The Portland daily press., 1890-03-07
THE STATE.
ANpRoscoaaIN COUNTY.

ANDRoscoeGIN COUNTY.
No decision has yet been filed by Judge
Drew, Of the Androscoggin Probate and In
sOlvency courts, in the motion to dismiss the
petition of creditors in the Denison Paper
Manufacturing Company insolvency case to
set aside and disallow the claims of Morey
& Co., of Boston. Official stenographic re-
ports Of the arguments Of both sides, Messrs.
A. A. Strout and Symonds & Libby, and
Hon. William L. Putnam were made. These
be among the most able and exhaustive in
the recent history Of insolvency proceedings
In this state.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The receipts OF Aroostook county the past
year were So, 261.71; expenditures, $49, 1856.
o.; liabilities, $6i.837.83; resources, 500,
559.4S; apparent increase in debt during the
year. $30,542.20, which equals very nearly
the cost Of the new Jail buildings. The total
for 1889, was $4,224.06. The courts were In
session 80 days. The number of civil &C.
tions entered was $50. and criminal 40. The
total number Of prisoners committed to Jail
during the year was LAT, Of whom 142 were
Committed for debt, 81 for intoxicatio mei Il
for larceny, and four for selling liquor The
total criminal costs for the year were
2,182.37.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The condition Of Captain Jason Collins OF
Gardiner Is reported IS not so encouraging.
The grip, with which he was first attacked.
turned into pneumonia and that into c0nges-
ton of the lungs, the right lung having al.
ready commenced to fill.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The three-masted schooner building In Nc
Kown's yard at Boothbay, has been named
the Fred A. Emerson. She will be launched
next month. and will be commanded by
Captain 81. McKown, formerly of schooner
Henry Morganthau.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
Work will be commenced as soon as spring
opens upon the various extensions of the
Bangor electric road. The rails have been
ordered, and will be ready as soon after
April LIST as the company. need them. N. E.
Whidden Of Lagrange Is getting out 700
poles and 1900 ties for the road, which will
soon be delivered and the poles will be erect
ed when the ground Is ready to receive them.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Work has commenced on the new Maine
Central wharf at Millbridge lower harbor.
This wharf will do away with the services OF
the annex steamer Lille.
WALDO COUNTY.
E. c. North, of the New England Insur-
ance Exchange, inspected the Belfast water
works Wednesday. Within IS seconds after
an alarm was given, the hosemen were play
ing ON an imaginary fire. Mr.. North pro-
n0unced the water works first-class, and a
rebate Of insurance rates will be ordered to
date FROM January /, 1890.
YORK COUNTY.
Rosemary cottage. Eliot's summer home
Tor Boston's poor, will not reopen till June
18th. The matron Of '89 will succeed herself.
A damaging FIRE occurred at Bonny Eagle
Monday noon. Ernest Hobson, who former
ly managed the Globe grocery store In Saco,
has lately had charge Of general store at
b 'nny Eagle. Last Monday was town meet
Ing day. and at noon Hobson shut up the
store to go and cast his vote. A good fire
was burning in the stove, and In Q few min
uteS the flames were communicated to the
woodwork behind the stove, and soon the
whole store was enveloped in flames. Be.
fore any available assistance could be oh
tanned the fire had gained too great headway
to be checked, and the store and stock were
totally consumed. The building was owned
by Anna Jordan, and was insured for 500:
her loss will be about 800. The stock was
owned by A. w. Maddox, and was valued at
about $500, with an insurance of $500. In
the same building vas the post office, man
aged by William Sturges, just appointed
postmaster, but the governments loss will
be slight.