The Portland daily press., 1891-06-15
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THE STAVE.

AhOOoIOOh
There is considerable delay in the starting
ing in Houlton, which is said to be owing to
trouble in obtaining an approval of the title
in Washington.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The programme for the Bangor Patriarch
Militant excursion, which will be partcipat-
ed in by the Belfast Canton and band. in
cludes dinner at the Bangor House, a
evening The second day, the 18th, sail
will be made to Bar HarbOr and serenade
to the Hon. James G. Blaine.
The fishing crafts which make an annual
t0nr from Lamoine and Bucksport to the
Grand Banks have all taken their departure.
Last year was about on the average aud the
catch " Ould have been large one had 1t not
been for the frequent storms which delayed
the fishing during the latter part of the work.
The fishermen are hoping for better results
this year and have gone supplied with all the
ut cessities for taking care of all the fish that
may be hooked.
The Ellsworth American reports that
there has been great boom since last year
at Winter HarbOr and at Northeast Harbor
At the former place 10 cottages and new
hotel, the GrindStone Inn, have been built
by Philadelphia and New York parties. AT
Northeast Harbor 15 cottages have also been
built, mostly small ones, costing from $4,000
been built and several others have under
gone changes and additions.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The city assessors of Augusta have COM
pleted their yearly returns with following
results:
This Year. Last Year.
Resident real estate. 2,923,3 $50 s2,8I9,39o
Non-resident real estate. 1856 779,73o
erty... ................... 1.4e6,s4o 1,4so,s51
Nonresident personal
property. y................ 49750 46,57O
The above figures show total gain in the
valuation OF the taxable property of the city,
over last year, of $72,442. This year the
rate of taxation outside the school district
taxes, will be % "a mills, or $23.75 on each
$1,000, This is So per thousand larger than
last year. The number of polls this year is
1884; last year, 1856; showing gain of 12S.
A party of five Princeton College students
will hold series of meetings In Gardiner, on
the 26tb, 9th and 28th of July, under the
auspices of the several evangelical churches
and the Y. M. G. A. The young men are
earnest Christian workers and singers, who
take this method OF securing vacation trip
and doing good at the same time. They will
be heard at all the principal places in the
state.
KNOX COUNTY.
Alderman 4. w. Berry, suffered disloca-
tion Of the shoulder while driving, on Sun
day. the 7th.
Mr.. F. w. Thurston of Central City,
Colorado. formerly of Union, has invented
an air car coupling that promises well.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
At Round Pond, in Bristol, the Round
to put in an electric plant, and Mr.. Milliken,
of the Giant Electric MotorCompa1y, an ex-
pert in electricity is now at the Morton
House and has the apparatus there In readi-
ness to start in on the work. The factory
and grounds will be lighted.
The yearly meeting of the Lincoln county
W. G.. T.. u. met at Round Pond, Bristol,
Tuesday. the 9th. Mrs. l.. MN. Stevens of
Portland, Miss e. U. Yates and Miss Lillian
Phelps of Toronto, were present. Miss
Phelps made an extended address.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The people of Oxford are planning for a
Fourth OF July celebration, and George Par
rott, Daniel Whitehouse and VIM. E. Bumpus
are committee to solicit funds.
Sixty men are employed in the Norway
granite quarry.
w. H. Jenne, Of South Paris, had an ex.
perience the other day that he doesn't want
to repeat. He was digging in a sand bank
when 1t caved in, and he was covered with
two feet Of sand. A neighb0r. Mrs. Dunham,
seeing the accident, Immediately gave the
alarm, and several men commenced digging
MIN out. Mr.. Jenne, could have lived but a
few moments more when rescued.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The trustees of Lee Normal Academy have
voted to proceed at once to repair the build.
ing which was damaged by fire some time
ago. The following officers have been elect
ed for the ensuing year: Hiram Stevens,
president; Dexter Merrill, j. A. Larrabee
and w. ii. Thompson, vice presidents; e. A,
Reed, secretary; G. Ii. Whitten, treasurer
q. II. Haskell, director.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
( Mr.. Joseph Hoyle who has been employed
as boss weaver in the Indian Spring Wooleu
Mills at Madison, for little over yeal
has left his place and gone to his home in
Lowell, Mass.
The selectmen Of Skowhegan have Just
made their annual valuation Of the town
They find real estate amounting to S2,068, ,64(
and personal property Of the value to 81, 1,205,
OIL; total Of $3,2Y3711.