The Portland daily press., 1889-07-12
STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST.

The contemplated reunion of Colby grad
yates resident in and about Roekland will
be held in September. when Hon. j. II.
Drummond, Judge Bonney, President Pep
per, Prof. Small and others expect to be
present
Treasurer Houston. Belfast's upright and
cautious purse-keeper, has paid cut just
Sl.10 for crow bOunties. A boy called on
him Tuesday with IL crows heads, most OF
them picked. The boy began shooting
soon after the law went into effect, and by
curing the heads managed to get enough to
secure the bounty.
School Commissioner Moody, John Harris,
and John Harris's son. all reputable citizens
of Bangor. affirm that, while sailing In the
Penobscot in a canoe Tuesday, black bass
leaped from the water and struck the COM
missioner over the eye with sufficient force
to raise a lump on his forehead. The fact
that they were in canoe is strong confirma-
tory evidence that the bass did as they think
he did.
Bangor is beginning to feel the impulse Of
the revival Of the South American trade
Three Bangor vessels are now loading gem
eral cargo at New York for the River Platte
the barkentine Formosa and the schooners
Mary Jenness and James A. Garfield. The
barkentlne is loading for Montevideo and
the scho0ners for Rosario, and the freights
they get are "a cents cubic foot and Sl3 a
thousand for deck load Of lumber.
Not everyone realizes how the Maine
towns and cities are waking up. Joseph
Williamson. ESQ.,, the well-known lawyer Of
of that city now, said, years ago he obtained
from the legislature charter for hotel
company, and also applied for a charter for
a water company The latter proposition
was so preposterous at that time he could
not obtain the charter. Now Belfast could
not get along without the water works.
An old Belfast shpbuilder, w. II. Bioun,
has been telling OF the good frelghts he used
To get in war times. He says that In 1862 ha
built bark at Frankfort that cost S35. 600.
She was placed by her owners under the
British flag for protection against the rebel
privateers. The first voyage was made to
Buenos Ayres, and for return cargo she
This gold was sold for $3.50 per one dol
lar, and the round trip more than paid for
the cost OF the vessel.
The Eastport people are ON a strike against
poor mail service. 1t has been a custom for
professional bidders on mail contracts to
gobble up hundreds Of routes and then sub
let them at profit or in some cases where
they bid In a route far below the rate OF
fair compensation for the work, to get some
local party to take the contract off their
hands at price bid This always results in
miserable, half-paid mail service. The line
from Eastport to Calais was bid off by WA.
Stoddard of Camden, N. ", for S1474 a year
but no sub-contractor will take 1t Of him,
and he has failed to appear and assume the
work on the route ON the first Of July, the
date bis contract came In force. Since the
first Of July the postmaster at Calais has
been obliged to employ another party to per-
which Is considerable advance on the con,
tract price. The difference between the sum
paid and that which the contract calls for
will be paid by Mr.. Stoddard, as his bond
holds him for that amount.