galashils, Scot land, last week.
The Indian Spring Woolen Company, at
Madison, are getting ready to start their
mill. They have engaged Mr.. w. H. Curtis,
Of Portlandwho is to have charge of the wool
sorting rooms, and Mr.. p. G. Phelps, of
Amesbury, Mass, is to take charge Of the
dye house.
WALDO C0uNTY---
Woodcock Brothers have ten acres of cram
berry vines set out on their marsh at Sears
port.
YORK COUNTY.
A daughter of Louis Nadeau of Biddeford,
died the other night from trouble thought
to have been contracted by an excessive In
dulgence In jumping the rope