The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-05-22
CUMBERL AND COUNTY.

AMI NOONIIs
Hon. e. M. Stillwell, fish and game com
missioner, started Tuesday morning for Sc
bago Lake, where, with Commissioner III. o.
Stanley, he will place several thousand of
landlocked salmon fry in the waters of the
lake. They will then visit other lakes in
,hat part as the State, and in all $4,000 land
locked salmon fry will be consigned to the
waters. After that has been done, the com
missioners Will return and place In the Pc
n0Dsc0t 100000 sea salmon fry, and $4,000
land-locked salmon fry in other waters in
the vicinity.
!. The following gentlemen make contrlbu-
tons for special premiums to be given by
the Gray Park Association, at their exhibit
ti0n Aug. 27-29, next: Mr.. Charles Walker
and John Q. Twitchell Of Portland, and Mr..
James L. Hancock of Gray, S5 for best gem
tleman's driving horse; Mr.. Ammi Whitney
horses; DR.. e. A. McCollister of Gray, So
for best three year old colt. Mr.. Amos J.
Osgood OF Cumberland Centre, offers spe-
cial premium for best trio Of Plymouth
ROCK chicks, Slso a special premium to any
person between the ages of II and p. for
best exhibit Of garden produce, to be raised
and cared for by the exhibitor.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Waterville is to have her steamboat line
on the kennebec after all. Monday, Hon,
William y Haines of Waterville and Mr..
Erastus Warren of Winsl0w were in Bath
duu CuutidCtcu WIFI bub new England SnlD-
building Company for the construction of a
staunch stern wheel steamer, 90 feet in
length over all and % in width. The compa-
ny will give guarantee that she shall run 10
knots an hour, and the boat will be complet-
ed by Aug. goth. She will draw less than
three feet Of water.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Judge Wilson Of South Paris, referee in
the cases of John Buck VS.. Robinson Dean,
and Atwood, Spaulding & Co. VS.. John
Buck, held court at Reform Hall. in Buck
field, on Friday, the 18th. The Dean case
VIII be reported to the October term Of
court The other case was trustee process
Co., given in April, 1874 Buck claims he
hauled them ten cords of wood in the winter
OF 1875, delivered to their wood yard in paw
ment, the same being measured by Capt.
Noah Prince; This proved to be about
three years after the death of Capt. Prince,
who died Feb. 14th, 1872. Judgment for At,
wood, Spaulding & Co.
PIscATAoUIs COUNTY.
On Saturday, the 18th, about IL o'clock at
night, Mr.. Whites buildings at Blanchard,
were burned, with nearly all their contents.
They were situated on the Moose Horn road
about three miles from Blanchard, on what
Is called the Wltnam place. They were in
sured for nearly their worth,
A Piscataquis county citizen was in An
gusta yesterday to obtain information in re-
gard to the pedlar law passed by the legisla-
ture last winter. He says that two jewelry
merchants Of his county have followed the
practice Of sending out men through that
section and into the logging camps peddling
jewelry. and while they continue their husi71
ness have fears that they are liable to prose-
cution under the law. A we'll known Ar
gusta politician and member of the legisIa-
ture referred him to Piscataquis comfy
legislator who bad hand in framing the
law.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The 0ldtown woman and her two
daughters who moved into an old Episcopal
church about year ago, are yet living there.
The Episcopal diocese of Maine have never
for a moment allowed this case of alleged
sacrilege to rest, and have been pushing for-
ward an investigation Of the various reasons
upon which the women claim the ownershin
Of the property. 1t now appears as If thfe
matter might be settled, for instead Of going
into the courts with the case, both parties
have decided to leave 1t to Chief Justice
| John A. Peters Of the Maine Supreme Conri
as referee. and his decision is daily expected,
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
Topsham is going to tax the island on
which is situated the electric light station.
and Brunswick Is going to do the same
| Topsham claims the right to tax the .isiand
for when the original diyision was made, all
| the island above the falls belonged 10 Tons.
ham and that below to Brunswick. The
dividing point is the question between the he
| two towns.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Lewiston Journal reports that RueI
Copp of Concord has been found living dead
in that town, with wound in his head.
YORK COUNTY.
| The members of the Biddeford Light In.
| fantry held their annual shoot at Camp Ellis
| Monday afternoon. Private A. E. Parker
won the gold qadge, with score Of 81 ont ol
possible 20, at 200 yards range. The com,
pany silver badges were won by Corp. J. "
| Downing.