The Portland daily press., 1890-04-29
TAE STATE.

ANOhOoOOO0A2t NOONAA.
Mayor Savage Of Auburn has been elected
President Of the Lewiston Il Auburn Elec-
trio Light Co. in place of Judge George C..
Wing, resigned.
The Second district Republican convention
will probably be held in Auburn this year.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Prof. and Mrs. Austin Phelps, George
Vanderbilt, De Grasse Fox and Edmund
Pendleton have arrived at Bar Harbor, all
for the season except Mr.. Vanderbilt. Mr..
PenGlet0n has become resident Of Bar
Harbor.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
For the first time in the history of the line
the Kennebec made an extra trip to Boston
on Saturday afternoon. The unusually
large amount of freight ready for shipment
made 1t necessary. There are over 1900
bales Of jute which will come down this
week for enc Of the Gardiner paper mills
The steamer arrived Monday morning and
left on its usual trip in the afternoon.
KNOX COUNTY.
The official votes Of the towns and cities
for and against the sale Of the Knox and
Lincoln railroad, have been forwarded by
the clerk Of the road to Levi G. Wade and
the syndicate. 1t Is too early to speculate
what course the syndicate will pursue. 1t is
hoped in Rocklaud that they will buy the
S34 per cent. of the road offered by the towns
voting YES" and that the adverse towns
may be induced to reconsider their action.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The Maine Shipbuilding and Navigation
Company have leased Hobson's Island, at
Wiscasset, for yard.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Hewey & Son, proprietor of the Rangeley
Lake steamer line, are putting new floors
sides of the Florence Percy, also painting
both boats. The Molychunkemunk will
make its usual regular trips, while the Flor
ence Percy will be used for special excur
sions and fishing parties.
The first tourists of the seasons were Rev.
E. f. Clark and A. g. Eaton, Of Stafford,
Conn.,, who stopped at the Oqu0ssoc House
last week on their way to Kennebago Lake.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Extension Ladder Company
ship this week "A ladders to New York city ;
IL to Maiden, Mass; one TO Richmond, Va,
and one to Lake Village, N. H., and are now
at work on a good order for Albany, Vt.
The company propose to open in Bangor
soon headquarters for the sale of hose car
riages, hook and ladder trucks. hose, noZzles,
lanterns, etc. This will be the first estab-
lishment in Maine devoted exclusively to
firemen's supplies.
c. T. Moses, the proprietor of the corn
factory at Dexter, has been busy making
contracts with the farmers and has praeti-
cally secured his full quota OF corn. The
season at the factory will be lively one.
Col. Victor Brett Of Bangor has inytused
an automatic car coupler, which he is having
patented. and which 1t Is believed will prove
| a valuable addition to the large number OF
patents for coupling cars already Issued.
| Col Brett has been at work on his invention
| during the winter. He believes he has some
| thing that is entirely new and will prove
more successful than anything now in use.
w. A. Shepard of Bangor has received the
| appointment of special emigrant agent, fol-
| the Canadian government. Mr. Shepard Is
| the general manager of the Commercial
| Union bureau OF information which has 8
| branch Office in Exchange block in Bangor
| He commences hic duties in the offic Of com
| missioner in October next.
| WALDO COUNTY.
| Henry A. Pierce. of Lincolnville, has oh
tanned contract to furnish 10000 oal
| treenails for Geo. w. MeQuestin & Co, Bos
ton, 1t is thought this contract will Leaf
to more extensive transactions with tn,
same parties.
YORK COUNTY.
Sanford Is putting on airs ever the posses
sion Of what 1t declares to be the TALES
chimney in Maine.
Two hose companies have been organized
at the factories at Sanford, and SOU ma
been expended by the company ln hre ap
paIatus.
1t is rumored that there is a prospect of :
| DulD mill being eStdOllSutu III odulOlu
There are 10 mill privileges in this towI
with an aggregate fall of 3O6 feet. The fac
that there are these good water powers with
In very short distance OF each other, IL
both Sanford and Springyale, and also thai
tie lands adjoining them are favorable Il
building, accounts for the existence Of these
two prosperous villages. Seven of the wate
| poWers are occupied by saw and grist mills
| Six are unOccupied, and among them arr
some of the best Of all.
The Pepperell Mills, Blddeford, shil
eleven hundred bales of cotton drills /
China by a steamer leaving Vancouver Ma
Sth. The shipment to Vancouver will h
over the Boston Il Maine and the Canada
Pacific roads.