The Portland daily press., 1890-01-18
THE STATE.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.


Hon. M. E. Ingalls,, of Cincinnati, is a
graduate OF Buxton Academy, and has a
warm spot in his heart for the old institu-
tion. In making his annual visit this year
he gave his check for $500 to remodel and re-
pair the old academy building, in accordance
with plans and specifications submitted by
PRINCIPAL Barton at the previous annual
meeting of the trustees. A like amount was
given little later by that well known bene-
factor OF the school, Hon. K. f. Brown of
New York, president of the board of trus-
tees: This supplemented by 500 from the
fund. insured the success of the undertaking
and prompt action was taken to carry the
project into effect. A contract for doing the
entire work was awarded to Principal Bar
ton and ii. +. Proctor, who began work No
vember q, 1888, the very day the fall term
closed, ana completed the work January is,
1870. On the first floor Is reading room, IA
xl5 feet; library room, 14x28; an apparatus
room, l4x15, and laboratory, 20x40 feet. The
second story has two large recitation rooms,
17x52 and 17x40 respectively.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The Hancock County Medical Association
nave elected the following officers: Presi-
dent DR.. Emerson G00gins, Ellsworth; vice
president, DR.. H. E Snow. Bucksport; sec
retary, Dr. Lewis Hodgkins, Ellsworth;
treasurer, DIR. r. P, Grindle, Biuehill.
KNOX COUNTY.
Schooner Jonathan Bourne, which was
built in Camden by Il. NJ. Bean in 1880, at
cost of $4,000, has been sold by Church
Bros. of TivertoD, r L., to Fall River par
ties. She registers 673 tons, and has paid,
after deducting all repairs and other ex-
penses, about $5O,0OO. and was sold for $751;
900.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
Mr.. Fred Perkins, OF Perkins Brothers of
Milo, engaged in saving spool bars Lear that
place, was caught by belt, when his arm
was torn off, resulting in his death few
hours afterwards.
PEN0BsCoT COUNTY.
The Piscataquis Observer lie arms that one
of the concerns that has been selling "seas
OF liquor" in Dexter during the past year, be-
came greatly alarmed at the movement inau-
gurated In Bangor, and Immediately sent
large quantities of liquor on hand out Of the
State. Seven trips with a one-horse team had
to be made before the transfer to the railroad
station was effected.
burned to death last Tuesday. His mother
went to the barn leaving him in bed. He
got out of bed and stood ON the hearth of an
open Franklin stove, and his night shirt
caught fre. He then ran into the barn, set
ting the hay on fire. His mother caught him
and rolled him in the snow, extingUishing
the flames. The peighbors heard the cry Of
the child, and seeing the smoke in the barn
put out the fire; but the child was burned so
badly that 1t died the next day.
WALDO COUNTY.
Mr.. Charles c. Bradstreet of East Paler-
mo, who has been at work in Massachusetts,
came home recently on few days vacation.
He took his gun and went out cunning the
next morning and slipped on the ice, and the
quo was discharged, the charge taking effect
In Mr.. Bradstreet's stomach aud coming out
at the back. He lived until o'clock in the
morning. He had his senses and started for
home and went on until his strength was
gone and then laid down on the icy crust
His folks got worried about him and started
on search. he was 10 years of age.
YORK COUNTY.
Boston and Portland parties have been in
Sanford making an estimate of the stock in
the store of B. Frank Hayden, whose elope-
ment with Miss Dorr recently threw the cit
izens of the town into such state Of excite
ment. Some claim that his creditors will get
| so cents on the dollar, while others are of the
| opinion that his liabilities are three times
| greater than his assets.