The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-07-04
MAINE.
The saco River Drive.

BIDDEFoRD, July 3.-The second and last
drive of logs on the Saco river is now at Sal
mon Falls and will probably reach here
about Friday and Saturday of this week.
The drive is made up of logs from Bear
Camp, the balance of tie Ossipees, the main
river and ponds, and it contains strong
13,0e0, 900 feet, to be divided among the five
lumber firms of Biddeford and Saco. The
total seasons cut of each firm is about as
follows: Saco Lumber Company, 100000;
j. G. Deering & Son, 100000; G. A. Cross
man q Co., 100000; S. c. Hamilton & Son
and w. H. & L. G. Hanson, about 100000
each. Crossman & Co., the Saco box manu-
factures, formerly purchased their lumber of
other mill overs, but now that they own the
irving street steam mill. they will saw their
own logs.
Fire In Bath.
BATH, July Sat about two O'Clock,
Wednesday morning, the alarm of fire was
given and two hose companies were called
to the grocery store Of j. w. Pratt & Son
near High and Oak streets. The blaze had
started in one corner of the building and
was well underway when discovered by e.
mer Larrabee, who lives near this place.
Two streams were turned on the building
and soon extinguished the fire, after damage
to the amount of about 5000 had been done,
two-thirds of which was suffered by tie
stock through smoke and water. The loss is
fully covered by insurance.
Befogged at Kittery.
KITTERY POINT, July 3.-The Hull Yacht
Club fleet, on their cruise to Portland, are
fog bound at this place. In the fleet are
Commodore Whitten's schooner Troubadour
Vice Commodore Henry's slCop Albatross,
Mr.. j. Edwin Davis's sloop Aglaid, Mr.. E.
c. Meals sloop Magic, Mr.. j. j. Souther's
Nimbus, Mr.. John Shaw's schooner Chris
tine, Mr. w. Lockharts schooner Alice. Mr..
j. A. Stetson's cutter Jack, Mr.. w. ID. Low
ellis sloop Genevieve, Mr.. N L. Stebbins's
Galatea and others.
Cushing Will Celebrate.
RocKLAND, July 3.-Tomorrow the town
of Cushing is to observe its Tooth birthday.
The exercises will be of a very interesting
nature. Ten miles south of Rockland and
six south of Thomaston, Cushing has no
rail or steamboat connections, is rural
community occupying slip of territory 13
miles long, and less than two in average in
width with the water on either side. Its sur
face is uneven and rocky. 1t contains new
ertheless good many fine farms as well as
several pleasant hamlets. Its business con-
sists chiefly of agriculture and fishing.
A Quartz Mine In PhIpsburg.
PHTPsBURG, July 3.-Another industry
has been started in Phipsburg. A very prom
Using quartz mine has been opened upon the
farm of Mrs. Eliza M. Lowell. about oue-
fourth of mile at the east of the Small
Point church. The mine has been opened
by Captain Timothy j. Small and Mr. l.. A.
Lowell, son of the owner. 1t extends sixty
feet and large quantities were opened by only
two light charges of dynmite.
Gala Day at Maranocook.
WINTHROP, lJuly 3.-A large party of
French Catholics of Brunswick arrived at
Lake Maranocook today on special train,
on their annual excursion. 1t was gala
day and athletic contests and sports of vari-
GUS kinds were enjoyed, although somewhat
interrupted by showers.
Tho Massasoit's Maiden Trip.
BATH, July 3.-The new four masted
schooner Massasoit built by Kelly & Spear
of Bath, makes her maiden trip for Balti-
more, July 4. She is PIG feet long by 43 feet
beam spreading nearly 1000 yards of canvas
and has donkey engine for hoisting the
sails.
Contagious Diseases.
AUGUSTA, July 3.-The following cases Of
contagious diseases were reported to the
State Board of Health last week as follows
Diphtheria-Augusta. q. Bangor. l. Bristol, i
Caribou. / (; Jonesport, D; Portland, q; SO. Thom-
aston, 1 Strong / Vinalhayen, /; Westbrook, 1.
' Typhoid fever-Garland, 3; Hallowell and Swe
den one each.
Scarlet fever Portland, ].
Atkinson's PeriIous Ride.
BIDDEFoRD, July. .3.-0ne of the worst
runaways that has occurred in Saco for some