The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-05-25
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the STATE.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.

bRANkLIN COUNTY.
There Is living in the county Of Franklin
q man who was born In two States, three
towns and three counties, but who has never
moved, still living where no was BON. The
facts Of the case are these: Charles Graham
was born in the State Of Massachusetts,
town Of New Vineyard and county Of Ken
nebec the 28th day OF May, 1919. In I520
that part Of Massachusetts, was Incorporated
or set of as Maine. He still lived IN New
Vineyard Kennebec county, but Instead Of
Massachusetts, Maine. Then the part Of
New Vineyard he lived in was set on into
When Franklin county was Incorporated
Industry wasllset of 70. help form a new
county which was Franklin. In 1850 the
part Of Industry where he lived was again
set OIL into the town OF Pennington. MT.
Graham will be 20 years old the 28th day OF
May, 1889 and has never married.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Hon. Frank Jones's new cottage in Sorren-
10 Is rapidly nearing completion. The Con-
solldated Electrical Association has Just fin
ished wiring the house for incandeseent
lights.
II; 7. Tracy, travelling passenger agent Of
tue Rome. Watertown q Ogdensburg rail-
road, was In Bar Harbor last week. During
the coming summer the company In cOnnec-
ton with the Maine Central viii run Wag-
ner bullet sleeping cars between Bar Har-
DOT and Chicago every day except Sunday at
B p. m.
The fishing at Eagle Lake, Bar Harbor. Il
now at its height. and some splendid land
locked salmon are being taken. A few days
ago w. M. Roberts captured one weighing
little over four pounds and many over
three pounds In weight are being taken.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The fire companies In Gardiner are at law
over silver pitcher and goblet that were
the prizes at a contest of hose teams In Gar
diner last year. The hose teams contesting
were the Eagles and Continentals Of Gardln-
er, the Heclas Of Randolph and an OrOno
team. There being some hitch about which
OF the Gardiner companies won. the chief
engineer has until recently held the prizes.
But the Contlnentals have repleYined Ii and
law suit Is 10 prospect.
The Gardiner Boat Club has its old board
OF oiileers hold over, as follows: w. Ii.
Neal, president; Messrs. Neal, Richards,
Berry, w. S. Whitmore and M6rrell, execu-
tive committee; G. Il. Gray, treasurer; II.
;. Webster, secretary. The treasurer re-
ported the club out OF debt.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Congregational Sunday school at
Rockland have elected the following officers:
Superintendent, A. w. Butler; assistant
Rev. ID. Z. Hatch; secretary and treasurer,
NJ. y; spear; Librarian, EN-. Stn6bs; assist
tant, w. M. Tapley; pianist, Mrs. ID. r.
Hatch; assistant, Mrs. L. M. Stubs.
The Rockland Courier Gazette says that
Lewis Weary, who has made a successful
appearances In Florence, Italy, Is soon 10 ap-
pear In London, where be will be introduced
BY influential friends and viii appear in
drawing room entertainments.
The electric street lights in Rockland have
ceased TO shine, the city government show
Ing no disposition to furnish the necessary
financial oil to grease the wheels. N. X.
OConnor OF New York, representing the
Eastern construction Co, who has offered
In consultation with the city government
committee The ROckland Company In the
meanwhile is putting its lights Into various
places of business.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The Boothbay Land Company have COM
menced work on their new summer hotel
The town Of jefferson Is excited over the
school question. 1t was claimed by some
that the action OF the town at the last meet
Ing In adopting the town system did not rep
resent the wishes Of the people. It was inn
possible TO secure reconsideration under
the law but in some Of the districts. the peo-
pie declare that the new order OF things shall
not go into effect.
A saw-dust dryer, belonging to the
National Wood Co., Of Wiseasset, Is attract
ing much attention. IL Is 40 foot cylinder
ana Is set uD In the mills at an angle and
connected with a steam boiler. As the
cylinder reyolyes, saw-dust Is shoyeled In at
thus losing its moisture and coming out al
the bottom thoroughly dried. The dust Is
then packed and sent TO Boston and other
ports, who're 1t Is used for various purposes.
