The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-11-28
STATE TOPICS orINTEREs 7

The turkeys left in Maine tonight will not
exemplify the doctrine of the survival OF the
fittest.
Large quantities Of smelts are being ship
ped TO Boston and New York from Maine.
Boothbay fishermen are reaping harvest
A day nursery where working women may
leave their children while they are at work,
Is the latest enterprise Of the W. G. t. U. In
Lewiston.
Col. Charles S. Emerson, John N. Foster,
John G. Blake and William u. Brewster are
the candidates in the Auburn postmaster
ship caucus.
We shall eat about all our own turkeys to-
day; and several thousand more that our
New Brunswick neighbors have sent In for
consideration.
A. o. Reed, the noted gum merchant Of
Gum Corner, in Byron, has a piece Of gold
said to have been worked from the banks of
Swift river by some prospectors, one Of
whom is an old "Forty-niner."
Already this fall Fish Wardens Bates and
Bailey have captured ten nets set fori the
purpose Of Illegally catching bass in Winnie
gance Creek, West Bath. The amount Of IL
legal fishing carried on in this creek may be
judged from the fact that ex-Warden Nichols
during the few years he was on duty there
captured some 200 nets.
Governor Burlelgh was obliged to decline
the invitation to the Sons Of Maine banquet
in Chicago Tuesday. and sent telegram
saying THE State Of Maine will always
feel maternal interest In the welfare Of her
sons and daughters wherever they may roam
| and Just pride In their success. con-
| gratulate you on this pleasant occasion
which brings you together, and will propose
this sentiment-'The State Of Maine, may
| her Children naver lack in filiaI Affection %
A new pulp enterprise was started at Au-
| gusta Wednesday. with Samuel Tltcomb, d.
| rector and president; directors, j: III. Man
S. Lyman; secretary, +. 8; Lyman; treas
urer, Melvin 5. Holway. The name Is the
/ CushnOc Fibre Company, and 1t has capt.
tai stock Of 100000, all subscribed, The
/ company will use the factory on the east
/ side occupied by Bangs Bros, who are going
| out Of business, and sulphite fibre and paper
| will be made. Works are to be established
in the spring
| Prof. w. A. Rogers, of Colby Unive rsity,
| has attracted wide attention for his attain
i ments as a scientist, and now the new Shan
/ non observatory and physical laboratory
planned BY him and now nearly completed,
/ on COlby's campus, Is attracting consider
able attention from scientists and prominent
| star. gazers throughout the country. Prof.
| Rogers has just received letter from the
| Lick observatory OF California, requesting
| that he send that Institution the electrotypes
| of cuts, and a description of the building,
| that they may be printed In the annual pub
lication Of the Astronomical Society Of the
| Pacific Coast.
Mr.. E. P. Kicker says that 1t Is true that
an English syndicate has made an offer for
| the Poland mineral spring. but as vet no
| price has been set. Mr.. Kicker says that the
| association Of mineral spring owners recent
ly formed In this country is simply for the
| purpose OF securing protection against
foreign waters, which are now imported Tree
OF DUTY, whlle American sp0ing owners are
obliged to pay duty on the foreign made
bottles In which they put up some Of the
water. The new association Is not In the
nature OF trust. 1t is partly to head of
this association tnat the English capitalists
are trying to buy up all the American
springs.