The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-28
THE STATE.
ANDRoscoee1N COUNTY

ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.
The Stanford stallion Warrener, ,bouaht by
b. f. & f. III. Briggs OF Auburn, has arrived
at Maple Grove farm. He Is light bay
with one white foot, stands 1853 hands high
and has all the characteristics Of his sire
Electioneer.
Department Commander John ID. Ander-
son Of Augusta, with his assistant adjutant
general, e. @. Milliken, Of Portland, to-
gether with other Grand Army men from
Portland and from Custer Post, were the
guests OF Burnside Post, Lewiston, Wednes-
day night. A supper was served and very
enjoyable evening was spent.
The following subordinate city officers
have been elected In lewiston City mar
shal, Matthew McGawley; captain Of night
watch, John French; police officers, John
Leonard, p. OConnell, John Beaudette.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Unitarian Society of Winthrop. Mass =,
Waich of Pennington, Me-, to become its
pastor. He has hlled the pulpit of the above
church for some time past.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Knox Bar Association elected officers
for the ensuing year as follows: President,
ID. N. Mortland vice president, j E. Hanly
secretary and treasurer, z. Nj. Walker.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
A. j. Libby proposes to build a track at
bis farm In FarmiDgdale this spring, partly
for exercising his own horses and partly to
have some races He has suitable place a
short distance from the road, and with the
stable he has and Is to build will have room
to accommodate all the trotters which may
come. AS the railroad track runs directly In
front OF his farm, II win be easy Of access,
and there seems to be no reason why he can
not have some successful races there.
At the caucus Of Company F at Augusta,
Wednesday evening. K. III. Ballard was nom-
mated for the captaincy to ill the vacancy
caused by the promotion Of Capt. Doughty.
PENoBsCor COUNTY.
Tuesday afternoon, after recitations, the
young gentlemen of the Hampden Academy
shouldered their shovels and cleared the
sidewalks. In the evening the young lady
students rendered them a supper.
Salmon have commenced to make their ap-
pearance In the Penobscot. The other day
two were caught at North BuckspOrt in a
net, one weighing five pounds, the other IS
pounds. The larger one sold for 81 a pound
In Boston.
The Maine Central Railroad has recently
put an iron bridge on the road opposite
Kingman, and is now engaged in replacing
the wooden structure over the CrossuntOOk
stream at Boyd's Mills also by an iron struc-
ture.
The new Methodist church at Danforth
win be dedicated Wednesday, April 2. Rev.
Js W. udmnlOup DsDs, VI DUStuH, Will
preach the dedication sermon. Music will
be furnished by the Conference Male Quar-
tette.
The Ice in Kenduskeag stream has started
and from Morse q Co.'s mills TO Franklin
bridge, and from that bridge to the Kendus-
keag bridge on one side. there is almost clear
water.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Rev. 9. F. Whltcomb of Canton. Mass
has received unanimous call from the First
ed. ~0'P'-
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
Fifteen Of the framing plates for the floor
on which the ribs Of the gunboats are TO be
formed have been east at the Bath Iron
WORKS, and 40 remain to be made. They will
oe ready tor placing In the new building by
the time II Is ready for them.
YORK COUNTY.
Wednesday afternoon Frank J. Tibbetts
OF Sanford was struck by some falling lum-
Der and both bones In his leg broken.
The Western Union Telegraph Company
are putting In line from South Berwick 10
Portsmouth.
The Boston Il Maine railroad bridge car
penters have commenced the job OF puttllns
In the new truss on the bridge between hIt- 1
terry and Portsmouth. They nave put "a Rse w
temporary sections under the Dig span LJt
the rails to rest on duing the time tne WIZ tnit
Is going on. This job was eomneuVess and aS
season, but as the company could n9s s. nhe y.
suitable timber at that time W coniPies0 w.
the work was suspended