The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-05-10
THE STATE.
ANpRoscoaGIN COUNTY.

THE STATE.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.
Fifteen divorces had been decreed up
to Wednesday noon at the April term Of the
5. j. Court in Auburn.
Mr.. II. +. Townsend Of East Auburn went
out into his wood lot the other day and as
he was walking along he noticed white OBJ
lect in the t0pmost branches of a very tall
tree Upon closer inspection it proved to be
white cat and at tho foot of the tree fox
was watching the pussy earnestly awaiting
her descent. As Mr.. Townsend drew near
to the spot, the fox skipped away and the
cat came down. AS far as known this is the
first instance OF fox freeing cat.
HANCOCK COUNTY
The friends OF VIM. Beazley, Esq, of
Bucksport, are to propose his appointment
to fill the vacancy of inspector for the record
vacant by the death Of the late Sewall B.
Swazey. Capt. Sewall b. Swazey died
suddenly Monday night, aged Y years. He
was a retired sea captain and had been large
ly engaged in shipbuilding.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Mr.. Charles r. White OF Gardiner was
thrown from his carriage Wednesday and Sc
verely injured.
KNOX COUNTY.
Capt. Franklin Thomas, of North Haven,
who had last November moved TO Seattle,
w. T., will return home this month and
take command of schooner Henry Nicker-
son. He does not like Seattle.
1t is proposed to establish United States
Marine Hospital at Rockland. DIR. Fairfax
Irwin, U. 5. n, has been looking for site.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Our old Eeighbor, the Oxford Democrat,
comes to us arrayed in new dress and look
finn xrrn hnr1lr 10 ~.
graduate the Democrat upon its enterprise
and success.
PENoBscor COUNTY.
AT the election of the Dexter Light In
fantry Tuesday night First Lieutenant K. K.
Hale was elected captain, and First Sergeant
Henry Pullen first lieutenant.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
Mr.. L. B. Mallett's yacht Restless is at
Bath in the hands of riggers who are fitting
ner Tor summer cruising. The mast is to be
shortened two feet and made proportionally
smaller These changes will enable the
Restless to stand up under heavy breeze
and carry full sail where more burdened
yachts would be obliged to reef. This little
vessel is to be repainted throughout and re-
fitted. and about months work will be re-
quired to put it in sailing condition. 1t was
thought earlier in the season that she would
not be used this summer, as Mr.. Mallett ex-
pected to pass the season in Europe, but now
that he has decided to remain ON this side of
the Atlantic, a part of that time will be
spent on shipboard. She will be commanded
Dy Capt Paris, who has been her sailing
master since she was launched.
w. j. Cadb0urne of Attleboro, Mass, has
been appointed local secretary for the Bath
I. M. 9. A., and will probably enter on his
duties here the Goth of this month.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The people of North Anson have voted
on oAA
and pipe for extinguishing fires in that
village
WALDO COUNTY.
Ebenezer Newell of City Point. Belfast,
work in his garden. last Friday, May Sd,
aged rs years and three days. He was born
in Camden, May l, 1911, where his parents
came from Connecticut While boy he
and was well known as successful mill
wright he moved to the Head Of the Tide, in
Belfast where he remained till 1865, when
he went to City Point where he resided till
the time Of his death. For many years,
when first living in Belfast, he was very ex-
making a specially of barrel lumber, manu-
featured in mills in eastern Maine and so
large were bis operations he was termed tie
"stave king in the New York stave market.
and handled annually many thousands Of
dollars in value, giving employment to many
vessels and mills and large number of
men. During the last ten years his health
failed perceptibly, and closing out the lum-
Der business, he devoted his time to his farm,
granite and was an active partner in the Oak
Hill quarry, in which he was interested at his
death. He was member of Belfast city
government for several years, and in his
earlier years was an active worker in many
matters of public nature, and was a well
known and esteemed citizen.
The NevenS House, at SearSmont village,
ha Mr nf fhof
town, and the new proprietor will take
charge about June 1st.
The Belfast Assembly, Knights of Labor,
once fiourishing organization, is about to
disband. The lease to their hall has expired
and they are selling off their furniture. At
one time the assembly numbered 24O mem
bers, but the interest has died out.
There has been great deal of sickness in
Belfast this spring, and physicians say it is
the result OF imperfect drainage. The water
there is not sufficient sewerage to carry off
the waste water.
Capt. Theodore p. Colcord, OF Searsport,
on the fortieth anniversary of his birthday,
May I'd, had been twenty years in the en-
ploy OF Flint q Co.. New York, and had
made seventeen voyages and one half from
New York to San francisco. He is now in
San Francisco.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Eastport Sentinel says 1t Is a good
thing for factory owners that the catch of
sardine herring has proved a failure this
spring. and that none of the factories have
been able to put up any new goods. 1t will
clear up the old stock, and with the later run
of herring there a fine quality of fish and no
poor stock will be put on the market this
year.
The steamer Herman Ressing, owned by
George o. Grady a. Co. of Bath, has been
chartered by the Grand Manan Steamboat
Company. to take the place Of the Flushing
until the repairs upon the latter steamer are
completed so that she can again resume her
place on the Grand Manan route.
Two very fine Photographic portraits,
handsomely framed, of the late l. K. Chad
bourne, ESQ.,, and Aaron Hayden, Esq
were received at Eastport from Bangor last
week by General Leavitt. They are to be
hung In the court house at Machias, with
other portraits OF deceased members of WASH
ington county bar.
At the annual meeting of the Eastport
Savings Bank Hon. Alden Bradford was re-
elected president and N. b. Mutt treasurer.
Philip McMahon and George M. Huston
were elected to the board of trustees in
place of Simon Stevens and r. b. Clark, de.
ceased.
VIM. S. West, of Steuben, while driving a
spirited horse Monday afternoon, stopped to
speak to neighbor, and the horse suddenly
started, throwing him violently to the ground
He was conscious when taken up, but only
lived an hour.
Mr.. Horace G. Jacobs, formerly Of Cherry
field, has been appointed by President Har
risOn as superintendent Of the construction
of the government buildings at Los Angeles
Cal. Lieut. Jacobs entered the army In 1861
as private in Co. G, Sixth Maine Vols. Al
the close of the war be was given a clerkshiI
in the Treasury Department, and was after
wards promoted to chief clerk in the super
vising architects office, which position hi
resigned in the early months of Cleveland:
administration. He subsequently removed
to the Pacific Slope, and for the past two
years has been living in Los Angeles.
YORK COUNTY.
The Standard Publishing Company Of Bid
deford, have elected these officers: Presi
dent, Hampden Fairfield; clerk, Otis t
Carey: treasurer. Samuel +. Parcher, direc
tors, Timothy Shaw, Jr., Hampden Fair
field, Edward w. Staples, Carlos Heard
Samuel f. Parcher, VIM. Emery, Tristran
Goldthwait
The Diamond Wrench and Tool Com
pany.
This firm composed of three young bust
ness men of this city are manufacturing a
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