The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-04-04
And now it is said that the ice ian
in Merrymeeting bay has not started.

1t isn't every person who hears Bald
Mountain mentioned that is aware that
there are no less than three mountains
in the State of Maine which go by this
name, and are at no great distance apart.
The first is located partly in the town
of Blanchard, the second up near Dead
river, and the last and largest is very
near the Canada line. Such is the state
ment recently made by Heman Whipple
Of them, and that from the crest of one
forty townships may be seen. He also
calls attention to the fact that there is
a birch tree occupying the summit of
the Jewett hill in the north part of Mad
ison, which is to be seen from thirteen
townships.
Hon. I. c. Libby, of Waterville, Is
never idle. He is now busy endeavoring
to raise funds for the building of the mar
row guage railroad between Waterville
and Weeks's Mills to connect with the
Quebec & Wiscasset road. Several weeks
ago he had a conference with Boston par
ties relative to the sale of the bonds for
the construction of the line and an agree
ment WAS nearly reached. This week he
is In Boston to SEQ the same capitalists
concerning this matter, and it is hoped
that the negotiations will result success
fully.
Pressure Isle reduced it's appropriation
for schools about one-fifth, and would
not appropriate anything for night
Waterman at the town meeting last
week. The Star ii er aid is justly indig-
nant at this and speaks out as follows
"Why, the first fake show that comes
to town this summer will lug off in the
ospacious pockets of its treasurer more
than twice what has been taken of the
schooling of our children and three or
four times what our night watch calls
for. In month or two after tow n meet
ing day the voters who ordered this 'cut
down in our schools will doubtless burn
up the amount in their pipes and cigars. !"
On Thursday morning Frank Cowan,
of Bangor, who is one Of the most skill
full bait danglers on earth, hooked a
beautiful salmon, the first of the season,
at Bangor, and landed him on the Brew
er side without a hitch; twenty minutes
later, or as soon as possible over the mud
dy roads, that fish was in Lynch g mar.
ket on Exchange street, while the fisher
man was on his way back to the pool
| Jingling nineteen hard round dollars in
| his left hand pocket; the fish fioppod on
the scales at nineteen pounds and every
one Of them cost Mr.. Lynch dollar. A
few hours after Mr.. Cowan hooked the
first fish Of the season, John e. Kent
and George E. Wiley. of Veazie. got
another ons ashore, that weighed 171z
pounds.
The police of Eastern Maine are look
| ing after young man who has been maxi
| ing free with gilt-edged names in Ban
gor for few days past, passing forged
checks that were cashed for small.
amounts.
! A large Corliss horizontal engine ar
rived Wednesday from Philadelphia for
the new paper mill which has been con
struoted at the plant of the Eastern Man
ufactnring Co., at South Brewer. The
work of putting in the various kinds o
machinery in the mill is progressing
we'll, and the mill will soon be ready t.
run.
Lloyd's silver medal has been awarded t,