The Portland daily press., 1888-10-09
THE STATE.
ANnRoscoaaIN COUNTY.


Rev. Martin Summerbell will be installed
pastor of the Main Street Freewill Baptist
church in Lewiston, on Thursday evening Of
this week. Rev. c. e. Cate will preach the
sermon and Rev. Messrs. Lowden and Jor-
dan and others will be in attendance.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Kennebec county leads the world in pistol
shooting. Mr.. +. Il. Bennett, who won the
match with Ira Paine this summer, thereby
gaining the championship of the world Is a
native of Sidney. In the fall competition at
Walnut Hill, near Boston, the first prize in
thelpistol match was takenby w. w. Bennett
a brother of r. K. Bennett. The second
prize was won by J. b. Fellows, who went
to Boston several years ago from Augusta;
and Captain Choate, who shot under the
name OF w. Scott, captured the third prize.
Although Captain Choate has shot the rifle
good deal, he has had no practice whatever
with a revolver, having tried 1t but twice
previous to his entering the competition at
Walnut Hill. Captain Choate also won
prize in the 200 yard rifle match, aud has
well sustained the reputation of the Maine
militia in the use of the rifle. The captain,
on his return, will be Immediately challenged
by several Augusta shooters who think they
know something about the way a pistol
should be held
In the kennebec Superior court, Saturday,
the case of State VS.. Emerson, indicted for
arson. resulted in verdict of not guilty
The Winterport Packing Company is an
other one which is feeling the effect of the
loss Of the corn crop. They will be obliged
to close down their factory owing to the
small amount of corn ready for packing.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
Chief Justice Peters has rendered his de-
cision in the matter of the reward in the
Bennett robbery case. He gives Alonzo Syl-
vester and Asher ID. Horn, the two Farming
ton officers who arrested Whitney and Fos-
ter, $3.50 each: Sheriff G. W. Brown, 500;
Detective Thomas f. Allen, S25; B. f. Vim
ing. $2S; Rand Harden. $10360. Saturday,
Barker, Vose & Barker, Peter Benefits
counsel, paid every man in full.
United States Marshal Harmon has ap-
pointed George |. Hathaway, of Bangor, as
one OF his deputy marshals.
Baggage Master Thomas Nickerson, of the
Maine Central, found package containing
gvr, Friday night where it had probably
been dropped by passenger. No owner has
as yet turned up to claim the money.
The Bangor Whig says that Sheriff Brown
says the alleged attempt of Whitney and
Foster to break out of Bangor jail
concocted such story or upon what founda-
ton they could have built it up. was some
thing which he could not understand. So
far as the prisoners Whitney. Foster and
Cromwell were concerned, he said that he
never had three better behaved pris-
actions OF either of them indicated any at
tempt to get out or to do harm TO anyone
connected with the jail.
Last Friday the first locomotive that ever
crossed the Penobscot river above Old Town
made its way over the Canadian Pacific rail-
road bridge at Mattawamkeag, which has
just been completed so that an engine can
cross, In the presence of quite large num-
Der OF interested spectators. 1t was an i'm
portant event The bridge is not entirely
nhished out VIII be In very short time.
PIscATAoUIs COUNTY.
1t is expected that the Canadian Pacific
Railroad Company will begin the work of
building at Brownville, where they are to
have large round house, repair shops and
side tracks, in few days. There will be
about dozen side tracks and the round
house will have capacity of ten engines.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
Wednesday will be a great day at the
Topsham fair. Presiden Townsend has Of
tered purse of $500 for free-for- all, and
the following horses have entered: Dictator
Chief, Anbine, Jack Spratt, and l. p. Wood
bury's Kate" and MAUD r." 1t will be
the fastest race ever seen on the grounds.
A dwelling house situated on Water street.
at the south end of Richmond village, owned
by Capt. l. j. Preble and occupied by viii
liaih CdoCs was ucobtOytu Dy ur6 saturday
forenoon, Cause of fire unknown. Loss
about $780, Probably insured.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
There are over one hundred sportsmen in
the woods through Washington county after
deer and they will all probably be rewarded
as there are excellent hunting grounds in
that county.
YORK COUNTY.
Ex-Sherif Isaac n. Deering, of WATERFORD.
who last week issued petition of voluntary
insolvency, is said to be nearly $50. 900 in
debt. w. "a. Deering, Deering Brothers and
A. G. Prentiss of Saco are said to be heavy
losers. The exact amount of the liabilities
cannot be known till after the meeting of the
creditors, but the following persons have
claims against him; Joseph Harper and
wife, $3,400; ]. +. Warren and wife, $500: !:
Mrs. Lydia Wakefield. 1900; Samuel Roberts
and family, 1000; Daniel Benson. estate.
LOO; Moses Kicker, South WATERFORD. j, ZOO: !:
John Hooper, 1900; Benjamin Leavltt, Saco,
900; Mrs: Thyng, 1000; j. M. Chadbourne,
1900; Olive Chadbourne, 1900; G. Hanson,
800; Andrew Chadbourne's son, 500; Mrs.
Frank M. Bennett GOO; Francis Bennett.
Saccarappa, 600; Mrs. Hanson, 200; Caleb
Locke, 200; Edmund M. Day, 400; G. f.
Clark 500. Ira IT, Clark Portland 0nO