The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1891-08-01
THE STATE.
ARoosTooK COUNTY

On wednesday, the 10Th, little Caribou
meeting with fatal accident. She was 60
Ing over the foot bridge across Collins's dam,
and meeting young boy, attempted to move
TO one side to let him 60 by when she tripped
and fell over the bridge into the pond. The
poy secured pole and held 1t out to the girl
but she was too frightened to take hold Of it
and went down. The boy ran for help,
which was soon secured, as he had to 90 INT
short distance. When taken out Of the
water the victim of the accident was iusen-
siole. She was rolled on barrel and resus-
night, was all right Thursday.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Thirty widows have been counted up who
this village are ten persons who have passed
the 80th milestone. They are: Mrs. M.
Oliver, 80; Daniel WILDER, S2; Mrs, Mary
Hamlin, 81; Mrs. Johanna Holden. 81:
Timothy Kicker. "a; Mrs: Mary Sharp, IS !;
S Sonn Da T,S; ~; MIS-; Mary Weeden. 81;
Wednesday the 10th, the Barker arrabee
connections of the Hon. I'll. +. Barker of
Mimi, who Is now visiting his kinfolks In
bridgton, united In family picnic in his
honor at ingalls, Grove. Mr.. Frank Lara
Il. F. Barker, Benz. and Daniel Tarrab bee
Mrs. johnson, Mr.. Edwards and others re.
spending by very interesting remarks on the
themes Of Family History" sour Guests
etc. The speeches were interspersed with
several sever readings BY Charles F. Marble.
were represented, of whom Daniel Lara.
bee Is the Oldest living member. 1t was a
matter OF regret that j. Edward Barker. of
Naples, who represents the oldest of the
male portion of the Barker family. was not
present.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
ARRANGEMENTS hoya boor .~nax
building of the proposed mill at Indian
Point, Bucksport, In the near future. THE
proposed mill will be built two hundred feet
northeast from the tannery, the western end
resting upon the bank, and the mill running
out over the water ON piling one hundred
and twenty feet, and wifi be forty feet in
width, with wings on either side 2Ox2O.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Jonathan Novel; has resigned his posi-
tlon as overseer In the dye rooms of the Vas
saiboro Woolen Mills, and will retire from
NIL mill lie: DE has held the position for more
then forty years.
W; S. Eden: of Waterville. is to go to Bis
marck, Dakota. where he has accepted a
position in the Dakota Land and Improve
ment Co.'S office.
G. B. Drummond and wife of Atlanta. Ga.
are visiting In Waterville and Winslow.
Miss Julia e. Winslow of Brooklyn, N. Y,
formerly teacher in Coburn Classical Insti,
tute, and Misses Minnie Smith and Fannie
Philbrick, of Waterville are at Squirrel
Island.
Robert @. Henderson. second hand of the
weave room Of the Cascade Wooden Mills at
Oakland, has been appointed overseer of the
weave room of the Madison Wooden Mill
j. b. Newhall, who was actively concerned
IN the founding Of the Dustin & Hubbard
Manufacturing Co., at Oakland, and has
since been Superintendent of the pulp mill,
az montague, Is to be manager OF the great
water works trust lately formed as the Maine
capital which requires at least seven figures
70 enumerate and a board of officers of
marked experience and efficiency. Mr.. HYDE,
!ne well known strong business man of Bath
Is president; J. ). Maxey, of Gardiner, is
treasurer and J. g. Newhall, general super.
pany now includes the water works at Bath.
brunswick, Gardiner, WaterYille, Calais and
Dover and FOxcroft. 1t has recently made
proposition to Madison to establish plant
there and by vote Of the village corpora
tion last Saturday Madison will soon be in
Guided In the above list and supplied with
pure water under their management. In
addition to those directly owned by them
the water works at Richmond and Caribou
sCme under the supervision Of this company.
Next year ST. Marks, of Augusta, will OBJ
serve the fiftieth anniversary of the conse-
Grafton Of the church; and 1t is proposed to
erect parish building.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
A stock company has been formed at Pitts
neld. to utilize the water power at Douglas
Lodges, about one-half mile above the Robert
Dodson & Co.'s dam. T. A. Kicker. of
Pishon's Ferry, a practical dam builder. mas
been engaged to build dam at the above
named place and work has already begun
A. p. McMaster Bnd James f. Conner were
In Bangor Wednesday to contract for
lumber. The dam will be 365 feet In length.
10 feet high and 20 feet broad at base, and
will require 100000 feet of dimension hem
lock 12x12 inches. A water works and
whose works will be placed on this dam