The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-26
STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST.

| Last Thursday evening A ugustus DUDE,
German living at benton Falls, was
proceeding homeward when he was spok-
en- to by one of three men who were COM
ing up behind HIM and who requested
DUDE to wait minute. When the three
approached him one of them asked for
ten cents, and DUDE, sas be says, thought
he. would give the ten cents rather than
have trouble with the men. He pro-
duced the dime, but the man raised the
ante, demanding quarter. At this time
DUDE realized he was in the hands of
| highWaymen, for two of them went
through him while one covered him with
a revolver. They succeeded in relieving
DUDE of watch and chain Of the value
of $40. and So in go cd money of the
realm, and then they ran down the
| road.
| A West Bethel man says: "Fro,n my
kitchen window / saw four nice part
ridges today, apparently foraging on
some of my choicest apple trees. Some
! tell me I shall lose the coming crop of
apples in consequence of it. | would like
to ask II any one feels sure that they havo
suffered in that way? sAny way, ! let the
birds feed and enjoy 1T.
The ferry, which is now the only means
dolph. does thriving business. Satur-
day, 1900 persons were transported. which
| Is considered large number for the boat
now in use to carry during day. Sun
day, large cake of ice impeded the
progress Of the ferry 35-minutes, which
has been the only draw back for over a
week.
"The outlook for prosperous season
| for Names fish and game is first-rate,'
| said Colonel Z. G. Earring ton, secretary
| of the Maine Sportsmen's Fish and Game
| Association. "The lakes will open early
| this year and many hundreds of sports
men will be attracted to the State, leav-
| ing barrels of money and thereby pleas
| ing everyone. Affairs of the Maine
| Sportsmen's Fish and Game Association
are in a most satisfactory state
Frank, son of Ellis Batson of Jones'
port. climbed about 20 feet up tree
where men were chopping and asked
them to chop 1t down. They did, caus-
ing the lad to receive severe injuries that
make it necessary to call doctor.
A large float will be in running order
over the Kennebec at Gardiner by Satur-
day, if nothing serious happens. This
float will carry four teams and rs passen-
gers, and will be run by an endless cable
handled by donkey engine on the
wharf. Later, another boat will be OBJ
tanned from Richmond which will carry
six teams and 800 passengers, whom it is
sure all can be easily and quickly con-
veyed either way. Letters containing
specifications and asking for bids for the
construction of permanent steel and
iron bridge will be sent to all bridge
manufacturing companies, today, the re-
| III. 20 on ~,
council rooms.
The North Bath farmers have had a
very prosperous season gathering cord
| wood from the bay.
| The best trained cat we have heard of,
| lives in Lewiston. His mistress sells him
and the cat comes back and Is sold over
again only to repeat the performance, ap-
parently indefinitely. That cat should
be in the cat show.
Some changes are to be made in Library
hall, Gardiner. A committee has been
appointed and work will begin right
away. The stage will be enlarged and
new opera chairs added which will add
very much to the looks and comfort Of
the hall.
The steamer Sedgwick which has beer
hauled up at Bucksport will be launched
this week and put in readiness fer the
summer business between Bangor and
Bar Harbor.
Conductor Putnam and crew on the
Bucksport train are feeling happy as wei
as proud, on account Of the placing OF
their run of one of the finest cars in the
Maine Central service. 1t is vestibult
combination smoking, baggage and mai
exhibited at the Worlds Fair by the Pull
man company. The smoking section is
finely furnished in quartered oak, witt
seats in olive plush and cherry, and viii