The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-03-19
THE STATE.
KENNEBEo COUNTY

The citizens of Augusta are. looking for
ward 70 the commencement OF an unprece-
qented era Of prosperity the coming season.
II Is estimated that over 100000 Will be ex-
pended In building and other enterprises.
The sum Of $4,000 Will be expended on the
extension Of the State House, 100000 In the
enlargement of the insane asylum, $4,000
ior Public Library, 100000 Tor the erec-
ton OF new cotton factory by the Edwards
completion Of the O new post Office building
ana $4,000 for two new buildings at the
National Soldiers Home. An electric rail-
road Is also to be built from Augusta to
Gardiner, costing $4,000: An army OF work
tions 1t will be the biggest boom Augusta
ever had.
On Saturday, Superintendent Sanborn's
family, who have occupied a suite Of rooms
at Hotel North, Augusta, because OF diph-
iberia at the Insane Hospital, returned TO
diphtheria has appeared there for several
weeks, and the last being Of an exceedingly
mild character, the officers of the insttu-
ton again have hopes that the contagion is
subdued, not to return.
KNOX COUNTY.
At midnight Saturday fire broke out in
the house OF Z. Russell, near the depot in
by the dog, who barked and whined until
he secured attention. ..TheIdepartment soon
had the fire under control. The damage was
not very heavy.
PENoBscor COUNTY.
The Maine State College nine will be
member OF the Maine College League this
season, as the faculty has decided to allow
II to do so. There is some new material in
the team and changing of positions, so that
1t will be somewhat difficult to say in adj
vance what will Ds accomplished by the
team, but 1t promises WELL
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
A crew of men were unloading an iron
girder from car on the West Outlet bridge
near Greenville, on the Canadian Pacific,
Thursday, when some of the hosting tackle
broke and a rope caught around A. r. Nc
kenzle whiriing him around and dropping
him to the Ice thirty feet below One leg
was broken and badly crushed and his spine
nate man Is about % years of age and be-
longs In Cape Breton.
oMERsET COUNTY.
About 20 teams and nearly 100 people from
Detroit, headed by High Sheriff Williams of
hartland and lawyers with writs, came to
Pittsfield in body from Detroit, Saturday,
and have retaken the stock taken Thurs
home by their owners and assistants mount
ed on horseback
WALDO COUNTY.
Zadoc Mcfarland has been awarded the
contract to carry the mail between Centre
Montyille and Freedom Village. He pro-
poses to make the thirteen miles every after
noon on foot.
IN GENERAL,
Yesterday morning the advertisement for
proposal for the STATE bonds were issued, the
bids to be opened March q and the bonds to
be delivered May l. The State has Sl.676.-
QUO Us falling due June /. To take them up
u VIII issue 3's due as follows Glass A, S33.-
goo, due annually, 1890 to 1901; class b, $50
600, annually, 1901 to 1911; class G. $4,000.
annually, 1922 to 1929. The reduction on ac.
count Of tue premium which is sure to be Of
fered, will fall on class ID. The amount
needed October to meet to October 6's will
be I'D the neighborhood of SS00,O0O. 1t is i'm
possible now, however, to determine Just the
amount Of these bonds which it will be nee
essary to issue as the value fund is continu-
ally changing. But the State advertises for
nearly $500, 900, payable the same as the June
bonds, thus class A, $1,000; class B, $780,
900; class G, $4,000; class ID, $4,000 I'm
der the law passed by this legislature, and
which was repealed the treasurer received
about twenty proposals which were returned
unopened. 1t is believed handsome premi-
um OF from four to five per cent will be
Forthcoming. Some of the heaviest banking
houses OF Boston and New York are anx-
ious to get the whole loan.