The Portland daily press., 1888-04-11
THE STATE.
KENNEBEc COUNTY


Col /. S. Bangs OF Waterville, and Mr.. c.
]. Hall of Belfast, who are now completing
their contract on the Augusta post office,
have Just been awarded the contract for
building the granite tomb to contain the re-
mains OF General Logan. Col. Bangs and
MT. Hall were also the lowest bidders on the
new library building in Washington. Should
they get this contract IL would bring large
amount Of money to Maine, and give en-
ployment to many stone cutters.
There is to be an adjourned meeting Of the
directors of the Vassalboro woolen mills al
the Boston office, next Saturday, when IL L
hoped some action will be taken in regard tC
starting up the mills. 1t Is generally under
stood that when the mills do start up they
will be better prepared for the manufacture
of woolen goods than for number OF years,
as new machinery will be added TO the plant
which will enable them to compete success
fully with other mills of this kind.
The Republicans Of Vienna have elected
the following delegates: To the State con-
ventiUn at Portland, A. +. Smart and A. q.
Whittier; to the State convention at Bangor,
Henry DOwst and Wesley Bradley; to the
Congressional convention at Waterville, Ad-
olson French and N. Il. SanD0rn; 10 the
County convention at Augusta, M. +. Eaton
ana NJ S. Gorden. The delegates to the
convention at Portland were unanimously
instructed to support Hon. Z. c. Burleigh as
a candidate for governor.
The following delegates have been chosen
by the Mount Vernon Republicans: To the
Dolloff and Hiram Gilman; TO the District
convention, William III. Dudley, Benjamin
4. Mitchell and Earnest Pearl.
Shortly after o'clock yesterday morning
fire was discovered in Tarb0x block on Wa
ter street, Gardiner. The building was
damaged by fire and water to the extent OF
$1,000; fully insured. o. M. Blanchards S
iose on hooks and stationary is S1OOO which
is covered by insurance. Il. 4. Ring occu-
pied the third floor as photograph rooms,
His loss is also about $1,000. George w
Heselton, attorney, suffered slight loss, as
did Augustus Nj. Wheeler, a barber The
fire originated In the chemical department Of
the photograph rooms.
KNOX COUNTY.
Two sehooners have been chartered by the
Rockland LIMERICK Railroad company to g
to Darien and bring million feet Of hare
pine to be used in the construction OF the
road. The company has just contracted fol
a locomotive to weigh 60,030 pounds, and Y
be manufactured by II. K. Thurber. OF Pitts
burg. 1t is to be OF the latest improved pat
tern and will be in R0ckland the last o
May. Schooner M. A. Achorn is now on thu
way from Philadelphia with 80 cars weigh
ing 5000 pounds each for this road. Worl
will begin as soon as the frost permits.
Schooner Oracle Young, Captain j. w
Whitman, has arrived in Rockland from tn
Grand Banks with 10000 pounds Of halibu
for Stephen Chase Il Co.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Norway Village Corporation meeting
was held Monday evening, the hall belni
| crowded. S. /. Mitchell was chosen modera
| tor; G. s. Tucker, clerk F. III. Noyes, +. A
| Danforth and George w. Hobbs, assessors
| w. c. Cole. A. +. Andrews, Nj. NJ. Fullel
| and f. W. Sanborn, engineers; Q. e: Mason
| treasurer; g. +. Lord, collector; and JOSEPH
Holt and others, fire police. 1t was yotea .
| organize three hose companies, and to ligh
the streets with electric lights at cost o
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