The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-11-23

tion building Hon. James w. Bradbury
gIoes Sl9oOi Hon. James G. Blaine, $500, and
noii' D. manchester Haynes, $500.
s,t tne Continental hose company of Gardiner
hIteen picked men, claim to be the champion
nose company of the world.
The Belfast journal thinks that Hon. e. F.
Webb. of Waterville, will probably pay
$1,000 Tor the trotting stallion Elmbrook.
An Arctic owl has been shot in Somerset
county, and the weather prophets saw that
severe winter.
Inc hand of fate seems to point TO the
genial Samuel l.. Miller, of the Waldoboro
news, as the next Department Commander
OF the Maine G. A. r.
George Hardy, few years ago a poor Bar
Harbor hostler, is now worth $40. 200, made
IN Mt. Desert real estate. How many fell
lows with money have been made hostlers
+. omar Clark, the Kennebec lumber king.
says the lumber cut on the Kennebec waters
will be about the same as that of last season.
me cut on Dead River and the Lake
VIII exceed last year a little and that IN
Moose River will be somewhat Smaller.
A Belfast lawyer who had been forced tn
take to cobDling to get living was seen the
0nner gay tapping pair of shoes for a
WOMAN 10 Whom not great while ago. he,
had written to Come and settle at once If
you wish to save further cost"
Inc Belfast Age, having observed that
sup carpenters are freer from rheuma tism
than other men, asked the reason. The car
penters all attribute their immunity from the
disease to their habit of chewing pitch pine
shavings.
syndicate composed of wealthy New
York capitalists has organized to build
two large Sulphite pulp mills, one in west
ern State and the other in one of the eastern
States. A representative of this. company
was at Madison Monday last, looking at the
water power there, and also visited RumfOrd
Falls on the Androscoggiil river.
The county attorney of York county is
cooperating with the Good Templars in
meeting of the district lodge saucer of
Jamaica ginger was set afire. 1t blazed up
and burned for long time. This object
lesson had great effect, and the Good
Templars determined to back the county
attorney up in prosecuting dealers in the
alcoholic compound.
A correspondent of the Oxford County
Advertiser tells queer story of the naming
of the town of Newry. When the first set
tiers met to choose a name some wanted to
call it Smithfeld, others Bostwick, others
Klamath, others All. But an Irishman from
Newry. Ireland, who had lately arrived,
wanted it called in honor of mis- native place.
So he sent and got two gallons of rum and
treated the settlers in the afternoon, then
they took vote on the name. When count
ed large majority was found for Newry.
The Canadian French cling with great
persistence to their custom of having grand
good time at wedding. In Waterville this
week, a widower, with eight children and a
widow with six, concluded to unite their
families and fortunes in wedlock. After the
marriage the party started out in carriages
on the wedding tour, to call ON relatives and
friends in Fairfield and WiDslow. But the
bridegroOm's best man took too much wine,
as did also two of the bridesmaids, and there
was smash up. The best man brought up
in the lock up, while the bridesmaids were
seen home by the city marshal.
The Grand Army men of Bangor present
flag to the High School in that city today
with quite elaborate ceremonies in Norom-
bega Hall. The Sons of Veterans will es.
cort the Post and Women's Relief Corps to
the hall. Mayor Bragg, the eX-mayors of
Bangor, the members of the city govern
ment, the school committee, school agent
Bradbury, the teachers in the different
schools. Gen. Mitchell and staff and Col.
Brett and staff will have seats on the plat
form. Hon. Hannibal Hamlin will make the
presentation speech and Congressman Bou-
telle will follow with remarks. Then the
company will march to the school yard and
hoist the flag