The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-22
THE STATE.
ANpRoscoaaIN COUNTY.


Eight hundred and fifty looms are now
running ON ginghams at the Bates mills IN
Lewiston and they have begun WITHIN lew
days on their spring goods. lt seems queer qad
to be making goods Tor the spring Oh 1909,
but that is what they are doing. Inc spring
styles of 1889 are mostly In large checks and
plaids, and in very pleasing combinations ol
striking colors.
1t is said that the proprlet0rship OF the
new hotel at st. Andrews has recently been
offered to and declined by Mr.. Geo. Il.
Thompson Of the firm of Carmau & Thomp-
son of Lewiston.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The last bond Of the town Of Houlton has
been paid. The treasurer reports SIOOO IN
paid.
The town Of Van Buren, is peculiarly al
flicted. It seems that since the town was
first settled it has never been troubled Win
rats and it was thought to be Tree from them.
This fall, however. the destructive rodents
Numbers mum and are living in the grist mills
and carrying on q work Of destruction,
Thus far they have done much damage and
battle all attempts to exterminate them.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The people of Sebago Lake will hold a
church fair at the Congregational church,
Monday evening, Oct. p: A special tram
will run from Portland and return az ,, tn1
close of the entertainment. Half fare Will
be charged.
At the fish weirs on Crooked River are
what is said to be the handsomest lot OF SAL
mon ever taken in those parts, about 2OO OF
them ranging from to % pounds and look
ing good enough to eat.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
ID. A. Bunker, carpenter at Bar Harbor,
Me, has gone into voluntary insolvency.
Boston Advertiser.
The United Copper Company of Maine,
who now own the Douglass, Stewart and
Bluehill mining properties at Bluehill, have
pumped out the old Douglass shaft and
taken some very handsome ore from the bot
tom, samples of which have been sent to the
New York office. A crew OF miners nave
been put at work in the bottom Of the shaft,
which is now at depth OF 265 feet. The
stock of the company has been listed on the
New York exchanges, and sales on the nrst
day were quoted at S1.OO at Sl.lO.-lMt
Desert Herald.
John 7. Higgins, Esq, OF Bar Haroor Is
seriously i'll; but Is reported a little better.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The veteran gunner, Geo. w. Ladd, ar
rived at Augusta Friday night from the
headwaters of the Kennebec. He brought a
fine bunch of birch partridgss-25 in num-
ber-and few black ducks. He reports the
long continued rains to have sadly inter-
IeTeQ Will UuuLlIlS anu bLdt lOl ak a
time it was impossible to leave camp. The
favorite feeding grounds Of the ducks, near
the inlet to Flagstaff pond, are now several
feet under water.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
John Golden, employed in building the
large iron bridge across Wilson Stream, five
miles from Greenville, on the Canadian Pa
ciic railroad, fell eight feet Thursday and
was killed. he belonged in Kalamazoo,
Mich.
sAGADAH0C COUNTY.
At the southern division of the Bath Iron
works the following men have been appoint
ed the chiefs in their seceral departments !:
Charles E. Hyde, mechanical engineer; X.
NJ. Parke, foreman machine shop; ii: 5.
Madden, foreman boiler shop; T.. Wether-
bee, foreman smith shop. The outlook Tor a
good winters work In these shops Is very Ia
yorable, the probabilities being that the en-
giues for the large new steamer which Is to
90 on the Portland, New York line next
summer will be built there. The machinery
will be similar to the Winthrop's both In
size and and style.
WALDO COUNTY.
The body of Winslow N. Richards was
found last evening in his barn in Camden.
He committed suicide by shooting himself
through the head He was a good stone
mason and a respected man. He was &C
wears old. He leaves widow, two daugh-
ters and one son.
YORK COUNTY.
Geo. Fl. Andrews, of Biddeford, has been
appointed special district deputy by Grand
Chief Templar j. II. Hamilton of the Maine
Good Templars.