The Portland daily press., 1888-05-24
THE STATE.
HANCOCK COUNTY.


DIR. Gordon, Of Portland, was in Water
vile. Tuesday, and he pronounced the sup
posed case Of small pox at the college build
ing as chicken poxs consequently the scare Is
over.
Several more lots at Sorrento have been
sold to prominent Washington people A
number Of army and navy officers are negoti-
ating for building sites.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Cards have been received announcing the
marriage of DIR. Horace q. Gates. formerly Of
Vassalboro, and Miss Fila Van Every, of
Santa Monica, California. DIR. Gates is the
son of the late Dr. Gates Of Vassalboro. and
is now a prosperous young physician OF
Santa Monica.
A Waterville special to the Kennebec
Journal says that Sheriff Hill has COM
gage held against the Kennebec Democrat.
Editor Bunker Is in consultation with his
friends seriously considering the advisabili-
ty Of withdrawing from the newspaper field
and going out Of the business.
Tanks are to be constructed in Bangor by
the Portland Kerosene Oil Company, and
then oil will be carried there in bulk and
Bangor be made barrelling station. The
cost of handling will be considerably les
sened by this arrangement.
About 200 members of the Brotherhoods Of
Locomotive Engineers and Firemen held a
trains and cars were furnished by General
Manager Tucker, of the Maine Central.
Many speakers from various divisions and
lodges in this section spoke on the subject of
the Burlington strike, all commencing the
management Of the same by the leaders and
grand chiefs.
KNOX COUNTY.
A case illustrative of the probable cause of
many mysterious fires occurred in Rock
land store last week. A leaking can Of oil
was set in box Of sawdust. A few hours
afterward smoke was seen issuing from the
bottom of the box which was found to be
briskly burning. A hole was burned
through the box and into the floor, while the
sawdust was all on fire. III 1t had occurred
in the night store would have been burned
and some poor unknown incendiary would
have been guilty.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Orono Congregational society have
voted not to accept the resignation OF their
pastor, Rev. G. b. Wathen.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
George Alexander and Edward Pepper,
Bath mariners, are to make trip to FlOri-
da by water with twenty-t0ot sl0op boat
built in Bath last winter.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Athletic Association, of Skowhegan,
is a live organization. They now propose to
conduct grand celebration on July 4th, and
nave TdlSeu tut lOlluWluB COuinulblcc W see
about it: George w. Halves, ID. w. Colby,
I. III. Anderson. Rev. A. Wiswell Henry
Hanson, Adam Simpson, w. 7. Goodwin, A.
G. Houston and Il. T. Patten.
Mr.. H. G. Tilton, promenent citizen of
Norridgewock, and father of Principal Til
ton, of the Fairfield High School, died Tues
day.
WALDO COUNTY.
The Belfast City Press says: "The par
ents of Llewellyn Quimby, the BoOthbay
murderer, lived in Swanville, up TO the time
of the fathers death, which occurred six or
eight years ago, and which was supposed to
be a case of suicide. Mr.. Quimby was found
hanging to a bedpost. Since the young
mans arrest he has told strange story In
regard to his fathers death. Quimby claims
that his mother and certain man wished to
get the husband out of the way, so the wom-
an Knocked him senseless with a fiat iron,
and then she, with Llewellyn, hung him up
in the position in which he was found"
IN GENERAL.
The oldest merchant vessel, with one ex-
ception, In actual service, Is the schooner
Good Intent She was built by Clapp q Lor-
ing in Braintree, Mass, in 1918, and was
originally sloop. wite square stern and no
figure head; her length, 4S feet her breadth,
16 feet; her depth, a feet, and her measure
% tons. The home port Of the Good Intent,
according to the list of 1886, was Camden
Maine.