The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-12-21

clothing with the burning fluid. Her screams
were heard by q neighb0r, but before he
reached her death had ensued She leaves
two children.
The Office Of deputy collector and inspec-
tor at Ellsworth. which was abolished a year
tin B. Walker has been appointed TO the po-
sition.
KNOX COUNTY.
General John ID. Rust, general manager
and treasurer Of the R0ckp0rt Ice Company,
has sold his interest In the same and wi tn
drawn from the company. The business of
the ROckport Ice Company was started In
1865 by General Rust on his return from the
war. 1t is now the largest plant of the kind
in this section. He also started the Arctic
Ice Company at Bath, with parties there In
1870, and operated 1t successfully until 1886
when the ten Ice houses were burned. Their
capacity being forty thousand tons, and there
were fifteen thousand tons destroyed by the
fire. The Rockport Ice Company, under
General Rusts management has been one
of the most successful Ice companies In the
State They have had a large demand for
their Ice at Port au Prince, Barbados and
other Southern ports. General Rust's retire
ment from business in which he has ac-
quired competency Is done that he may
visit the Pacific coast this winter and look
after business interests he has there.
WALDO COUNTY.
Mr.. y. X. Webster. Of Belfast, has been
engaged as master builder of the new vessel
Mr.. Gilchrist Is to build in the Cottrell yard.
Mr.. Gilchrist is now absent looking after
timber for the top work. The vessel Is to be
three masted schooner of 600 tons. The
keel will be laid soon and the vessel launched
in JuLe or July Of next year.
The reunion Of the Forty-niners who
sailed from Belfast In the bark VIM. o. AL
den, which was commanded by Capt. Wm
q AldQn n lar \ of
whom were from Belfast, had a pleasant
time at their reunion last week. The names
of those present were as follows: Capt w.
0. Alden, BENZ. p. HazeltIne, George K.
Wight, Frank Whltmore. Henry Dunbar.
Jos. L. Havener,. John Wentworth and
John N. Stewart All these gentlemen ex-
cept Mr.. Hazeltine, Of Jacksonville, Fla,
and Mr.. Wentworth, Of Montville, reside In
Belfast. The wives of Messrs. Wight,
Whitmore, Stewart and Dunbar were also
present
County Treasurer White saws his report
will make good showing as to the finances
of Waldo county. Last year the county was
nearly $1,000 in debt, but Mr.. White thinks
this Indebtedness will be reduced to about
$1,000. The saving has been made in the
short, and the liquor fines In some cases
have nearly paid the running court expenses.
A number oftowns have not yet paid their
county tax In full.
IN GENERAL.
If the military appropriation should be in
creased by the next legislature it Is possible
that Third Maine Regiment may be formed.
The four companies of reserved militia and
the Frontier Guards Of Eastport, would form
an excellent nucleus forIsuch an organization
and 1t would probably not be difficult to
raise the three other companies needed to
complete the quota. The large county Of
Aroostook and the smaller shires Of Waldo,
lin nd h..
at present have not a single man enlisted in
either the regular or reserved militia.
Governor Marble has issued proclama-
tion announcing the vote on the cOnstitu-
tIonal amendment relative to the election and
the eligibility of the State treasurer, and de-
claring that the constitution shall be amend
ed accordingly, to take effect on the first
Wednesday of January. 1889.
Portland, Cumberland Mills. Bath, tiardi-
ner, Augusta, Lewiston, Watervile and Ban
gor are mentioned as members of State
base ball league next summer.