The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-07-02

and over which pended big lawsuit.
which is now amicably settled, however.
July 18th and 18th the 29th annual
convention of the Maine Dental society
will be held at Odd Fellows hall Rock
land.
Ice shipping has been fairly brisk on
Brewer side of the Penobscot Thus far
this season, and quite mum Der of YES
sells OF various sizes have taken cargoes
from the different houses since the river
opened, some concerns having sent away
q large amount of the crystal commod-
ity.
There is talk of shutting down the
Penobscot lumber mills for the season.
The margin between the price of logs
and the price of lumber does not pay
for the manufacturing. This is free
lumber in pIospectu.
The fields about Gardiner are filled
with straw berry pickers during the day,
who peddle out the fruit on th 9 streets
at night for 10 cents pound, and claim
that it is the most lucrative employment
that they have seen for long time
One boy reports S. Is as the result of his
work Monday.
The fine large pictures which have
been hung up in the State assessors
department at the State House, Augusta,
catch the eye of every visitor. The one
of Hon. H. C. Burleigh was copied from
a photograph taken while in England.
The pictures of Hon. B. J. Chadbourne.
Hon. Otis Hayford and the late Frank
Gilman are each framed alike These
three gentlemen composed the board
of State assessors. Hon. George Politics.
picture is smaller than the rest and has
a very fine frame, but will probably be
enlarged.
Geo. W. Kelley and Mr.. Eldridge of Is
land Falls were exploring on Hersey
township last week with a view to
starting extensive last block operations
this fall.
In the family of H. B. Seavey, of Nit.
Vermont an old pump that has a record
for usefulness. 1t is made of hackme-
tack, and has been in constant use for
20 years, furnishing water for two fami-
lies all the time, besides furnishing all
the live stock in the stable with the aqua
pura. There is no leak in the pup vet,
and six strokes of the hoary handle will
fill pail to the rim. If anyone has a
pump that will pump more than this
pump Mr.. Seavey would like to hear of
the same, kilograms to he sent directly
to the village. Entries close in Septem-
ber
The Machias Republican hears that
Samuel Ross OF North Perry, while dig
ging around an old decayed stump the
other day, unearthed an old iron pot con-
tanning $40. Some of the coin dated back
to 1916.
Harry Wymap, Good Templar who
has done spotter work in Biddeford and
other Maine cities, is under arrest for
indecent exposure. Probably he will be
sent to the asylum for the insane.
There is one Gardiner young man who
intended to go to the ball in Brunswick
Tuesday evening, but from reasons
which allowed no alternative and which
he told to select few of his friends he
reversed his decision. He went to Bruins
wick in the morning and later in the
day sent home after his grip containing
his dress suit. The grip reached him ali
right, but on opening it he was Mortified
to find, instead of the clawhammer coat.
ETC.. he had expected, bundle of soiled
clothes The folks at home had sent
him the wrong grip. That is why he
did not &C. to the ball.
Mr.. Smith, Sperintendent at the Deer
Park, Togus, has q fawns that have been
born thus far during the present season,
with loss by death of i've The TWO
bears have grown SO stout, fat and
clumsy that they find it quite difficult to
a wv binh thau
lazily to do. The fox is dead, and his
skin adorns the bars of his cage. The
monkey and grey squirrel with the dogs
OF many different breeds. from the pug
to the Bloodhound, are gentle, kind and
lively as kittens. They also have in
camp tame pet crow OF this years issue,
and he is general favorite with the
men, as are all dumb animals.
The Ellsworth American will assume
the eight-page form last week.
Dyer & Hughes will dissolve and give
up their organ factory at Dover, and
the people and capitalists of that town
are considering the formation of a stock
company to buy the property and con-
tinue the business.
The Kennebec Water Power Co., is con-
sidering a very important question for
the future business of the river. the de-
termination of the best methods to be
adopted to store the water so it may
be available in times of drought: and to
command the flow for the LOG DRIVING
Company, at shoal points.
Already $4,000 have been subs ribea
for the building of the new Methodist
parsonage at Augusta.