The Portland daily press., 1889-07-20
COUNTY
STATE ToPics OF INTEREST.

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and is, according to the Kennebee Journal,
having large sale.
Strange as it may seem, but two vessels,
the Amy Wickson and F. II. Smith sail from
North Haven for mackerel this year. The
Smith has taken forty barrels and the Wick
son none so far.
The Editor Of the Damariscotta News and
Herald doubts the accuracy of those figures
of Superintendent Luce's showing decrease
of $50 in the number Of Lincoln County's
school children. The editor should produce
his proofs OF an increase.
Bath may get chance to build an iron
ship. Austin Corbin is forming company
to establish an American line Of American
built steamships between New York and
Liverpool, and rum0r has 1t that he Is talk
ing with some Maine shipbuilders about the
work.
Another promising young man concludes
to leave Maine. True P. Pierce, ESQ.,, Is
pulling up his stakes in Rockland and will
drive them down again in Fort Payne, Ala.
The Knox and Lincoln bars will give him a
complimentary banquet on the 10th before
he goes.
The young ladies at Bar Harbor have
taken to rowing In four-oared outriggers,
There are two crews composed Of Baltimore
and Philadelphia bellies. In one Of the boats
the arduous work Of steering Is performed
by favored young man.
John Wallingford is an Auburn farmer
who makes money out of raspberries. Last
summer he picked on his place In Perkins
Ridge, in that city, 400 quarts .of Cutberth
raspberries which he sold in Lewiston and
Auburn. and from which he realized ss58.
He has two acres in the piece which he cul-
tiyates. lie expects big crop this year.
East Vassalboro was the scene Of pecu-
liar area Of atmospheric condition one day
this week. Within radius of one-fourth Of
mile rain fell in torrents from the east, and
nallStoneS OF large size from the northwest; /;
while at the south there was not enough
rain to prevent getting in hay. All OF these
points were not over one-fourth Of a mile
from the village, at which place there was
but little rain
The latest Maine newspaper venture Is the
York Beach Galatea, edited by Twombley and
Marshal. That it is to be an out and out her
aid of the glories of York beaches is proven
by Its flrst editorial: Long Beach affords
two miles of exquisite surf, and hard, sand
beach that, owing TO the amount Of ground
shell material, makes a drive upon which
the ring Of hoofs resounds like an anvil cho-
rus"
In Carney's shipyard in Sheepseott village,
Captain p. o. Reed is constructing novel
craft which he expects will revolutionize the
freighting business on the Maine coasts and
rivers. The vessel is 70 feet in length, 214
feet beam, fiat bottom, is Of very light draft,
so as to run safely In shoal water, and is tO
be propelled by two screw wheels with two
engines. She Is so built as to- carry large
loads. CAPTAIN Reed is an old navigator,
and he has planned the craft in accordance
with the teachings Of his experience.
Maine is not troubled by being made the
rendezvous of prize fighters nowadays; but
the Berwick News says that the longest
prize fight ever fought in this country took
plack about two miles from the depot In
North Berwick in 1860. Many of the older
residents were witnesses to the battle.
There is also at Islesboro, in Pen obseot Bay
at the present time, according to the Bangor
Commercial, "a gentleman who Is training
for prize fight which is to take place in the
near future"
The name of Alonzo Stevens of Harrison,
stands well up on the list of shrewd men Of
Cumberland county. One year the hay crop
was very light and Alonzo with others was
short of hay, which was also very high. In
consequence some horse dealers in a village
near by thought they could buy horse
low, so they went to see about 1t. AlOnZo
greeted them In his customary manner and
after listening to their enquiries about the
horse said; DO you-do you know Of any
one that wants to buy-to buy two or three
tons Of good hay9" They didn't get that
horse for nothing.
Irving w. Barker writes to the Bridgton
News letter in which he enthusiastically
advocates more cooperation and less jealousy
among farmers He enforees his point by
showing what the people Of Turner have
done by pulling together. At Turner Centre
there is creamery making more first-class
butter than any other two creameries in the
State. The farmers first tried cheese fac
tory, which proved good paying business.
But when the season came when cheese was
low they changed to butter making They
say their farms will sell for $500 more than
they would bring If there was no butter fac
tory near them.
There is a young man at Bar Harbdr who
is fitting for college on plan that would de
light many Maine boy. The young man,
son Of wealthy New Yorker named Earle,
is under charge Of Professor A. E. Twilford,
late of Washington College, who is engaged
to superintend the preparations for college,
which are to 60 on during four years tour
OF the world. During the summer they will
visit the points of interest on the Maine
travel through the West and California,
thence across the ocean. Tho tutor Is said
TO be direct descendant of Ethan Allen, Of
Ticonderoga fame; and may perhaps have
inherited iron enough to keep the young man
down to study.
Horace Haywood, residing in winslow,
was the victim of a peculiar Though very
serious accident the other afternoon. He
jumped from load Of hay with a pitchfork
in his hand and in some way managed to
land astride the handle which was driven in
to his body distance of min inches, coming
in contact with the hip bone where its
progress was checked. Mr.. Haywood pulled
out the handle, and embarrassed the horse
from the hay rack and hitching him to a
wagon drove along to Waterville for medical
assistance. The surgeons extracted large
piece of cloth from the wound and then for
the first time did the man commence to feel
any acute pain. He was driven to his home.
where he has since been keeping as quiet as
possible by advice Of the physicians.
Ara!Cushman Of Auburn generally has a
good story whenever he is called on for a
speech. At the recent dedication of the
Grand Army hall in Lewiston, Mr.. Cushman
emphasized a point with the story Of a Jew
who sold ready-made clothing in a certain
city, and who was not content with this v0-
cation but must do a little highway robbery.
He met man on a lonely road one night and
at once ordered him to halt, giving at the
same time the order, "your money, sir, or
your life." The man had $500 in his pocket,
and so, rather than part with his life, he
forked over the money. No sooner had the
jew taken the money than he counted out
four dollars and handed 1t back. but why
do yoa not take the whole Of it?" said the
man who had been robbed. "Well, as this
is strickly cash transaction, L allow you
discount Of two per cent"
The Androscoggin river was the pioneer
ground for cotton manufacturing In Maine.
Brunswick claims the honor OF the first cot
ton mill; and up the river in Lisbon, where
there are now such flourishing cotton manu-
factories, were built two of the early cotton
mills of the State. These mills were at Lis
bon Plains, now called Lisbon Centre. The
first one was built by VIM. Ling in 1926. Ii
was a small two story wooden building, in
which cotton warp yarn was manufactured,
The second mill, and quite large one, was
built in 1881 by stock company composed
Of Ling, Anthony, Eddy, Hathaway and
several others. Horace Corbett manufac-
tured all wool carpeting in the attic OF this
mill. Chas. l.. Clapp Of Portland invested
In the property short time previous to the
mill being burnt, and was making repairs at
the time Of the fire, which was Jan. 20, 1910.
line hrSt mill was burned at the same time.
Inc two mills were situated near where the
bridge now crosses the Sabatis river.