The Portland daily press., 1888-03-29
THE STATE.
ANDRoscoeeIN COUNTY.

A boy aged about IL years recently met
with singular accident at the electric light
station in Lewiston. The lad was playing
on the ice Just above the tails when no Ieil ~
ing waters below. The swift current carried
the boy onward and washed him under the
ice few feet further down the stream lie
emerged from this under the Ice trip after
going about twenty feet and managed to get
ashore and scramble up the bank. The boys
father came along az this moment and assist
ed him home. The father seemed more
alarmed than the boy.
j. W. Penney & Sons. Of Mechanic Falls.
are building foundry in connection with
their machine shop. Hlthert9 they nave
been obliged to send away for their castings.
Work on the Baptist church at Mechanic
Falls Is progressing rapidly; about % feet ot
the tower Is in position.
The toothpicks and veneer works Of Rounds
& Harris, at Mechanic Falls, are runningIuh
strength now.
The clothing factory at Mechanic Falls will
manufacture about 1900 garments during
the month OF March.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
p. O,Niel, OF Holmesville, N. b., lost his
The wallet held S122.30, the result Of his
winters work In the woods.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The South Kennebee Agricultural Associa-
ton which will embrace within Its limits the
southern part of Kennebec county east OF
the river, and Whltefeld In Lincoln county,
has been organized. The officers Tor the en-
suing wear were elected as follows: Presi-
dent, George Brooks, Chelsea; vice .Presi'
dents. j. s, Gray, Windsor; VIM. A. Nolan,
Whitefeld; G. Il. Simpson, Windsor; secre-
tary, +. II. Mooers, Pittstoni assistant sec
retary, +. Y. Barker, Chelsea; treasurer,
Charles E. Coombs. Windsor. Trustees, the
president and secretary, ex Offici0, A. N.
Douglas, Chelsea; Levi Perkins, A. Is. N0yes,
Windsor; j. K. Blanchard. Chelsea; James
Il. Colburn, Windsor. Land on wnlcn 70
hold fairs has been secured In SO. windsor.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The ladies Of South Paris appeared at the
Grand Army Post last week and presented to
1t S67.12 as the proceeds OF their entertain
ment.
Already the snow Is being removed BY
shOvels and carpenters are beginning to
build. Everything points to busy summer
There are no vacant rents In South faris.
Little hopes are entertained for the recoy-
cry Of Mrs. III. n. Bolster, Of South Paris.
Horace A. Hall of East Otisdeld has bought
one half interest in the large mercantile busi-
ness Of Capt. III. N. Bolster.
PIscATAoUIs COUNTY.
IL is said that Mr. j. l.. p. O'IIanley has
withdrawn from the firm OF STAIRS, AskwOrth
& Co., the well known Canadian Pacific con-
tractors
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
The special constables, aided by spoilers,
are making 1t lively for the Bath rumsellers.
Leander Warren, of Bath. brother OF the
Benton murderer, Is TO remove TO Benton.
He affirms that his dead brother has been
much maligned; that the man was far from
being the brutal william he has been pictured.
Mr., Warren will close out his business In
Bath Immediately. at whatever sacrifice may
be necessary, and make his home ia the same
house where his brother committed his awful
crime.
YORK COUNTY.
Joseph l.. Hobbs and wife. OF Buxton,
have recently celebrated the hftieth anniver-
sary Of their marriage.
There are twenty-eight scholars In the
graduating class Of the Biddeford high school
this year, all but six Of whom are girls.
Edwin Il, WOrmwood, assistant baggage
master at the Boston Il Maine western diviS-
ion station in Biddeford, has gone TO the
Merrimac. Mass, station. His place Is filled
by Andrew II, Burnham.
wa-N. a. "A s..l.