The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-15
STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST.

STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST.
George 7. Vining respected citizen
of Jay, was drowned Monday morning In
the river. While at work on the roof of
the pulp mill he slipped and fell into thu
river below. and before help could reach
him he was taken under the ice by the
swift current. He leaves q wife and
three children.
AS the subject under discussion was
Presidents messages, Chief Justice Pc
tiers related the other day the good use to
which he once put one of them. II re-
member when Rowe was sick,' said t he
judge, abiding to j. S. Rowe, long a
leader at the Penobscot bar ''He had
fever and had a. hard time of it, and I
sat up with him. That was in 1s4l. He
was very restless and nervous and
couldn't get any sleep, when I began to
read to him Tyler's message. That fixed
him all right, for he went off to sleep just
as peacefully as baby.
At meeting Of the delegates Of the
Kennebec and South Kennebec Agrioul-
tural Societies held Monday morning, at
the State House, Augusta William 6.
Hunton Of Readfleld was elected mem
OoA "a uAO Nuhuo 1OOtl0 VI AGIlUulUuIo lOI
term OF three years, in place of f. H.
Mooers Of Pittston, whose term expired
Jan. !, 1896.
The railroad commissioners will hold
a hearing at Presqne..Isle, Jan. IA, regard.
ing taking land for the bangor & Aroos-
took railroad. On Jan. II hearing
will be held at Cherryfie on the petition
for approval of location of the Washing
ton county railroad.
State Superintendent of Schools Stet-
son will attend the graduation exercises
to be held Wednesday and Thursday, OF
tho State Normal school at Gorham, in
Guiding the exanlinatins which will be
held by the superintendent Of trustees
and regular commencement exercises.
The new contract Of the City Of Rock
land with the Water company has been
practically made. the parties interested
having signed the Papers. There is yet
little more to be done, as the order for
the contract will have to be passed in the
city government and the city clerk will
have to put 1t ON the records. The con-
tract is regarded by all the citizens as an
excellent one.
In Dexter lives man SO tirnid that he
dares not Stag alone. IL he goes into the
afraid to stay. One day neighbor was
going to work for him and the TWO start
ed for the field together. Purposely the
neighbor dropped behind and hid him
self to watch results. The timid man
went along some way tefore he discov-
cred the disappearance of7his companions
But when he saw that he was gone be
r,1v
for q moment and then ran for the house.
like q deer. His wife goes out to work
sometimes hut has to keep the children
out of school to stay with their timid
father.
The crew which has neen at work for
the past few days blasting and digging
q channel below the Dam of the Public
Works company of Veazie, succeeded
on Monday in clearing about one-uuar-
ter of mile IN length. This is sufficient
to allow the starting of some OF the wat
er wheels and when the water from UP
the river starts the Veazie plant will be
ready for 1t. At present there Is SO little
water coming down the river owing to
the holdback of the ice above Old Town.
that even with the ice out of the Wav the
water power would be practically worth
less.
It was beautiful sight which illumi.
mated the sky in Lewiston, Monday eve,
ming when the electric current was
turned .on in the immense GROSS on the
top of ST. Peters Catholic church. The
cross is completely covered with incan
descent lights and appeared a,
If GROSS Of brilliant lights had descended
from the heavens and lowered above the
city.
Amos P. Wilson. who has resided il
Lewiston the past six months, was ar
rested Monday for the larceny Of mile
age book and its sale He confessed his
guilt.