The Portland daily press., 1891-11-24
THE STATE.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.
The volume OF the water in the river at
Lewiston has increased very much within
the past day or two.
The total pack Of sweet corn by the two
factories in Auburn this season was 633,-
GOO cans, Burnham % Morrill,, of Portland,
putting up 3S3, 900 and the United Packers
250,000.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
With last weeks issue the Presque Isle
Star Herald makes its bow to the public as
an eight page paper. 1t now contains
hfty-slx columns, being Just double the
size OF the old original North Star" The
Star-Herald is an enterprising sheet and
1t serves its readers well and should be well
patr0nized.
Houlton is favored with weather sig-
nails now, directly from the hands Of
Uncle Sam. The reports are telegraphed
TO the Ho1lton Water Co., who Indicate
them to the public by blasts from the
whistle, and by displaying flags Of various
kinds In Market Square.
The prospect now is that about the
usual amount of numbering will be carried
on on e Aroostook waters. quite num-
ber Of fairly large operations being started
or In course Of preparation.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Those interested in the completion of the
HpoOoPoto lunu VI tuo uiOcobe OF MAINE
VIII note that general Offering was made
In every church In the diocese Sunday.
Waterville's "Mechants' Day" will prob
ably be held Dec. 10th or 1Ith.
Instead Of 6 per cent, the Kennebec Gen.
tral Railroad Company has declared a
dividend OF 10 per cent. The directors
have voted to sell $4,000 worth of stock
which will bring the amount of stock
up to $500 and equal to the amount of
hOndQ which has haan ha
rectors have taken $4,000 worth of new
stock.
KNOX COUNTY.
The first man to register in Rockland
when the board meets Dec. 9TH will be
given a box OF cigars. How would that
scheme work to bring out voters here.
PENoBscoT COUNTY
Col. Victor Brett of the 2nd Regiment
M. v. nj. has received new u. s. flag
which has Just been purchased for the
regiment. The flag In an elegant one be-
Ing made entirely Of silk. There are AZ
stars on 1t which are also worked In silk as
Is tue words Second Regiment M. V. NJ"
The Androscoggin Sportsman Climb will
hold Thanksgiving shoot.
PIsCATAoUIs COUNTY.
A short time ago, Master Berthe Deaborn
caught wildcat 10 fox trap which was
with darker stripes along the back.
Water is so low in Monsehead that many
trout are stranded In small pools and up
the brooks. A Lewiston man recently at
Moosehead says that he met an Indian on
one OF the streams near Northwest Carry,
VINO was going up purp0sely to liberate an
enormous swarm Of trout at the spawning
beds. He had found pool where trout
had segregated in such numbers that they
were cr0wding each other foot or two
deep and many of them very large fish,
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
The ocean tug G. w. Morse, CAPTAIN
Blair, arrived In Bath Friday evening with
Rather. we
The Maine Central has applied to the
Bath City Council for permission to erect
large freight house, within the fire limit
SOMERSET COUNTY,
Mr.. Josiah Fernald, OF Canaan. has a
little girl l3 months old she weighs 16 lbs.
walked alone when 10 months old and Wi,
gQ all over the the house and out Of doors
as she pleases. "'"''
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Eastport Sentinel saws: While other
Sec.lous VI she country are suffering from
aP.otIacteu drought, ours has been the ex-
ception; at no time this season. has East
port or her neighboring towns. been incon-
venienced Dy scarcity Of water.
The Middlebury, Vt, fire DESTROYED 80
business houses The Ioaa ..,tII .o.ch eQ0 !