The Portland daily press., 1894-05-07


about $500 is already subscribed there
seems but little doubt but that the erect
tion of the mills is assured.
As Elisha Jones of Sidney was going to
church Sunday he saw something black.
looking like round piece of tin, but
found it, OH examination, 30 be an old
25 cent coin in good preservation. The
date was 17SS. The frost had thrown it
out where it had lain fifty years or
more probably
A York county man who seems to
have had an unusually hard experience,
made his will recently, leaving his prop
erty to his wife and brother and added
in explanations: "When did not have
q dollar in the world and needed friends
/ could not find either friend or rela-
tive. After had cot SO as to have some
property and was able to keep increasing
it, | had more friends than | had any
nse for and more relatives than l could
shake stick at. My wife and her
brother are the only ones who have
stuck to me through thick and thin.
and want them to have every cent I've
got"
Thirty seven hundred cases of Eastport
sardines were shipped through st. An
drews, NIB, last week, destined for
Western points.
Twenty-four million young Goldfish
have been planted by the Ten Pound
Island Matching station of the United
States Fish commission. On one day
this week 8, 400 600 young goldfish were
liberated off Eastport.
The assessors find there are 1850 voters
in Belfast.
At church fair in Maine recently
two hundred and eighty short Holsters
were broiled and served. "The warden
wouldn't touch u.s. said the deacon,
"for we're using the Holsters for the
Lord"
While the Mount Cutler House team
was at Bridgton Junction Thursday,
awaiting passengers, the horse became
frightened and started at iapid pace
down the road. At the same time the
narrow gauge engine started and over
took the team at the intersection OF the
highway and railroad, about half a mile
away. The fireman jumped from his
engine and caught the horse before any
damage had been done.
Sllas E Kings store at Welchville was
broken into Thursday night, and about
5000 worth of dry goods and ribbons
taken. Part of the goods We're found
piled up outside of an unoccupied house
in the village.
Burglars entered the grocery store of
night. They secured but little booty,
and were seen going towards Lewiston.
They are thought to have been tramps.
The Republican District Convention is
to be held in Waterville June 9. Water
vile is becoming the regulation city for
holding conventions Of all sorts.
Mr.. Frank Pierce contemplates build
ing hotel on Monhegan this spring. 1t
will be, two stories, containing about
thirty rooms, says the Boothbay Regis
ter.
A terrific thunder storm, accompanied
by lightning. rain and hail, visited East
port Wednesday afternoon. The cupola
Of the new public library was struck and
damaged.
Mr.. Bailey, who for a long time has
been steward at the Preble House. PORT
land, is the new steward and headwaiter
at the Elmwood, Waterv1lle.
.. Crowell, of Browns Corner, lost a
valuable watch about two months ago
while breaking road in the woods.
which he was fortunate enough to find
last Sunday, safe and sound, and on
being wound up licked away all right,
none the worse for It's long exposure
In Ellsworth, Thursday, W. Chuck,
organizer of the United Garment Workers
of America, organized union of men
and women employed in the ready-made
clothing trade, there being 2S charter
mem bers.
Mrs Sarah Howard of Houlton has
two queer pets, couple of muskrats
that came up the drain into her cellar
and thence even into the kitchen. They
have now got SO tame that they eat out
of the cats saucer and show no fear of
puss, who on her part does not de1gn to
notice them, though her kittels some
times cuff the rats One day they got
straw and pieces off the broom and
made nest under the cupboard They
will come close to ones chair and smell
ones hand when reached down to them
When eating milk they sit beside the
saucer, thrust both paws into the milk
times taking half hour to eat small
saucerful.
There is to be a meeting of the Vest
brook board of trade this evening, when
steps will be taken looking towards Sc
curing the establishment of a business
plant in that city.
The town of Kennebunk has accepted
the offer of the Mason-Cobb shoe COM
pany, and their plant will be removed
to that place.. Mr.. Mason says
they should go just as soon as the fac
tory Is. ready for them, which would
be the last of June or the first of July.
Supervisor of Schools J. E. Cochrane.
of Hallowell has been taking the school
census, at this place all persons between
the age of to 81 years, gives the num-
Der S34, an increase of 81 over last year.
Fifteen of the refrigerator cars of the
Maine Central were hauled out on side
track in front of the Waterville station
Friday morning, and were being washed
and cleaned up to get them in readiness
for the summers business.