The Portland daily press., 1888-03-19
THE STATE.
HANCOCK COUNTY.


The Hon. Erastus Corning contemplates
building a stable on his premises at North
east Harbor this spring
A new business has been established at
Swans Island. 1t is pant factory, which
gives employment to about one hundred per
sons. Ii. W. Joyce is manager
The Winter Harbor Land Company, which
was incorporated under the laws Of Maine,
Is constructing large hotel, to be called
1.-The Beacon" which is to be four stories in
height, having 70 guest rooms, two large din.
ing halls, parlor, billiard hall, servants
rooms, etc.. to be completed about May l, at
a cost of $4,000. The company's land con-
ssts of about 500 acres opposite Bar Harbor,
and about 20 minutes steamer ride, the dis
tanee being less than four miles The land
has about one mile water front, and is so
elevated that every house lot has COM
manding view of Bar Harbor Land, French
mans Bay and the open sea. Two steam
ers to make hourly trips to Bar Harbor, will
commence running this month.
1t is reported at the Lamoine and Mt. Des-
ert Land Company have made the MeSsrs.
Ray Bros. an offer for their sardine factory
at Lamoine with a view of removing it, as
such a business has many Objectionable fea-
lures located in the midst of a fashionable
summer resort, such as they hope to have at
LamOine.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
General James Fowler, aged SO years, one
of the most venerable citizens of Albion, had
the misfortune to fall recently and fracture
his collar bone.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The following is list of town officers,
elected at the annual town meeting at Booth
bay: Moderator, G. B. Remission; Clerk,
Rufus H0lt0n: Selectmen. E. E. Race, John
K. Kelley, John III. Lake, Treasurer and Col
lector, Chas. f. Kendrick; Auditor, N. I'll.
Hussey; Road commissioner, Byron Giles;
nf Sahn fOl
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
1t is reported that New York concern IS
to put q steamer ON the route between Ban
gor and Roekland the coming season to make
daily trips. If it is carried out the steamer
will be fast boat so as to make quick pas
sages
The American Ice Company has been or
ganiZed in Bangor with capital stock of
$1,O00000; nothing paid in; par value OF
shares 500. The stockholders are +. IL.
Clergue, Z. l.. Stewart, G.. NJ. Stewart and
j. X. Mason all of Bangor. Francis III.
Clergue is president, John X. Mason, treas
urer.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Dr. c. E. Edmunds, Bangor's well known
city physician, was the only Bangorean who
had a severe experience in the recent storm,
saws the Commercial. In endeavoring to re.
turn from Corinth to Bangor. he found it inn
possible to get his team along. But he pro-
cured pair of snow shoes and walked into
Bangor in time to visit his patients.
sAGADAHoo COUNTY.
The New England Shipbuilding Company
have raised the wages of their shipbuilders.
AS now fixed first class carpenters and fas-
teners at the New England yard who have
been paid So day during the winter viii be
paid, beginning today, $3.50 day till next
fall; and second class carpenters and fasten-
ers who have been receiving ,S1.75 VIII get
S2.25. The pay of other mechanics with the
exception OF J0iners, who were advanced,
week or more ago, were slightly increased.
Other yards are likely to follow suit.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Shipbuilding in Maine is not thing of the
past, and this year will witness number OF
busy yards along our coast. Milbridge will
send out 500 tons or more, One vessel is TO
be built in Cherryfeld. Capt. Albert Brown
of East Machias has thought some OF build
ing vessel the coming season.
YORK COUNTY.
The sad accident that resulted in the death
OF Dana Clark of North Berwick, was fol-
lowed by another result almost as woeful,
the sudden insanity of A. M. Allen, the
young man who owned the revolver that in
flicted the fatal wound.
A house at Wells Depot, owned by Miss
alone in 1t, was totally destroyed by fire Sat-
urday. The contents OF the house were
saved. There was no insurance. The fire
caught from defective chimney.
Charles E. Pillsbury until recently en-
ployed as travelling agent by the Biddeford
Stove Foundry, has filed q bill In equity
against the company, claiming that the re-
cent meeting and election Of officers was il
legal w. f. Lunt OF Portland and Charles
S. Hamilton of Biddeford will represent the
plaintiff at the hearing April 1st. A Boston
lawyer and Thompson Fairfield have been
co1f 90 ba
The York County Pomona Grange, which
was to have met Thursday with Saco Grange,
adjourned over to next Thursday, on ac-
count of the bad condition of the road.