The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-08-01
the STATE.
HANCOCK COUNTY.

Mr.. Charles Woodland, who is conducting
the branch store of Mr.. g. w. Sullivan, at
Bar Harbor, has established his reputation
as a pedestrian by recent tramp which he
took. He started from the Porcupine,
walked to the summit of Green Mountain
and returned to the starting point in an
hour and a quarter
A son of Charles Caulkins Of South Deer
Isle, Yesterday pushed itself backward from
the table, striking the back OF his head, from
which death resulted in a few minutes.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Fire Sunday morning destroyed the farm
house at Pulls Cove, Eden, owned by Mrs.
Biddle of Philadelphia. Loss about $2500.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Mr.. Joseph III. Manley says in letter to
the Kennebec Journal that If leaking gas
killed trees in that city the company is ready
to refund in damages, without suit
On Thursday, the Goth inst. while six or
seven women and children were riding on a
raspberry excursion, in rackdrawn by four
steers, and had gone about one mile from
Branch Mills, Palermo, suddenly the steers
took fright and ran with violent speed, until
nearing place where the teamster, Mr.. An
drew Small. of Branch Mills, purposed to
turn off to get load of hay. After trying
in vain to stop them and fearing disastrous
result to his helpless crew, he nobly risked
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rear nigh OK with his right foot, which, be-
ing entangled, the OK fell ON him and one
wheel of the cart went over him, crushing
his right shoulder blade, and throwing the
shoulder out of joint, breaking. his collar
bone, and severely injuring his kidneys and
right lung. 1t was at first supposed his in
juries would result fatally. but being a ro-
bust young man and in the care of skillful
physician and surgeon, strong hopes are en-
tertained OF his recovery. The women and
children escaped uninjured.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The water wheels for the Oldtown wooden
null arrived last week from Dayton, Ohio.
They are the Victoria make and considered
the best wheel in the market. A centrifu.
| gal pump has been placed in the wheelpit to
lOwerthe water, which has been obstructing
the work Of extending the arches. The
pump has capacity 1000 gallons per minute,
and is great help in keeping the wheelpit
dry. Three engines, two boilers and fouI
pumps, are only part of the machinery now
employed at the works. The employees are
at work on the second floor of the main mill
and everything is moving rapidly.
Dudley, Shaw & Co. OF Bangor, have just
closed a contract for 1000 900 pairs of wigWam
slippers to be finished within one year, for
which they are to receive $4,000. This is
the largest shoe contract ever made in this
| section.
YORK COUNTY.
Three men were huddled together in q
freight car at the Biddeford yard yes
terday morning, slowing away bales of Pep
| perell drills. Extra care was taken in load
ing the goods, for they were going all the way
| through to Vancouver without a change
| From there they will be shipped to China
Eight hundred bales comprise the shipment
which is the third made by the Pepperel
and Laconia Mills within six weeks. Eact
bale contains Is cuts, averaging 10 pounds K
the cut. The cloth is packed in burlap
baled by hydraulic pressure and tied by min,
strands OF coarse hemp cord. The bales lool
as II they might be sent around the worlC
without fear of breaking apart.