The Portland daily press., 1888-11-16
THE STATE.
ANpRoscoaaIN couNrY

A party Of hunters, composed Of Messrs.
G. Brown Of Melrose. Mass, +. A. Russell,
conductor on the Il. Il M. railroad, and Hem
ry Landt Of Boston. with dogs aud equip
ments, took up their quarters. as usual at
the farm Of their brother sportsman. Mr.. A.
5. Thompson. near LivermOre Falls, for
their annual ten days fox hunt. The early
dawn was greeted by the music Of the chase,
as Reynard tripped nimbly over the frosty
hills. The echo Of the breech-l0aders on the
still morning air brought happy smile 10
the farmers wife, whose flock Of turkeys
had been prematurely dined upon, regardless
Of the Thanksgiving proclamation. The
best score for single day was three foxes.
Thursday the party returned to Boston,
making grand display OF fifteen, exceed
ingly tine fox skins, the result Of the hunt
They think 1t hard score to beat.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
At the last term Of the insolvency court
the second meeting OF the creditors Of Ma
thaniel n. Noyes Of Pennington was called.
Silas Perham Of Pennington presented his
petition for discharge; and F. Il. Timber
lake, ESQ.,, assignee Of Q. o. Hayford Of Sa-
lem, asked for one months further time: the
claim Of Mrs. Georgia Hayford (wife Of the
insolyent, as presented by M. w. Loveioy,
Esq, her attorney. was disallowed by the
judge.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The Ellsworth American reports that Mr..
George L.. Morrison Of Hartland has pur-
stream, and will shortly commence fitting 1t
up for business. He intends to move to
Ellsworth some time in February. and ex-
poets to tit up In admirable order three-set
mill. into which he will put suitable machin-
cry for the manufacture Of all kinds Of WOOL
en- cloth. He will also manufacture "Morri-
sons domestic wOOlen yarns" which are
well and favorably known throughout the
State, having been on the market five years
and proving TO be staple goods. He will also
| bQVQ in cAnnaettOn a firQt.e QuQtOm ord-
ing department, and give strict attention to
all other kinds OF custom work. He expects
TO get the factory running in April or May,
when steady employment will be given to 20
or 30 hands.
On Tuesday Of next week. at Hancock
Hall, Harrison dinner will be given 10
those citizens Of Ellsworth who voted for
Gen. w. III. Harrison In 1910. and Gen. Ben
jamin Harrison In 1885, Among EllswOrth's
citizens who voted for Harrison In 1s40 are
Rev. DIR. Tenney, John NJ. Hale, John ID.
Hopkins, James III. Hopkins, Robert +. Nc
Farland, Capt. Abial Mcfarland, NJ; j. Ad-
ANS Daniel Hvt1,01s, Adams, Henry Henry A Pgtt9n,
Samuel Royal, William James. Sylvester
Lord, L. l.. Tripp, Barney Chester, G. r.
Hight, John Fletcher, Charles K. Whltcomb.
Charles Joy, Jacob Stevens, Capt John b.
Jordan, Isaiah Blaisdell, Daniel r. Eldridge,
Zabud Foster, Daniel s. Beale, John II. Par
fridge. Hartley Boynton. Charles ID. Trevor
gy, Israel Wood, Joseph Mason, SpoffOrd II.
Thomas, Daniel r. Maddoeks, David MeT-
ritt, George Cunningham, Alpheus Moore.
Albert Smith, John Stanley Jordan, Luther
Hapworth and Curtis Clark.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
j. NJ. Crooker, one Of the Oldest and most
respected citizens OF Waterville, was strick-
en- with partial paralysis Sunday and Is seri-
ously Ill.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The .Edgecomb quarterly meeting met in
its 263d session with the Woolwich and Wis.,
casset church, Nov. 9th, and continued in
session through Sunday.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Berlin Mills Company are building
road from Berlin to Grafton for the purpose
of furnishing supplies for their logging
camps. The distance they had to haul sup
plies by the way Of Enrol, N. H., TO Grafton
was forty-four miles and by their new road
they think they can shorten the distance to
fifteen miles. The Berlin Mills Company
intend to put in this winter about five
million of spruce in Grafton. Perley Wight.
Of Cambridge, \. H., has taken contract TO
put in one million Of spruce for the company
in Grafton.
PENoBsCor COUNTY.
The electrical expert thinks It will cost
Sl7, 1000 to put plant OF $50 electric lights In
at Bangor, and that they can be operated for
$3.50 per lamp year. These lights are arc
lights, and the plant would be put In at the
water works.
A moose weighing five hundred pounds
was shot and killed by a boy fourteen years
old in Enfield on Friday. The animal went
within five rods OF the house. Others have
been seen in that vicinity. Caribou also are
occasionally seen about there. Deer are
quite plenty, and still hunters are anxiously
waiting for snow. Reports from the bird
dog district tell Of big harvest by still
hunters on the deer plains.
Mr. j. r. Brewer, of bingham, Mass, has
| kaI e. no 30 81 Fo,r ok
through Mr.. Gilbert, chairman OF the farm
committee, the valuable jersey bull, Drac0
Torment. This is promising young bull,
dropped April q. 1888, solid color, and comes
from lines Of the best blood In the breed.
He was sired by Snappit, 1885, dam import
ed Royal Fern, %, 9,144, three pounds day
COW, large in size and with strong cOnstitu-
ton. Snappit, the sire Of Draco, Is great
great grandson through both sire and dam
| Of the celebrated C0omassie, tracing to that
grand old COW on the side Of sire, through
TOrmenter and Khedive, aud on the side Of
dam through the celebrated bulls Guy Fawkes
and Koffee. He has always drawn prize
wherever shown. Royal Fern, the dam Of
Draco, Is observation-disclosures OF
Coomassie, through such sires as Lemon
Peel and Vertumnus.
PIscATAoUIs COUNTY.
| Mrs. Edwin j. Mayo, Of Foxcroft, gave
birth on Tuesday to twin boys, six Founders,
who have been named Harrison and Morton,
| II is reported.
| In the fifteen years that ne mas been en-
| gagged in the business of spool manufacture,
at Foxcroft, Mr. l.. Dwelley has used 80 900
i cords of white birch Before he started this
i mill his wood was nearly worthless, but Is
now one Of the most valuable Of our Maine
woods and as IL grows In great quantities Is
/ a source Of much wealth 10 the State.
| Business will be lively at MonsOn this
winter, for the slate quarries will be run on
| full time and with full crews, the first time
| for several years.
For some weeks Messrs. ID. X. Campbell &
Son have been taking the preliminary steps
/ Tor suspending operations at the old mill In
| SangeTville, and now the work there has
| stopped. There has been no sale for the
! goods for some time past at any price which
would yield profit, owing to the Overplus
on the market. The other two mills are run
ming, and 1t Is hoped that operations will
soon be resumed in the one where the ma
| ehinery is now idle.
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