The Portland daily press., 1888-07-12
THE STATE.
ANnRosonaaIN couNrY.

John T. Gray, superintendent, held their
children's day exercises at Libby's Grove,
Sunday, July Sth. The pastor preached to
the children in the morning. A praise SER
vice was held at o'clock, led by Mr.. Scott
Bishop. The concert commenced at o'clock,
the superintendent presiding. Miss Agnes
l.. Moulton presided at the organ during the
morning and praise services and Mrs. Stinson
during the concert exercise. This is most
excellently disciplined school,
Sparkling Diamond Lodge, No. 172, /. o.
G. T., was organized at Leeds Nov. II, 1887,
with eleven members. 1t is now prosperlng.
Nine have joined during the last two months.
The following are the present board OF offi-
GERS: Sumner Barton, l.. d.: Henry Brew
ster. G. T.. Mrs. S. Barton, V. T.; Mrs.
Brewster, 5. ]. T.; Rev. Joseph Moulton,
chaplain; J. Sullivan, +. s.; Cora Boston,
ners, p. G. T.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
George w. Adams, while attempting to
Saturday night, was thrown down and the
cars went over his left leg, cutting 1t of about
four inches below the knee. Mr.. Adams was
taken aboard the train and carried home,
where DR.. Swasey dressed the wound, and
Mr.. A. is doing as well as could be expected.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Joseph Perkins, of Pennington, was acci-
dentally shot in the leg this week by bullet
from revolver which A. G. Norton was
cleaning. The wound is not dangerous.
AT last, after months of meetings, the Free
Baptist people of Pennington have voted to
sell their church and lot in Pennington vii
lage, and devote the proceeds toward the
erection Of a new church at West Farming
ton. They have also voted to expend for the
same purpose S1700, which they hold as
parsonage fund, and which came to them as
insurance money when their old parsonage
burned. Charles s. Waite presided over the
meeting which voted to take this action, and
o. s. Turner was clerk. The selling Of the
church and lot was delegated to the trustees.
The following gentlemen were made build
ing committee: Manley Bean, Albert Strong,
Converse Moody, Samuel Grover and A. +.
Cannon. The legality of the step taken by
the church and society was called In question
by Mr.. Otis b. Butler, who vigorously and
continuously has opposed the movement from
the first.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
A Canadian named Lebedeau. of Water
vile, and a companion whose name Is un-
known, were drowned in Moosehead Lake,
Monday.
Sheriff McFadden has summoned fire in
quest to inquire into the circumstances Of the
fire at Monmouth, Fast Day. The jury con-
sists of Henry Pennlman, DR.. A. z. Snow
and Levi Jones Of Winthrop. County Attor-
ucJ OdIIlOH COuQucto tut tAdulUdLlOU. Inc
hearing was opened last Friday and was ed
journed to Thursday at / o'clock. The in
quiry is made at the request of the selectmen
of Monmouth.
new company has been formed in Gardi-
ner for the purpose of making flexible ma
chine turned shoes. Enough stock has al.
ready been subscribed to make a certainty Of
the project, and the stockholders are among
Gardeners solid men. They will lease the
furniture Of G.. W. Colburn, on Bridge street,
for term OF years and will fit it up for the
mandatory.
KNOX COUNTY.
The first locomotive for the Lime Rock rail-
road arrived In ROckland on Monday 1t Is
a thirty ton, saddle tank, back truck engine,
and was manufactured in Pittsburg. Work
on the road is rapidly progressing and they
VIII commence to lay rails next Monday.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
Last Saturday afternoon the lightning gave
strict and undivided attention to the tele
graph line along the Bangor and Piscataquis
road in the town Of Lagrange. 1t ran along
the wire for about mile, and twenty poles
were split from the top to the ground as II by
powder. In the meantime the electric wave
ening the people around about The station
agent at Lagrange says 1t cracked them up
in good shape and the report was like the
bursting OF bladder in his ears.
The large oil tanks of the Portland Kero-
sene Oil Co. in Bangor are completed and
ready for their first consignment. There are
two OF these tanks and they are located at
the head Of wharf near the Maine Central
railroad tracks so that the oil may be shipped
by both land and water. Each is forty feet
in diameter and twenty-five feet high, and to-
gether they have capacity Of 10000 barrels.
The Logan Iron Works Company, of New
ork. were the contractors.
bo N ID
State will be holden at Camp Benson, New
port, August 20, 21, %, 20, "a, %, 26 and %.
On Sunday, August 26. there will be religious
services and lecture by anable speaker.
PIscATAoUIs COUNTY.
The County Commissioners of Piscataquis
county have held meeting and decided to
do everything possible to ferret out the Mon
son murder. They will offer no reward for
the arrest Of the murderer, but will use a
large amount OF money in employing the very
best Of detectives. They have sent an agent
to Boston to employ detectives and will leave
no stone unturned in their work.
Harry, the little son Of John II. Eveleth, OF
Greenyille, had narrow escape from drown
ing on Monday Of last week. He went down
to the wharf and attempted to step from the
wharf to the boat, there being no plank out.
His little legs were too short and he went
down between the wharf and the boat, into
the water. The only person to see him fall
was foolish boy, who was unable to COM
municatelthe fact to those around. but he ut
tered such distressed sound that man was
attracted by it, and finding the little fellow
in the water rescued him in time to save him
from drowning
Mr.. John ID. Mcneil, of Bangor, who was
so severely injured last week by tree falling
upon him at Greenville, where he was at
work, died on Monday.
There were two deaths from diphtheria. in
Greenville, last Saturday, one Mr.. Nathaniel
2. Smith and the other man employed on
the Canadian Pacific railroad, on the Wilson
stream section. 1t Is said that another rail-
road man is sick with the disease, and that
Mrs. Smith Is also sick, but much improved.
MIR. Smith was man well known at the lake,
being the only son of Mr.. Nahum Smith, the
well known guide and fish and game warden,
and was young man highly esteemed and
of much talent. He built, two years ago, the
handsome cottage on the road between Green
vile and West Cove, and once built steamer
on the lake. Mr.. Smiths little son died
about week ago of the same disease.
WALDO COUNTY.
The Methodists in the Maine Conference
have decided to change the date of their camp
meeting at NorthpOrt in order not to conflict
with the Eastern Maine State Fair. They
have accordingly fixed the date for commenc-
ing the meeting August Goth, instead of Aug
ust 9th.
YORK COUNTY.
Rev. A. Snyder has resigned the pastorate
of the Baptist church in Alfred, to take effect
at the close of the month.
Charles +. Knight, for whom benefit en-
tertainment was recently given in Biddeford.
died of consumption at the soldiers home in
Togus, Thursday. He was Snowman Of
considerable note, having played Yankee
parts in several theatre companies. A wife
and son survive him. His age was about As
years.
The Rockport Baptist church has extended
a called call to Rev. +. A. Snow of North
Berwick to become its pastor, and Mr.. Snow
will probably commence work there August
1. lie is a graduate Of Colby University,
class of 'S5, and a graduate of the last class
of the Newton Theological school.
The residents Of Hull, town of 10000
population, situated opposite Ottawa on the
Ottawa river, are greatly excited over the
announcement that all leading fire insurance
companies will take no further risks there
after the expiration of existing policies.
Hull has always been regarded as one of the
most dangerous risks in the Dominion, and
within six years has three times been nearly
wiped out Of existence by fire. Owing to the
infiammable nature Of the material of the
huildinps the millions of feet nf Iuuhar