The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-12-16
STATE TOPICS OF oFINTERssr.


J. L. Parker Of Lowell, has a pair Of black
squirrels which he caught near the foot OF
Mt. Sabbattus.
Salt mackerel selling at fifteen cents a
pound, thrifty Eastport people, are laying In
George Dow of Wfnterport, was found
frozsn TO death In Newburgh Thursday Dow
was an inmate Of the WiuterpoIt poor house.
Biddeford papers report that Miss Eta
Durgin OF Dover, N. H., was run over and
killed on the Eastern railroad Friday night.
Miss Durgin formerly lived In biddeford.
One of Eastports town paupers who lives
In another town has been living high. One
Of the items as the bill " hich Esstport has
tn settle Is ten dollars expended for pop corn
cakes.
Friday afternoon Maine Central gravel
train at Brunswick ran of the track and
some OF the cars crashed into the grocery
store OF w. o. Peterson. The rear wall OF
the building was reduced to kindlings, two
barrels Of -four smashed and box Of coffee
scattered In all directions.
The coal hunters at Small Point have
drilled down 265 feet. and are In the same
ledge that they have been drilling for the
last 120 feet. The last storm, however,
washed ashore several pieces Of coal, and
the proSpectors feel like going some distance
further before giving up.
The Maine towns must be alive II they
want to get any Of the Lynn shoe factories
An agent Of the Ellsworth Board Of Trade
who went TO Lynn TO get factory for his
city, found great many people there on the
same errand as himself, and some from
places as distant as Alabama.
Cattle Commissioners Harris and DIR.
Bailey visited No. Greene. Friday, upon the
report Of Secretary Gilbert that an advanced
case OF tuberculosis was in his neighborhO0d.
Ihe case proved to be pulmonary empty
sema, an entirely non-contagious disease.
Dr.. Bailey left yesterday to attend the
national convention Of Board Of Cattle Com
missioners, and State Veterinary Surgeons
at Springfield, ILL.,, on Dec. 18th and 10Th.
The dentist to the Queen OF Italy Is a na-
tive OF this state. DIR. Albert Hen.y Cham
berlain was born in Auburn. When a boy
he enlisted and served in the Rebellion.
Then be studied dentistry and practiced for
fortunes In new fields he went to Europe
and established himself In Nice, France.
From there he went TO Italy where he has
achieved remarkable success.
The three days fair of Canton Halifax. 1
D. .. f., OF Waterville. closed Friday night
with grand ball. MANY visitors frOm other
cities were present The following were
among the visiting Odd Fellows were Capt.
A. f.. Perry Of Ridgeley Canton, Portland;
Col A. b. Nealey, Canton Worumbus,
Lewiston; Brig. Gen FL. NJ Sprague, Au-
burn; Q. w. Goodridge Of Gardiner; Sergt.
w. T.. Raiker OF Lewiston and wife; George
Mrteali oi lewiston. Probably no such
Of City Hall as assembled Friday evening.
Even the women and children are partici-
pating IN the good hunting 10 Northern
Maaas 90 H.
a young matron Of Guilford, In Piscstaquis
county, while looking out Of her kitchen
window, saw large and handsome fox come
out In the field near by. Her husband being
away she to.k down his rife and pointed it
being low she found she could not rest the
gun on the sill and take good aim, so she
raised II and held 1t at arms length. fired and
killed the t0x instantly. She then went out
and brought the trophy to the house. The
distance being measured proved to be thirty
rods.
Sidney Monk, 13 year-old Lewiston boy,
while leading high spirited colt owned by
Mr.. ID. j. McGillicuddy Friday was thrown
down by sudden movement 0f the colt and
dragged Tor long distance over the frozen
ground. The terrified colt ran at the top OF
his speed, the boy rolling over at his heels.
Once the y0ungster was very nearly thrown
against post. Then the colt fell down and
came near rolling on hts victim while strug-
Cling to regain his feet. Finally man Sc
cured the horse and released the boy. Young
Monk had wound the halter around his
wrist and this prevented his loosing his hold.
He was severely bruised and cut but no
bones appeared to be broket.
Hon. II. r.. SimOntOn, of Camden, attended
the Belfast muster In 1858, aud was present
at the banquet In honor Of Jefferson Davis.
In the Camden Herald he tells that Col.
Davis was called out by toast alluding to
his distinguished service In the Mexican war
and especially to the gallant manner In
which he led his regiment, the Mississippi
Rifles, at the battle OF Buena Vista. lie
made very eloquent speech. as Mr.. Simon
ton remembers IL, and, abiding to the senti.
ment Of the toast, said: "lf, In that des-
perate battle when the issue Of the war
seemed trembling In the balance aud the
tide Of battle for time was against us,
could have seen the stalwart forms Of Capt.
Berry's magnificent company coming to my
aid, IL would. beyond measure, have cheered
my heart" In three short years Captain
Berry's company marched South as part Of
the FOuth Maine Regiment, but not to cheer
Jefferson Davis's heart.
Frank NJ. Sheehy, who says he Is a minis
ter of the reorganized church Of Jesus Christ
Of l.. ID. s., and who has been holding meet
ings at Dixfeld, says that church Is incor-
pOrated under the laws OF the state Of llli-
| nois and Is In no way either directly or indi-
rectly connected with the Mormon church
with headquarters In Utah. He saws the
recent converts are among the best citizens
| of Dixheld. One of them served honorably
as supervisor OF public schools, and another
Is now engaged as teacher In a district
| school. The church that these Dlxfrld con-
yerts have Joined has had membership In
Maine foI 70 years or more, and now num-
oers hundreds In the state. chiefly In the
Eastern part. The difference oetween this
church aud that Of Utah Is well known 70
the government. As far back as 1868 tney
| sent missionaries to Utah to preach against
polygamy and its contomitsnts; II evident,
| iy Was mistake to include these Dixheld
| converts in the list of those from Maine who
have inined Brigham Young's colony; but
the fact vet remains undisputed that several
persons have been rsporte. as having left