The Portland daily press., 1894-10-22
81 STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST.

The Parish Aid of st. Matthew'S Episco-
pal church, Hallowell, viii exhibit Mrs. JAR
leys wax-works, under the direction of
Miss McCobb of Portland, at Wilson hall,
thursday evening, Oct. 25
IAN Evening with Tennyson,'' was de-
livered by hev. John A. Bellows, of Port
land, at the Unitarian church. Augusta
Thursday night.
The line of the proposed railroad to Coop
er's Mills from Augusta will start from
Pettingills Corner and run down the val
ley, striking Togus and then continue to
Cooper's Mills to reach the Wiscasset q
Quebec. The branch will be a benefit to
Pettingill's Corner and build up that portion
OF Augusta.
South Norridgewock citizens are hoping
that the Dodlin Granite Co., of that town
will secure large contract for which it re-
Gently made a bid If the company secure
this contract it will be great help to the
town. as it will give employment to about
200 men two years.
There was a lively sensation in Auburn
Thursday evening. A horse car with ~
people in it got off the track, coming down
Court st. hill, and took the sidewalk in
front of Smith & Cooks store and stopped
within few inches of the building. Many
of the passengers were badly bruised but
none seriously injured. One of the horses
SO badly hurt he had to be killed.
Ora 1fryrn hoe
of 1000 hens which net him over $1,000 a
that there's profit IN this business, even
when one is not near large city.
Barrels are very scarce in Aroostook
county owing to the demand for them for
barreling potatoes.
Miss Minnie Davis oe Friendship, was re
Gently arraigned before Trial Justice D. J.
StarIett of Thomaston, on complaint of
Mr. Edward Davis, charged with assault.
Miss Davis is teacher of the school in the
Cove district, and it is claimed that she
punished the son of complainant, lad
nine OF ten years old, with undue severity.
she was found guilty and sentenced to pay
costs of prosecution, Sl3.46, which she did.
Among.the 2S entries forsthe big muster
of fire companies at Peabody, Mass,
at which prizes to the amount of $1,000
were played for, the first prize to be $500,
were 1.-THE Kennebec of Maine, Androscog-
gin of Maine and the G. F. Burgess of Rock
port, Me- RS
1t is said that Hiram S. Maxim of Piscata-
quis has already spent 800 600 in expert
ments upon his flying machine. and he's
only had one little fly on it.
When Andrew Martineau, who was before
the Lewiston municipal court Wednesday
for drunkenness was told that he was pulled
from the track in the Grand Trunk bridge
when the train was not six feet away and
that the heel Of his boot was caught and
crushed off, he turned pale and tremlbed
like leaf. Its the last drink of that
hell-broth I'll tske.'' he said.
The flight of woodcock two weeks earlier
this season is taken to be a strong indica-
tion of approaching cold weather.
One of Thomastons school teachers has
requested her pupils to bring each a drink
ing cup for use in the school. The Maine
sanitary inspectors, this week, strongly
urges tie abolition of the pubic drinking
cup in the schools, whose use it says, may
be accompanied with untold and unsuspect-
ed danger.
The rebuilding which the Plaster Co, are
building at Red Beach is nearly completed.
1t is 100x120 it., and is intended for the
storage of empty barrels.
AT the annual handicap match of Co. K.
Calais on Saturday, private John King on
the first prize, the company silver medal
Second and third prizes were won by pri-
vate Edward v. Phalen and corporal John
S. Phalen. sharpshooters medal was won
by Sergt. John Dougherty.
The business men of Woodstock want rail
connection with The B. G A. Railroad at
Houlton, and to have it, they propose to
get subsidy from the Ne W Brunswick leg
islature in aid of the project, and will make
UP by private subscription to the stock. a
sufficient sum to build the line to the
Boundary, about nine miles,