The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-09-16
STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST.

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The telegraph rates from Bar Harbor t.
Russia are high. Baron RoSen, the Russian
minister to the United States, who is at Bal
Harbor this season, sent cable message
home the other day which cost $50 for trans
mission.
Editor Chillieot, of the Ellsworth Ameri
can, has Joined the throng of those who
think the greatest way to spend a vacation
Is to take carriage ride through Maine. He
tells In this weeks issue of the American
what good time he had.
The eastern part of this State has been
under pail of smoke for several days.
Thursday II extended from Pittsfeld east
ward to the Canada line. In Bangor the
smoke was very dense. Great forest fires In
New Brunswick are the cause of this.
A Waterville paper reports that G. H.. Mel
son, the horseman, brought home ana ieIL
with his wife $4,000 last week, the resuIt Of
his earnings at the races the past month.
The owner Of the great trotter knows where
to put his money that the jockey and the
bookmaker may not get 1t.
The Pejepscot Historical Society are talk
ing of leasing the old Universalist church of
Brunswick for term of years, for the pur-
poses of exhibiting the curi0sities on hand
and constantly accommodating. and to provide
also room for lectures or exhibitions in the
line Of the Society's work.
Lewiston not only uses a great many
looms, but she makes them also. The Lew
iston Machine Company are sending their
looms even as far as Georgia, as well as sup
plying some Of the Manchester, N. II /, mills
The Cabot mills at Brunswick and the Ed
wards mill in Augusta also buy some OF their
looms in Lewiston.
mourning a pet cockatoo which flew away
two years ago. Going to the Bangor fair last
week she found the bird on exhibition and
recognized it. The bird had flown to East
Bucksport and there been captured. It's
new owner took 1t to the fair only to lose it.
In 1861 General G. H. Smith, now of the
regular army, was teaching the Eastport
High School. He raised company for the
First Maine Cavalry, and went with them as
their captain. Now, Of all those who went
out in that company for the first time only
7. Andrews, present collector of taxes for
PASSPORT.
The new postmaster at Watervile gets a
good word all around. including this from
the Kennebec Democrat: 1.-THE appoint
ment of Mr. VIM. M. Dunn for postmaster
OF Wateryille is a guarantee that the bust
ness of the office will be conducted with sat
party, he having tbs experience of seven
years at the business to commence with"
Many marks of respect have been paid to
the memory of the late Reuben b. Dunn of
Waterville. Mayor Meader issued procla-
nation suspending business in Waterville
during the funeral Wednesday; and the sta
lions OF the Somerset railroad, in which MIR.
Dunn was large owner. were draped in
mourning. The directors of the Lockwood
EOmn1nV alGn nassau racn1ufinpc of
and elected Willard M. Dunn to his fathers
place on the board.
In the steeple of the Congregational church
at Bingham, in Somerset county, hangs an
old bell that has done duty in the towers of
at least two other churches in this State. On
its outer surface is stamped "Revere, Bos-
ton" and it Is probable that its maker was
none other than the celebrated Paul Revere.
1t is known that after the peace of 1888 Paul
Revere established cannon and bell foun-
dry IN Boston, where he cast the first cannon
and bells made in Massachusetts.
One Of the oldest, most famous and most
dangerous horses in Maine is dead. Its the
celebrated Hambletonian stallion Gideon,
owned by G. Ii. Woods, of Benton. Gideon
was the sire of a large number of very fast
horses, and was as well known as any horse
and died, no doubt. of old age. In his last
days he was so cross that he could be
handled only by means of a elaborate ar.
rangement of ropes.
Henry ParkmaD, treasurer pro TEN of the
Dexter Wooden Mills, has made the state
ment that the snlcide of Eben Dale, the old
treasurer, will in no way affect the standing
Of the mills, and that the people of Dexter
have no cause for alarm. The treasurer
is one OF the best known men of Boston. He
has been member of the common council,
and nrpcidant Of tba Rapuhliaan nj
committee. He is a graduate of Harvard
and comes of very old Boston family.
An Eastpolt picnic party visiting Casco
Island the other day were attracted TO
sound like that which an old fashioned wind
mill might send forth in gale. They went
to the south side of the island, where they
witnessed the astonishing sight of a pitched
battle being savagely waged between sea
gull and crow. 1t was a hard fought
crow out so badly that he was easily cap
tured by one Of the party.
A. curious instance Of petrlfaetion Is re
while removing the coffin of Mrs. Dunbar
from the grave where it had lain for many
years, found it so heavy that tackle was
required to lift 1t. Investigation showed that
the body was petrified, and preserved almost
perfectly. The countenance was not much
changed and the clothing was well preserv-
ed. A similar case is reported from Kenne-
bunkport this week. where undertaken Chas.
III. Lucas removed from the cemetery the
petrifed body Of an old lady, which had
been buried 40 years.
The HunnewelPs Point life saving crew
used their mortar and life line on Tuesday.
for the first time since the station has been
established AT an early hour on that day
they were summoned to Small Point to take
off the men employed in the effort to float
the schooner ashore on Fuller's Rock. Capt.
Haley launched his life boat and placed
mortar on board in case he should have to
use one. When they arrived at Small Point
they found the sea running SO high as to
make 1t impossible to take the men off with
boat. The captain brought the mortar into
use and fired lifeline across the schooner.
In short time the men on board were trans
ferred in the brooches buoy from the schoun-
er TO the shore.