The Portland daily press., 1889-11-02

THE STATE.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.

CUMBERLAND COUNT1.
Civil Engineer Fred Danforth Of Gardiner
is to make plan of sewerage for Bruns-
wick.
of the proposed South Harrison Agricultural
Society was held October Goth. A. M0ulton
was chosen chairman Of the meeting. The
soliciting committee reported progress In
disposing Of stock, and ,oc from mt tue report II II
start with. After some discussion the meet
ing voted unanimously to proceed with the
pIOposed organization and laying out Of
trottiDg park and fair ground. 1t was voted
that a temporary organization be made at
once, which is to be made permanent as
soon as the society is legally incorporated.
The following were chosen as the temporary
officers of the society; President, Horatio
FL. Cole; vice president, Alphonso Moulton,
Andrew Chute; treasurer, j. Orrln Ross; !;
treasurer, John johnson /; trustees, Washing
ton Chaplin, I'd, Cyrus X. Foster, Joseph
Pitts, Frank Green, James Thomas, Del
more Robinson. Thomas ID. Emery, Andrew
Chute and Adelbert @. Buck were chosen
as committee to attend to laying out the
track and grounds and they were instructed
to procure suitable help and to attend to
their duties during the next week If possible.
Alphonso Moulton, Calab A. Chaplin and
James II. Hamilton were appointed as
committee to draft constitution and by.
laws. The meeting then adjourned to meet
again this afternoon.
A very painful accident occurred at the
Brunswick depot Friday morning. William
Bailey, while shackling freight cars, caught
his right hand between the bumpers. badly
crushing his first three fingers. He Will
probably lose two joints from his first two
fingers and all from the third.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Mr. Philip H. Plaisted, prominent young
business man of Waterville, and Miss Lizzie
oil ms m WQtQrVllla
Rev. w. Fl. Spencer Wednesday evening.
George Beal and Arthur Richardson of
Clinton applied at the jail Office, Kennebec,
Thursday and asked to be admitted for the
purpose Of seeing Charles Beal, the convict.
On searching them the officers found liquor
on Richardson and he was arrested and put
under bonds for appearance In court In
December.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
The will Of the late Parker o. Rogers OF
Bah has been contested and will come t.
trial in December, He .willed one-third Of
his entire property, which was estimated al
S45,OOO, to his niece, Mrs. Emma Reed, who
was his constant attendant during his last
illness, and the contest is based on undue
influence.
Postmaster Hogan took charge of the Bath
post Office Friday.
Four thousand dollars have been raised fol
making the examination for coal at Small
Point and 1t Is proposed to probe the matter
to the bottom this time.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
In Bangor Thursday, wasitried the assault
case of Eugene A. Melvin VS.. Perez Ficket
and his SON Willis, all of Etna. Mr.. Pere;
Pickett is the town collector, and one day
this week: according to the testimony. ~
was due. Mr.. Melvin said that be had psit
| his tax to the town treasurer. Mr.. Ficket
replied that the money should have DeeI
| paid to him, and other words followed which
| did not tend to soothe the storm. Mr.: Flick
ett then attempted to arrest Mr.. Melvin
| with the aid Of his son, who used considera
| BILE force as the evidence brought out. Th'
| complaint was made by Mr.. Melvin, and tn
| result of the case was that the senior Mr.
| Pickett was discharged, while his son wa'
| fined $5 and costs.
| WALDO COUNTY.
| It is suggested in Belfast that Co. FL, Sec
| ond Maine Cavalry, unite its organization
| with that of the Twenty-sixth Maine Regl
ment Association, and that the idea has re
ceived favorable reception by members
both organizations. 1t Is understood tina
| steps with this end in view will be taken a
| once.
The Belfast Marine Railway hauled out 2
vessels last year, an increase OF one.
The new proprietors of the Oak Hill Gran
ite quarry have put thirty men at WORK, an
are loading the schooner Fannie ana Ealtl
with their first cargo of stone. The comps
ny will lay a railway track az tne Dase 0
| Oak Hill. to connect with the Maine Centrs
track. the idea being to connect the quarrie
by rail- with the wharves to make the shiI
ment of the blocks more convenient.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Shipping sailors at st. John for Englis
vessels in American ports is q hazardoS
Mondays steamer from the former city VIII
| a crew of six men for barQue Loading
Calais. When they:arrived In Eastport nv
| of them walked off and refused to go
Calais. The shipping master was oDllgeu
let them 60.
YORK COUNTY.
Residents at Biddeford Pool are oonslde ;los 3
| ably interested over somewhat relnal hao
discovery of other days. For the past wee
there has been heavy sea on, ana tlie @ Mav
has washed the sand away on the pack s,ion D1sS :
to such an extent as to discover Poioisout W ~
old pier pnlt centuries asds az, residents wei
not aware Two of the old dug outs
canoes used in those days were also uisoo'
ered xu., I.o,,
Fred Richards, adopted son OF MIS-. Jam'
A Brown of Saco, has been sent 70 tne
form school for the larceny Oh Szo from MT
Browns mother.
Er;dav morning Hon. E. E. Clark toe
nossession of the Biddeford post once an
began its management. VI tne ol9 corps
clerks only two have been reIalnso, MIS-; n;
Piishnry and Albert b. Sheehan Nj
Sod,a i.;ttIe6eld takes Miss Ellen b. Go
Son;s MACE as clerk in the money order d
nsrtment and Miss Lizzie Nichols has
tirad in favor of Joseph Etchells, Jr.