The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-01-09
THE STATE.
ANDRoscoeerN COUNTY.

Scion. Hill Of Mechanic Falls. about 16
years old, got his arm crushed Monday night
10 the rollers OF paper machine. at the Po-
land Paper Company's mills. 1t is hoped
heated very hot by steam and has pressure
of tons.
KNOX COUNTY.
John ID. Miller, well known hotel man,
for many years proprietor of the Miller
House in Boston and of the Medomak House
In Waldoboro. also part owner in the Elm
wood at Waterville, died In Rockland Mon
day, aged forty-eight years. He leaves a
widow.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
On Saturday the last diphtheretic patient
at the Insane Hospital was pronounced
cured, and for the first time for many months
the isolated ward Is empty. 1t will be Their
onghly fumigated, and every possible precau
ton Will be taken against another outbreak
Of the disease.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Kennebec ice men are becoming anxi-
Gus about the stability of their ice fields.
The continuous warm weather has been eat
ing away the ice until now there are many
large open areas, and what remains has been
reduced to from one to four inches In thick
ness. A rise In the water would break 1t up,
and when Ice again formed the quality would
most likely be poor, because Of the cakes
and running ice which would be frozen in.
The ice operators would like to see a mod
crate freeze, at least, to preserve what Ice re-
mains and seal up the spots. The Hudson
river is clear from New York to Albany, and
should no ice freeze there immense quanti-
ties Will be piled up along the banks Of tie
Kennebec.
OXFORD COUNTY
There is only one case Of dipht liberia at pre-
sent in Bryant's Pond
Christmas Day a child Of Albion Golf of
Mexico. two years old, fell backwards into
q pail of hot water, so severely scalding her
that she died from the effects.
1t is now arranged that there will be two
farmers institutes held in Oxford county the
first week in February, one in connection
with Rockemeka Grange, Peru, and Mt.
Sugar Loaf Grange, Dixfeld, the other with
be discussed are, dairying, orcharding, silo,
and the fertilizer question. 1t is expected
that some OF the best specialists in these
several branches In the State will be pres
ent.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
At meeting of the directors of the Bangor
q Piscataquis railroad, held on Saturday, it
was voted to nave surveys and the necessary
estimates made for the extension of the Ban
gor q Piscataquis railroad from Oldtown to
Bangor, at the request of the city council.
The survey will soon be made.
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
"A. Il. nutcHlDS, uedleI IN general merc1an-
disc at Centre Montville, has sold his store
and stock of goods to James Clement and f.
A. Cushman.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
There is favorable outlook for the ship
building interest in Columbia Falls next sea-
son.. Hon. j. ii. Crandon has nearly per-
fected arrangements for getting the timber
for three masted schooner of 1900 tons, and
w. Isaac Carleton, the venerable builder, is
negotiating for frame Of similar size for a
three master.
YORK COUNTY.
A third death has occurred from that dread
disease. black diphtheria, in the family of
Ansel Wildes, on the Goose Rocks road, Bid
deford. Lucy, a little daughter seven years
OF age, who was taken Just before her
brothers death last week. died at 3 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. The father is the only
one remaining of family of four. He has
not been sick, and he is taking every precau-
tion to escape an attack of the disease.
IN GENERAL.
The mild weather is having bad effect on
the upper Kennebec and about the head
waters OF the Penobscot. The streams are
not frozen strong enough to bear teams, and
the lumbermen report a good deal Of diff
Guilty In operating. In many places there is
not sufficient snow to afford good shedding.