The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-07-26
STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST.

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The boss liar struck Gardiner Monday
says the Register. He said that last
Friday it was SO hot in Pennsylvania
that apples roasted ON the trees in that
State. But pshaw, respected sir. Gar
diner can double discount that. The
atmosheric humidity was of such intense
nature on that day that Gardiner
young lady's face ignited while walking
up Water street opposite Loring James's
thermometer.
Business is quiet at the Maine Central
repair shops at Waterville just now.
There is some work in the freight car de-
partment and paint shop, but most OF she
engines and passenger cars are now on
the road. The locomotives which come
to the shop now ara for light repairs
which are absolutely necessary.
Notwithstanding the opportunity for
everybody to work at present. hundreds
of great able bodied men are tranlplng
through Maine living on the resources of
for work. The officers should set them
to breaking rock, and the State would
soon be rid of them. This gentry has no
use for work.
The Machias Repu blican says: 1.-The
announcement that Harrison Hume.
ESQ.,. is to be a candidate for senatorial
honors in the Republican county conven-
tion creates deal of enthusiasm among
his political asso daues in Cherryield.
MIR. Hume was III former Years resident
of that town, and the vigorous manner
in which he conducted the social and
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remem bered with pride and qualification.
We will give him first class send-oH in
Septem Der if an opportunity is presented.
AS M. S. Whitney of Byron, the veteran
bear hunter and trapper. was attending
his traps on Saturday, July 18th, Re
found Que of them was gone. BY the
looks of things he judged he had hooked
on to large bear. Knowing the old
trap never relaxed it's hold on them he
started on to follow it's trail. He found
where the bear had been clogged up and
broken away again. Whitney followed
on until near night, trailing the bear
over mountains and streams for some
three miles. and then went home. Early
next morning he called on Clifton
Young, and with two good hounds they
started out. Striking the trail again
they followed on mile or mora and
came to brook whers the bear had
taken to the water. After looking up
and down tie brook while Clifton spied
the bear under log. A ball from his
rife straight through the head had the
effect of tanning him and ending his
misery from the death grip of the tran.
He was the largest bear that has been
caught in the vicinity of Byron for a
long time. in good condition he would
run well up to 400 pounds. After consid-
cradle pulling they got him out of the
brook and took off his skin which was a
large and valuable one.
Milo has a little law business on its
hands. Before the settlement of Lake
the voters residing there registered in
Milo for the purpose of casting their
ballot there at the State and national
elections two years ago. The law pro-
vides that when voters SO register they
shs pay a tax in the town where they
announce their intention of voting, and
the Lake View men were duly assessed
in accordance with the provisions OF
this statute. Before voting, however,
and after registering, Lake View was
organized into a plantation, and the
male residents of the place voted at
home. They were also taxed at home.
But Milo insisted that it's tax was legal
and collected it, the men paying at
both places. Can;Milo keep its collections
is the question.
At the hearing of wild land owners be-
fore the assessors at Bangor as a general
thing the owners state that they deem
the valuation of their wild lands toe
high. The purpose of the assessors is
to equalize the, valuation as nearly as
possible and they are granting hearings
all over the State to wild land owners.
Merrill & GreenIeaf have big crew
and a large quantity of apparatus al
Rowland Falls, and the work of rebuild
ing the mill has been begun in an ener
getic way. Work will go on as fast as
possible from this time on and the mill
will probably be ready for business in
the early winter.
The house of Elias Elliot of South
Woodstock was broken into. The clock
pendulum was taken off and hidden, the
Stove pipe was filed with wearing ap
parel, the oil jug was smashed, the
sugar bowl and bean pot were filed with
filth, what butter they had about (three
pounds) was daubed in the cellar
bottom, the window glass was broker
and the pieces scattered over the bed
and the riding wagon was run over ths
bank, turned upside down and, together
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