The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-09-19
the STATE.
ARoosrooK COUNTY.

A moose has been seen within two miles of
Caribou village.
Prof. Welton Nj. Munson of the
pesgs of HOrsicOltGre Maine State
James Nutting. of Perham is visiting the
apple orchards of Aroostook and will make
Investigations relative to the class of fruit
adapted to the soil of the county.
At Van buren, the other day, NJ. B. Howe
q we'll known drummer, was dumped into
the river by MS horse backing off the ferry
boat. The water was running very swift,
but Mr.. Howe remained in the carriage while
the horse began swimming ashore. When
within few yards OF the shore the horse
freed himself from the carriage and readily
gained land. Mr.. Howe followed suit and,
with the assistance OF several men, succeed
ed in drawing the top-buggy from the river.
The Catholic college at Van Buren, has
over seventy students enrolled. The board
of instructors has been increased by the ad-
dition of Prof. Horrigan, of Peabody, Mass,
and Prof. Mouton. Of Baltimore.
The young son of Olof Anderson, living in
New Sweden, came near meeting with fatal
accident the other day. He had been doing
ished hisIwork, had driven into the road with
bis fathers span Of four-year-old colts at
tached to the rake. When within forty or
fifty rods OF the boys home, the animals be-
came unmanageable and commenced to run.
foot, catching In loop Of the reins, he was
dragged over the rough road to his fathers
door-yard where the horses stopped, and the
boy was rescued from his terrible situation.
The little fellow was almost skinned alive"
but Is expected to live.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Hon. and Mrs. S. s. Brown Of Waterville
have issued the invitations to; the marriage
of their daughter. Jennie Irving Brown TO
Alpheus Walter Flood, which VIII be sol,
emnized Thursday evening, October LIST, at s
O'Clock, In the Unitarian churcn,
KNOX COUNTY.
Warren Bray, of South Deer Isle, had
quite an adventure with shark the other
day. He was out In skill, cunning for
seal. As he shot at one he felt jar Of the
boat. He turned to looB, and'a large shark
appeared and made grab ior the boat, TAX
ing piece from the side. Mr.. Bray tried to
drive the shark away, but in some way lost
both oars, and was in rather critical condi-
tion, But by padding with his hands he
managed to get to a ledge near by, whence
he was rescued by man with boat too big
for the shark.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Two of the Eastport fishermen whose boats
were seized some time ago oy the cruiser
Dream, have signed releases, and have got
their boats back. The other four were not
ready to sign when Capt Pratt took the
boats to Eastport, and he brought them back
to st. Andrews. The owners have since in
timated their willingness to Sign the releases.
When they have done so their boats Twill be
returned to them.
By order of the Treasury Department. the
Office Of inspector of customs at Pembroke
has been abolished.
The Eastport Sentinel says u is reported
that tie New York steamer City of Column
bia will not make another trip east, the com
pany by which she is.owned1tne New York
barrassed. Tie. steamer took large cargo
Of freight from Eastport on her last trip
west.
The Eastport Sentinel has a long article
descriptive Of the system OF waterworks Just
completed for that town. Tne great fire of
1885 awoke the Eastport people to the neces- s-
sity Of a better water supply, and the result
is the present system. which brings water
ten miles from Boydeh's Lake In Perry.