The Portland daily press., 1888-05-04
THE STATE.
. HANCOCK COUNTY.

Joseph Card, the oldest Grand Army man
in Ellsworth, was buried last Sunday with
very impressive services.
The town of Sullivan, as a municipality,
will be hundred years old on the 10th day
of February next.
Frank Hamlin of Bangor, Henry Boynton
Of Eden, George r Fuller of fremont, Bed
ford E. Tracy of Gouldsboro, and Arthur M.
Foss of Bar Harbor. have been admitted to
the Hancock bar.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Miss Maud Mason, of Waterville, has been
married co William Gulliyer, of Winslow.
The following members of '9l have been
appointed to the Freshman reading at
Colby University: Norman Bassett, Frank
johnson, A. Caldwell, Alvin Chipman, Ar
thur Rogers, Arthur Waston, Chas. Lead
better and George Gorham.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
On Tuesday night very fashionable ball
was given at Winn by five gentlemen OF the
engineering corps of the Canadian Pacific
Railway. Many people were present from
st. John and Bangor.
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
An oratorical contest has taken place at
Foxcroft Academy, the prize being a five
dollar pair of boots offered by an enterpris-
ing shoe dealer. The judges were Hon. E.
j. Hale, w. e; Parsons, Esq, DR.. Il. A.
Thompson aud Hon A. G. Lebroke. A son
of Prof. G. c. Lee took the second prize, but
the boots were carried eff by Miss Stella
Doak.
Mr.. Capen, proprietor of the Deer Island
House, M0osehead Lake, intends to pur-
chase a small steamer to run between West
son. The steamer Moosehead, built by the
Kennebec Log Driving Company during the
winter at the Lake, has been completed, and
is already to be launched.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
There was heavy frost at Richmond
Wednesday night, and ice formed half an
inch thick.
The New York society paper. Town Top
les, hears q report that Secretary Whitney
and other people in official society are think
ing of going to Popham Beach this summer
and have even gone so far as to purchase
land. Another more truthful appearing
story credits official society with the inten-
tion to go to Sorrento.
WALDO COUNTY.
Capt. Mark, Pendleton, one of the best
known vessel owners on the coast of Maine,
died at his home in Islesboro Saturday morn
ing, at the age of II years.
State Constable J. W. Mitchell. who has
resigned his position, prints in the Belfast
Journal letter stating that his private in
terests will not admit of his holding the office
any longer. He says he leaves the office at a
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broken.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Arrangements have been completed for
the establishment of the Cherryfield Electric
Light Company. The capital stock has all
been subscribed and an order given for the
plant which is to be that of Electrical Accu-
inulator Company, of storage battery.
YORK COUNTY.
The Limerick grangers talk of starting a
creamery.
The Bddeford Light Infantry held a
meeting Wednesday night at which the an
| nual election took place with the following
result:
Clerk BENJAMIN Goodier, Jr.
Treasurer-Walter Bradburs
Finance Committee-George W. Bryant, H.
Bradbury, Timothy Elliott
Investigating COmmittee-John nj. Ayeril, j.
Wentworth Benj Kay.
Sick Committee-W. ID. Boston, Edward Vim
ton, j. L. Coburn, j. v. Downing, George Marsh
A. Z. Parker, George Jones.
A meeting of the stockholders Of York
Publishing Company voted to change the
name of the company to the Standard Pub
fishing Company. The action Of the direc.
tors in the purchase of the Maine Sentinel
was ratified, and the capital stock Of the
company was increased from $4,000 to
$4,000.