The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-07-21
THE STATE.
ARoosrooK COUNTY.

ARoosrooK COUNTY.
Frank Long. son of w. A. Long of Lime
stone shot himself through the heart Monday
morning. He has been SICK since spring,
and his friends feared consumption. This
was probably the cause OF the rash act
The academy building connected with
Kicker Classical Institute is to be rem0deled
and made into dormitory and residence for
the principal.
Eight emigrants from Sweden arrived in
Caribou Tuesday, and went to Sweden the
same day, where they VIII locate.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Mr.. A. c. Crockett of Waterville has sold
out his dining saloon there to Romeo & But
Ter, who have taken possession.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
A young man named Alton Hussey, living
near Nobleboro, committed suicide by hang
ing last Friday. During the hot Saturday
about three weeks ago, he received sun
stroke which slightly affected his mind. In
his dependency at his failure to recover, he
committed the deed. His sister was COM
pletely Frustrated, and is said to be in
PENoBsCor COUNTY.
1t is reported that the Dexter Gazette has
been bought by Holman +. Day Of Vassal-
boro and Edwin Bunker of Cambridge.
]. G. Chandler, who has been serving a
sentence in Penobscot Jail for coat stealing
will be taken to Belfast Jail on warrant
charging him with forgery of a check for
$237.50, upon which he obtained the money
of the Belfast National Bank.
WASHINGTON COUNTY
The work of packing sardines in the fac
tories about Eastport has been almost en-
tirely suspended for the past two weeks, and
the same may be said of all the factories
along shore. The goods are low in the
western markets, and it is thought better to
suspend packing operations for time, as
sardlne herring are somewhat scarce.
WALDO COUNTY.
A serious and perhaps fatal accident oc-
CURED Wednesday morning at the residence
of Josiah z. Woods, in the Perkins district,
Belfast The friends and neighbors were
present to attend the funeral of Miss Nora
ellison, aged 10 years, and as grocery wag-
on was starting with its occupants for the
cemetery the back seat gave way, throwing
Mrs. ellison, the mother of the deceased,
and Miss Woods to the ground. They
were picked up insensiDle, and apparently
in very serious condition.
YORK COUNTY.
Peter Morris was found dead on the Bos
ton q Maine track, near Eliot, Thursday.
he was an employe of Forepaugh's cir Gus
and belonged in Providence.
Two attachments were placed on Fore
paugh's circus Thursday night, at Biddeford,
by Sheriff Goldthwaite. The first was for
breach OF contract by the advertising agent
made with j. r. Libby. dry goods mer-
chant, to advertise on blankets on the ele-
plants in the parade. Mr.. Libby sued for
$780, The other suit was brought by Chas.
NJ. Bradbury, who claimed to have been
swindled by aticket seller, and when he re-
monstrated was elected from the tent. The
amount OF this suit is for $3.50. Forepaugh
placed in the sheritf's hands sum sufficient
to cover the amount of both suits, and the
attachments were released.
The Biddeford Standard. says that Finan-
clal Secretary Tate, of Mavoshen Lodge, X.
OF r., of Biddeford, is short in his accounts
to the amount of $175.
IN GENERAL.
1t is rumored that President and Mrs
Cleveland will visit Secretary and Mrs. Dan
lei Lemont at Bar Harbor, during August
Ex-Postmaster General Horatio King of
Washington city, and formerly of Maine, is
passing the summer at West Newton, Mass
Prof. Elder, of Colby University, has been
invited to deliver an Grafton at the jubilee
anniversary of Acadia College, Grand Pre-,
Nova Scotia, which is to occur in August
This is the Professors alma mater, and Is 10
Gated in the beautiful valley which was the
scene of Longfellow's "Evangeline."