The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-05-14
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THE STATE.
ANDRoscoeGIN COUNTY.


A meeting Of the Androscoggin County
Republican Committee was held in Auburn,
monday forenoon. w. I'll. Judkins was
CHOSEN permanent chairman and Noel B.
Potter secretary. and treasurer Messsr. II.
w. Hutchins of Auburn, j. M. Libby of
Poland and Col A. b. Nealey of Lewiston,
were chosen an executive committee. The
chairman and secretary are members of the
executive committee eX officio. The meeting
was adjourned to Maya.
Mr.. l.. p. Huntoon late of Huntoon &
Mayo, has taken the Rockingham Hotel on
Franklin street Lewiston and will run it on
an improved plan.
A lawn tennis club was organized in Lew
lston Saturday. 1t will start with 25 men,
bers. 10 OF whom at least will be ladies. The
courts Of the club will probably be located
at the corner Of Ash and Shawmut streets
on the lot of the Franklin Company. There
is room there for large number of courts,
and the expense Of grading will be compare
lively light.
The sum of $7CO was a added to the sub
scription for the Biddeford stove foundry in
Lewiston during Monday and Tuesday. The
| is now nearly up.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The water in the st. John and Aroostook
rivers is at very high pitch. The bridge
ever the AroostOok river at Ashland was
carried away Thursday night, and in now
made fast to an island about ten miles above
Pressure Isle. AT points between Presque
Isle and Caribou the water is within foot
OF the rails Of the New Brunswick railway.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
1t is reported that Captain Barbour's
steamer that is to run on the Kennebec be-
tween Gardiner and Waterville will be called
the Mississippi. The fitness Of the name is
not apparent.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The East Eddington Farmers Club will
hold its annual fair on September oath and
Oath.
The West Penobscot Agricultural Society
will hold its annual exhibition and fair Sep
TENDER 80 and October / and 2.
Mr.. George f. Bradford of the Bangor
Theological Seminary has been engaged as
acting pastor of the Congregational church
at Holden, to begin the second or third Sun
day in June. Rev. Mr.. Chaplin, the present
pastor will go to Sandy Point.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
Arthur Sewall & Co., have already secured
part of the timber for duplicate of the
schooner Aloha just launched, and will be-
gin constructing as soon as possible.
A sportsman at Popham beach is reported
to have killed three wild geese with one car
| fridge, cutting each birds head off.
j. Frank Hayden, former Bath coal mer-
chant who has been for the past four months
Ia
where he will make his home.
WALDO COUNTY.
The Fair of the Waldo County Agricul-
tural Society will be held Sept. % and "a.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
1t is proposed to place fifteen incandescent
lights Of thirty-two candle power along the
main streets of Cherryfeld village
The fact that Cherryfied is entirely dest-
tute OF means to deal with the fire fiend has
led to the talk of providing for such an emer-
gency by putting in water system.
A little ten-year-old daughter of Stephen
Richardson, of Machias, is said to have a
died few days ago from the effects of an
awful fright which she received, SCATTERING
her nervous system.
The thirty-frst exhibition of the West
Washington Agricultural Society will be
held at Cherryfield Park, Sept II and IS.
The largest taxpayers of the town of Ma
chias are Holway, Sullivan & Co., 81. 341. 10;
John K; AImes. $7So67; John K. Ames and
others, $2S0.96; John Inglee & Son, $263 So;
Clark Perry Estate. $286.20; John Shaw,
1858 80; Charles w. Vose, $262, 48; G. W.
Nose q Son, $160.27; Coffin Smith, $780,
30; lgnatlus Sargent estate, $l37 Mrs.
VIM. K. Pennell, 1920; Hiram Gardner,
$16S.94.
YORK COUNTY.
Joseph II. Cote talks of opening an origi-
nal package liquor store in Hooper'S block
in Biddeford. 1t is said that the goods win
be furnished by Boston firm, for whom he
will sell ON commission.
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