The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-11-23
the STATE.
ANpRosnnaaIN COUNTY.

The Nealy Rifles, Of Lewiston, want to get
at the Coburn Cadets, of the State College,
again, ana challenge them for another drlll,
to. take place in Bangor or any other Maine
city.
The resignation of A. M. Edwards, Esq,
as superintendent of the Lewiston schools,
has been accepted, to 90 in effect on Jan. LIST.
The following committee was appointed to
see about filling the vacancy j. g. COburn,
chairman; A. l.. Talbot, Phil p. Getchell,
A. M. Garcelon and ID. j. Callahan. Mr..
Edwards resigns his position to engage In
business.
Fire was discovered yesterday morning in
the roof Of store on Lisbon street, Lewis
ton, occupied by G. p. Crosman, fancy goods.
The damage to the building will probably
reach $500.
Charles E. Raymond, of Boston, one Of the
trustees Of the Lewiston Mills property, has
been in consultation with parties from Mas
sachusetts and Rhode Island relative to the
purchase Of the Lewiston mills.
Ii is stated that the next legislature will
be asked to modify the present law relating
to the taxation Of property owned by reli-
gious and educational institutions, so as to
exempt from taxes only that portion which
is directly used for those purposes. Bates
College, large portion Of the property Of
which consists Of real estate in Lewi.ton,
would suffer more than any other institution
in the State, and her trustees will make
determined effort to prevent the passage Of
such an act.
Hutchinson's grist mill at Livermore Falls,
was entered by burglars Tuesday night. The
safe was blown open and robbed Of about
| $50.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
An export trade has commenced from
| Aroostook county by way Of st. John. The
| schooner Nellie Bruce now in st. John har-
| Dor has on board part cargo of empty oil
| barrels, which came all the way from Pres
| que Isle, and is probably the first cargo from
| Pressure Isle that has been shipped by way
| of st. John. The barrels were brought
| down the river on a log raft, and were taken
| on board the schooner above Indiantown.
| There are several hundred of them. The
| barrels are going to New York.
Civilization is still advancing in the Maine
Swedish colony. The swedes nave formed
Chief" They played this martial piece with
| so much success on election night, that they
blew the plastering down from the Swedish
| capitol
& Sstr'e COUNTY.
| Col. DaI John w. Chase and
| Treby JOhi lgusta, will ask the
| company In
Judge Hel Tateryille Sentinel, is
understood " "a Candidate for the Water
Vile post office.
The Gardner Home Journal says that the
| stock of the Kennebec and Boston Steam
| boat is nearly all taken.
Messrs. G. w. Jones Of Vassalboro and T.
| Leigh, Jr., Of Hallowell, both of whom were
| admitted to the bar at the recent term Of the
| ). j. court have formed a copartnership I'M
der the firm name OF Jones & Leigh. The
new firm will rent an Augusta Office.
| ID. III. Weston, of Augusta, has returned
from a shooting trip to Aroostook
| county. He brought as a trophy fine large
| buck, shot on the shore at Lake MOlunkus.
The head is adorned with pair OF fine
large horns, each antler having three prongs.
1t is understood that Clerk Nicholas Fes-
| sender Of Fort Fairfield will support w. +.
| Swasey Of Canton for assistant clerk Of the
House. @. III. Jones Of Vassalboro claims
that kenneDec county is solid for him, and
that he also has strength In other counties.
In the eastern part Of the State j. w. Lang
| OF Bowdoinham.is developing considerable
| strength.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The house of Levi Twitchell, of Bethel,
| took fire Wednesday night, and was saved
| from burning with much difficulty
The house OF Moses Cummings, Middle In
| tervale, Bethel, was entirely consumed by
| fire Wednesday night.
G. l.. Blake, Of Bethel, was run into by
| Grand Trunk railway train, and his carriage
| nearly demolished.
PENoBsCor COUNTY.
Henry Gale, Esq, one of Bangors old and
much esteemed citizens. died at an. early
| for many years the health officer In that city
and was well known. He was seventy-eight
| years old.
1t is reported that NJ. v. Whidden, the
| Orneville lumberman, has gone into involun-
tary insolvency. There Is lots Of financial
| trouble among the lumbermen this fall, and
| the Bangor dealers who are supplying them
| are handling their affairs very cautiously
| Bangor Commercial.
Almost nine million bricks were made In
| Brewer this season. Ten firms are engaged
| Almost round S19,O0O-in exact figures
| SlS,997-has now been subscribed to the
fund Of the 7. NJ G. A. building in Bangor.
sAGADAHoo COUNTY.
The steam launch Buttercup was sold at
auction at Bath Tuesday for $40. The But
was little interest in the sale Sheldon & Co.
OF Boston, who held a mortgage on the craft,
were the purchasers.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Boston Herald says that S. III. Talbot.
Jr., general trader, East Machias, is trying
TO compromise with his creditors.
IN GENERAL.
The United States coast and geodetic sur
vey Is engaged in the work Of revising and
enlarglng the maps of the older States from
triangulatioD surveys. The task was begun
IN tennessee six years ago. Massachusetts,
and New Jersey have been surveyed, and
considerable work has been done in Maine
the past season. The Maine men connected
with the survey are Henry Gannett Of Bath,
chief OF the geographical department, and
Mr.. 3. 5. Gannett of Augusta, chief Of the
sub section that has been at work in this
State. 1t takes seven to ten years to 60 over
State and the cost is about SO a SQUARE
mile. The work here has been carried on in
YORK and Cumberland counties, this section
OF Maine having been taken first in order to
cover the whole area as the work was carried
northWard.