The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-12-13

This doesn't look as though times were
hard in Presque Isle. A grocer sent his
| collecting clerk out with bills to the
amount of $50. In short time the clerk
returned with $35. He had not only col
Looted all he started out for, but another
customer had called him in and given
him Sl5 Ito apply on account"
Detective g. w. Hartman Tuesday,
seized 90 cartridges at the Maine Central
depot, Bangor, which were being sent to
Boston marketmen. 1t is illegal to shoot
cartridges at the present time. close time
having begun several weeks ago.
The White Mountain Telephone Com
pany will soon begin work with five or
six men extending the telephone line
from Fort Fairfield toEthe boundary line
A metallic line, granular button will be
put in, reports the Beacon.
There is increased activity in the lum-
bering business in the vicinity of Patton,
Sherman and Island Falls. Many mill
lions of manufactured lumber of al
kinds will be shipped from Sherman,
Crystal and Island Falls stations the COM
ing year.
Mayor Hanson of Belfast says it has
been decided not to sell any portion of the
city railroad stock at present, but to sell
the block of stock at once when the time
comes. The city owns $500, 900 OF pre-
ferred, and non-preferred, which paws as
whole Ills per cent. The cityis in It..
debtedness natures in 1893, when these
bonds will have to be- used.
The third annual meeting of the In
terdenominational Commission of Maine
was held at Augusta Wednesday
afternoon. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year President
Rev. w. ID. Hyde, Bowdoin; vice-presi-
dent. Rev. ET. Adams, Lewiston; secre-
tary and treasurer, Rev. A. T. Dunn,
Matervllle; executive committee, Rev
W. ID. Hyde, Rev. e. L. Adams, Rev. I.
81. W Wharf of Ellsworth and Prof. S.
W Anthony. Lewiston. Public services
were held this evening at the Congrega-
tional church and were well attended.
The next annual meeting will be held in
Bangor, December 10, 1896.
t. Snow p Co., wholesale fruit and
produce deaers, of Rockland. have sus-
pended business. The liabilities are about
Sl2, 600; assets not known
Burglars entered the house Of E. b.
Spear on Middle street, Rockland,
Tuesday night, and stole
stole small sum of money, valuable
gold watch and many other small arti-
Giles. aggregating about 500. Some Of
the articles were taken from the sleeping
room, but neither Mr.. or Mrs Spear
were awakened. There is no clue. A
re ward has been offered.
There is now living in Hartland, at the
ripe old age OF rs years, one of Maine's
notable widows. This is Mrs. Ellen Phil
lips, rellct OF George, brother of Wen
dell Phillips. Her husband was gradu-
ate from Harvard College, member of
the famous class of '2S, among his class
mates and intimate friends being DIR. o.
W. Holmes and James freeman Clarke
Mrs Phillips has in her house several
antique relics of great interest and his
torical value, among them being mar
BILE top table and drawer which belonged
to John Brown of Harper's Ferry fame,
and copper ever and sideboard, once
the property of John Phillips, the first
mayor of the city of Boston. She tells
many an interesting reminiscence of
Wendell Phillips, with whom she was
| intimately acquainted.