The Portland daily press., 1888-06-04

ANDRosCOGGIN COUNTY.
Auburn business men will build another
shoe factory if they can find any responsible
manufacturer who will lease it.
The Androscoggin Land Association of
Auburn has its plans for developing the
Packard farm almost perfected. The farm
will be divided into one hundred and fifty
house lots very soon and large park will be
arranged directly in the center of the prop
erty.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
George Thompson, the Standish livery
to stranger and the team has not been re-
turned Thompson is looking for his prop
erty.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Kennebec Valley Druggist Associa-
tion in their meeting at HallOwell elected
the following officers; ID. f. Libby. Pitts
field, president; III. B. Tucker, Waterville,
vice president; ii. E. Bowditch, Augusta,
secretary and treasurer.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Burglars broke into the drug store of DIR.
+. III. Packard, and the confectionery store
of Erastus Cummings, at West Paris, Fri
day night. getting ten or fifteen dollars in
money from the money drawers, and lot of
tobacco and cigars. An overcoat was stolen
from Mr.. Benjamin Davis. AS yet there is
no clue to the robbery; it is supposed to be
the work of tramps.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
A new coat shop is to be started in Skow-
hogan. Messrs. Z. L. Towne of Madison,
f. b. Heselton and G. A. Joy are the gentle
men most interested.
Henry Smith of Skowhegan died Saturday
morning, Of dropsy, having been confined to
the house but one week. Mr.. Smith was
baggage master at Skowhegan and well
known throughout the State, having been a
conductor on the Maine Central. He leaves
wife and daughter.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
Saturday morning the New England Ship
Building Company launched the passenger
steamer Nahanada, owned by the Eastern
Steamboat Company and designed to run on
the Bath and Boot6bay Rarbor route. The
steamer is very strongly built in every par
ticular and is 81 feet over all. 1916 feet in
breadth and 7.6 feet in depth. The Ma:
hanada was designed by Mr.. William Pattee,
who, designed the !Sappho, and he has made
her hull very. similar to that of the speedy
Bar Harbor steamer. The engine is built al
the New England Iron Works and is con.
sidered very fine one and it is thought that
the new steamer will be able to log sixteen
knots per hour easily. She will be ready for
yard now contains but ons vessel, three
masted, 500.ton schooner, to be owned by
parties in Dover, N. III. This vessel is al
ceiled and about half planked and will bt
ready 1or launching In tnree or 1our weeks
YORK COUNTY.
Nate Haines was before Judge Emmon
Saturday afternoon in the Saco municipal
court, on the charge of assault. He retracted
his plea of not guilty and pleaded guilty,
He was fined $40 and costs, amounting t
$50, which he paid. The young Maddox
boy whom Haines assaulted is rapidly i'm
proving. He has an abseess under his kne,
but will undoubtedly recover from the effect
of the assault.
The following divorces were granted a
the May term of supreme court at Alfred
| Colligan vs. Frank f. Colligan; Alonzo
| Haley vs. Mary A. Haley; Frank G. Deve
| reaux VS.. Almira f. Devereaux; Minnie S
| Hanson VS.. Nathan III. Hanson; Moses G
| Hanson VS.. Emma NJ. Hanson; Jennie b
| Stackpole VS.. Lowell B. Stackpole.
There was q charming wedding Saturda,
| afternoon at o'clock, at the residence ol
| Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Henderson on Store
| street, Saco. The bride was Miss Nell
Gertrude Henderson, and the groom wa
| Charles Sumner Sturtevant of Lowell, Mass
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
A new industry which is soon to be starte,
in Columbia Falls, promises when fully de
velopeG to be a valuable agency in promoting
| the interests of that region. The proprietor
| of the enterprise are Henry w. Buckman o
that town and capitalists belonging in Bos
| tou, who propose to engage in the manufac
| ture of pressed bricks and terra Gotta lum
Der. The site selected for the business
situated one mile from the village on tn
east side of Pleasant River, and has bee
thoroughly inspected by experts, who pro
nounce the location well adapted to the bus
| ness.