The Portland daily press., 1889-04-12


Amos +. Gerald Of Fairfield to the superin-
tendency Of the horse department, Alonzo
Libby to the cattle department, 5. G..
Jerrard to the ticket department, and Geo.
4. Brackett to the hall at the grounds.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
DIR. James M. Warren Of Bridgton, has
settled with the town for injuries received
by reason Of defective highway, the select
men paying him 5000. The suit which he
was about TO commence was for Si5O0. Mr..
Warren Is patent medicine vender. once
located In Bath.
Choice Jerseys Of the American Cattle
Club registry continue TO be caught uD
quickly whenever they are on the market
Mr.. J. 4. Duren Of Calais who has one OF
the finest herds OF American bred Jerseys in
the State, has just added TO his band the bull
Stoke Pogis de Scitnate,. 2l,9Sl, purchased
from that great breeder OF gilt edged Jerseys,
Of Saddleback Farm, East Baldwin.
FRANKLIN COUNTY
This has been one Of the best seasons for
maple syrup known for many years In
Strong. The best syrup is selling now for
70 cents per gallon.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Master Edward Wardwell Of Penobsc0t
killed two wild cats last week. One Of them
weighed 20 pounds.
About s25 citizens OF Bar Harbor have Pc
titioned the selectmen TO enforce the liquor
law in the town.
One sloop, IS tons, has been built In
Brooksville by S. w. Gray, and was launched
few days ago. At Bucksport, Capt Chas.
III. Parker has sawed the steamer Florence
in two and hauled her apart, making her
about s. feet long and gross tonnage Of so
tons. She was built In Brewer In 1882, and
when completed will be better than ever.
Mr.. VIM. Beasley Of Bucksport. has had Of.
fers TO build two three-masted sckOoners OF
good size, but declined as the conditions
were not favorable.
The schooner Nellie Woodbury., Capt. +.
| l.. HOdgkins Of Ellsworth, made the passage
| from New York to Barcelona, 5. A. Ia II
| days and hours. A very quick passage.
| Tuesday afternoon the section men on the
/ section of railroad below Main street, Els
| worth, had what might be called close call
4 Coming in on the road they were met BY
| wild train just beyond Bellatty's turn. Both
| the hand car and the train, when they APP
peared TO each other, were on steep down
| grades. The section crew had barely time
| to leave their car, when u was struck 0y the
locomotive, fragments OF the car and tools
| flying in every direction about them. II was
a narrow escape.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Secretary Young Of the State Board Of
Health, Is Issuing circulars requesting the
municipal officers Of each town to appoint
local boards Of health for the ensuing year,
as provided by law. The work Of the local
DOuA0o NAAAh6 tAO Poot 9N1A ndo DNNn NCAl
satisfactory.
Probably no dignataries were ever rushed
through the prellminaries of ONCE with
| more haste than the newly appointed
| trustees Of the insane hospital. They were
| confirmed, commissioned and took part in a
| meeting all within an hours time.
The first application Of an assessment In
surance company located out Of the State TO
do business In Maine under the new Law, was
| made by Hon. s. NJ. Carter OF Lewiston. at
| torney for the Mutual Reserve Fund Life
Association Of New York.
The enterprising firm Of Vckery 4 HUI,
l publishers, Of Augusta, are TO put In new
printing press that Is one Of ne aIpys Gpess absne
May 18th and be In running order July lst
| It weighs % tons and viii cost 5000. Win
the possible exception OF one press In otutt-
gart. Germany, the press VIII pc the most 9s
minimum speed Is 6,0O0 copies OF papers
every hour, printed and folded ready for
mailing; while with less care It can turn out
not less than double that number, showing
a capacity Of 10000 copies every ten hours.
There are many presses capable Of greater
speed, but the work they do Is newspaper
work and not fine book and cut work. The
papers issued by the firm have TO be printed
carefully and with due regard to proper dis.
tribution Of ink. etc, which cannot be done
| on high rate newspaper presses, The only
similar press in this country Is the almanac
press owned by j. @. Aver a Co.; OF LoWeil, ,' gu
Mass, which prints and folds about lOO,OoO
almanacs day, equal TO 5000 OF our papers;
DIR. r. Iiill, junior member OF the hrm OF
| Vickery q Hill, Is York county boy lie
Is AugiIsta's junior Representatiye to the
| Tegislature and Is coming TO the 'front.' as
leading business man Of Augusta.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
| Last Friday young daughter Of Charles
Burton of Charleston, while at play near
Hollis Mills in Garland, was seized BY a
| vicious dog and dangerously bitten by the
| infuriated animal The ankle was crunched
and chewed in a shocking manner. IL re-
quired the efforts Of several men to release
| the child. DIR. Parker Of Garland, attended
the case, which is a very critical one.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
A Bath baby was put to sleep in a cham
Der, but awoke before its nap was out, got
a box of Ayers pills and swallowed twenty
one Of the same. The advice OF two physi-
clans was Immediately sought. No gres.
harm followed.
WALDO COUNTY.
Horseback riding Is becoming popular II
Belfast. The clergy are leading the fashion
The Belfast Journal thinks that the can
tain of the barge Sunrise, lost In Delawar
Bay, was Capt. George Bird Of Belfast.
| Is feared that his wife was with him