The Portland daily press., 1889-04-16
THE STATE.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY

t6E 6t&tEs
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.
The Lewiston Mill Company has been duly
organized under the laws Of Maine and APP
pears among the new corporations. Ac-
cording to its certificate its full name is
Lewiston Mill Company principal Office
Lewiston, Me-, capital stock 100000; par
Barker; treasurer. I. E. Eustis; directors, G.
L. Barker, K. Il. Gile, John Y. Scruton, Ara
Cushman, j. M. Robbins, w. w. White and
Charles Horbury. Certificate approved April
18th.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
A gentleman who came from Aroostook
Saturday, the 18th, reports that it was good
sleighing on Friday from Presque Isle to
Blaine. At the latter place there was but
little snow, and the mud held full sway. On
Thursday he rode distance Of 25 miles up
on the ice In the 81. John river from Ed
mundston to Van Buren. The ice is still
solid there, and 1t will be some little time
before 1t takes its departure for the season.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The Pejepscot Canoe Club of Brunswick
at present have twenty active and two hon
orary members. The canoe house, which Is
80 feet long, 10 wide, nine foot posts, will be
finished next week. The roof is to be cover
ed with sheathing paper and painted some
artistic color. Quite number of the mem
bers are making their own canoes and are
doing very good work Every active member
is obliged to make one cruise during the sum-
mer or fall and write an account Of 1t.
Frank Douglass. son of James Douglass of
BridgtOn, after an absence of % years,
spent in Canada, Oregon, California, Wash
ington Territory and other places, has re-
turned to his native town, and will remain
there for the present. SO many changes
have taken place since he left that the place
seems strange to him.
The Brunswick Village Improvement So
ciety have elected the following officers:
President, Dr. j. w. Curtis; vice presidents,
L. f. Smith, franklin Adams; recording
Fisher; executive committee, III. L. Chap
man, A.. G. Tenney, Jordan Snow, +. G.
Jordan, i. 7: Booker, John Furbish, f. Z.
Roberts, l.. III. Slower, A. v. Metcalf, Mrs.
II. Riley, Miss Sarah Ballard, Miss Laura
Hatch Various matters were talked over.
and it was voted to appropriate S125, or so
much as may be necessary, to repaint the
Mall fence work, TO be attended to at once.
1t was also suggested that the walks be put
in perfect order and the grass mown before
holding Of the celebration. The society have
decided that In view of the approaching cele-
bration OF the 150th anniversary of the in
corporation of Brunswick, and in order that
the village may appear as attractive, as pos
sible to the guests, and visitors, and former
residents, to request all the citizens to put
their places in the best OF order.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
w. S. Bayley, professor of geology and
mineralogy at Colby, accompanied by Mr..
Frank p. King of the class of 80, visited the
State House Saturday afternoon and packed
for shipment the geological specimens which
the last legislature voted to deposit with that
institution. The specimens were collected
by State Geologist Hitchcock in 1862, and
form the most complete collection of Maine
rocks ever made. Two sets were formed,
one of which was deposited in the State
House and the other giy EN- to the Portland
Scientinc Association. The destruction of
the latter by fire leaves the collection now
being removed the only one in existence. 1t
comprises some 600 specimens, most nf
which are neither labelled nor arranged and
the proper classification Of which will oc
cupy the professor and his geological class at
least year.
An important business change in Gardiner
Is the dissolution Of the old and well known
firm OF +. g. Holmes 81 Co., and the f0rma-
ton as its successor of the Il. q. Holmes Co.
asa corporation under the laws of the State.
The old firm of 2. @. Holmes & Co. has for
many years past carried on business Of
manufacturing gearing, water wheels, en-
gines and other machinery, and have kept a
general machine shop and foundry.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The steamer Penobscot arrived at Bangor
on her first trip Saturday. Her officers for
the season are: Captain, Otis ingraham; !;
first pilot, VIM. A. Roix; second pilot, How
ard Arey quartermasters, John Long and
Chas. Eaton; bow-lookout, VIM. Jacobs;
watchman, Henry Prince; first .officer, j. ID.
Brown; second officer Thos. Birmingham; !;
engineer, Fred e. HathOrn; assistant engi-
neer, Walter White; steward, ID. B. Smith; I;
purser, A. III. HanscOm; freight clerk, Thos.
Holden; baggage master, q. A. Higgins;
oilers, Mr.. Cobb and Mr.. Collins; stewardess,
Becky" Barbados; assistant stewardess,
Miss Lufkin; wheelsmen, John Lyon and
Henry Eaton.
Mr.. Richard G. Hinman, one Of the oldest
citizens OF Bangor, died Sunday, aged II
years.
The salmon fishing season at Bangor pool
opens In way that indicates the presence
of large run of splendid fish, and assures a
most prosperous and exciting season. Sat
urday, Mr.. K. A. Buck was the fortunate
man who struck and brought to the gaff two
beauties, one weighing II and the other 20
pounds. But the king of all was taken later
in the afternoon, by Edward Stetson, Esq.
1t weighed 26 pounds, a weight which was
reached but twice last year, when Archibald
Mitchell, Esq, of Norwich, Conn.,, landed
one OF equal weight, and 4. w. Aver, ESQ.,,
one Of q pounds weight Sunday two more
were taken, one of 10 pounds by George
Gould, and one OF is pounds by Charles Sui
liyan. The seven fish taken this year thus
far, weigh 123 pounds, against 994 pounds
for the first seven taken last year.
sAeADAHoc COUNTY.
A party, consisting of Messrs. j. III. Man.
ley, I. o. Vickery, j. 2. Wyman, j. L. How
ard, Turner Jewett, G. A. Craig and Hysom
went down river from Augusta, Sunday, on
the Percy ", with large quantity Of lum-~
Der, paint, ETC., to be used in finishing Mr..
Manley's cottage at Small Point. The cot
tage, when completed, will be one of the
hnest en- the Maine coast, and will contain
every modern convenience.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Collector Leavitt has appointed ex-Mayor
NJ. N. kusick deputy collector at Calais, in
place of G. r. Whidden resigned.
YORK COUNTY.
Surgeon General of the Navy l.. Mills
Brown visited the Kittery navy yard last
week, and selected location for the new ma
val hospital which will be built during the
coming summer on Darcy's Island. The
building will face the inner harbor. II will
be constructed of brick, and be three stories
high, with room for 20 or 25 patients. Quar-
trio light machines will be in detached build
ings near the hospital. The new building
when completed, will cost S35, 900, Congress
having appropriated that amount at the last
session.
The directors Of the Biddeford and Saco
Horse Railroad have decided not to adopt
electricity as a motive power this season.
Chas. II. Andrews of Biddeford has been
elected superintendent at a salary Of $1,000
year.
IN GENERAL.
Sixty-fye Of the lO5 insurance companies
doing business in this State have already
PAID their annual tax. The tax assessed is
as follows: American fire and marine com
panies, $13,1l9.12; foreign fire and marine
companies, S3,290.01; life insurance comra-
MES, S6,l49.37; accident insurance compa-
tax, 81, ,213 "a, is paid by the Insurance Com
pany of North America. The Liverpool,
London S Globe leads the foreign compa-
nies with S65531, and the Penn Mutual pays
Sl076.60, more than any other life company.
ITEMS FOR HORSEMEN.