OXFORD COUNTY
Judge Perciyal Bonney announces that
only S698 are wanted from Maine churches
Academy with success. Outside OF Portland
only 10 churches have as yet reported the
observance Of Hebron day" Here Is the
list: Lewiston, S32.67; Bath, S23; Turner.
ss.35; Houlton. IS; Kennebunk, IS; South
Paris. 1921; Wateryllle, S25; Augusta,
S21.45; Bethany, S14; Paris, 5000; Spring
vale. SS.25; Limerick, S760; WATERFORD,
S467; Caribou, So.
The Christian parsonage at Lowell Is COM
Rev. Jessie Card and his wife. The house
is well adapted for parsonage.
Rev. Perry Chandler win deliver the
Memorial Grafton for Parker Post q. A. X.
In the exhibit Of gems and ornamental
stones at the Paris Exposition by Tiffany &
Co., OF New York, are the following from
Maine; Amethyst and ehrysoberyl from
Stowei aquamarine. beryl, topaz and beryl-
l0nite from St0neham and Albany; achroite,
cassiterite, indcOlite, rubellite, green tour
maline, and lepidolite, from Paris and Au-
burn catcrinite; elacolite and sodalite, from
Litchield and West Gardiner; about rs In
number. some Of which are much the finest
gems yet found in this country.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Republicans Of Old. Town have held q
caucus and decided upon Chas. w. Bos-
worth, their old postmaster as their eandi-
date at this time.
The Bangor Band at its last meeting de-
eided to have new uniforms, and they are
now being made by G. W. Simmons I'll Co.,
in Boston.
Mr.. Charles II. KimbalI, a well-to-do and
respected citizen Of Etna, committed suieide
by hanging Friday morning. tI
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
During the heavy shower last Friday af-
ternoOn lightning sstruck the barn Of j.
Newell Gushing in Atkinson, setting II on
fire and destroying 1t, together with the
house and all out buildings and their contents
including four head Of cattle and several
hogs. The loss Is $4,000; insurance $500
The lightning in its passage completely sew
cred the head Of one COW. Mrs. Cushing
was at home alone and securing q tin trunk
containing money and valuable papers be-
long to her husband she took up an armful
OF clothing with the trunk and made her es-
cape from the burning house, but found, too
late for recovery, that she had dropped the
trunk in the house and 1t was consumed. The
He Is the father Of Mr.. r. w. Cushing, the
well-kn0wn je weller Of Bangor.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
Rigger Deloche Is rushing the lower masts
into the big Phillips schooner at the New
England yard in Bath. The spankermast
has been stepped. These four masts are the
longest ever built in Bath. They are OF Or
egon pine. measuring lis feet.
w. w. Varney Of West Bath, has present.
ed TO the Historical Society OF Brunswick a
plough $50 years old. 1t was made by the
late David Riley Of Bath. Mr.. Varney came
into possession Of IL when he purchased his
farm at Berry's Mills.
Preparation is being made at the Bath
Iron Works to cast three large iron columns
Tor the engine OF the steamer to be built for
the Portland and New York route.
.- SOMERSET COUNTY.
1t seems to be decided at last that the
Somerset railroad will cross the Kennebec
river at Carratunk Falls, in Scion. Surveys
are now being made on the Scion side. Ellis
brings the paper mill on the east side OF the
river, but the pulp mill will probably be on
the west side. ...s
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The fly fishing for salmon has at length
opened on the.St. Croix, where IL commences
about three weeks later than on the Penob
scot but lasts longer The ball was opened,
as usual by Frank Todd, Esq, who brought
to the gait a splendid fish that weighed 52l
pounds. Mr.. Edward Smith later made 4
trial on the Calais side Of the river and soon
hooked and landed a 12A FOUNDER. The rods
men have now commenced to assemble on
the grounds, and no doubt they win make A
good record for this weakta renort