The Portland daily press., 1890-04-25
THE STATE.


ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY.
The new checks issued by the Lewiston &
general circulation. The company redeems
them for five cents, so people take them even
If they don't want ride.
The Whitman Agricultural Works Of Au-
burn will ship II cases of grindstone frames
to England next week. They go by way Of
the Grand Trunk to Portland, thence to Liv-
erpooi, via New York.
to take place June oath. have engaged the
celebrated Germanla orchestra Of Boston,
Emil Mollenhauer conductor. They have
also engaged DR.. r. Shuebruk. the great cor
net soloist. and E. Strasser, the great clar-
ionetist.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
zAt special town meeting hel dat Caribou
last Saturday and called for the purpose, 1t
was voted unanimously to exempt from tax
alton for term Of ten years any new manu-
featuring industry which may hereafter be
erected in the town, when the capital invest
ed shall be not less than $4,000.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Mr.. Dyer, the car builder at Strong, has
just completed his contract for building
freight cars for the Kennebec Central rail-
road. He Is now at work on q contract for
30 freight cars for the new Phillips and
Rangeley railroad.
The graduating class of the Pennington
State Normal School are TO have their invi-
tations printed on thin birch bark. Carl p.
Merrill Is president OF the class, and Miss
Mildred F. Mlllett is secretary and treasurer
The class parts are assigned as follows: G.
p. Merrill, salutatory Miss Myra s. Wells,
poem Miss Annie Mckenzie, history; Miss
Ella G. Field. prophecy: Miss Flora G. Wins
low, valedictory.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Orders have been issued to Maine Central
freight conductors to break their trains apart
at Hallowell station, so as 10 do away with
the blockades now encountered there.
Tuesday evening the firm Of G. NJ. Bailey,
Sons, u Co., gave supper to the Payson
Tucker Hose Company Of Winthrop at the
Winthrop house. About 65 prominent citizens
KNOX COUNTY.
The auctioO sale Of the real and personal
property OF the ROekland Il Ellsworth
Steamboat Company, postponed from last
week took place Wednesday at ROckland
George w. Kimball was the purchaser. The
steamer was built In East Boston in 1880, has
twin screws and Is commodious and hand
some. She cost S26,OOO
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
From 6OOO to 10000 bushels Of potatoes
are said to be stored at Corinna, awaiting
better prices. They are in the hands of a
number of the different merchants Of the
place who have been paying sixty cents
bushel for them and want 10 realize some
thing from the investment.
1t is reported that glove factory il IN he
started up at Charleston by the Higgins
Manufacturing Company on the 1st OF May,
the present plant Of the company having
been enlarged to accommodate the new bust
ness A superintendent from Littleton, N.
IL, Will take charge, and employment will
be given to about25 operatives.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
Fire in the woods at Winnegance last week
spread to the lower cemetery, where the
fence was burned and the stones blackened.
A box which had been placed beside an open
grave ready for the reception Of the easket
caught fire and was burned.
1t reported that a. system Of water
works win be put in by Langdon Oliver o.
Bath, to supply the cottages at farKerS
Point, Georgetown
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Deputy Sheriff Wiley Of Cherryfeld was
shot AT recently while walking along the
street in that village on his way home. Two
shots were fired by two men who stood near
a lumber pile. Neither shot hit MT, Wiley.