The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-12-12
THE STATE.
PENoBscor COUNTY.


At largely attended meeting of the ex-
prisoners Of war, held at G. A. r. Hall, Ban
gor, Saturday evening, the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: Elton
W. Ware, president; A. b. Merrill, vice pres
ident; Thomas I. Tabor, secretary and treas
urer.
l.. j. Morse, ESQ.,, of Bangor, has under
gone severe surgical operation in Boston.
He IS doing well, having stood the operation
with much f0rtitude.
The Maine State Grange holds its annual
meeting at Bangor, commencing Tuesday
December 18th, and continuing three
days. Arrangements have been made with
tine Maine Central for half fare tickets, and
the meeting promises to be large one. The
address Of Worthy Master Robie will be
given on Tuesday afternoon at O'Clock
Hon. George +. Talbot. Of Portland, has
been invited to deliver a public address on
forestry to members OF the Grange, and the
m. The sixth degree of the order will be
conferred on those wishing to take it on
Wednesday evening.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
1t is said that Messrs. Bell & Skinner will
start new boot and shoe factory in Hart
land very soon.
YORK COUNTY.
Nehemiah Mason, of Lyman, while chop
ping in his wood lot Monday, cut his foot,
severing three bones and partly cutting an
other. He will be laid up for many weeks.
=. Special revival services are in progress in
the Saco Methodist church this week. The
pastor. Rev. A. W. Pottle. will be assisted
on different evenings during the week by
Missionary Dean, Rev. N. T. Whitaker, ID. d.,
and Rev. j. Nj. Frost Of Portland.
IN GENERAL.
1t Is evident that the shipping OF short
Holsters from Maine to the New York mark
cts has become an extensive business, and
that the New York men are in league with
the Maine poachers to defy the law. Severa
tags have recently been taken from barrels
OF snort Holsters that were seized These
tags are addressed to New York firms No
other indication of who the shipper was
could pc found on the packages. The poach-
or, to avoid punishment, arranges cipher
with his commission agent and thus tags
all his goods The warden may seize the
Holsters, but how can he tell who the culprit
is? During the last two months wardens
have seized and libelled over 100 short lobs-
tiers. No doubt hundreds of thousands of
them have escaped the officers.
Ralph r. Ulmer, Republican candidate for
clerk OF courts in Knox county, appeared be-
fore the Governor and Council Monday with
certified copies of the clerks records in the
towns of Camden and Washington, stating
that the vote returned In those towns for
Ralph II. and Ralph i. Ulmer were really
cast for Ralph r. Ulmer. l.. G. Cornish,
Esq, counsel for L. +. Starrett, the Demo.
cratic candidate, admitted the claim. Mr.. Ul-
mer had plurality of only out of a total OF
64S4. Gersham Z. Burgess presented GER
titled copy of the Rockland clerks record,
showing that the votes returned for &. Il.
Burgess as senator from Knox county were
in reality cast for him. He was allowed the
seat. Joseph X. Littefeld was declared
elected representative from the class COM
posed Of Swanville, Brooks, Knox, Waldo,
Erppdnm turi 70 nd ha
fact that number of votes were returned
for Iosanh Tittlafipld