The Portland daily press., 1888-08-03
FRANKLIN COUNTY.

up. lue ara CuSDmdn company is 1urtner
extending in the purchase of the Packard &
Briggs block.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
day night, in commissions, caused by an over
dose of oil Of cedar. She was 20 years Of
age.
Early Wednesday morning. six watches
were taken from the shop Of Mr.. Cyrus
Greenwood, the jeweler at Wilton. The
thief broke q light Of glass from the window
reached in for them. About twenty were
hanging upon the board, but only six were
taken: No definite trace Of the thief has
been found.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
On Saturday night of last week, Mr. L.
Haslem had trap set in his potato patch, in
which he caught a red fox, and Saturday
night last he caught silver gray fox.
The Sullivan Harbor Land Company has
chartered the steamer M. and NJ, owned by
the Pen0bscot River Navigation Company Of
Bangor, to ran between Bar Harbor and Sui
lyan Harbor, entirely in the interest of the
Sullivan HarbOr Land Company.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Rockland tax assessors have complet-
ed their work, and find In that city real es-
erty valued at S1,2S7, ,164; total. S3,6O7, ,6S6.
The rate Of taxation Is S24 on $1,000.
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
Capt. A. g. Crockett, the well known
steamboat man at Willimantic, is now en-
gagged in fitting up fine propeller to make
regular trips on Sebec Lake. touching at
points of interest on the lake. The length
Of the craft is "A feet, breadth Of beam IA
feet, and she is capable of carrying 100 pas
sengers without cr0wding.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The fall term of the Maine State College
commences on Tuesday of next week, and it
Is SAID that the entering class will be large.
PRESIDENT Fernald, who has been passing his
vacation In the West, will return next Satur-
Dag, ready to enter upon the work of the au-
tumn.
SOMERSET COUNTY,
A reunion Of the Rowell family is talked
OF on the summit Of Rowell mountain, in
SOlOn. corn boil and roast is on the pro-
gramme, and lawyers Walton of Skowhegan
and Parlin of North Anson are booked for
speeches.
Sportsmen who visit the trout ponds at
Carrying Place Ponds. on the upper Kenne-
bee Will be pleased to know that the camps
are ready for the reception of visitors. The
destruction of Carney's Hotel does not inter-
fefe with the arrangement of the camps. and
sportsmen can find good accommodations at
the farm house Of Cyrus Briggs, on the west
side of the river
Over 10000 passengers have been carried
on the Waterville and Fairfield horse rail-
road since it was started in June. 1t Is evi-
dent that the road will prove decided sue
cess.
The Lewiston Journal says an exciting
and mur1erous affray took place on North
street, Wednesday evening, in which Dan
Murray was struck over the head and
knocked senseless by James Smith. Smith
was promptly arrested and placed in the
lookup, but during the night he managed to
unscrew the 16 screws in the hinge Of the
door and make his escape. 1t is thought
that Murray will recover, although he is
In critical condition as yet.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
The late Col. Wildes p. Walker of Tops
ham Dequeathed $1,000 in money and two
houses to his wife. His homestead, together
with his household furniture, library, sever
al other tenement houses, two stores in Tops
ham. and $4,000 in funds he wills to the Epis-
copal church, on condition that his home
stead snail be appropriated as an old ladies
home. No legacies were made to his two
daughters.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Gov. Marble, with members of his council,
and a large party of tourists, passed through
Machias Thursday forenoon, en- route to
Eastport The Governor is on visit to the
Quoddy Indians Of Pleasant Point.
WALDO COUNTY.
The Belfast Age says nearly all of the
family in certain neighborhood in that CITY
who ate heartily of green cabbage on Satur-
day last, were taken with violent cramps and
collie not long after, and suffered not a little.
They had eaten no food that would have af-
fected them in this way, unless it was the
cabbage. 1t is well known that some of our
gardeners have used Paris green upon their
plants this seoson, to kill the worms, and to
this cause, the peculiar pains and penalties
were attributed.
YORK COUNTY.
Three distinct shocks Of earthquake were
felt in Biddeford, Wednesday morning, more
particularly in the neighborhood of the river
and wharves.