The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-12-20
THE STATE.
KNOX COUNTY.

The Rockland Courier-G Gazette takes time
by the f0retop and comes out with a special
Christmas number this week. The number
Is as good as 1t Is early, ,and Editor Lord does
himself and his paper proud.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
A. L. Wheeler. Of Winthrop, aged about
40, died Sunday afternoon. He had been
prominent business man for some 20 years.
He was buried yesterday.
w. 7. Haines, ESQ.,, who Is at the head OF
a company forming to put line OF steamers
upon the Kennebec between Augusta and
Waterville. has received letter from Honf
5. l.. Milliken, In which he gives assurance
Of his sympathy with the project and pledges
his best efforts to secure the needed appro-
priations. 1t Is expected that the present
Congress will order survey made Of the
river, and the next Congress will grant the
appropriation. Thus II will take two years
10 get the river In shape for first class boats.
But as an earnest Of what Is Intended the
company now organizing will put on a small
boat the coming spring. The company will
have capital stock Of $1,000, divided into
shares OF S25 each.
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
A very painful accident occurred In Mr..
Lewis Moore's camp, Of Bradstreets opera
tiOns, at Roach River MoOsehead Lake, last
Friday. A man belonging in Milford, Pro-
vincial. while at work chopping a tree was
thrown by the sudden breaking Of the tree,
and coming down struck on a stub Of wood,
inficting terribly painful and dangerous
wound, the stub entering his body and
breaking off. The man was brought to
Greenvllle Junction Saturday, where be was
placed in charge Of DIR. Sweat, physician-in-
charge Of the Canadian Pacific railway, who
removed from his body piece Of wood five
inches in length. being obliged TO saw off
several knots before he could extract 1t. II
made terrible wound, but at the latest re-
ports the patient was doing well, and the
physician expects him to recover.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
AT town meeting in. Fairfield the town
voted to give the Hall Association the sum
of $500 for perpetual lease Of the new
opera house for holding town meetings and a
room in the basement for a town Office. The
seleetmen however refused to pay over the
$500, unless the association would agree to
keep the building insured for the benefit Of
the town, which they refused to do, and the
meeting was held Thursday afternoon to see
If the town would vote to lease the use of the
hall and a room for an Office for term of
years at specified sum per Iyear. 1t was
voted not to accept the proposition, and af-
ter some discussion voted to pass over the
article.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
One of the notable events Of the year In
East Machias occurred on December 9Th,
when the Goth anniversary Of the Dorcas So
ciety was celebrated. One Of the original
members, Mrs. Phebe A. Chaloner, who has
worked in the ranks during the whole fifty
years. was present. The ladies had an in
teresting record to look back over. Thous-
ands Of dollars have been raised and expend-
ed for charitable purposes; the news OF the
town for half a century has been discussed
as 1t came along; many case Of sickness as
well as destitution considered and relieved
and the other thousand and one kinds OF
business that regularly come before such a
meeting, duly attended to. Mrs. Z. l.. Nash,
present secretary, has been a member for
more than forty years. Hon. j. @. Talbot
and Rev. Mr.. Harding made remarks on the
occasion. Mr.. Talbot gave quite ahistory of
the Dorcas, its good work for charity and
general improvement.
YORK COUNTY.
Captain Simeon Z. Bunker. Of Old Orchard
was struck by train while crossing the
railroad track in that town, Monday. He
was badly bruised and one Of hi arms was
broken.