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

nurL. "A brakeman was cO0SlutIdDiy DuIHSus
The cause was broken wheel.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Mrs. Fred Dinsmore and her two sons ar
rived at their home in Richmond last week.
Mrs. Dinsmore was with her husband, Capt.
Fred Dinsmore. Of the ship Il. III. Sawyer,
lately wrecked In the English Channel, and
the family barely escayed with their lives.
Mr.. L. A. Dyer, Of Augusta. has in his
possession silk badge which was won by q
member Of the young Mems Scott Club"
Augusta, Me. The club was organized IN
1852. Stamped on the silk is United States
flag bearing the inscription OF scott and
Graham.
Steady Iprogress has been made toward
building the horse railroad at Waterville.
The cars are being built, and all the materi-
al for the construction Of the road Is contract
ed for, including $4,000 tons Of cobble stones
for paving between the tracks, and 5000
sleepers. The stone is to be furnished by
farmers in surrounding towns.
About dozen roughs came to Gardiner
from Iceboro Friday evening and immedi-
ately started in for carousal. When eau
toned by the police they informed the officer
that they proposed to run the town that
night, and the officers might 60 home. Late
in the evening Marshal Norton aided by 9th
er officers, succeeded afterla fierce struggle in
arrestng eleven Of the offenders. The offi-
GERS were considerably bruised in the melee.
Eight of the offenders were sent to the Au-
gusta Jail for 60 days after hearing Satur-
day morning.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Hurricane Granite Company are about
to resume monthly payments, after having
paid employees fortnightly for considerable
time. Not being a corporation. the company
can do this without incurring any penalty.
The company have taken this action, not on
account of any unwillingness to comply
with the law, which they approve Of and are
perfectly willing to conform to If the rule
can be made general to do SO. But they find
most of their competitors In the granite bus
ness entirely ignoring the law, and many Of
them make no pretence Of paying regularly
at all.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
r. [. Thompson, Esq, of Friendship, has
opened a law Office in Waldob0ro. Mr..
Thompson Is a graduate of B0wdoin College.
and one of the brightest young men in the
county.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Norway Opera House bazed, sparkled
and shone, with the first, best and gayest of
the people Of this town, Paris and Oxford,
Friday evening, at the leap year ball, for the
benefit Of the public library. Among the
ladies it was dressy affair and one could
see in every direction upon the floor tasty
and brilliant costumes. The whole affair
was well managed by the ladies from begin
ming to end and everything went like clock
work. With Mrs. Addie Danforth as floor
director, assisted by Mrs. Mary l.. Howe,
the Misses Beal and others, the dance could
not but go merry as marriage bell.
PEN0BsCoT COUNTY.
1t is stated upon good authority that
most important piece OF evidence has been
discovered in the Bennett robbery case. A
man has been found who drove Whitney IN
a team from Pittsfeld, four miles from the
scene of the affair. III this is so 1t will have
a bearing upon the case.
A negro, named Charles RyersOD, who
lives at SIR. 4. w. Hasey's place in Bangor,
had both feet frozen while in the woods at
Moosehead Lake, where he was at work for
Mr.. Bradstreet. While out hunting he
lost his way and wandered about for
three days and two nights before he was
found. After being taken to the logging
camp he was brought to Bangor. 1t Is hoped
that his feet will be saved.
DIR. Bailey tells a reporter Of the Bangor
Whig that there were few cases OF glanders
In the State before the bronchos were brought
in from the West. Most Of the cases are
traceable to them. Next summer all bron-
chos intended to be brought to Maine will be
e,Xsa,pipsd Ref9Ee they .enteI-the State limits.
ceIyed a letter from broneho importers, stat
ing their intention to bring about 200 OF these
animals into the State for sale during the
season; but it is safe to say that the Dron-
chos will be thoroughly examined Dy tne
commissioners before they VIII be allowed
to come.