The Portland daily press., 1888-07-13
THE STATE.
ANpRoscoGaIN COUNTY.


A son of Mary Files. four years old, was
drowned in the canal at Lewiston Wednes-
day. The canal was drawn, and the body
was recovered last night.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Marshall Bacon, for the last thirty years
proprietor af the Cumberland Hotel at Bridg
ton, and prominent citizen, died yesterday
at the age of so.
III FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The farm buildings of Jacob Storer, in
New Sharon, were burned Wednesday night.
together with their contents, during the ab-
sence of the family.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
A Cranberry Isle correspondent writes to
the Mount Desert Herald: The mackerel
vessels have all returned home. None of
them caught any mackerel of account, the
Schooner Lila b. Fernald taking the most,
which was but 80 barrels of small mackerel.
The cod fishing vessels are doing, and have
done, comparatively well.
AT Sullivan this summer a fotilla of sail
boats will add a novel feature. The boats
are to be equipped with Venetian sails,
which, with their gaudy colors, will add to
to the attractions.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Several cases of cow-poisoning are report
ed from Waterville.
The Kennebec fishermen are lamenting the
scarcity of fish. Ten years ago salmon were
comparatively plenty, and sturgeon were
very common. No salmon have been heard
of in the river this season, and there are
not enough Shad to make the fishery profit
able.
The Pennington Chronicle hears it report
ed that Boston gentleman has taken three
of the free lots recently advertised on the
western shore of Wilton Pond, and that he
is going to put on steamer large enough to
carry thirty persons.
KNOX COUNTY.
The reunion of the 26th Maine Regiment
will be held in Camden, Aug. II.
OXFORD COUNTY.
j. III. Holden, of Oxford, Me-, fell dead in
the street at Wiscasset yesterday, of heart
disease.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The deer come out in the grain fields at
Milford and feed. 1t is quite common thing
to see them there.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
1t is reported that the perpetrator of the
assault on Mrs. Wyman at Dover has been
arrested
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Embden has voted to exempt from taxation
ten years pulp mill or other factories erect
ed on Carratunk Falls, Embden side.
Farmers have commenced haying in earn
est. Owing to the late spring and drought
Inb nay crop VIII De very HBut.
The parties leasing the water privilege at
Carratunk Falls to the firm of Day & Mills,
Boston, have extended the bond for thirty
days. 1t is proposed to erect a pulp mill on
either the Solon or Embden side. The agent
is now ON the ground, and work has already
begun.
1t is reported that the wOolen mill at
Madison Mills will soon start up. This will
be good thing for the mills.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The house of Capt Frank Clark, at Colum-
bia, with most of its contents was burned
Wednesday afternoon. A wallet containing
sum of money was lost also. Loss S., 200.
YORK COUNTY.
Roswell Caine, about % years of age; t.
tempted suicide Monday by taking Paris
green. The timely interference of DR.. Hall
prevented the accomplishment of his pur-
pose. 1t is said disappointment in love af-
fair was the cause.
Nathan Farwell, son of John Farwell, of
Unity, died in Montana June %, aged 80. He
was ditching with a span of horses. when
they got frightened and ran over him, bring
ing the point of the plow into his, abdomen.
He lived from Thursday to Saturday.