The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-11-13
the STATE.
ANDRoscoeGIN COUNTY.


Land has been purchased at Livermore
Falls Of 4. A. Keene for the site of new
foundry building on which the frame Of the
same Is up and nearly covered in. The cost
OF land and building will exceed $1,000. Mr..
keene, who Is now running foundry at
Otis Falls, will remove his entire businesi TO
this point, which Is central and convenient
to all the factories IN the village.
The Otis Falls pulp company are building
pulp screening mill OF brick on a s0lid
ledge foundation. The dimensions are so by
so feet 1t VIII have capacity for 20 machines
and will cost about $1,000.
John Sheehan has been committed TO Jail
In Lewiston in default Of payment Of a ten
dollar fine. John was detected supplying a
prisoner with liquor.
Joseph McDonough, employed In the Lew
iston Bleachery, fell on some moving ma
ehlnery Monday. His arm and leg were
broken.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Rev. A. G. Brown of Dunns Corner. Mt.
Vernon, has accepted a call to the Free viii
Baptist church OF Hall0well, and will re-
move his family there the present month.
Rev. Mr.. Brown, who has supplied the Free
win Baptist church some time, Is much
liked, and the society considers itself quite
fortunate In securing him as their pastor.
Much interest Is taken In the social and
preaching services.
The peddlers In the State seem 10 have
ktucIdiil OOoCANCu tuc law DdoStu last WIN
ter regulating their operations. At the pres
ent time, 463 peddlers are doing business In
the State, that number having taken out
licenses as recorded at the Office Of the Sec
retary Of State. These are divided among
174 who have taken out State licenses, As
by the State from this source win foot up
about $4,000 this year.
The appropriations made by the Legisla-
ture for this year have mostly been fully
drawn, with the exception Of that Of the
State Board Of Health. The sum Of 5000
was allotted to that department, and but lit
tie over $1,000 has been drawn. The appro-
priation to aid In the burial Of veterans who
died without sufficient funds TO meet their
funeral expenses, Las been entirely drawn.
IL amounted to $500 for this year, and $1,000
Of 1t was used at once to pay bills left over
from last year.
OXFORD COUNTY.
r. Y. Benson Of Buck6eld has sold his
four-year-old gelding Benson to New York
parties for S400
PENoBsCor COUNTY.
The dead body Of Horace Mann Of Green
field was found lying face downward In the
mud, Sunday, on the road from Milford to
his home. He was % years of age. A cOrO-
ner was summoned who pronounced his
death due from suffocation from lying in the
mud exposure and too much liquor.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Arnold Totman. the seven-year-old sou of
4. Nj. TOtman of Fairfield, was severely Bit
ten by hog last Friday. One cut is nearly
six inches long and another In the back laid
the kidnays bare. The physician reports him
doing nicely.
YORK COUNTY.
The York County Teachers Association
will hold its annual meeting In the Biddeford
High School building Friday and Saturday,
December and Z. The programme is being
arranged. Harry r. Fling Is the chairman
of the executive committee.
The Democratic wing In the Bddeford
Board Of Aldermen still refuses to allow the
filling of school board vacancies. The Com
mon Council will not transact any business
until the matter Is settled. Monday night
the city fathers met. The business accom-
pli:hed consisted 10 presenting petition for
an electric light.
The meeting at Kezar Falls Saturday even
ing to effect an organization for the purpose
of preventing and Furnishing burglary, theft
and other crimes against person and proper
ty, was SHINY attended and 1t was thought
best to take no immediate steps in the mat
ter. No Adjournment was made to any given
date and so the project remains as 1t was last
week.