The Portland daily press., 1890-05-16
the STATE.
ANDRosCoeeIN COUNTY.


The Lewiston Daily Advocate, Lewiston,
has discontinued publication, its last num-
ber being issued, Monday. The National
Labor Advocate Company, which is sepa-
rate corporation, will continue to publish
the National. weekly Labor Advocate at the
same place. W. III. Newell, Esq, has been
appointed receiver of the affairs Of the Daily
Advocate Company and will settle up its
business. The unterrified Democracy did
not rally to the support of the new paper in
satisfactory manner.
The amount of mail matter despatched
from the Auburn office for the week ending
riaass second eIees. ,ooa pieces THIRD Class,
439 pieces; fourth class, 404 pieces: Total
12,7l7 pieces, weighing 500 lbs, Coz. postage
ARoosTooK COUNTY
1t required about twenty-five days to drive
O'Donnelps 100000 of lumber from point
south branch of the Meduxnekeag eight miles
above Houlton, to and over the Jackson
Falls, IL miles below the village. There
lumber belongs to Mr.. Sawyer, and will be
manufactured in Woodstock.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Pennington post office will be made
an international postal money order office
after July 1st. The Phillips office has been
such Tor several years, and when any of
Farmington's business men have received
have been obliged to go or send to Phillips
to collect the same.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
1t is probable that the Maine Central Com
pany will have an up town office at Bar Har-
Dor the coming summer. 1t Is not yet known
who will have charge of it. The office will
be convenient in many ways.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Edwards mill, Augusta is now run
ming over 25C0 looms, turning out 100000
yards of cloth, weekly.
The Augusta post Office furnishes no de-
tailed report of its mail despatch. The ag-
gregate amount was 352, 766 pieces.
From the Gardiner office 72co pieces Of
mail matter were despatched, 6,64s Of these
were first class packages.
There was a decided fall in Randolph ice
sometime during Tuesday night. The south
eastern corner of the upper ice stacks at the
Old Continental houses collapsed. letting
down about one hundred tons of the crystal
lied fluid. some of which went into the river,
and all of which Will probably be loss. The
stacks were braced to the old elevator, which
not being able to stand the strain went over
and the ice followed. The ice has all been
to take away that remaining in this stack at
least, and until she comes the ice will be pro-
tected from the action of the weather by
covering of hay.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Rockland Courier-Gazette suggests
that in view Of the dangers attending navi-
CATION at White Head, light ship would be
of great benefit.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Company d, of Norway held its annual
meeting Wednesday evening. Major Storah
were elected: Captain, George P. Crockett; /;
first lieutenant, II. G. Hall; second lieuten-
ant, Harry Ames.
About twenty men are now at work ON the
new quarry on Stark's hill, Fryeburg. 1t Is
expected that the number will be increased
to fifty. They are cutting paving almost ex-
clusively.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The new board Of editors of The Maine
State College Cadet have selected the follow
ing officers: Editor-in-Chief III. G. Menqes,
'9l; Managing Editor, Wallace r. Earring
ton, '91; Associate Editor, G. III. KilbourD,
81; Exchanges, Edmund Clark, 81. Liter
ary, Prescott Keyes. '91; Assistant Manag-
L. Bristol. '92; Personals, Ii. NJ. Prentiss,
'92; Gleanings, G. Ii. Gannett, '93.
Several arc lights are to be placed ON trial
in Brewer free gratis by the Laughton l.
Cergue Company of Bangor, they evidently
thinking that Brewer cannot resist the temp
tation of taking number of lights at her
they offer over the old style lights.
Company G. Second Regt. M. " NJ, the
Hamln Rifles of Bangor, was inspected by
Col Victor Brett, Monday night. Among
the large audience on that occasion were
many members of the Chilcothian Rifles, the
young ladies' military company.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
Kelley & Spear of Bath are laying the
keel of what will be not only the largest
four-masted schooner ever fioated, but the
largest schooner Of any number of sticks,
exceeding even the great Governor Ames.
She is designed with rather a special eye for
speed, and Is very sharp. Capt. John r.
Kelley will be the managing owner.
The amount of mail sent last week through
the Bath office was 1888 pieces, or !, ,626 a
day. OF the number 7,046 were two cent
letters, AT locals, 727 postals.
The new turn-table has been set up in the
Water street branch of the railroad, oppo-
site the Bath Iron Works. Cars can be sent
down from the depst, turned half around so
as to face the shops, and then, as there will
be slight descent across the yard, easily
run into the shops.
YORK COUNTY.
The dedicatOry exercises of the new Cath
olic church at SpriDgvale occur May 3O
Charles Morrill, and Frank Leighton, OF
BiddefOrd, the young men who were thought
to be drowned while making trip from
Wells to BiddefOrd in sail boat Sunday,
arrived home, Monday night. The sea was
so rough that they anchored off Fortunes
Rocks and remained in the boat all night.