The Portland daily press., 1890-04-23
THE STATE.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY

ANOhOoSO00lN COUNIf.
A. "he corn packing shops and machinery at
Spring and Mr.. j. p. Jordan of Portland,
and the new firm will do business under the
name Of the United Packing Company. Mr.
Robert G. Brown will continue to superin-
tend the business at the factory the present
season: Books for the subscription of acre
age, will be circulated at once and it is hoped
and expected that 125 acres will be secured
The work of making cans will be commenced
this week.
AROosTooK COUNTY.
An agent of the Maine Bible Society, who
mas canvassed ArOostook, says that that
county leads the state in Sunday school
WORK. The leading denominations are the
Free Baptists and Methodists. He found
900 Protestant families In the county with
out Bibles.
A meeting of the committee appointed to
consider the question of establishing a but
After full consideration of the subject it
was voted that the capital stock be placed at
$2l0O, divided into shares of 50 each.
Although the town of Easton at its an
nnal meeting refused to perfect its vote of
reaction Of feeling has taken niaca in the
town and measures are being taken to Sc
cure the amount. A joint note for $4,000 has
the citizens of Easton, the note to be void if
the town votes the money at the next annual
meeting. More than 60 have already signed
and probably 100 signers will be secured. 1t
looks now as though the full amount of
500 900 would be securely pledged by the
first of May.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The wharf at Bar Harbor occupied by the
Maine Central and the Boston & Rockland
Steamboat Company is being extensively re-
paired, as well as the passenger station.
The sloop M. M. Hamilton arrived at Bar
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driver and 10000 feet of lumber for the Bos-
ton d Maine railroad to make repairs on
their wharf. The freight shed has been
moved back on the wharf so as to drive piles
and build new under it. The wharf belongs
to the Boston d Maine railroad and the work
is in charge of Mr.. G. w. Abbott of Portland,
who has had gang of IA men at work.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
The schooner Rachel Seaman while pass
ing up the Kennebec river struck the piers
Of the old bridge and started her planking.
Navigators on the river are beginning to
wonder how long they are to be troubled by
these piers
The mut.erings Of widespread strike Of
granite cutters on the first of May are heard
in Hallowell. While it is hoped for the sake
of all concerned that the difficulty may be
arbitrated nevertheless it is feared that the
yards and quarries will be closed at that
date.
ANOA OOONIls
The Atlantic, Rockland, wharf is being
put in fit condition for the landing of the
Valencia in the latter part of this month.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
A cargo of water pipes for use in Oldtown
and VeaZie has arrived in Bangor. Work
will begin at once and the water will be
turned on in the fall
The steam dredge Ajax has begun work in
front of the Union Ice Company's wharves
In Bangor. The entire front of the proper
tty is to be dredged out, making. It possible
for vessels to lie there and load full cargoes.
The first raft of the season reached Ban
gor about noon Monday. 1T contained
somewhere near $4,000 feet of lumber. The
four men who brought the raft from Basin
Mills did not find it very difficult to bring 1t
to the city. After surveying the alum
ber will be loaded on board the Ye ssels Jes-
sic Hook and Lizzie Rich.
The boom at Crossuntic on the Mattawam-
keag stream broke Monday and large num-
ber of cedar logs escaped. The main drives
had not come down at the time.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
E. K. Wilson commenced the seasons bus
| iness in his steam mill at Cherryfield last
week. He has lately contracted to furnish
| the New England Packing Company with
65,000 sardine cases.