The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-05-13
THE STATE.
ANDRosCoGGIN cnI1NrY.

ANOhOoNO00lN NOON14.
The movement to form stock company at
suit in the erection in the near future of
large steam mill. 1t is rumored this mill
will be occupied by F. S. Richmond, now do
ing business at Livermore Falls.
Il. Fl. Diekey & Son, manufacturers of
oak-tanned leather betting, loom straps and
agllonnt onn 9f h hhelting ing fQr. GlaEk. &. MIliken, lum-
ders for from 5000 5000 feek nf ~
the Lockwood Ml.eN WateSSiffs a,,d ~ tok sokk
24-inch dsssSlS dsSa osif for the any Lewiston S1SS aU1
Bl6acn6ry-' Among the orders for wide belt
ing filled at this establishment was one of SO
inches year ago for woolen mill at Lisbon
Falls, and last fall two of 80 inches for the
Continental Mills at Lewiston, and one of
the same style for r. c. Pingree & Co., also
of Lewiston.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
A Gardiner ice broker, it is reported, has
cleaned up over $4,000 0from his commissions
on sales.
Rev. W. A. Stewart, formerly connected
with the Methodist Conference, died at the
insane hospital Saturday morning. His fam
lily lives at Waterville where his remains
were taken.
The Sons of Veterans of Augusta are do
Ing some tine drill work three times week.
They claim to be the best drilled of any in
the state and are ready to back up their
claim.
1t Is reported that there is prospect of
the starting up Of the old woolen mill at
Readheld with new and improved machinery.
The Republican County Committee met at
the Elmwood Hotel, Waterville, at p. m.
Saturday |. S. Abbott, s.. G. Whitmore,
George K. Stevens, William III. Bigelow and
L. Y. stevens were present. Mr. e. @. Stew
ems went as proxy for G. ID. Wood, who is
away. The committee voted to change the
time and nlapn nf mating and fha
tlon will be held in this city June IS in Me-
oman Hall.
Judge Hall returned to his home in Water
vile from Augusta Saturday afternoon. He
Is engaged In compiling the information al
ready obtained by the tax commission, and
IS making new draft of the tax act, which
IS to, contain numerous and radical changes
on the old one, though Just what these
changes are the commission will not yet
make public, as they do not report till Octo-
Der. All the statutes are to be included in
one act.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
On Friday evening, May %, the Chilcoth-
lans are to give their exhibition drill and
dance at N0rombega Hail. The Young
ladies' OF the corps have been very careful
and persevering 10 their efforts to make the
entertainment success.
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
1t is reported that large catches of fish
AO bOihS luduG dL mOUS6utdu especially In
the smaller sized trout, one man being re-
ported to have captured 80 pounds Of the
beauties one day last week, alone.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
A new custom is to be inaugurated in the
first grammar school inSkowhegan this wear.
viz: commencement exercises by the gradn.
atlng class. The class parts have already
been assigned, and many of the young ladies
OF the class will read essays Of their own
composition.
YORK COUNTY.
Several st. Louis men, Messrs. ]. G. Rich
ardson and Brookmeyer among them, are en-
gagged in project for improving and deyel
oping Biddeford Pool. Each of these il
building fine cottage, and hotel will nToh.
ably be erected later in the season.
A number OF members of Bradford Com
mandery.. knights Templar, of Biddeford
are agitatlng the subject of building Ma,
sonic hall. They PROPOSE To form 3 9 stoet 1M
company, limiting their subscrintions 'for for
stock tom to members h6 of the commandery. A
committee @ mas been chosen to confer with
the Saco Water Power Company relative to
a purchase OF a vacant lot that that company
owns, situated on Main street, adioininr the
Pavilion church lot. The proposed building
will be three stories, the lower floor to he III,
ted up as a store, or for the post office if the
government building is not erected the sac1
0nn floor. to be devoted TO business ofices
and the whole upper story used as n Mssonic
hall and ante-rooms, the whole to cost about
$40 600, " N0Ss "oVu0