The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-04-26
THE STATE.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY


The Androscoggin Gun Club has voted to
rebuild Its house recently burned, on an
| enlarged and improved scale
| Report says that the Worumbo Manufac-
turing Company at Lisbon Falls will build
mill on the Durham side of the river, oppo-
site their wooden mill.
The farmers of the town of Leeds and the
| proprletorS OF the corn canning factory 10
Gated in that town, Messrs. ii. +. Webb &
Co., Portland, are at deadlock. The pack
ers have cut down the price to be paid for
corn this season, and the farmers don't pro-
pose to stand 1t, and refuse to plant.
Work on the new freight house at East
Baldwin, Is being rapidly pushed forward,
and it will be ready for the painters this
week: J. Philbrook Of Portland has the
wire as e0 mn n Sa nd
it is now Western Union office.
Elisha Turner owns the first clock ever
brought into Otisfield by Major Moore over
100 years ago. 1t is of English make and
runs eight days Is seven feet high and is en-
Is not at all defaced. 1t still keeps good
time.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Rockland board of health has issued
the following notice:
"With no desire to foment nervousness, but as
simple duty, call the attention of the citizens
to the fact that there have arisen eight cases of
hydrophobia in one of the minor cities of Mass
| achuSetts. Persons owning dogs should exercise
| watchful care of their condition and If vicious
remove them. Unlicensed dogs of course are
| In the hands of the police"
OXFORD COUNTY.
June and has been fixed as the date for
holding the spring meeting of the Mechanic
| Falls Driving Park Association. Purses
| aggregating 5000 will be trotted for.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
| Water was let on through the pipes in the
new Kennecec bridge at Augusta, Tuesday
| evening"
Another vessel has bumped against the
sunken piers of the Hallowell bridge. 1t
was the schooner Schoolcraft In tow of the
tug City of Lynn. The vessel was light and
was easily pulled off.
| Kennebec cities will hereafter have closed
| mail for Boston and New York on Jewett's
train, effecting saving of six hours in time.
| E. E. Lewis, the Gardiner architect, is
making the plans for large coal shed soon
to be erected on the government wharf in
| Randolph for the use of the Kennebec Gen.
| trail Railroad. The shed will have capacity
tons, and will be so built that the cars can
| run right through the building, receiving the
| coal from scuttle overhead.
| Contractor Shannahan has engaged Mr.. S.
+. burlington, the driver. to remove the three
| Hallowell piers. Mr.. Purington will proba-
| bly, begin work next week.
The steamer Islander will go on the Ken
nebec the first of June, according to the
Gardiner News, running up as far as that
city. A smaller boat will 60 further up.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Bodwell Water Power Co.'s fine new
mill at Milford is being wired for lighting by
| electricity.
| Telegraph Company which is to run through
that city from Portland to Mattawamkeag,
| reached Bangor Saturday afternoon.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
FoXcroft parties have purchased the piano
| factory lOcatei at East Auburn for Messrs
Estes u Ruggles. 1t is rumOred about that
the purchase was made by Messrs. Dyer &
Hughes OF Foxcrott, who are at present con-
Quoting an organ factory at that place. 1t
| has been further stated that they will move
the piano business to Foxcroft and combine
it with their organ Interest, utilizing the
| same building.
| sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
The buoys in the lower Kennebec, 43 in
| number, which are removed every fall,
before the river freezes and reset in the
| spring. were placed by the tender Iris Mon
| day and Tuesday.
Contractor Philbrook says the Bath public
library will be ready for dedication about
July LIST, and will cost $4,000, or $1,000 more
| than was expected. This increase is caused
by the fact that as fast as Mr.. Moses thinks
OF an Improvement he puts it in, without re-
| gard to the expense.
railroad from Bath to Parker's Head is still
| increasing in Bath and vicinity.
| SOMERSET COUNTY.
AT q largely attended meeting of the Fair
held Village Corporation held Wednesday.
after full discussion of the merits of the
question vote was secured to authorize the
assessors TO put In Gamewell fire alarm
system and purchase the right to use the
Rogers Auxiliary Two strikers and fonr
boxes were provided for, the whole amount
not to exceed Sl700.
The project Of building furniture factory
at Detroit has taken definite form. Mr. Geo.
b. NickersOn of Augusta, who has been
manufacturing furniture there for the past
| six years, has bonded the mill property and
| power of Oliver Goodwin and is to take pos
session July 1st next. Mr.. Nickerson will
make some changes in the mill property and
will erect new buildings. He will be ready
to commence operations early the coming
fall. Fifteen men will DE employed the year
| round.
The First National Bank of Skowhegan
| VIII commence the work of remOdelling It's
building at once. Fassett IL Tompson OF
portland will superintend the work.
YORK COUNTY
Inc number of school children in Bidde-
toEo, as SHOWN by the census just completed,
Is s,ooo' Whlch Is So more than last year
Inc Methodist church at York is to be
| painted. 1t will also have hall $500 hav-
ing been subscribed for its purchase. : aasesS