The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-07-18

ters I'LL an immense arm Of the sea, which
run up for three or four miles behind the viii
lage, and thousands of horse power go to
waste which 1t is now proposed to use, aud
Dy means OF dyIamos run by moter wheels
ana auxiliary storrge batteries light not only
22ulllYan Harbor but Hancock Point, Mount
Desert Ferry and Sorrento at One-third the
cost OF coal.
KNOX COUNTY.
D. w. McLoon and A. A. Stoyer, of Rock
land, who own the Buxton limerick quarry
=. arIen, nave Just purchased five acres oil
land west OF Warren depot. and will put up
one patent kiln there at once.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The North Atlantic Squadron, under COM
mand OF Admiral Luce, Is expected at Squir-
that 1t will remain there for a number Of
days.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Whig Is informed by County
Attorney Appleton that there Is no fOunda-
tion for the report that the Stain Cromwell
case cannot be prepared In time for a hear
ing before the full court at the term which
commences In Portland today, in which case
1t will go over to the June term next year.
he says the case viii be prepared and will
be argued at the present term OF court. The
new story set afoat about the discovery Just
made that the story Of the Dexter bank rob-
berry, as told by Charles Stain is identical,
save with the necessary changes Of names Of
towns and locations TO fit the two widely
separated events, with a story told about
the Winthrop Bank, is also new to the Coun-
y Attorney, and fails to impress him very
deeply.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Carney hotel at Moscow, owned by
Charles Coleman, was DESTROYED by fire Mon
day night, including the stable and outbuild-
ings, also nearly all the contents. The hor-
ses In the stable were saved. The loss Is es-
tlmatQ0 at EE OlOs inanFanQa "a O00
WALDO COUNTY.
A whirlwind such as was never seen in
the region before, passed over the town Of
Palermo last Friday morning, about one
O'Clock. Its track was about ten rods wide
and extended from Level Hill to the resi-
aence ot Mr.. Flagg, OF North Palermo, a dis
tance OF about four miles. Mr.. s. GoOdale
Norton's property suffered most severely,
the barn being blown from its foundation
ana MS growing crops badly damaged. The
buildings occupied by Mr.. James Bailey also
those OF II. f. Foye, L. w. Grant and others
were more or less damaged. An elm tree
eighteen inches in diameter and rock ma
pie twelve inches, both perfectly sound,
were twisted of, while scores Of apple trees
were prostrated. In the track Of the wind,
fences and all light articles were blown long
distances, and fields of corn, grain, ETC.,
were leveied and destroyed. The damage
along the route will amount to several thous-
and dollars.
YORK COUNTY.
A crowd Of people stood in front of Daniel
Cote grocery at the corner OF Main and Al
fred streets, Biddeford, about II o'clock Sun
ayforenoon, when there came loud and
sharp report Immediately followed by the
crashing OF glass. Looking around the peo-
PIE discovered that one Of the cans OF corn in
Mr.. Cote's windows had exploded, breaking
the window glass and covering the articles
lying about with corn.
Eli Mason Is farmer on the Goodwin's
Mills road, Biddeford. Last Saturday he
was at work haying and was on top Of a load
OF hay In the field, when the horse that was
attached to the rack took fright and ran.
Mr.. Mason was thrown from the load and
struck the ground with great force, dislocat-
ing his shoulder and fracturing his shoulder
blade.
INs-eENERAE.
-. . stated that pas senger traffic on the
Maine Central road has been for the past few
weeks, at least 10 per cent. greater than dur
ing the corresponding time last year. This
Is rather remarkable in view OF the fact that
tnere has been ten per cent less hot weather
than usual
The Maine items as agreed to in the River
and Harbor bill are as follows: Rockland
HHarpoI, $4,000; Saco Breakwater. 1880;
water, $1,000; Portland Harbor, 10000; Cam
den Harbor, 5000; Back Bay. Portland. 25,-
100; Rockport HarbOr, 10000; Lubec Chan
mel, 2o,0O0i Penobscoc River, $4,000; Nara
CAUCUS River, 10000; Saco River, 10000;
Bagaduce River, 1900; Kennebec River, co.,
200; Moose-a-bec Bar, 1900. Surveys, Mon
negan Island Harbor, Belfast Harbor, Har-
Dor and Channel at Pembroke, Union River
and Union River Bay, Harrisseeket River,
81. Croix River, re-survey; Medomac River,
Pleasant River. from Columbia Falls to its
mouth: The surveys ordered are to deter
mine the necessity for improyements In the
Localities named. 70 be made n the Secretary
"a lYar dcsnAsa adslsabie.. Congress so