The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-06-01
STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST.


tives in tbs city for few days.
STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST.
Mr.. A. NJ. Powers of Boothbay has pur-
chased the steam yacht, Marion formerly
owned by Church & Powers and took her
to that place last week. 1t is understood
she will be run this season from Boothbay
to the islands.
A tale from Biddeford tests the credulity
but is worth reading nevertheless. 1t is
about a wonderful dog owned by the keeper
of Wood Island light. It is the custom of
passing steamers to salute the light and for
the keeper to return the signal by ringing
the bell The other day tug whistled and
the captain didn't hear it. The dog did,
and tried to attract his masters attention
by bowling. Trying and failing twice in
these attempts he seized the rope in his
teeth an rang the bell himself.
At the Centenary NJ E. Church, Skowhe-
gan, Sunday, pledges were secured in a
novel way for the current expenses of the
church. A large cross with notices in
small square white tickets being numbered.
The pastor, Rev. f. H. Morgan, explained
the plan and the needs of the church and
asked for pledges. AS a pledge of a GER
tain amount was given the numbers repre-
senting that amount was taken from the
cross and the cross with notices was thus
gradually unveiled. The amount of pledges
secured aggregated $1,000 per year, which
will ba der w ipo cd Loft
The conditions of match between the
Carson Guards of Nevada, who claims
be the champions of the United States in
militar shooting, and Company g., of Ban
gor, have been made by Col. Harrington and
sent to the Carson uGards. This company
has been for some time DESTROYS of shooting
match with some company of Maine
guards, and they will now be accommodated
if they accept the terms of the m atch.
The contractors on the water works ex-
tension at New Auburn have introduced a
new machine in their business in the
form of movable steam derrick on wheels.
1t is the first one ever used in Maine, and
was made especially for water works and
trench work.
Col. Merrill, of the Maine Division Sons
of Veterans, is receiving the votes of the
members of the division council on the
question where to hold the annual meeting
this year. All votes were for Bridgton, ex-
cept one for Gorham. 1t is practically set
tied that the meeting win be held in the
former place.
The Kennebec Central business this year
is $500 ahead of that of last year. The
hard times has not hurt it's business any.
The first house built at Holmes Bay was
built in 1884, about ITO years ago, by Jona
than Ackley. 1t is small old-fashioned
style house situated on Enoch's hill, over
looking the bay and surrounding country
and has always been occupied by decend
ants of the family, the present occupants
being the grandson.
A dispatch has been received in Saco an
nouncing that Manley R. Haynes was shot
and instantly killed by a tramp at Santa
Margarita, CAL, on Tuesday. The murdered
man was son of Arthur N. Haynes, who
has resided in Saco for the past dozen years.
He was born in Ellsworth thirty-eight years
ago, and when young man went to Massa-
chusetts, where he worked as a conductor
on the horse cars in Boston, Lynn and
Lowell for number of years. About twelve
years ago he struck out for California. and
shortly after secured a position on the
Southern Pacific. road as brakeman He
was thorough railroad man and a counJe
of years later was promoted to conductor of
a passenger train which ran between San
Francisco and Vera Cruz He had ona of
the best trains on the road and was highly
respected by the railroad officials. He was
unmarried. Mr.. Hanes, the father, is nearly
heart broken at the untimely end of his
only son. the other having died of lockiaw
two years ago. The murdered conductor
will be buried in San Francisco,