The Portland daily press., 1889-11-04

summer with large crew OF men, having
Just completed the dam across the Aroostook
river at that place, which, from shore TO
shore measures about 800 feet. The struc-
ture cost $751; 900. New industries will be
Introduce now and system OF water works
put in there.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
George Ii. Ramsdell, night watchman at
the State house, Augusta, has resigned and
John Jones has been appointed to fill the va
cancy.
To be sure and cover the State house addi-
tion in before cold weather night crew is
to be employed, working by electric light.
On one side the wall Is up two stories above
the second story window.
KNOX COUNTY.
The house and barn Of Sanford Robinson
at West Camden were burned early Satur-
day morning. Loss SLIGO; insurance $500.
Cause unknown.
The farm buildings belonging to Nancy
Robinson at Rockville, were destroyed b y
FIRE at O'clock Saturday morning, caused By
horse kicking over lantern In barn. The
furniture was saved. Insurance Sl100
ROckland now has under consideration
proposals for 800 electric lights per year from
three companies: The Eastern Company OF
New York. for 1900 candle power lights, S63
per year for midnight. and $50 for an all
night light. The Westinghouse company.
for 1900 cOndle power light, S72 for mid
night, and SlOS for an ali night light The
Rockland Electric Light and Power Com
pdny. $50 for midnight, and Sll5 for an all
night light, 80 lights, and S75 for each
additional.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
Jack Darling Of Lowell. has been arrested
and brought to Bangor for hunting deer with
dogs. Officers are after other offenders.
Capt. S. II. Barbour has laid the keel for
the new three-masted schooner he is to build
at his yard in Brewer during the coming
winter. The keel Is 1856 feet In length. The
vessel is expected to be ready tolaunch early
in the spring. r$ ~
On Thursday Of this week, the Statl
| College Experiment Station council hold
| its annual meeting. at which the character
of the work for the coming year Will bs
decided upon. An advisory committee ha:
three members, one from the Psychological
Society, ID. FL. Knowlton Of Pennington; one
from the State Agricultural Society, Nelson
Ham of Lewiston, and one from the State
Board Of Agriculture, @. j. Shaw Of Hart
land.
A student of the agricultural college has
been robbed Of forty dollars, and consider
able stir exists over it. The faculty appears
to think that the robber is to be found
among the students, and when one young
man desired to leave the town. for days
| visit at his home in Bangor, the president
in person subjected him and his room to a
rigid search before he was permitted to
depart. This is not the first case of the
kind, and the college authorities are much
exercised over 1t.
Tne Quapaw Indians have voted to sell
their reservation to the government. 1t is il
Kansas and contains 63,000 acres.
The directors of the ConshOhocken, Pa.
National Bank find that defaulting Cashier
| Cresson left securities In his private box
which will restore the banks standing.
Four persons were fatally hurt in an acci
| dent on the Santa Fe road yesterday.
YORK COUNTY.
The Graffam-Cobb trial was finished II
| Biddeford, Saturday. Recorder Cram will
| render decision Monday.
Sanford Siftings has completed its frs
| volume, and ceased to exist. The reason
| assigned for its discontinuance is that The
| proprietor has other business which de
mands his undivided attention.
| IN GENERAL.
d. J. Stafford, of New Hampshire. ha
| been appointed special pension examiner il
Maine, his territory being Lincoln ant
Sagadahoc counties and part Of KennebeC
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