The Portland daily press., 1891-05-04

saved 1t. Prior to the war of 1872 Wiscas-
set was place of great commercial thrift
and wealth.
A Chicago concern is sending circulars in
to the state Offering to make portraits of peo-
pie for nothing just to establish areputation.
Seen letter comes saying Il certain sum
generally an exorbitant one) is forwarded to
livered. One lady in Fairfield sent photo
graph of her mother it being the only one
she ever had taken. and she is puzzled to
know how she can recover 1t again. The
letter received from the bogus firm said that
they should require $12 for framing, very
large price indeed.
The fish and game interests of the state
are to be we'll looked after at the worlds
fair. Already we'll known taxidermist ia
at work with a view to forming collection
for the exposition. Nearly every kind of a
bird indigenous to the state and the well
deer ard caribou, wild cat, squirrels, etc,
will be shown. The fishing industry will
also be given prominent place, it being in
tended to have an aquaris, which will be
kept completely by the central fish commits
sion after the state has once stocked it.
An enthusiastic Presque Isle merchant.
Mr.. I. N. Erwin. is to give the boys barrel
OF Kerosene oil provided they will
make the first 'head light" for the Bangor
d Aroostook railroad. Another man, Jas.
II. Webster, of Mars Hill, proposes to give
the entire population of his town, the rail-
road officials and employees and the passen-
gers grand dinner the day that the first
train reaches Mars Hill.
The exciting event at Fairfield the past
week has been suit to recover damages for
kicking ST. 80 hat into the fire. There was
a bonfire near the residence of E. j. Law
r1nnq which Tvs nrocidod hxy.
Fortier, who wore a $3.50 hat. Carl Cotton
attended the ceremony and in mischief got
hold OF Fortier's hat and kicked a hole in it.
he then kicked it into the fire and it was de-
stroyed. His father offered to pay 81 for the
hat but the owner thought he should have a
new one. Here the parties disagreed and a
warrant was sworn out and the trial result
ed. Carl was found guilty and fined So and
costs. An appeal was taken and If nothing
happens to check it the case must go to the
Supreme Court
Last Monday evening two Dexter young
men accosted two young women and offered
and the. fellows pestered them with attention.
Suddenly one of the girls drew revolver
and sent bullet at the gallants. The mis-
sile grazed the sleeve of one, and .both beat
hasty retreat. They laid the case before
girls, advising the boys to 90 home and let
affair got noised abroad and now the girls
attract more attention than circus.
Mr.. R. d. Sprague, of Washington, Me-,
met with a peculiar and dangerous accident
the other day. He was filing circular saw
Il ss @ when hs son hessa
caught Mr.. Sprague's coat, and flung him
headlong into the sawdust spout, whence he
shot like a log into the river. The boy was
terrified when he saw his father shooting off
in this way and not much less terrified when
he saw the old gentleman come to the sur
face and uninjured make for the shore, with
no other loss than meerschaum pipe.
The high price for apples last winter has
set the Maine farmers to trimming and graft
ing their orchards.
The Etna correspondent of the Pittsfield
Advertiser hints that there was foul play
in connection with the death of Geo. W.
Fog, lately reported drowned. Coroner
Whitney Of Bangor, rendered verdict of
accidental drowning. but the Etna cor
respondent says the verdict does not explain
several bad looking bruises on the head and
several other things"