The Portland daily press., 1889-11-01
STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST.


Football teams are already established In
Bates and Bowdoin colleges, and there is
talk that Colby may have one In the spring
in time to enter a Maine College football
league.
The first flight of woodcock has been OBJ
served In Bangor and the old observers say
the main flight to the south will occur on the
full Of the next moon or between November
7th and 10Th.
member of Company II, Second Maine
Cavalry, suggests that the organization of
that company and the 26th Maine Regiment
Association consolidate and In future meet
together.
One Of the railroad commissioners, in an
interview at Bangor, expresses the opinion
that nothing will be done on the Northern
Maine road this fall. 1t looks as .hcugh the
road would be started in the spring, however,
judging by the preparations which have been
made in the way Of storing the tools ,derricks
and other appliances for the building OF
railroad at Mattawamkeag, as we'll as other
signs.
Simon Newcomb, of the Maine Central
railroad, has very queer watch, which does
not require the usual bed time winding.
Opening the the case to see the time of day
winds the watch. Four or five OF such cas-
ual glances at the watch each day winds 1t
up. Mr.. Newcomb purchased the watch
in all his travels about the country has
never seen another timepiece like it,
Those who contemplate travel in the sport
ing regions Of Maine would do well to pro-
vide themselves with coats OF mail. A few
days ago, while Charles Hartman and Hugh
McVeigh were riding in Orland, McVelgh
felt something strike his nose. Not knowing
what it could be, he paid little attention to i
until Hartman said, "Your nose Is all
aud fhnra fo n hnl hnl iEaf 10 vi i'm
| of your hat" which, on examination, proved
| to be true. A bullet had made hole In his
| hat rim, and grazed his nose. taking off quite
large piece OF the skin.
| The toothpick romance has come to a
/ point, after the manner Of most r0mances
and all toothpicks. The young lady is said
| to be Miss Alice Hitchcock Of Strong, so
ington Chronicle, which says that several
months ago, while packing picks into the
| boxes she thoughtlessly slipped note into
| one on which was her address and a request
| to write. After a time the young lady re-
ceived reply from young man in Kansas
City, NO., who stated he had opened the
box, found the note aud was following in
structions. A correspondence was opened,
photographs exchanged, and, last week, the
gentleman came to town and registered at
the Porter House as James u. Hilliken. The
sequel will be learned later.
On the farm of the late Captain Isaac
Green of Surry. stands a tree with peculiar
history. Iu 1872 Capt. Greene's grandfather
when about to make his journey from Cas-
tine, where he was attending court, cut from
willow tree twig or limb which he used
as cane. On arriving at his home at Nor
little dry stick in the ground. Soon 1t be-
| gan to take root and send forth its branches,
| and commenced vigorous growth. 1t now
| measures twenty feet around its trunk.
| About ten feet from the ground are four
limbs that girt respectively 7. 8, and 10 feet,
extending 10 feet from right to left Al
| though this mammoth cane" was somewhat
| impaired in the ice storm of 1885 it yet
| stands nobly forth and bids fair to live and
| grow for many years to come.
An Augusta despatch says: Speaking of
changes in the personnel Of the Supreme
| Court Of the State prominent legal gentle
| man who Is himself candidate for posi-
| tion on the bench says that In Kennebec
| county, Judge w. p. Whitenouse of Angus
| ia and Hon. E. F. Webb Of Wateryile will
be candidates on the occasion Of the first
i vacancy where Kennebec judges now hold
| judgeshps. Should there at any time be a
| vacancy in the Penobscot county judgeship,
| Hon. Fred Powers of Houlton will be can
didate for the place. Three judges now re-
side in Cumberland county Should vacan-
i cy in their number occur, an attempt will be
made to take one of these judgeships from
that county and give 1t to Aroostook, Mr..
Powers being the candidate.
Mr.. G. Fl. Nelson has sent to the Boston
| Globe letter denying the report made out
West that Nelson gave $1,000 to the owner oi
Alcryon to have that horse held back at the
Balch stallion race. Mr.. Nelson says thai
he drove his horse that day because Budt
Doble was kept away by another engage
ment, while John Splan. the only othel
available driver, was hired by the owner o.
Alcryon to walk the earth, in order thai
Nelson on might not get him Speaking ;,o Of the
and its merits, If this was a fixed race, as
some intimate why did Noble hire John
Splain and then put $1,000 on Alcryon
against Nelson. III he had sold the race, as
sure thing? Some may say this statement
is not true. Now for proof. The check
given to the pool box for the balance that
Noble had not hedged out was $1,000 OF
thereabout. This check for some reason
was not paid, and Alcryon was attached ant
held until said check was paid OF arranged
for" Mr.. Nelson says he is ready for an in
vestigation.
The United States Fish Commission hav,
just finished putting into Green Lake, II
Hancock county, over 10000 yearling land
| locked salmon. In addition to these the,
have put in several hundred rainbow trou
from Michigan. In the weir on Great Brool
mon, and they expect to take sufficient sal
mon To secure several hundred thousand egg
for Matching, the house for this purpose be
| ing already constructed at the head OF thu
lake. 1t is the intention OF tne commission
to make this lake vast reservoir for land
locked salmon, trout and other game fish, 81
that in time fish eau be taken from this plac'
and sent to other lakes. With that purpos
in view, all the fish hatched there Will be TO-
several years turned back into the lake unit
its waters are well stocked. Next year
large number of the Loeb Leven Scottisl
trout will be put in, which are considered
among the finest of the fly fish. No hin
drance will be offered to proper and lega, egg,
fishing, but any illegal means of fishing VII
be promptly and severely dealt with.
In the paragraph published yesterday II
regard to the so called Lake view MISSION
in South China, an erroneous coneIusioh wa wa
drawn from what the Fairfield journal salt
about it. The Journal is by no means as
sured that the institution Is worthy one
The Kennebec Journal OF yesterday pub
lished the story Of reporter VINO visited
South China, and who says: by many WY
man is believed to be rather cranky on re
iioions and mission matters, and preache
| mnch on these subjects, but the people sa!
that his own life is hardly In keeping will
| his exhortations to others: He Is said to b.
: law abiding citizen, and while ne Is no
nonnlar in the least, receives what are ap
i psrently his lust dues from his neighbors
Ha.9j He js now on the road in the interests of tn
scSool. which he now promises shall be read
for bnsiness by June, 1890, and there are on
or % two gentlemen who fully believe that b
fuIlv intends to do what he has promised a
soon as possible.
MANY Of these people would like to see th
school started, and most pertinently ask
''Why does be not have band of teacher
appointed. secure pupils and go to work in
business like way by securing influenti,
testimonials, and then when the instltutio
has become fairly established seek for al