The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-05-06

mate very agreeable.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.
One thousand dollars has been raised by
Livermore Falls people for the purpose of
establishing the Androsc0ggin County Fair
there, this year, and in the future. David
Field was In Livermore Falls Thursday.
looking over the trotting park there, the
use OF which the citizens will give the socie-
ty.
The Edwards time and number dial, the
device of Mr.. A. M. Edwards of Lewiston,
has been adopted by the Boston School
Board. They VIII be put into all the prima-
ry school.
T. E. Eustis of Lewiston, fell through a
trap door into the cellar in the Office Of the
Lewiston Mills Friday and severely sprained
his shoulder.
The Lewiston Mill Company has formally
taken possession OF the property.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Mrs. A. Elmira Mcclellan, mother of Lieut..
Cha rles III. Mcclellan, of the life-saving SER
wee, now stationed at Toms River, N. j.,
died at her residence in Brunswick Frid ay
morning. She was 72 years of age, and
leaves widower and daughters.
Mrs. Elizabeth B.Skolfeld, widow of Capt.
Samuel Skolfield, died in Brunswick Friday
morning. aged 80 years.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Parties from abroad have been looking
over the advantage offered at Fort Point,
Wlnslow, Tor steam saw mill. Ii satlsfac-
tory arrangements can be made, it is contem-
plated to erect $4,000 mill.
Hon. S. w. Matthews, of the Labor Blu
reau. has issued circular to the granite op-
orators OF the State, and presents ten Ques-
tlons for replies, one Of which Is regarding
the average weekly wages when fully en-
ployed" and average annual earnings" of
overseers, ovsrsT Stone cutters paying cutters,
ishers and teamsters.
Fred S. Woodbury. Of Bangor, has been re-
instated as railway mail clerk and Samuel
z. Page OF Dexter and Lewis +. Nash of
Presque Isle, have been appointed to the
railway mail service: the latter to be as.
signed to the line between PresQue Isle and
New Brunswick boundry.
An employee of the Lockwood Companv
In Naterville left S25 in bills done up in a
paper on the table in her room. The pack
age got brushed off and was afterwards put
In the stove; the occupant Of the room Quilt
began to search for it, After looking about
the room she looked in the stove and dis
covered the package partly consumed. She
took the fragments that remained to K. X.
Drummond of the savings bank who sent
them to Washington for redemption. Last
week duplicates were received for the full
amount.
The contributors of the Maine Farmers
Almanac meet in annual convention at Au-
gusta on Wednesday, June g. 1889. Among
the deaths which have occurred since the
last reunion is that of Noah Barker, better
known to the contributors as "Noemus," !" and
his presence will be greatly missed at the
meetings, he having attended them every
year since they were first instituted by Capt.
Nash, the proprietor OF the almanac.
Architect Spofford has the plans for the
State House extension well advanced. A
nlan a0minO from q Ronnor t.
under consideration by Mr.. Spofford 1t
to bodily remove the stone work on the west
side OF the present building, where the addi-
tion will Join it, and use the stone for the
west end OF the extension for which, as can
be seen, 1t will be an exact pattern. Speaking
OF the cost of construction, a prominent
Boston builder saw the plans in Boston the
other day. and thought he could do the job
for $4,000 and a Bangor gentleman figures
even egeI.o lower estimating 81 sla5Ooo as what the
$4,000 or more for other expenses. Archi-
tect Lewis Of Gardiner is mentioned for sup
ervisor of construction.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Rev. j. Howard Parshly has rendered his
resignation as pastor of the Baptist church
In Damariscotta, to take effect Aug. 22d.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Frank E. Baker of Bangor. is candidate
for the United States consulship at st.
Stephen, N. B.
Fourteen candidates were in attendance at
civil service examination for the railway
postal service, at Bangor, Friday.
Mr.. Q. b. Story, of Brunswick, has pur-
chased controlling interest in the Dexter
Electric Light Co., and it is said that he pro-
poses poses 70 2; torm 6 new company to operate the
The Bangor Whig hears that Fred S.
Woodbury. of Bangor, has been reinstated as
railway mail clerk, and that Samuel c. Page
OF Dexter, and Lewis +. Nash Of Presque
Isle, nave been appointed to the railway
mail service, the latter to be assigned to the
line between Presaue Isle and the New
Brunswick boundry.
The schooner James O'Donohue arrived
In Bangor Friday with cargo of $50 tons of
steel rails Tor the Bangor and Piscataquis
railroad. They will be placed at once upon
the line this side of Milo junction. fhe
rails now on on the way here upon the
schooner Dora M. French will be put down
between Monson Junction and Blanchard.
The, road is being well equipped with steel
track.
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
Colonel j. B. Peakes, attorney for the
Dexter & Piscataquis Railroad Company.
sold the entire issue of its bohds In Boston.
Thursday at price entirely satisfactory to
the company. The sale was made through
Hon. Fred Il. Richards of Portland. Work
on the road Is now being pushed, and the
contractors will have it completed by the
time specified in their contracts.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
Mr.. ID. S. Alexander, nominated by the
President, Friday, for q. s. District At
torney at Buffalo, New York, Is native Of
Richmond. t
WALDO COUNTY.
Mr.. EbeRezer Newell of North Belfast, an
old and respected citizen, dropped dead
while at work In his garden at noon Friday.
Cause, apoplexy. His age was about 10
years.
YORK COUNTY.
Diphtheria has broken out at Hollis Cen
ter and the schools have been closed to pre-
vent its spreading.
John Hubbard, millright. Of Limington.
was seriously, If not fatally, injured last
week by the exploding of boiler
The farm buildings of Samuel CARL at
WATERFORD Centre burned Saturday morning.
The cause was defective chimney. Loss.
$500; partially insured.
Representative B. f. Chadbourne has ar
rived home from his trip in Eastern Maine.
where he and two other representatives OF
the legislature have been prospecting with a
| view to building railroad frem Phillips To
Rangeley. He is much interested In the
scheme and is assured that road over the
| route proposed will be a paying investment
| Thousands of acres of fine timber, now COM
| paratively worthless because of the impos-
| sibility of marketing it, lie in the region to
be trayersed by the proposed road.
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| II is said that there will be no discharge Of
| workmen at the Kittery Navy Yard at pres
| ent
The balance of the passengers of the
| wrecked steamer Danmark reached New
| York, yesterday.
Fears are entertained for the Province
town schooner Franc Lamberth, thirty days
out from Charleston, s. @.
The friends of Hon. w. W. Crapo, have
| resolved to urge his nomination as Republi-
| can candidate for governor OF Massachusetts.
Hon. whitelaw Reid. United States minis
ter to France, sailed from New York, Sat
urday -