The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-06-26
THE STATE.
ANDRoscoeeIN COUNTY.


The Maine Free Baptist Conference will
be held at Lewiston early In September.
This will be the first meeting of the associa-
tion into which the Yearly Meeting and the
Home Mission Society was consolidated by
the act Of the last legislature. The princi-
pal business to be transacted Is the election
Of delegates to the Triennial Conference at
Harper's Ferry, West Virginia.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
A valuable mineral spring has lately been
discovered near the Cliff House at Cundy's
Harbor,. Harpswell. The water has been
analyzed by Prof. F. G. Robinson Of Bow
doin College, who pronounces 1t pure and
good for drinking.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
A very successful movement has been
made at Mt. Desert Ferry to establish pub
lie library. A meeting was recently held.
and statement Of the wants of the commu-
nifty prepared. This was made known to the
summer visitors, with the result that liber-
al response was made. Mr.. Thomas Gaf-
field Of Boston, who has visited the place for
several seasons, gave 100 standard volumes,
fresh from the publishers, and in recogni-
tlon OF this generous act the association vot-
| ed to call the organization the Garfield Pub
| lie Library Association Of Mt. Desert Ferry.
For the present the library win be In the
post office, and those within radius Of
mile and half can have free access to the
books.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The barn occupied by the notorious Car
son woman, near Togus, was burned last
Sunday morning. A Togus inmate named
James Holmes, Is under arrest for burning
it.
Prof. George l.. Vose of the Massachu-
setts Institute of Technology, one Of the
leading civil engineers and railroad experts
in the country, accompanied by Edward s.
Shaw, prominent bridge expert Of Boston,
have examined Kenncbec bridge at Augusta,
and report it unsafe.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The West Branch drive got into the lower
lakes last Saturday, and is coming along
well. The East Branch, Reeds drive,
reached Grindstone Sunday night, and IS do,
ing finely There is good head Of water
and good progress is being made.
There was queer sight at the Maine Cen
trail depot in Bangor the other evening, when
the train from the west arrived. Among the
passengers was John Bachelor, venerable
patriarch, 100 years old, under the escort of
his son, Alvin Batchelder. a gay youth Of 20
years. They were on their way home from
Jackson, Mich, to Oakfeld, In Aroostook
county.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
In the Municipal Court at Bath Monday
forenoon Harry G. Williams and Frank T..
| Rogers of Winnegance, were arraigned to
answer to a complaint preferred against
them for alleged illegal fishing for bass in
Winnegance creek on the morning of jan
uary 2, 1888. The witnesses for the prosecu-
tlon were James Bailey Of Bath, and Charles
| III. Bates of West Bath, two well known fish
wardens. According to the law the defend
ants, IL found guilty, will be required to
each pay fine of S25 for fishing with a net
less than six inches, S25 for not having tag
attached, and for each fish found in their
possession taken from illegal net, So. Pierce
of R0Pklan6 iS cOunSp for the fsh POmnnic-
sioners, William Z. Hogan being counsel for
respondents. Judge CoOmbs is TO render
decision In the case next Monday.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Lumber manufacturers at Cherryfeld re-
port very busy season. There is a large
demand for almost all kinds Of long lumber
at lair prices, and shipments thus far exceed
last year. Within the past week Messrs. G..
X. Campbell Il Co., have shipped four car
| goes Of long lumber to Boston, and have
| forwarded two cargoes of slaves to New
York. They have four cargoes OF boards
| awaiting shipment to Boston and Sound
ports William M. Nash has Just finished
loading the schooners ID. p. Inez, Crusoe
| and Anaconda for Boston and neighboring
ports, and has several orders on file
Reports from the northern part of Wash
| ington county say that an immense army of
caterpillars Is making destructive raid on
| the orchards in that section, stripping apple
would do 1t. Large orchards which pro-
duced many barrels of fruit last year are en-
| tirely destroyed.
Last Sunday morning between and 3
| O'Clock the dwelling house Of Asa McRea at
East Machias, were destroyed by fire. The
family had barely time to escape and but a
| small portion of the household furniture
was saved. Most Of the furniture, including
piano, and large stock of farming imple-
ments were destroyed. Mr.. McRea's loss Is
probably $500 to 5000, on which there Is
| $500 insurance.
Sheriff |. p. Longfellow. accompanied by
| Deputy Sheriff Foster of Calais, and Trial
| Justice Dresser Of Princeton, have been into
| the northern part of the county, where he
has arrested DIR. j. j. Gainor and Murdoch
| McRae for rumselling Several other rum
/ sellers were visited and fined.
YORK COUNTY.
The wife and daughter Of Captain +. NJ.
| Munger of the United States Revenue Maine,
| with party from Baltimore, have hired the
| Hiawatha cottage. Old Orchard for the sea-
| son and part of the party arrived here last
| week. The others will follow soon.