The Portland daily press., 1896-07-14
STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST,"

Formal services in connection with the
viii Farm, took place at Fairfield Saturday
morning. The congregation sang cat the
Cross The 9th Psalm was read by Frank
lin d, Elmer of the University of Chicago,
and prayer was offered by &. W. Hincllley.
The congregation sang ''hy Faith Looks Up
to Thee Mr.. Hincl1ley made brief adj
dress, in which he emphasized the relation
between home, school and church. He an
nounced that the donor of the church was
present and that she had chosen the one
who should turn the first turf The turf was
then cut, and Supervisor Hinckley's daught-
er Faith, five years Old took the spade and
completed the work of turf turning. 1t is
expected that work on the church will go
forward rapidly.
At the continued hearing at Augusta in
the case of the film Hammer, Samuel Coop
er, of Boston, who at his arrest gave his
name as Harry aSunders. he waived exam
inaiton and was placed in $500 bonds TO ap-
pear before the grand jury at the September
term of court Bonds were later furnished,
and he left, as he said, for Boston, with
woman said to be his wife.
Through Chief Engineer Drake, the Gar
diner fire department has received an invi-
tation to attend the muster at Yarmouth
vile, Me-, Aug. II. Doubtless some OF the
companies will be found present when the
time arrives.
Caribou has got enough of running a
t., IaINr fifp all ali
now thinks that the North Aroostcok trio,
Caribou, Presque Isle and Fort Fairfield.
ought to unite in a big celebration each
year, the three villages taking turns for the
holding of the celebrations.
five-year- old in Dover was taken to a
dentists the other day and had three teeth
extracted. He behaved so nicely that the
dentist gave the boy dime as he was leav-
ing the office. That dime bought some nice
candy, and when the boy wanted me
money for fire crackers for the Fourth,
with genuine Yankee instinct he betook
himself to the dentist to ask to have some
more teeth extracted
AT the Maine Central Institute alumni
meeting recently held at Pittsfield the sub
jeet of repairing the hall in upper story of
the institute building was talked over.
The work would necessarily be expensive
and at the least calculation would require
$1,000. Hon. Lewellyn Powers and Attorney
General Powers told the comm ittee that if
the committee would raise $4,000, the rest of
the amount would be forthcoming.
A Waterville man was driving along slow
ly on the Vassalboro road when he noticed
in the road in front of his horse monster
mud turtle. He pulled up his horse to take
a better look at the turtle he passed it
and imagine his surprise when the carriage
was opposite, to see the turtle set its jaws
on to the rim OF the wheel with a savage
snap. The wheel was moving and the turtle
was taken off the ground, but continued
firm hold on the wheel till he was carried
nearly over the axle, when by the sharp
twist in the neck it was forced to let go and
fall to the ground.
On the train which reached Bangor Satur-
day morning was c. W. Johnson, of Coop
erstown, North Dakota. He was on his way
to Milo to visit his old home and parents
after an absence of twenty years, and
stranger made about $50 out of him by the
fim-fiam process.
The Great Eastern circus is reported to
have ''busted'' at Castine Friday, and the
performers We're left in the town without
money, salaries not having been paid
This week has been the greatest for perch
fishing ever known at Newport pond. On
Tuesday l., 900 perch were caught Clarke E.
Reynolds, of Bangor, and Station Agent
Crockett, of East Newport, caught 200 one
night this week between the hours of and
II o'clock.
ENJSMM ssBest Liver Pill Made"
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