The Portland daily press., 1888-12-07
FRANKLIN COUNTY.

The annual meeting Of Hotel Willows As
s0ciation was held Monday afternoon In
Pennington. The reports of the officers
showed the association to be in good tinan-
ciai condition,and the debt has been nearly
wiped out. The hotel, under w. FL. McDon-
AIDS management has prospered, and is now
doing good business. Officers of the assoc
citation were elected as fellows: President
Franklin: ]. Clark treasurer and secretary.
Harry +. Beedy directors. George w. Ram
ger, Eugene +. Gilman, l.. A. Smith, b. NJ
Hardy.
The Central Franklin Agricultural Society
held its annual meeting Wednesday after
noon af last week and elected officers as fol-
lows: President, James NJ. Lambert; first
vice president, Amos c. True; second, Wal
ter L. Jones; secretary, Eben j. Gilkey /;
collector and treasurer, Adam Hunter; trus-
tees, Lionel True, James A. Whitney, Wal
ter l.. Jones, David Richardson and James
A. Bell.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Among the applicants for the Castine Gus
tom house are Hon. George NJ. Warren, S.
K. Devereux, and Capt Jerry Jones of
BroOkville.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
A. w. McCausland, Of Gardiner, has re-
signed his position as manager of the Gardi-
ner branch Of the Kennebec Light and Heat
Company's electric plant. He has been in
terested in the electric lighting business lon
ger than most any other man in Maine, hay-
ing introduced the arc light into Gardiner
10 the fall of 1881 during the G. A. r. fair of
that year.
Julia Patten thought to be concerned in tie
Britt tragedy has been arrested In Water
vile where she had gone to work in the fac
tory. She denies all completely In the
affair
The Augusta Board of Trade have voted
to publish book containing description Of
Augusta, its points OF interest, and the ad-
yan.ages OF its location. Such work con-
tanning about 5000 works, has already been
written by Mr.. Manley Ii, Pike. 1t will be
illustrated. f. G. Allen and Col. I'll. G. Sta
pies were appointed a committee to look
after the publication of the book. Mayor
Macomber and K. G. Allen were appointed a
committee to report ON the prospect Of build
ing new shoe factory.
At the adjourned meeting of the stock
holders of the Dexter and Newport railroad
in Augusta Tuesday il was voted to extend
the present lease to the Maine Central for
800 years at per cent on the stock, the Maine
pany,s bonded indebtedness and all other
liabilities. The present 6 per cent lease
expires in November 1898.
The State aid given to Maine soldiers last
year amounted to SS2,474, the largest sum
since 1861. The sum allowed last year was
S34, ,092 IS and the appropriation $4,000, an an
increase of appropriation of $4,000 over
previous years. This increase was rendered
necessary by the amendment to the State
pension law passed by the last legislature.
KNOX COUNTY.
Thomas Collins, of Appleton was instantly
killed Wednesday while working in the
woods by falling limb, aged rs.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The Boothbay register reports that Capt.
Charles w. Cate of Edgec0mb, is candidate
for the collectorship of the Waldoboro dis
trict.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
George o. Quimby the young man killed
by the Flying Yankee in Chelsea, Mass,
Wednesday night, was well known in Ban
gor where his mother and brother live.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Fred A. Wood, tinsmith in the employ OF
the Doran Furnace Co., Skowhegan, while
at work on the roof OF the Pierce block on
Madison street, Thursday morning, slipped
and fell to the ground distence Of 30 feet.
He was taken home in a sensless condition.
WALDO COUNTY.
Benjamin Cook at the Belfast gas works,
met with peculiar accident the other day.
He was running coal tar into a cask and
lighting match held IL to the bung hole TO
see if the cask was full when an explosion
took place which blew out the head of the
cask. The match ignited the gas. which
caused the explosion. Mr.. Cook was burned
about the hands.
Benson b. Weed OF Knox, who lost his tan,
merry by fire last fall, has got up new build
ing "a by 30 feet. 1t is ali boarded and
shingled, the water wheel is in position and
the bark mill set. Mr.. Weed expects tG
start work ill about two weeks. He will in.
troduce some improvements, among which is
heating the tannery and sleeping the bark
by steam.
There will be a special meeting of the
stockholders of the Belfast Hotel Company
tomorrow to act on the matter Of the lease "a
MIR. George M. Bemis. Undoubtedly the
stockholders will ratify the doings Of the
directors.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
A move isiin progress to secure a water
supply for Machias. 1t is reported that A.
r. Gelason and others will apply to the Leg
islature for a charter this winter.
IN GENERAL.
The Board of the Maine Baptist State con
vention has appropriated $1,000 to aid the
Bethany Baptist church in Skowhegan. In
the erection of q house OF worship Work
will doubtless be commenced in the spring.