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


The Cascade wooden mill, at Oakland, has
adopted the Saturday half-holiday system.
A proposition has been made to the town
OF Winthrop, by j. A. Parker, president Of
the Appleton Boot and Shoe Co., which pro-
poses moving its two Massachusetts factor
les to some point in Maine, II the town
would put $4,000 into the plant, the COM
pany would put $4,000 in the business at the
end of five years the plant to revert TO the
company. providing the pay roll during that
consisting OF Col. Wing, A. FL. Bailey, and
l.. y. Cobb, was appointed TO investigate the
matter and report Immediately.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Capt. John ii. Drew Of Farmingdale,
known in the newspapers as "Kennebecker,"
met with very painful accident at his home
in that town, Wednesday. He was standing
in chair fixing curtain In one OF his rooms,
when by some means the chair slipped out
from under him and the captain was thrown
heavily to the floor, breaking his shoulder.
The accident will keep the captain confined
Tor some little time. Capt. Drew was In
sured in an accident company, and strange
as 1t may seen, the policy expired Thursday,
the day after the accident happened.
The liquor fines imposed at the April term
OF the Kennebec Superior court amounted to
5000. Some, however were on old cases.
KNOX COUNTY.
The stockholders of the steamer Nav
Field met in Rockland last week and voted
to sell the boat to New Brunswick parties
for $500.
PENoBscor COUNTY.
The Maine Universalist Convention will
hold Its session for 1890 In the Universalist
church In Bangor on Tuesday. Wednesday
and Thursday, June 3, A and 5.
The Bangor Extension Ladder Company
has received orders for fully equipped
truck from the city Of Belfast, and also one
from Bucksport, which demonstrates the
popularity Of the Bangor" and the growing
prosperity and vigilance Of our cities.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The statement Of the Bangor Il Piscata-
Quis railroad for the first quarter OF 1890
shows a gain OF $1,000 In earnings ovor the
State steamboat Inspector Flowers visited
Cold Stream Lake, Enfield, Friday and in
spected the steamer Vacuna.
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
E.. ~. +. Webster have shut down their
steam saw mill at Shirley for the summer
During the winter ,l,1 very large business was
doubtless prevail next winter, when the mill
resumes operations.
Although the Katahdln Iron Works ara
shut down the business has not lyet come 10
a stop. Twelve carloads of pig iron are
to be shipped at once over the Bangor & Pts
cataauis to Bangor, and here the iron will be
loaded upon vessels and sent to its destina-
tion. There is big pile Of iron at the works
which can be shipped whenever there Is a
sale for It,
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
Fish and game warden Elwell p. Todd, Of
Georgetown, made visit to Cristmas Cove,
Southport, last week, and found in cars two
hundred and twenty-five short Holsters. He
liberated them and demanded the fine OF the
parties that had them. They did not pay IL (;
consequently they Will get tangled In the
law.
YORK COUNTY.
The new steamer for the SacO river, which
is being built by Capt. Prouty OF Loweu,
Mass, will be on the route between camp
Ellis and Biddeford Pool, July LIST. The
steamer will be much better adapted 70 tne
! onlv three and one-half feet OF water. She
viii be capable Of carrying $50 passengers.