The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-03-25
trace Of him has yet been discovered. He
was about 60 years Of age.
.INcoLN COUNTY


was about go years Of age.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The Damariscotta Herald's South Bristol
correspondent says Albion Z. Carnage and
Will Jordan have taken contract to build
six cottages on Hebron Island.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Dr. VIM. Lapham's history Of Rumford
is completed and Is now being delivered 10
the purchasers.
The premium lists of the Oxford County
Agricultural society have been Issued Ior
the fair to be held, Sept. 16, IL, IL az tine Ialr
grounds between South Paris ana Norway:
Among the premiums are special LOT colts ot
Hebron offered by Herman L.. Horne OF
Norway and for Barrett colts, by Barrett
Bros. OF West Sumner.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
Tue steamer Penobscot goes upon the
Boston and Bangor route next Monday
when the four trips week arranegemeht
will 90 In force. A short time later tne
Lewiston will come on and the trips Will DC
daily. The steamboat men are looking lor
the Ice to 90 out very early.
The work on the steamer Daisy Haynes
which Charles Ballard has been building az
Old Town Is finished. The steamer Is nicely
built and will carry about twenty-five
passengers. 1t will run on Pushaw Lake
this summer.
The trouble which has existed for some
years over ownership Of the Episcopal church
property at Oldtown was to have been
settled and the question decided last week,
BY Chief Justice Peters, but owing 70 the
was postponed. The Hoskins family who
claim to own the propery, and who have
been living In the church have moved to
other quarters. The people of Oldtown
have always thought that the church would
Htoppie over into the street and as IL has been
growing more dangerous every day the
family thoughtit was about time to yaeate
In the army register list Of college Etndents
standing highest In military drill and tactics
there are two names from the state college,
Orono, John Reed and @. 9: Cushman.
The object in publishing this list is to en-
courage students to devote more attention
to their military studies, and If some OF the
bills now pending In congress for the In
crease OF the army pass, these students Will
have a definite object to work for. The
make appointments to the army from civil
life from the officers Of the National Guard,
and from graduates Of these schools.
On the freight train from Bangor Friday
afternoon tramp who was stealing ride
got on between two cars loaded with lumber,
which in going round curve came togetner
In such shape that 1t squat his shoulder;
He was left at Carmel and Dr. Otis reduced
the fracture after which he was taken to
the town farm where he will receive the
OeSI care his place Is ldtcu iVl sahinS
care OF tramps.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
The ice at Moosehead Lake Is said to be
unusually thin this spring, and should the
weather not grow colder as the days advance
the lake will be pretty sure to open early.
This will be good news TO the fishermen,
who have already pictured in their minds
the beautiful appearance OF the early trout
as they come from the sparkling water.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The town of Bingham has purchased an 80
feet span iron bridge Of the Berlin Bridge
Company of New Hampshire. to place across
Austin stream in that town. The bridge Is
to be put In place next August.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The shipments of smoked herring are still
going on from the vicinity of Eastport. Mr..
Frank Wooster has bought up 1000 boxes at
White Head, and he and Captain Cheney
and Allen G. Guptill are now loading three
vessels for the Boston and New York mar
kets. The fish now being taken are the
largest for years.
A young man, claiming to be deaf and
dumb, has been In Calais for several days,
gaining a livelihood by begging. The in,
mates Of some OF the houses he entered
out of pity gave him small sums Of money,
and when others refused to give him money
he became troublesome and would make
quite disturbance before he would leave
the mouse. lie ldu aQOLHeI UdOlL Oh CdtcQ-
ing hold Of women on the street at night,
and he carried 1t to such an extent that COM
plants were made to the city marshal, who
found him and gave him few hours in
which to leave the city. The fellow availed
himself of the opportunity and left.
WALDO COUNTY.
Carter & Co., Of Belfast, are negotiating
with parties in New Bedford In regard to
topping out a barge, the Coal King. The
barge was formerly a large ship, but she Is
too low. The owners want her raised eight
feet, and stipulate that all the work Is to be
done with spruce timber. III the timber can
be procured the work will be done In Bel
fast.
YORK COUNTY.
The Portsmouth Company, manufacturers
of white fancy cotton goods, South Berwick,
has put the latest and best Crompton dolby
motion on all Of its looms.
There Is project on foot for building a
street railroad from Camp Ellis to the foot
Of Beach street and the Old Orchard road in
Saco. The intention is to take the Old Or
chard Beach railroad, and by building this
new link to make circuit, which will be
operated by electricity. Manager Furber Is
reported to be willing to lend the use Of the
beach line, which Is not a financial success.
Simon S. Andrews of Biddeford has sold
his trotting stallion Hemlock to the Clement
Stock Farm at Levant for $1,000. Mr.. An
drews Is one OF the owners OF the farm,