The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-07-16
THE STATE.
ARoosrooK COUNTY

ARoosTooK COUNTY.
Guilford Phinney, murdered in Brooklyn
N. Y, the other day, is said to be a son OF
BENZ. Phinney, of Pressure Isle.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.
The new hose cart arrived at Lvermore
Falls last week with a 81 200 steamer. The
village will now be well protected from FIRE
M. F. S. Rich mond, the owner of the large
wood turning mills at Livermore Falls and
at Richmond Mills, was jammed on the leg
badly last week. His condition is considered
dangerous.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
All but one of the new teachers at st.
gagged. Mise Grace Hamilton, of Boston. is
TO be the instructor in vocal and instrument
tai music; Franklin Greet, native OF Ger
many, instructor in French and German
Miss Genevieye Baright, instructor in draw
Ing. Miss Allen, in addition to her duties as
principal will take the classes in Latin and
mathematics; the rector OF the school, the
Rev. Walter Gwynne, will have church his
tory and Evidences of Christianity, and the
Rev. Allen Z. Beeman, of Christ Church,
Moral Philosophy. Mrs. A. S. Frothingham,
who has been for so many years the faithful
and efficient matron of the Hail. remains in
her accustomed place.
KNOX COUNTY.
Thomaston business men have organized
Board of Trade with j. III. Il. Hewett, pres
ident, and, Sidney G. Smith, secretary, with
OF the Board Of Trade will soon be appointed
to make arrangements to start some industry
TO benefit the town. All are alive to the
management.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
VIM: 5. Towne, Of Wiscasset, died Wednes-
day. de was in the employ of j. l.. Holden
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
H. ood Mrc Ctaoha, n
Garland. celebrated their golden wedding
last week.
During the month of June the pulp mill at
Great Works manufactured over 1,220.O 900
pounds of fine pulp. One day recently the
phenomenal amount of t50,549 pounds was
made during the "a hours, run. This is, a
larger amount than has been produced by
any other similar mill in the country, during
the same period of time.
Rev. G. w. Hinkley, the State evangelist,
who is trying to start school for the benefit
Of homeless boys. has obtainedsfve thousand
dollars towards buying the Henry Marsh
farm in Newport for that purpose.
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
Hon J. F. Sprague, of Monson, represent
ing the Piscataqufs County Commissioners,
has recently returned from Boston, where,
with Detective Ira True, he went in search
Of traces Of young Edwin 3. Hall, who prob
ably killed Mckenzie at Ship Pond. Hall has
find about him.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
David Allen, of Richmond, broke one of
the bones OF his right leg by falling from a
moving machine Thursday.
Tug "Popham," owned by the Knicker-
booker Towage company, Of this city, is
ashore near Mack's Island, Sheepscot River.
She will probably be total loss. She is
bilged and tugs have gone to her assistance.
In Sewall g. Co.'s yard, Bath, a keel is be-
ing stretched for 1000 ton four masted
schooner. The frame is in the yard and the
work will go on rapidly. Kelley. q Spear
will also begin work on large schooner as
Burgess of Boston, the designer, was in
Bath.
WALDO COUNTY.
At an early hour Friday morning, some
repository of K. +. Hanson, of Belfast,
poured kerosene oil upon the second, third
and fourth floors, detached and removed the
hose which carries water through the build
ing and then kindled fire on the lower floor
and escaped. Fortunately, before the flames
had reached the ell or made much headway,
one Of the employees, on coming to the build
1t out. A few moments later the factory
would have been in a blaze and much proper
ty destroyed. A sharp lookout will be kept
for suspected party.
IN GENERAL.
Post Offices have been established at Asti-
con, Hancock County, Fred G. Savage, post
master, and at Higgins Beach, Cumberland
county, Charles A. Beales, Postmaster.
vey hilman has been appointed postmaster
az Nortn Hancock, Hancock County, vice M.