The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-07-28
THE STATE.
ANnRoscoaaIN COUNTY.

The builders are now pressing work with
all possible speed on the construction OF the
large paper and pulp mills at Lisbon Falls,
as the company are desirous Of beginning to
manufacture pulp in November, and wish to
commence making paper about month later
These mills are to be very extensive and will
equal In size and productive capacity any
sulphite mill In the country W ith single ex-
ception. The brick mills now cover about
an acre of ground. This summer the work
Of construction has proceeded very rapidly
and constantly, and at this time sections Of
the pulp mill are nearly ready to receive the
heavy machinery. The foundations for the
paper mill are now about half completed.
A room has been fitted up in the Andros-
coggin Jail workshop so that the women
They are doing light work, pasting on soles
&c. There are now eight female inmates at
the jail.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Mr.. @. Fl. Nelson, Of Waterville, is to ship
twelve Of his horses to Franklin Park, Sau-
gus, this week to be worked there for some
time over the mile track; The string will be
liant, Artist and Col. Osgood, and will no
doubt create quite sensation around Frank
lin Park. Mr. Nelson speaks very enthu-
siastically of the prospects of his horses this
year, and says that they promise well.
At the annual meeting Of the stockholders
ls
ing officers were elected for the ensuing
year John McIlroy, clerk; Francis Cabot,
treasurer: b. p. Sturtevant, Francis Cabot,
Amasa Clarke. George l.. Davis. directors.
Probably the largest business transaction
which ever took place on the Kennebec was
consummated Friday, by the sale by the T.
of their lubricating bearing to- a New York
party of long experience in placing patents
In foreign countries. Several Auburn capi-
tallst are interested in this business.
KNOX COUNTY.
A corporation Is being formed to build
general passenger and freight wharf with
storehouses and all other convenience at
Eaton's Point in Camden. The wharf will
be built where the water is deep enough to
accommodate the largest vessels and steam
ers and the Boston & Bangor Steamship Co.,
and New York Steamship Go have given en-
couragement that they will both take stock
and also occupy the wharf.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
At "a town meeting in Waldoboro, Satur-
urday, called to take action on the sale of the
Knox & Lincoln railroad, Immediately after
the election of moderator a motion to adj
iourn was made and carried by large ma
jority.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
At Woodville last week seven year-old
boy was moving some grass for visitors
uOIS6 WHcu uo oWuub thC oOybuU uiLlluS
little brother, four years old, in the neck,
cutting the jugular vein and causing death.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Fine specimens Of copper ore have recently
been found upon the property Of A. j.
Seeley, st. George. An assay by Prof Bar
nish Of ore from the lode places the yield at
80 per cent
The Newfoundland pyrites mine, owned
by Messrs. A. McNichol and James Murchie
Il Sons, of Calais. and Mr.. Fred A. Andrews.
of st. Stephen, has been sold to an English
and American syndicate for $500, 600, the
sum asked. Mr.. McNichol owned one.ha
OF this mine, James Murchie & Sons one
quarter, and Mr.. Fred Andrews one-quarter.
YORK COUNTY.
Shlpbuilding at Kennebunkport Is pro-
crossing finely. George Christensen has his
schooner we'll along ana will launch her in
about two months.
David Clark has completed the schooner
Golden Ball and she will launch as soon as
there is a sufficiently high course OF tides.
AS soon as she Is off the stocks Mr.. Clark
will commence on a big four-masted schooner
to be an exact duplicate Of the Inflated Poca.
hontas. wrecked some months since on
plnek Island