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

ANDRoSCoGGIN COUNTY.
horse distemper of some sort seems to
be prevailing in the neighborhood of Lewis
ton. The difficulty appears to be al affec-
ton OF the kidneys, paralyzing the hind legs,
and preventing the animal from walking
The trouble is supposed to be due to feed
ing
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Joseph W. Peters, Esq, of Portland, has
presented flag to the town of Bluehill to be
placed upon the village school house.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Non-Partisan Women's Christian
Temperance Union formed in Augusta, Wed
nesday, chose these officers President, Mrs.
S. j. M. Williams vice president, Mrs. G.
A. Quinby; corresponding secretary, Mrs. j.
A. Clark; recording secretary, Mrs. G. C.
Hunt; treasurer, Mrs. +. I'll. Beale.
KNOX COUNTY.
Last fall the granite works at Clark's ISL
and and, St. George were practically closed for
menced work there for the season, chiefly on
paving. Last week M. K. j. Miller for MANY
years connected with the works there re-
ceived an appointment as superintendent
He is thoroughly competent granite man
ana Will make an efficient superintendent
1t IS understood that new contracts will
make busy season for Clark's Island. Mr..
Miller takes immediate charge Of the opera
tions there. All the granite works in Knox
county are looking forward to prosperity.
There is talk of pulp mill in Rockland
DR.. +. E. Hitchcock and several other gen.
tlemen of enterprise and means are said to
be interested in the scheme.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The newly repaired Baptist church at Wal
doboro, Rev. James Graham, pastor, has
been rededicated and reoccupled. Ten
thousand dollars has been expended in re-
pairs.
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
stock company is to be formed for the
purpose OF building hotel on the shore of
Sebec lake. probably at Green Point, lust
above the narrows.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
Captain Tibbetts, who has charge of the
drilling for coal at Small Point looks upon
the indications as promising, :as the drill is
now working in dark colOred rock.
WALDO COUNTY.
A. circulating library is being founded
by the Village Improvement Society at
stockton Springs, the outlook of which thus
faris very encouraging. Some 400 volumes
are anticipated
YORK COUNTY.
Rev. T. f. Millett late of Bingham, has
been formally installed:as pastor of the
Congregational church in Eliot
1t is reported that Col. Kendall is to buy
and reft the Biddeford skating rink for a
shoe factory for Dearborn & Kendall.
COL F. W. Guptill of Old Orchard has been
re-appointed deputy collector of internal
revenue by Collector French.
Horace Hanson of Lyman has sold his
stallion Dan Wilkes to New York parties.
Dan Wilkes is about fourteen years old and
MS record is 2.3S. The price paid has not
been made public, but is saio to have been
$1,000.
At the annual meeting of the Thornton
Academy trustees of Saco the following Off
GERS were chosen President, B. F. Hamil-
ton; treasurer and clerk, John c. Bradbury
auditor, George A. Emery; committee Of
hnance, Joseph G. Deering, Franklin Nourse,
b. S. Hamilton.
There is petition on file in the office of
the United States lighthouse engineer of the
LIST and I'd districts, Boston, Mass, for a light
house at York harbor