The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-07-24
STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST,


The first web Of wooden cloth manufactured
in the Penobscot river was exhibited in
| Bangor last week. 1t came from the new
| wooden mill at Oldt0wn.
| 1t wouldn't be surprising if those Maine
Press Association excursionists who are
side-tracked at Kineo, should have a better
| time than the favored few who Journey on to
the st. John celebration.
A steer running mad has created the most
recent sensation in Lowell, Oxford county.
James Ii. Walker owned the beast. 1t broke
from the pasture and drove everything, men
and cattle, before it. Then it took to the
woods, but. upon being followed. turned and
drove It's pursuers up tree. A man with a
rifle finally shot the daft beast and restored
| quiet.
The talk among the yachtsmen at Booth
bay is the defeat of a Burgess sloop by Capt.
Alb. Lewis in the harbor Monday. Capt
Lewis beat the Burgess nearly mile in a
| race from Tumbler Island to the Cookies
She put about and inquired the name and
builder OF his boat.
DR.. III. p. Torsey of Kenfs Hill, while on
his recent trip to California, met 300 of
his former pupils in about forty cities, who
bestowed upon DIR. and Mrs. Torsey every
kindness. The love of these students found
elimination in the presentation of gold
headed cane Of rare pattern to DR.. Torsey
and diamond pin to his wife.
Mike DAILY, the Bangor lightweight, after
Intellectual efforts to get on a match with
either McAuliffe or any other man of his
weight, has returned home Respondent He
says he is anxious for battle, but can find no
one TO accommodate him. He would prefer
to meet McAuliffe of all men. and will keep
himCQf 70 I.a
at any time.
Young James G. Blaine, Jr., seems to be
firing on that Maine Central locomotive by
proxy. He went through Bangor on the
engine Of the Bar Harbor express the other
day, but the curious spectators noticed that
there was another fireman in the cab who
seemed to do the work, while young Blaine,
dressed In good clothes, did the arduous
looking On.
railroad man explains Barnum's par
TALLY to Lewiston and Auburn this year.
He could reach those cities ON the Grand
Trunk and at no cost; for the Grand Trunk,
the railroad man says, hauls Barnum's show
Governor Burleigh, who has been at Ocean
Point. is reported by the Squirrel Island
SQuid to have 'diSported himself with vari-
able success. on the rollers" This must
mean that the gubernatorial nose sucked in
ana blew out great quantities OF salt water.
Editor Sherman, of the Bar Harbor
Record, is of the opinion that the present
season at that resort is. in no way behind
other seasons in the amount and quality OF
patronage. At this time two years ago 9S
cottages were occupied last year the number
was 70; while this year the number is I'LL
The hotels, also. are reported to be doing
large business. Nevertheless, Bar HarbOr
seems to be attracting less attention this year
than at the feverisb time of the "boom";
and perhaps 1t is best for the resort that it is
beginning to go to the seaside more for rest
and recreation than for the giddy whirl.
Last week two noted Nimrods at Fryeburg
were engaged in throwing the fly, for black
bass in Lovell's Pond. from their favorite
locality Loon Island. After Keeling in few
of the lively bass, the more stalwart of the
two got nibble that greatly surprised him.
but when hooked did not rise, worth a cent!
He gave him the full benefit of his Lakewood
rod, and after about thirty minutes struggle
brought him, wrigglng to the surface. The
fsh 1airly made the water foam, and baffied
(, fdletforts to bag him. The trio struck out
proven bore, and towed the monster in. 1t
three inches"p eel, that measured four feet
pounds. 'ength and weighed eight
The yacht Sapphire. W..
native place, Bath, after an mas visited her
year, brings back some fittings that oil a
the marine folks in that city. The systfsshs.
Of signals attracts most attention. By the
side OF the helmsman is dial with two in.
myers an4 gPnts On the plate marked
mas at his side bell and an arrangement for
answering the helmsman. The latter moves
tne outside index finger on his dial to the
point OF command as understood in the en-
g,ne room: Thus any mistake becomes ap-
DefAra L.
move, Tor the two fingers will point at the
same word II the order has been understood
correctly. 'oou
Professor F. l.. Harvey, of the Mama
State College, is spending several davs at
The line orchard of Mr.. S. r. Sweetser. at
Cumberland Centre, studying the insect
trypeta pomOnetta, commonly called the
apple maggot. 1t is by far the worst of the
insect enemies OF the apple. The maggot
lives In the pulp of the apple nd tunnels It
through and through with winding channels
II may look fair without but under the skin
II may be completely riddled. Prof. Harvey
mas reared the maggot through all its stages
put tnere are some points in its life history
G1 which positive
Harvey hopes to settle by his studies mon
tiie insect In the Cumberland orchards.
me discovery of the plumbago deposit in
Somerville was accidental. The highway
crosses the deposit at one point and it was
noticed that the dirt would not remain in |
the road. Digging down foot and half |
the lead was found. The owner of the
farm says he has known of the
existence OF the mineral for some time. bnt |
y WAS fearful least some one should find it.
samples have been forwarded to a Boston
a, ana ne pronounces them almost pure
Diack lead. There is a plumbago mine at
ot. 'ohn, put the product at depth of rs
.oeI is no better than the SOmerville surface |
ieposlt In places, Mr.. Bince says, he finds |
mineral like the tin foil which comes
around tobacco. A territory just mile
square has been found.
A year and half ago Conductor Hea,ey's
oVercoat was stolen one cold winter night as
'e was with his train on his way to Farming
vi. FROM what he could learn, the over
oat disappeared at or near Liyermore Falls
ma bearing this in mind he engaged Detec
ivy W.. Ira al. True and the next day made a
,,onnht toI tne coat. by various clues it was
ne mills up there had taken it and so one
|, s s tne detective and Mr.. Healey went
hrougn the boarding houses. the former Nv
peIuilar ruse ingratiating himself with the
oople ana getting quite thorough look at
n ,'t Wardrobes. They did not fluid the coat.
W .nSs discovered certain points that later
roYed OF service. The detective has never
nee abandoned a quiet hunt for the coat in
pnhection with his other business. By extra
Ok ne traced the thief to Liberty, and cor
FREQ MIN. On Monday of this week Mr.
ealey received a check for $44 from Liner
:, IN payment for the stolen coat while the
an pays all detective bills incurred in the