The Portland daily press., 1888-03-30
MAINE.
Augusta Topics.
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AUGUSTA, March 29.-St. Marks church
EpiscopaD is to be furnished with beauti-
ful and costly memorial taltar, presented by
the Lambard family in memory of the late
MrS. Allan Lambard. The material will be
French sandstone with columns of Wake
field red and white marble, and the cost will
reach $1500. The conservation will take
place the Goth Of May.
Congressman Breckinbridge of Kentucky,
and Frank Hurd of Ohio, have been secured
by the Democrats to talk on the tariff ques-
tion in Maine, and will be placed on the
stump during the gubernatorial campaign.
Messrs. ]. A. Fairbanks of Co. F, Angus
ia, and E. j. Cram Of Co. G, Biddeford. two
of the best shots in the Maine militia, will
attend the International sharp-shooter's fes-
tival, which Ioccurs at Newark, N. j., in
Jund, and compete for the prizes. Capt. w.
S. Choate of this city, will probably attend
and other well known Maine sharp-shooter S.
Or. roung Not Apprehensive.
Especial to the Press.]
Z AUGUSTA, March 29.-Dr. Young of the
State Board of Health returned this morn
ing from visit to Saccarappa. He is not so
iapprehensive that there will be new cases of
small pox as he was, from the fact that in
about every instance the period of incuba-
tion is passed.
Fires Down East.
BANGOR, March 29.-Eldridge Bros new
sash, door and blind mandatory, at Dexter.
was burned to the ground this morning at
o'clock. 1t is supposed that the fire caught
from the boiler of the electric light station
adjacent. The loss to the Eldridges is from
$4,000 to $4,000. No insurance. The loss
to the electric light company is small. The
firm had just got settled in the new building.
The house at Saltwater, owned by Byron
Potter, caught fire this morning and was
damaged to the extent Of $1,000. Insured for
$1,000 in the agency of c. 2. Wiggin of this
city.
The Governor and Council.
AUGUSTA, March 29.-The Governor and
Council meet tomorrow for brief session.
principally for the purpose of drawing war
rants for quarterly salaries Of public officers,
and confirming the nominations made by the
Governor one week ago. These are several
nominations made then that did not get re-
ported at that time:
Justice of the Peace and Quorum-John L. Put
nam, Lewiston; John G. Eaton, Sedewick; w. j.
Fowler Calais; Cyrus Knapp, East Liverm0re
James McCarty, Westport; and David and X.
Straw. Guilford
The Thoroughfares Opened.
BANGOR, March 29.-The revenue cutter
Woodbury. passed through Eggemoggin
Reach today, and it is open to navigation.
This is the last thoroughfare to open and
closes her winters work.
Sale of the Sentinel.
BIpDEFoRD, March 29.-The Maine Sentl-
mel, weekly, edited and owned by John Hans
com. has been sold to the publishers OF the
Daily Standard, and beginning May lst, will
be issued as the weekly edition OF that
paper. The pric paid for the plant is SAID 10
be $500 in cash and $500 in the stock Of the
York Publishing Company.
Old Orchards Big Pier.
BIDDEFoRD, March 29.-Within week
the question of erecting pier at Old Orch
ard the coming season will be practically set
tied. DIR. G. Ii. Filter of Philadelphia, the
chief mover in the enterprise, has written
that the pier at Atlantic City, n. j., can be
purchased at a satisfactory price and that
its owners are awaiting the decision of the
prospective purchasers. II the pier is pur-
chased it will be taken up Immediately and
transported to Old Orchard in time for every
thing to be in readiness at the opening OF
the season. II will require seventy cars to
transport it. An addition Of 200 feet will be
| built to the pier. A restaurant, ticket office
and waiting rooms and promenades will be
elegantly fitted up.