The Portland daily press., 1890-01-11

A new bank. called the Farmers National
Bank, Is about to be started In HOulton, and
brick block In which it will be located has
been purchased by the stockholders In the
new enterprise. All the stock necessary for
the commencement Of the business has al
ready been taken.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Samples of blankets have been gotten out
by the WoOlen Company at Wayne, with
the prospect Of starting the mill at an early
date.
Beginning with the spring term at Colby
University there will be opened depart
ment Of pedagogy. offering practical instruc-
tion In that branch of work which large
number of the students will pursue after
graduation. Prof. w. G. Crawford has been
engaged as instructor In this department for
the coming year.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Last Sunday while Chester Allen and wife
oil West Sumner were absent from home
six year old son, in trying to take from
closet loaded gun. shot his little sister, two
years old. in the face, taking away about
half OF the under lip, cutting furrow two
inches wide across the cheek. The little fell
low was so frightened that he ran to a neigh
boris, where his parents were, telling them
his sister was dying. a physician was sent
Tor, who took five stitches In the cheek, and
she Is doing as we'll as could be expects d,
says the Norway Advertiser.
PISCATAQUIS COUNTY.
The working force at the Kathadin Iron
Works has been increased owing to the ad-
vance of price of iron. The ore for the
works Is mined one mile from the furnace. 1t
Is found in pocKets. Fifteen Thousand cords
OF wood are burned into charcoal every
year.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
John Mcdonald of Bath is having the
frame for a 800 tor vessel cut in Virginia.
hpUln Of aAn sfr tim
In the spring. As to the rig IL has not as yet
been fully settle d, but the craft will be either
a ship or barque. should 1t be the former,
Bath Is assured of at least three ships this
year, as A. Sewall Il Co. and HoughtOn
Bros. have the frames for two large ships al
ready cut. Mr. Mcdonald also has the frame
for an 800 ton craft ready for shipment to his
yard, and Is only waiting Tor a vessel 10 re-
ceive the cargo, This smaller one will be
rugged either as a barque or schooner, and
work upon 1t Will begin as soon as possible
The Topsham fair officers recently elected
are: President, q. NJ. Gowell; vice presi
dents, w. 5. Rogers. Topshan; F.S. Adams,
Bowdoin; j. z. Cobb, B0wdUinham; exec
qtive committee, @. w Purinton, Topsham /;
Edwin TOtman, Richmond; w. Kendall
BGwdoinham; L. E. Skolfeld. Harpswell; Il.
a. Huse, Bath; recording secretary |.
Mallett, Topsham; cor. secretary, Rev. S. +.
Dixie, Bath trea,urrr, L. E.Smith auditors,
!: T. Hooker, brunswick; K. NJ. Brown,
Topsham. The question OF changing the
time Of holding the fair has been referred to
the president and executive committee to re-
port at the next annual meeting.
WALDO COUNTY.
In the supreme court at Belfast Willie
Bartlett, schoolboy, has been tned one dol.
lar Tor carry ng off piece Of the stove pipe
In the school house in Waldo district No. 6,
last January. The case has been tried twice
before and no verdict reached.
YORK COUNTY.
Harlon p. Cobb, the Biddeford merchant
VINO became insane through recent losses In
business, has been taken to the asylum at
Augusta.