The Portland daily press., 1894-11-20
STATE TOPICS oFlNTEREsT.

STATE TOPICS oFiNTEREsT.
The Waterman Machine Co., of Oak
land occupies the large machine shop
| formerly occupied by the Dustin &
Hubbard Go. The re-opening of the
| workmen New machinery is being
added. Orders On hand require running
night and day, and workmen are receiv-
ing full pay.
| The management of the York corpora
| tion at Saco, with the intention of put
| ting stop to accidents in it's mill, has
| issued an order that the girls who work
| there shall not wear their hair down,
but have it done up close to the head;
| that the waists of their dresses must be
probably and that the skirts are not to
! come above the ankles.
Bailey's Island is to boom another
season, judging from the looks Of things.
SHINES, Of Boston. is to build stone
cottage 43x35. Charles and George
Root Of New York city have purchased
| three acres of land, and will build two
cottages, one to cost $4,000 and the other
| 81 500. Other parties are planning to
| build. A new steamboat wharf and
road will be built, and business will be
| lively on this popular island.
Detective Hartman made several
seizures Of game on the Pennington
| branch of the Maine Central Friday. 1t
| was consigned to Boston houses.
Game Warden Corliss of Cherryfield
| had an exciting time with poacher the
| other day. Corliss met the poacher who
was in a wagon. He had a closed bag OF
ducks, which were thought to have been
| obtained by netting, " hich is illegal. The
poacher had a gun in his hands. The
game warden. did not hesitate moment,
but went right up to the poacher,
grasped him by the collar, and coolly re-
marked "I've got you." The poacher
fight ensued. when Corliss got his revol-
YER and drew it on the poacher, when the
! latter caved. The Justice before whom
| the man was brought fined him $40 and
COSTS
The Abbott memorial library of
| Dexter, will ina few days be transferred
to the town. The entire property is val
ued at about $25, 600 and the number of
| volumes will reach about 8, 500.
The new brick blocks in Houlton are
nearing completion, and are all about
| finished on the outside. They are very
| handsome, ornamental and imposing
structures, and great improvement to
| the business portion of the town.
The Bangor Wing says: at is report
ed that wolves have been heard in West
| Searsmont on several occasions. Old
| hunters say that they are growing more
plenty every year, and that doubtless
| some have strayed away from their usual
| haunts A party of local sportsmen has
| been organized to hunt them."
| Those sportsmen who stood and adj
mired four "prety Jersey cattle"in a
Penfield pasture the other day until the
| four deer took to their heels are keeping
| very quiet about it.
| Capt. D. P. Andrews of West Rockport.
| has the latest unique Maine business
| scheme. He has had all the children
| at work gathering the seed of the birch
| tree, which is utilized with SO much
success for hoop poles. This seed he
| will sow in his alder swamps, and try
| to raise hoop poles instead of alders.
Mr.. AImon L.Newhall of.Bangor was
| found guilty Saturday in the Mum cipal
| Court of that city of violating the game
| laws. He was fined S. each for Is
partidges, and $40 for shipping one sad
| die of venison, and $40 for shipping d
second. Mr. Newhall appealed and gave
| bonds.
The Lewiston Journal says that ex-
perienced reporters make in after years.
| the wisest and most discreet editors.
| The Bangor News says: No, they don't.
news after they get it are very scarce
people. and if they know themselves
| they stay reporters. The woods are full
of editors but star reporters are as scarce
as 2. 10 horses.
Four years ago the towns of Charles
ton. Coripth and Kenduskeag paid for
stock in what was known as the Penob-
scot Central railroad, which was to be
built: Charleston putting in $lO,SoO,
Kenduskeag S5o0o, and Corinth SIG, 400,
into the hands of the trea surer of the
company. The railroad has never mate
riaIized. and now it is reported taht each
of these towns has filed bill in equity
to make the railroad corporators dis
gorge the funds.
Mr.. Cherries l. Haynes has returned from
the railroad survey of the proposed line
from Princeton to the Maine Central
railroad. The line is between 26 and n
miles long, and commnces at Princeton,
At The terminus of the old road, and
winds up at Tomah station on the Maine
Central. 1t runs through Indiantown,
Waite, CodysXEi nres tia anita ana Forest
and if; will be easy WORK constructing.
Nv hat do you estimate is the amount
that ,srortsmen bring into Maine in a
yeara" was asked of Game Commissioner
Stanl ey at the conference OF game com
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