The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-07-20

The library building in Dexter is near
~ ready for the roof. The walls are OF
gray Jersey brick little darker than
granite, and the finish is of white terra
Gotta. One side of the main entran ce
IA inscribed Art, "the other Literature. y
Along the cornice are the names of the
worlds greatest writers and painters.
IN the central ornament OF the pedimept
are the words. Free for All, and below, !"
bbott Memorial Library.n
Nineteen years ago John Parsons aud
family were drowned while on voyage
from Oregon to San Francisco. Parsons
was an uncle of Capt. Parsons of Friend
snip. Recently an aunt of Captain Par
sons wrote to the Friendship postmaster
lnqulring if.any of the Parsons family
resided there. The result OF the inquiry
was letter which Captain Parsons re-
celved Saturday night informing him that
John Parsons's estate in San Francisco
amounts to 100000 in real estate and
$4,000 in cash. The heirs of this prop
erty are the sister in-California, Captain
William Parsons, son of the latter, James
Parsons of Friendship, the children OF
Larry Parsons, deceased. and the daugh-
tiers of the late Capt. William Parsons, on
OF whom is Mrs. A. E. Daggett of Waldo.
boro.
Quite curious freak of nature is TO
pc seen al e. G. Barrow's at Riverside.
When his barn was struck by lightning
and burned in the terrible shower they
had few weeks ago, several apple trees
which stood near it got pretty well
scorched, SO much SO that they looked as
IT they were dead, but now they have
put out new leaevS ana one has bios
somed again. That tree is not to be dis
couraged by.any slight mishap.
Chief Justice Peters, when the counsel
IN reference case informed him the
other day that he wasn't sure that a
proposition made by the plaintiff would
be accepted by his client. pithily re-
marked "The first business of lawyer
is to find ont all that his client will or
will not do. Then he's ready to take
advantage Of offers while they are
warm. If you had been posted, sir,
perhaps we could have wound this case
up right here and we would all have
been happy
A number of Houlton citizens have
paid into the town treasury So fine for
driving their nags over the new steel
bridge in that village faster than a
walk-Hon. Llewellyn Powers being
among the mum Der.
A citizen of Monticello trotted his
horse over the new bridge recently, and
was told by OFF Ger Perkins that the
sport would cost him 49, He insisted
that he was not aware that any fine was
imposed for fast driving, but if he had
got to pay he proposed to have satisfac-
tion, and handing the officer six dollars,
wheeled his team around and re-crossed
the bridge with his horse on the dead
run.
Bangor steps to the front with the
prize winning absent minded man. He
stamped and mailed 100 envelopes the
other day without enclosing the contents.
A woman about.to die at the Water
ford town farm, claimed relationship to
Col. Breckenridge of Kentucky. The
management of that town farm should
dition must have been deplor able in
deed.
One of the Gardiner officers while
snoozing-in his own dooryard-was the
victim of some wouId-be funny fellow.
When he woke up his handouts had
been taken from his pocket, and were
LdSbCAO0 uHo- LILO WIlStS, dllu Ill UnG
valuables on his person had been APP
propriated.
The Brown homestead at Waterford,
otherwise known as the "Artemus
Ward" home, is peopled this summer
with kindred and married connections
of the great -humorlst. These are Will
liam CASTOR of Boston, son of the late
Ex-Governor CASTOR of Massachusetts
and wife, the latter second cousin of
Atemus, and several others.
my faith in the honesty of mankind
morning." said we'll known mem Der
of the Androscoggin bar Wednesday.
A man came into my Office and said
that I had overpaid him 81 in a trans
action that we had yesterday, and
wanted to return it. I looked at my
books and found that it was SO, and
received the money back. 1t was quite
pleasing surprise.
The Maine and New Hampshire
Granite company made contract with
New York parties Tuesday to furnish
granite from their North Jay quarry for
York city. The contract is in the
neighhornood of $4,000 requiring a
force of 60 extra stone cutters and other
additional help in the quarry TO the
number of about 40 more, and this with
the other extensive contracts which this
fiourishing concern is now at work on
will make business lively at North Jay
for the next - months.
S.W. Burnham, of Manchester, has
curiosity in the shape of perfectly
white squirrel. 1t was discovered by
Mr.. Burnham in tree in the woods.
and was shaken from the Dough by Mr..
Burnham's boy. Mr.. Burnham seized the
pretty little stranger, but at the same
time the dog grabbed it and soon broke
its back. No one who has been ques-
toned has ever seen such squirrel.
How's This!
We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any
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