The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-07-18
STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST,"

Considerable Ice has been shipped from
Bangor during the past two weeks. The
barge Independent took out A, 200 TONS
ing vessels besides smaller lots. Some
what of boom is anticipated in the near
future, and 80 cents to 81 per ton is ex-
pected to be the prevailing price.
Joseph Bradley and Edward Elaherty,
who were committed to Jail from the
Lewiston police court May IS for larceny,
escaped from Auburn Jail about II
O'Clock Thursday morning. They had
been sentenced to six months IN jail for
breaks in Lewiston, and at the time of
their escape were working in the county
workshop for Mr.. Horne. They escaped
by forcing the lock on the back door of
the workshop.
A Maine Central brakeman says that
tramps are not particular how they ride
or what they ride in as long as they get
the ride. Wednesday the night freight
out Of Waterville station conveyed a
hearse in fiat car to Portland. Near
over the train he discovered the feet of q
tramp protruding from the hearse and
the man himself sound asleep.
Elmer Kenniston of Bridaton, caught
at Highland Lake what would seem to
be the king of fresh water turtles. Its
shell was fourteen inches WIDE and the
turtle from the end of it's head to the tip
of its tail was 38 inches.
WATSON Bacon, of Bridgton, has leg
horn rooster named "Pete." And Pete
as trained fowl Is hard to beat, for at
the command Come up here!'' he will
fly up and perch upon his knee, and at
the second command. "Now sing" will
crow Justify.
The Piscataquis Observer says: ''The
political situation is responsible for q
joke on Hon. Wainwright Cushing
which is too good to ns lost. Monday
morning, with his wife and daughter,
MIR. Gushing started for York Harbor.
Before leaving the station he got into
political discussion with q friend in
which he became 80 interested that The
little matter of having his baggage
he discovered that no had mono. which
accounts for their return on the g. SO
train and departure again on the 1l.00. "
Mrs. G. S. Johnston. of Sebec Station,
highly. 1t is round tin bog which con-
tanned about two pounds of English tai
low candles purchased by Capt. Ezekiel
Chase on the evening of March 10, 1883,
in store at place called the Hook
in what was then known as Cushnoc
now Augusta. according to North's His
tory of Ancient Cushnoo. We believe
that the Hook" included what is now
Hallowell. The above date is positively
known, as it was tine birthday of their
first child, Francis Chase, who died in
March, 1865, aged 80. The
bog was given to Mrs. Johnston's moth
er, who used it as knife box for nearly
fifty years, and she i'll turn presented it
to Mrs. Johnston. who is granddaught-
er of Capt. Chase.
A young lady.in Rockland masqueraded
about the city for time in the guse of
O crazy person. Of course she had 'lots
OF fun" but she came near being arrest
ed, and it was only when she proved her
sanity and revealed her identity that the
officer allow ed her to go to her home.
A Norridgewook farmer entertained 3,
party of about 100 friends one day last
woek, and the table WIS spread in the
yard beneath the branches of willow
tree, which has an interesting bit of his
tory. The next day after President Lin.
coin was assassinntad the farmer chancad
to be three miles from home, and to ma.
sist him in his walk across lots out n
willow limb, which he used for cane.
AS be climbed the fence into his ward he
stuck the "cane' into the ground. ton
end down. 1t took root and grew as VII
lows often do, and today is q large traa
covering space 90 feet in diameter
Simon CUNT. Arson Centre, witnessed
a queer sight sight a fey days AGO, IN
his field were three t;xes picking straw W.
berries, but at his approach they made