The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-05-07
THE STATE.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.


Rev. o. S. French, formerly well known
Adventist clergyman in Bangor, but who
has been located in Dover for some time past
has received a call to Lewiston.
The thirteenth annual reunion of the 10th
Maine Regimental Association will be held
in Lewiston in the coming August. This
gallant regiment was mustered into the
United States service at Augusta, Aug. IA,
1862, for three years, and during its period
of service it was debted with seventy-one
commissioned officers and two thousand and
ninety-sevtr Lien, and yet at its final muster
out in June, 1865 there were but thirty
commissioned officers and two hundred and
eighty-fiye enlisted men.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
Hon. I. H. Phair of Presque Isle has pur-
chased Of his late partner, G. +. A. johnson,
Esq, the Presque Isle, Mapleton and AXE
ley brook starch factories.
The dead body OF man was found In an
unoccupied building Of the Phalen farm a
short distance out of Houlton Saturday.
Papers on the body shows him to be a
ScOtchman by the name of Donald Nc
Donald, late Of Company ID, Second Battery,
U. 5. Volunteers.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The dwelling house at Sebago, occupied by
Samuel L. Paine, and owned by the heirs of
the late X. z. Sanbcrn, was destroyed by
fire, Friday with the most of the contents.
Loss ON the house about $500. Mr.. Paine's
loss was about $500; no insurance.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Sophomore dignity at Colby University
received an unprecedented shock Friday by
the daring deed of freshman who, spying
sophomore alone, seized and dragged him to
faucet on the campus, and doused him to
his hearts content. For some time past
there has been considerable rivalry and class
spirit noticed between the freshman and
sophomore class,and now there will be more,
as the sophomores swear yengence.
KNOX COUNTY.
w. A. French, Esq, president of the Mas
sachusetts National Bank, of Boston, has
in Camden, which is situated on the high
land to the west of Camden village, COM
mands superb views of the ocean and bay to
the South and East Megunticook lake and
Mounts Battle, MeguntlcoOk, and Moody to
the North, and Bald, Hosner and Pleasant
Mountains to the West, and affords some of
the most extended and romantic views on
the Maine coast
Capt Henry J. Hemingway, of Camden,
has been shipmaster for 50 years.
An enthusiastic railroad meeting was held
in Union Friday night by those interested in
building railroad down Georges Valley.
One hundred prominent citizens were
present, the sentiment being unanimous in
favor of building such road running from
Liberty down through the valley either to
taken on whether the town should loan its
credit for S25,000 towards building the road
was carried in the affirmative without OPP
position
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
In the S. j. court in Bangor. Saturday,
certain witnesses testified how they pur-
chased $13, 600 worth of crooked paper at so
cents ON the dollar to stop criminal proceed
ings against Jacob Stern. in order to allow
him to escape. The particular phase of the
case now on is this: The judge of probate
refused to allow this thirteen thousand to be
proved as claim against the estate of Stern
and relatives who furnished the $1,000 have
appealed and Judge Foster is hearing it.
Stern is now in Germany.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Frank Todd, Esq, of st. Stephen, has
secured from the authorities on his side of
the line 100000 solmon fry for the ST. Croix
river, to be deposited this year.
Cherryfield will probably be lighted by
electricity before long. A company has
been formed with capital of $4,000 and 100
lights nave been ordered.
YORK COUNTY.
Rev. Theodore Bearsiley of Saco has ac-
cepted an invitation to become pastor of the
Congregational church at Newburyport. He
will leave here next week.
The trial of Forest Waterhouse of Kenne-
bunkport, for criminal libel, was begun in
the Biddeford municipal court Saturday
Hamilton and Haley of Bidde-
ford appeared for the State. Hampden and
Fairfield of SacO for the defense.