The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-10-16

half mile race track at Old Orchard. Il Is
Thought that such pice Of property would
surprising IL such a track was Completed be-
fore July next
STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST.
A Canadian Frenchman has been travel
ling through the State In q cart drawn by
three dogs, two at the pole and one as leader
A Lewiston man matched his horse against
the team the other day and was beaten.
George Adams, young man living In
Moscow, went TO see his girl Saturday night
and the two found amusement by playing
with gun until the weapon was discharged.
George was hit in the arm and side and play
was stopped. The young man Is dangerously
hurt.
In the last twelve months the Maine Cen.
trail has hauled 10000 car loads Of lumber, all
manufactured along its lines. Add to this
the shiploads that have gone from
the Kennebec and Penobscot without touch
Ing a railroad car. and you can understand
something Of what the Maine lumber indus
try Is.
Ten years ago Oldtown was as sleepy and
decayed appearing town as there was In
Maine. Today, with its woolen, its pulp
mill and its lumber mills, 1t Is one Of the
liveliest villages In the State. 1t Is estimated.
that more buildings have been erected there
this summer than during any two summers
for many years and still several new houses
are to go up at once.
Henry Hill Of Buxton went out into his
horse halfway into the we'll. The ANNUAL
bad been left out in the yard all night and
had stepped on the well curb letting his hind
legs down. 1t took tackle and fall, yoke
OF oxen and dozen men to. extricate the
uW.trN NANt tNA
scratches on the horses legs, remains to tell
the story.
While Governor Burleigh and his party
where lay buried many Maine soldiers. The
party had drum corps, and dirge was
played at their graves. After the ceremony
was over the party proceeded to- another
cemetery containing Confederaty dead,
where heads were uncovered and another
dirge was also played. This graceful deed
was highly appreciated by the Virginians.
The route which the present survey lays
out for the Northern Maine railroad, runs
into II different townships, making dis
tance of about 124 miles. The line follows
very near the old Hilton survey from Malta
wamkeag to Sherman, and then starts west
to Patten, from six to ten miles; thence
northwesterly to Houlton. running through
i've towns. The stage route from Patten TO
Houlton is AZ miles long, and the railroad
cannot be made shorter on account Of the
hills and lakes. From Houlton the line
runs north through Littleton, Monticello.
Bridgewater, Blaine, and Westfield to
Presque Isle.
One of the difficulties in operating the air
brakes on railroad trains has been TO secure
an equal pressure on the wheels of each of
the several cars. This is done by adjusting
| the machinery under each of the cars to
conform asinearly as possible to that Of the
| other cars. Hitherto the only way Of de-
tecting variations in pressure has been to
| apply the brakes wnen the train was at
| standstill and note where the brakes did not
| firmly press the wheels. The Maine Central
now has better way, In the use OF dial
| AMI indicator to point out the pressure Ia
pounds. This has been applied to some Of
| their cars and II is understood the road Is to
| make arrangements with the Westinghouse
| people for the manufacture OF the device.
| A portion Of the water power Of Veazie Is
to be utilized by the Bangor Electric Light
and Power Company to give a supply OF
water TO Brewer, Veazie and Orono. Messrs.
Lawt0n and Clergue have also purchased OF
the Veazie Lumber Company the lower
block OF mills, with all the power which has
not been previously leased to the Electric
| Light Company or reserved In that lease,
| with all land from a line drawn between the
two blocks and extended up the hill to the
road and down to the river shore to the front
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| utilize the power in the near future. Messrs
| Laughton and Clergue are also negotiating
with the Bodwell Water Power Company for
| their lower wheel pit and lot OF land and
power sufficient to supply Oldtown, Milford.
| West Great Works and upper Saltwater
| with water. AT town meeting held In Old
| town, Saturday, a committee was appointed,
| with full powers, to contract with this firm
for supply Of water for public purposes.
The trotting of some horses seems to be
| like the bright ideas of some men,-very In
| frequent and uncertain. They are telling In
Bangor of the mare called Ellsworth Maid,
which Is now drawing milk cart between
Bangor and Orrington. Years ago, a Mr..
Rowe of Ellsworth bought her In Blue Hill.
| though not for a great trotter, for she could
show but little speed. After properly shoe
| ing and balancing her, she showed very fast
at that time, and July %. 1873, she won the
90 race over Bangor,s one mile track In
straight heats, time. 80, 2.34, 2.35A, having
never seen track previous to that time. She
could have beaten 30 three times that day
had 1t been necessary to win. After IL Q
race she was sold to j. p. Wheelden, and
shod. and new style boots put on her and
an overhead check applied. she was found to
have lost all her speed, and from that day to
this has never been able to trot mile In
three minutes, although always sound and
well.
A Wall street broker explains the term,
"a Bangor Eighth" technical term used
by the Wall street brokers in their business.
1t seems that some years ago a broker In
Bangor, Me wrote to Maine bank asking
If it would sell a small lot which 1t he d of
particular issue of railroad ponds. for which
in the affirmative, and named a price. The
broker accepted the securities at the figures
named, but suggested that the seller ought
to allow him commission, as he "only made
an eighth on the transaction" This seemed
reasonable. and the bank graciousIy allowed
the broker S25 or $50. But judge Of the in-
| diguation of the bank officers when they
| learned that the price the broker obtained
| for the bonds was 124 per cent higher than
that at which they had sold them. They at
| once demanded an explanation, and received
| the cool reply that he had only made an
| eighth, !. g., one-eighth of the par value, on
| the bonds. Hence 123 per cent Is known
among bond brokers as Bangor eighth" !"
The best judges are predicting that the
| Speakership OF the House Of Representa-
| tives will come to Maine. "The friends of
AR. Reed" says the Washington correspond
| ent Of the Boston Journal. "are as confident
| of success as Mr.. Reed is himself understood
| to be. One Of the most enthusiastic Of the
| friends of Mr.. Reed, who has been keeping
| very careful watch Of things for the last few
| weeks. and who is active in the interests Of
the Maine candidate, states that In his opin-
lOu uOtnluS Cdu now Hdppcu W uclcdt MT
| Reed. He has made canvass of the votes
which he declares Mr.. Reed Is certain to re-
| ceive on the first ballot In caucus, and he
| says the result will show that Mr.. Reed will
| receive the caucus nomination ON that bal
| lot Assuming that all of the Congressman
| from the new States will be Republican there
will be 16S Republicans in the next House of
| Representatives. The number necessary to
nominate in the Republican caucus will
| therefore be So. Mr.. Reeds friends claim
| that he will have 90 votes on the first ballot,
| which Is more than Is necessary for NOM
| in nation. These 90 Votes, 1t Is belived, will
| be distributed as follows New England 26,
| New York 81, Pennsylvania 10 (probahly 2I,
the South IL, Pacific Coast Z, Kansas A, Me-
braska 1, Minnesota. Wisconsin 5; total 90.
Making all possible allowances for the claims
| Of rival candidates in the States named, this
| gentleman insists that under no combination
OF circumstance can Mr.. Reed fail to receive
65 votes on the first ballot. and that so many
votes on the first ballot would be certain to
nominate him on the second. Mr.. Reed also
expects to have gread deal strength in
| Illinois, Ohio and Michigan, after the candi-
dates who will be presented by those States
snail fail to demonstrate sufficient strength
to secure the nomination. In other words,
MT; Reeds friends are of the opinion that he