The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-03

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truck. The damage to the stock ana puiio-
ing will be mostly from smoke anu water.
Mr.. Shine claimed that he had SSu.ooo worth
of stock and only about S5000 Insurance. ne
building is owned by the Brown helrs' Inc
building was considerably damaged ana Is
covered by insurance. Inc all out was
pulled at I2.IO a. N. Mr.. Shine employs
about twenty five hands.
STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST.
The differences between the Maine Water
Co. and City of Bath have been amlcably
adiusted. Baths original bill against the
company was $780, The bill was finally
scaled down to $l,ls9.l Ii. from which a bill
of the company's of $407.4S Vas deducted.
James E. Kearney of Gsrdiner wears
badge that he has reason to feel proud of.
He belonged to the crew of the Cumber
land and carried the last shot from the
maya zine to the gun be1o.e the fated ship
sunk. The medal is made of bronze and
bears on one side the inscription, Pre-
scented by Congress to James E.kearney for
honorable duty on U. S. ship Cumberland"
Of course he takes a pardonable pride in
the trophy.
Mrs. Kate Jones recently presented the
Congregational church, Norway, with an
elegant piano fol the new vestry. Frank
H. Noyes has presented the church with a
beautiful communion service.
. HenrysS. Poland was indicted some time
hx,@ nx-fo rI ir1ru for
larceny of hens. Some of the hens were
found on his farm and they were commit
ted, as evidence against Poland. to the care
of Albert D. Park, OF Paris Hill, register
of probate, Poland was tried and got six
years. but the court forgot about the hens
and so Mr.. Park will be legally responsible
for them and their products. as long as Ok
ford County court exists.
A joke is told of an Augusta man and his
cow that is quite amusing. This animal had
two stub horns and was admired by her
owner. A couple of boys, to have some fun,
procured two long horns which were very
shapely and nice. These they cemented to
the stubs that this cow had and the owner
did not know the animal and drove it out
of mis- yard, and when she insisted on enter
ing struck at her with his ak that hit the
false horns and restored her identity.
A son of Mr.. Barden Turner was attacked,
one evening, while returning to North
Waldoboro from Waldoboro village, by
bob-cat His clothes were badly torn.
and he was scratched severely about the
head and face He succeeded in shaking
the animal off and esca ping without Sc
rious injury. a.
A little girl entered Saco store and
asked the clerk to change a IS bill. and the
kind hearted fellow smiIingly skinned the
money drawer of change for the dear little
thing, put the coin in bag and was about
to hand it to the applicant when she naive
ly lisped sMother will bring in the money
when she gets it.''
Mrs. Daniel Williams, of Augusta sent
mince pies to the hennebec
Jail. one for each prisoner. For over one
hundred years have the county's unfortu-
mates been thus remembered on Thanks
giving Day, Mrs. Williams grandmother.
Mrs. Hannah North, inaugurating the GUS
tom and continuing it long as she lived,
it being kept up by her daughter, Mrs. Han
nah Bridge, and at her death continued to
this day by her daughter, Mrs. Hannah Will
liams, now over four score years of age.
Mrs Myra G. Steele, of Ellsworth recent
ly cut squash, and was surprised to find
inside a fdll-developed squash blossom, as
perfect in form and color as though pro-
duced on the vine.
The Belfast Moosehead Lake Railroad
company has declared dividend No. n, pay
alb after Nov. 80, of per cent. pre-
ferred stock, SS,031, and 1.44 on common
stock, S., AT. 76-total. $l3.50S.76. The city
of Belfast receives $3.50 IS On its common
stock and $4,lsS on it's preferred stock total
of S9,3.7..6. The Belfast Savings Bank has
declared dividend No. at the rate of 3
per cent. payable on and after December
3rd. The amount to be paid out in dividends
will exceed $4,000.
1t was common thing years ago for yes
Sc 10 be built at distance from the sea,
even a mile a way at times, and when com
pleted they were dragged to the shore and
showed overheard. John Harrington at the
rear of his carriage factory Bath, is build.
ing ten ton schooner to be launched in
the same way.
The Harrington Chronicle says "TEe
quarantine is now removed from the three
houses in town, where the eight cases of
diphtheria have occurred during the past
three months; and all the articles of bed
ding, furniture. clothing, etc., wherein the
disease could possibly linger have been
burned at the request of the selectmen and
hoard of health. No other cases have been
reported"
Real Estate Transfers.
The following transfers of zeal estate