The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-11-05

Grating with the Board of Health to me-
| vent typhoid fever. which is epidemic near
| by. gaining foot-hold in PittsfieId
Bingham is building new CONGREGATIONAL
church and talking about waterworks and
| a sewerage system.
Mr.. Lewis heal Of North Fairfield, has
raised nice crop of apples this season.
| Besides early fruit, of which he raised
many choice varieties, he has stored in his
cellar $50 bushels of carefully picked and
assorted winter fruit. These include the
Northern Spy. and many of the fine late
keeping varieties. Aside from these is an
amount Of less perfect apples showing
| in all goodly yield.
| John O. Haines accompanied by Mrs.
Haines returned to Skowheean from Port
land, Monday night, driving from Portland
with Lis PAGER, in one day and half.
| The engineers engaged in drilling an ar
tesian well for the Southwest Harbor water
company are making good progress through
the granite ledge, having bored to depth
of aboat forty feet. Water has been found,
but in how great a volume it is not yet de-
| cided.
| A. T. Trundy's family of Sullivan, went
| to Gouldsboro to spend Sunday of last
| week, leaving their house closed When
| they returned at night they found that the
cradle had been entirely burned. together
with several blankets, a small mattress and
some pillows. A hole was burned through
| the double floor, but the fire had been
smothered, having no air to feed upon.
DR.. A. r. Dunlap, of Ripley, caught
large bird in trap last week of the hawk
specie. It measured feet 4 1-2 inches FROM
tip to tip.
The demand for rents in Caribou is in
creasing. At present there are more seek
ers after rooms and stores than can posi-
bly, be accommodated.
The Great Falls Ice Co., of Gardiner, will
carry over 5000 tons and the Independent
1000 TINS of ice.
Mr.. Geo. E. MeMunn has recently re-
turned from visit with Rev. Father Rear
don of Benedicta. formerly of Bangor
and he is telling his friends great par
fridge story. They had two of these birds
for breakfast one morning and the remark
was made that they were very palatable.
Nj. McMunn inquired where they came
from and was told that they were shot on
top of the house. He says that the hired
man whose name is George was awakened
by the cry "Get up, George" and upon 60
ing out found that the two cartridges had
been making the noise and were on the roof
over his room. He got the gun and shot
them. ~
1t is eighty feet perpendicular to the
point On the Bowdoin College chapel where
the spire commences, and fifty feet more
to the apex of the spire. A SLENDER light
ming rod runs from the ground to the tip
top. Friday morning at o'clock Charles
D. Moulton of Bath freshman. scaled tn
rod hand over hand and planted the fresh
man banner at the summit.
Rumors were ahoat through the day that
some Sophomore would scale the tower that
same night Shortly after midnight this
morning ''ninety-eyep,n men cgert fro
their bed and sought the chapel. and one of
port. Skinned up the rod. The 1913 banner
was hurled to the ground and in it's place
'97 banner, twice as large, with blood-red
numerals, was taste ned to the roc with
copper wire, and tall hat firmly planted
on the apex. This morning the new banner
was fioated proudly to the wind. Mcmillan
was borne, into The chapel yshis classmates,
and there was1 cheering and grand
demonstration ~ bl
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In the Kennebee s.s'J.s court, Saturday.
Judge Whitehouse heard a Cease which
is exciting much interest. The plaintiffs
are Dilloway. Starr g. Co., of Boston, who
bring an action against George A. Alden
of Watervlle TO obtain payment on note of
500 which they hold against him. 1t ap-
pears that in 1892 Mr.. Alden ealt in stocks
through F. B. Dana & Co., Boston. In
September, 1892. Mr.. Alden went to Cali
fornia. remaining until May and in his
absence Dana & Co. bought and sold stoc ks
for hin to the amount of $55G,O0O, doing
$4,000 of the business in sugar in one day,
MI. Alden claims that their transaction
we've not authorized by him and that h
gave the concern frequent orders to close
up his accounts and stop business.
Great interest is manifested in the result
of the war between Rockla1d clothing
dealers and David Daniels, manager of a
bankrupt clothing sale, who was found
guilty by Judge Hicks, Friday. of opening
sale without special license, and sentenced
to fine of $50 and sixty days in jail.
Daniels has appealed and furnished 5000
bonds and the case will be tried before The
Supreme court next term. Daniels packed
up Saturday forenoon and lett town. He
was at Augusta Friday and claims to have
licenses all right now, but is afraid to omen
a store for fear he would be arrested for
violation Of the law previous to securing
licenses.
Maine Reports. Vol. SO.
Loring, Short & Harmon issue today
Vol az of Maine Reports and th;s book