The Portland daily press., 1895-06-15
sTATElTOPlCS OF INTEREST.

The firm of Furbish & Staples. manu-
facturers of patent tools at Augusta has
dissolved Mr.. Furbush will leave for
Portland where he will work in the tool
shop of A. W. Simmons.
Hon. Omar Clark of Carratunk, was in
Augusta Thursday and in reply to a
Journal reporters question, said that the
drives are coming along better than was
expected few weeks ago and that the
lumbermen have bright outlook.
The Kennebec journal says: "The
yearly meeting of the New England
Friends is now in session at Portland and
as usual there will be good attendance.
Portland is very attractive place at this
season of the year for the holding of such
conventions and the Friends appreciate
the fact fully"
One of the interesting sights along the
ing of shad. The large catches are made
in the evening. The seine is taken and
with the aid of a row boat is stretched
across the river and then the boat drifts
down stream pulling with it the large
net. When at the required distance the
boat shoots quickly to the shore and
pulls in the net filed with fish. Many
fishermen pull in the shad.
A family living in Belfast lately missed
from the refrigeratr quantities of food at
different times, and last week discovered
the thief. 1t was neighbor's dog, who
had learned how to open the box and
help himself.
The Damariscotta Herald reports the |
alewiye season at that place is about |
over The catch this year has been a |
little below last year but a good average |
for the past few years
Mr. Fred Reed of Northport has dis |
tributed to the farmers about there new |
variety of pumpkin seeds They grow |
very large and are highly priced for the |
rich flavor and their superiority over all |
others for making pies. TO encourage
the farmers to raise them Mr.. Reed will |
present to the person raising the heaviest |
pumpkin in weight, five dollar bill. |
One may expect q lively hustle for the |
prize.
One day last week Mr. Frank Herrick |
set trawl off Wright's point Northport |
just for the fun of it, as it has been some |
fifteen or twenty years since anyone has |
caught fish that way. The next morning |
on hauling it his surprise can be better |
imagined than described, when he pulled |
aboard a fine cod weighing 20 pounds |
when dressed, and some smaller ones.
The County Commissioners have pur-
chased desirable lot with twelve rods
frontage on Sweden street, for the loca-
tion of the new Court House in Caribou
Go1J So, +o L,
tennial celebration on the approaching
Fourth of July. Although it was first
settled in 1777, it was not incorporated
until February 1S, 1895. AS plantation
it was called Smithfield, from numerous
families by the name of Smith then living
there, which families have many descend
ants among the present residents of the
town. 1t IS a quiet, agricultural town,
away from lines of transportation, but
the farms are good and some of the seen
cry is charming, especially that about
Lake Tacoma.
The Aroostook Times says that John
Seely, of Houlton, has just purchased Is
acres of land in the village of Fort Fair
field and has had it laid out for 46 house
lots. AT this rate it won't be long before
Fort Fairfield will be the "next Maine
city"
Capt. F. f. Curling, collector of taxes
| in Thomaston, has collected every real
estate tax but one the past year and in
| that case he sold the property. He has
collected every poll tax but IS and these
| eighteen are over the Goals as he has given
! them June Goth as the last day of grace.
| He has collected all but $400 of his total
commitment, and of that amount 5000
| belongs to non-residents, who are as good
as gold and who will pay as soon as they
| arrive in town. So that Capt Curling
| is virtually within about $500 of his
whole commitment.
| The East Somerset Agricultural Society
! indulge in grand celebration at Hart
| land, July 18th. The attractions are races
at the park, dancing, fantastics and fire
| works.
The smallest visitor to Ellsworth las
| week was John H. Robbins, of Belfast, a
native of Deer Isle Mr.. Robbins is
thirty -one years of age, masures thirty
six inches in height and weighs thirty
seven pounds, SIX ounces.
The Board of Trade of Ellsworth passed
resolutions denouncing the action of the
city government in refusing to look after
| the roads in that vicinity.
The Appalachian Club. 200 in number.
will go to Mt. Desert Island, this sum-
mer.
A three quarter of a mile county road
is to be built from Riply to Dexter.
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HOODS PILLS cure Liver Ills,
| RiIiOu5nesS. Indigestion, Headache,