The Portland daily press., 1888-05-26
THE STATE.
ARoosrooK COUNTY.

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Miss Ellen Cummings, daughter of Mrs.
L. h. Cummings OF Fort Fairfield, who has
| Deen In Africa for several years, Is expected
home some time next month.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
In Bridgton the girls are so smart that
they, are crowding the boys out Of the
| apOthecary business The News saws that
Miss Flossie, daughter Of Geo. A. Lord OF
that village is to enter the employ Of +. p.
| Bennett as clerk in his drug store the first
| 0t June. His present chief clerk, Miss Mary
=. Gibbs, viii remain till the fall, when she
intends to enter the Massachusetts, College OF
Pharmacy, Boston.
Summit Hill. in Harrison, Is q busy place
| these days, extensive repairs being made in
| the Whitman House. Another story with
french roof will be added, while a long
| wing extending towards the spring will be a
| feature In the improvements. The new hotel
Will not be erected this summer Owirg To the
| lateness Of the season. The house will be
open the first Of July.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Rev. Martin S. Howes of Litchdeld. win
be united In marriage on the Fourth of July
TO Miss Addie Kennedy, formerly teacher II
the Augusta schools. He is TO be pastor az
the Baptist church in Islesboro. Miss
Kennedy graduated from the Augusta High
school In the class Of n. She is the first ~
the ten ladies in her class to be married
LINCOLN COUNTY.
w. H. Miller, Esq, whose appointment as
postmaster at Washington was reported last
week, succeeding Mr.. /. w. JOhdson. wbO
has held the Office for the past twelve years.
is not voter in the town, and the event
caused much surprise. The facts have been
sent to the Postmaster General, and the
Rockland Opinion hears that the appoint
ment viii be withdrawn.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Norway Advertiser reports that Hon.
q. L. Rand has sold out his interest in the
firm of Il. 4. Rand & Co., Of Lockes Mills.
to @. A. B. Libby Of Lewiston. The busi-
ness will be carried on under the firm name
Of the Tebbets Manufacturing Company's
store. Mr.. Libby Is a son.in-law OF John
G. Tebbets, Mr.. Rand's partner.
PIscATAoUIs COUNTY.
A daring trip was made one day this week
by party Of seven Canadian Pacific rail-
road contractors and others in the steamer
Carrie d., which is owned by STAIRS, Ask
with u Co., over the Moose River rapids, the
principal inlet Of MoOsehead Lake They
wished to get the steamer below the rapids
in order that she might carry the supplies
which were being taken TO the scene Of
operations on the Canadian Pacific line, and
concluded to shoot the rapids. Mr.. Charles
jackson, OF Monson, was taken as pilot and
the steamer entered the rushing waters.
After an exciting run through the waters
which ran at great speed over the rocks, the
steamer emerged safe and sound. The
shooting OF the rapids has never been ac-
complished before by steamer. The Carrie
ID. Is boat about thirty feet In length and
draws about five feet Of water.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Benz. Lincoln, Esq, Of Dennysville re-
eeived 10000 salmon eggs from the State
Commissioner last February for stocking the
river at that place. The young fish are yet
in the Matching house and will be put into
the river some time in June. Mr.. Lincoln
has had remarkably good success with this
lot and thinks that at least 80, 800 of the eggs
Matched. For the past six years young fish
have been put in every season but one, and
there are large number OF salmon IN the
river now.
Rev. j. S. Ross, the Methodist clergyman
of Wesley, Is raising money by subscription
TO buy an organ for the church. Enough
has already been subscribed.
Blake, Day & Co., of Wesley, have just
finished driving million and half Of logs
out Of Brewer Dam Brook. 1t Is the quick
est run ever made.
j. l.. Day, of Wesley, veteran Of tine late
war, Is in feeble health with no hope of re-
cOVeIy. He is a good neighbOr a kind
father and loving husband.
YORK COUNTY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcclellan, Of Biddeford. on
account OF falling health, started Yesterday
on an. extended trip to the provinces. K
friend yacht awaits them at Halifax,
whence they will sail to Labrador and.
nealth permitting, ON to Iceland and Norway
returning the latter part Of the summer