Connecticut western news., 1890-03-19
MAINE.

At Pennington, Judge Emery sentenced Oskes, the would-be train wrecker, to ten years In State Prison.
 The second annual trotting meeting of the Waldo Trotting Horse Breeders Association will be held on Its park at Belfast August 26 and 27.
 The Aroostook lumber firms are already beginning to leave the woods, having finished worK for the winter. The season has not been favorable and far less logs have been cut than last year.
 Mayor-elect Blake of Bangor, 1t is said, will carry out plan of his father and uncle, giving to Bangor $500O0 for City Hall, and he proposes to complete the I. N. c. A. Build- ing by donating $1n,000.
 Building at York Harbor has been very brisk during the past winter. The Marshall 300 guests seven cottages costing from S3OO0 to 5000 have been erected this season.
 The Masonic celebration to be held in Port land next June bids fair to excel anything of the kind ever held in Maine. One hundred lodge will be represented and 1t Is probable that there will be larger attendance than at the celebration eleven years ago, when near ly 5000 Masons were in attendance.
 The old cape laid down on the ancient map of Norembega has been purchased by Phila- de,phia psrties. The whole area, from Cape Neddick Point to Bald Cliff, York, distance
 
 pose putting fine residences along this hith- erto-nexected beach property. C.J Cone mara Is now building fine cottage, costing about SIP ,OO0, and another of the same fami- ly will be ready to erect similar cottage in 1891.
 The outlook for the coming season at York beach is good.
 Mir. E. A. Tapley has been appointed post master, vice Charles l.. Bowden.
 The discovery of mineral properties in the spring near the Ocean House will cause the prop-ietors to take a new departure, and be- sides offering seaside resort they will offer all the advantages of spa.
 The rapid growth of the village has caused the town to locate school there, and here more than Q mile.
 Augusta is planning for two large new cotton mills, t60, 900 pulp mill and . large steam mill, to be built this year.
 The roof of Samuel Gray's livery stable at Rockland was crushed by the snow Tuesday and several carriages in the building were smashed. The loss is about 5000.
 It is estimated that fully double the amount of potatoes will be shipped from Aroostook county this season than has been shipped any preceding year. Last week about 5000 bar rels of potatoes were purchased in Presque Isle, and some $12, ,000 paid out. HcbrOns and Rose brought $160 per barrel, in some CiScS Q liLGtc uOTCs
 The annual York town meeting occurred Monday. The financial report shows that expenditures have exceeded the estimates of year ago. The schools of the town under the superintendence of Mir. E. A. Chapman have received aid to the amount of above $40O0. The election resulted in the complete success of the Republican ticket. The Select men are G. w. s. Putnam. A. Hotchkiss Bowden and Benjamin F. Rogers; Clerk, Joseph Bragden Treasurer, Albert M. Brag- | den; Collector of Taxes, Rufus A. Moody Supervisor of Schools, Edward A. Chapman. | The town voted to aid the schools by the usual amount, $3200, and high school which | will command $600 more. Gov. Burleigh has appointed April IT as Fast Day.
 | MT. Benjamin A. Sawtelle and his wife of Limerick died within few hours of each other Tuesday. MT. Sawtelle has been sick but a week with pneumonia, and Mrs. Saw | telle has been i'll for years with consumption. MT. Sawtelle has been . prominent man in his community and has served his town in | several official capacities. He also served as Representative in the Legislature.