The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-10-13

.. y. Elder. Esq, Is preparing history oi
Lewiston to be published in an Androscog
gin county History soon to be issued.
large amount of matter that Mr.. Elder has
| prepared for more extended history OF
| Lewiston. is being digested and arranged by
MIN so that it may be available to a future
historian In case he does not find time to
complete the work.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
r, II is reported that all the rooms in Hotel
Sorrento. at Sorrento, are engaged for anoth-
| or season and 100 more are to be added to its
already spacious capacity during the winter
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Charles f.: Stain and one, Packard, in
kennebec jail for stealing a harness in Read
held, were tried today before Judge Spear
| and discharged.
AT the next meeting of the executive coun-
cll It Is expected that hearing will be given
to the petitioners for pardon of Wallace,
VINO murdered Sergeant Malloy at TOgus.
Inc complete report OF the tax commission
Is In the printers hands and will be issued
In day or two. 1t makes 100 pages.
O1e OF the most important changes in
VOWED Dy the construction of the addition to
the State House is the removal, rearrangIng
ana classification of the books in the state Ii
Drary,. the occupation Of the new quarters
requiring this. 1t is evident that the task
VIII Dc laborious one, and IL a new man
VINO is not acquainted with the business be
full.
1t is reported that Waterville is soon to
have new hotel. j. b. Friel has leased the
second, third and fourth floors of the Dunn
Block and will have them remodeled and
hnely fitted up for a first class hotel estab-
iisnment. lie has associated with him in
tnIS enterprise an experienced hotel man,
VINO VIII practically have the charge Of the
establishment and conduct the business.
KNOX COUNTY.
Mr.. Forbes A. Taylor's house at Smalley
IOWn, St. George, was destroyed by fire at
10 O'Clock Wednesday night. The barn also
went with It, 1t is supposed that the FIRE
caught from the careless handling of some
matches by some children. The loss is esti-
mated at $1,000; partially insured at ire
agency OF Cochran, Baker & Cross, Rock
land, for about 5000.
Next year the building Of vessels will be
carried on In the Eells yard in RockpoIt by
schooner will be got out the coming winter.
and they VIII commence building in the
spring.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The people of Midway were surprised by
the appearance Of large bull moose in the
and although the law was off that day not a
shot was fired. The big fellow fingered
about the garden and fields for some time
but was finally frightened away by the in
naDlJants awakening 70 realization of the
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
The Piscataquis Observer hears report
that the Woolen factory at East Dover has
start up soon.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
The last of the Monmouth ice. shipped
through Bath. Is now being loaded This
practically finishes this seasons work in
that line, though there are a few thousand
ions at Sabatis which were to have come
down, and still may if the weather proves
propitous. The season in ice shipping has
been far beyond anything Bath has ever be-
fore known.
The early morning train from Lewiston to
Bath broke apart when entering the latter
city Friday, the coupling between the bag
gage car and locomotive coming to grief. The
train was pushed into town by shifting en-.
gine.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
A co-partnership which dates from July
l, 1890, has been formed under the name and
style OF Maine Manufacturing Company, the
mtmbers OF the firm being Messrs. John E.
Cotton and /. f. Stevens of Fairfield. The
firm is entirely distinct from the corporation
organized Hnder the laws Of Massachusetts
with the SAME name, but the business carried
on will be mainly the same as that carried on
by the old corporation.
YORK COUNTY.
The bakery carried on in Saco by George
.. Bragdon has been purchased by West Il
Calderwood Of Blddeford, and will carry on
the business in connection with their store
on Main street. Saco.
George Griffin, aged 40. who claims resi-
6ence at Methuen, Mass. was run over by a
freight on the Eastern division of the Bos-
ton q Maine, near Biddeford,. Saturday
night. His right leg was cut off close to the
body anu his left leg badly mangled His
injuries are fatal.
The Saeo city government has authorized
a committee to contract for a new iron
bridge over the SacO river at Factory Island,
where the Boston 81 Maine railroad crosses.
The Boston & Maine will begin Immediately
to lay a double track between West Bidde-
ford and Dover, this state.
IN GENERAL.
Citizens of Watervile are preparing to
give the Nelsons-man and hOrse-a grand
reception when they return from the West.
They will reach home the Goth.