The Portland daily press., 1896-01-17
STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST.

STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST.
The summer residents of that part of
Phipsburg known as the "Basin'' want
ing the beautiful valley.
The Kennebeo county commissioners
nave received nearly IL the items of ex-
pense Ior the trlai of the Thompson
Augustus Sawyer The snm viii
amount to between S400 and s5UO
| The following six seniors of Rowdoin
college have been appointed to comnats
for the class of '6S oretoricaI nrize the
appointment being based on the wr;ttan
WORK Oh the class for the first three vears
OF It's course: Homer Ralph Blodgett.
Brooksyllle Howard Gilpatric, Bidde.
rof9; ., ~ Jqhn pi Clair Minot, Belgrade; Har-
Small. Berlin Mills N. Il. !; and Rerrsiie
Glidden Willard, Newcastle. The snoah' oo
ing will occur on the evening of April q
A short time ago solitary
camper at Cromwell's Harhoyr
was nearly frightened out of his vyits Nv en
the snortlng OF an animal outside bis
little camp. An ugly looking snont wac
poked in through a hole and mar ~
tusks belonging to boar appeared. The
frequency OF the calls of the boar AT the
camp caused thescamper TO make up his
nina TO leave before the boar couId hs-
come better acquainted with him.
A little miss of five or six winters re-.
MN I-s-
proved by one of the family for so,ae
trlf1ing breach of decorum day mr. two
ago, wheD she suddenly interIupted her
monitor by saying, so don't you maka
sick. !" LIS
A bright little Houlton fellow of five
years on pelng shown some pictures dev
or Two since, illustrating tho effects Of
the u hard times, said II hope the Repub-
licans will get the President neYt tfms
ana then there will be more nonev =
Level headed chap that.
Inc Bangor Commercial saws: "No
nandsomer span of horses is to be fonnd
IN Maine than the pair now owned hv r
". Hill OF Exeter. They are of a dark
Drown color and none but thorough 90
Ing Ing horsemen could tell them apart
five and four years respecti vslv, both hv
81. Cfo1x, by1Wilkes dam by DR.. Frank
I'm. "a dam by Cunard Each stands about
l4-o hands and weighs abut $50 lbs,
Large quantities of hay are being
hauled to Waldoboro from Wasbineton
Ihs price is low only s12 for pressed hay
delivered at Waldoboro,
The Bangor Commercial says: "A
Lewiston policeman was found Monday
forenoon pfomenading his beat in a
sta6e OF gross lntoxiuation and was car
rled to the station by another officer.
we sincerely trust however, that this
little incident will not binder the Jour-
nal from relentlessly prosecuting its oru-
Biddeford and Portland"
Herbert Sewall of Bucksport, who has
goods store of James Edgar, in Brockton.
Mass, was taken to Brockton at the re-
quest for the firm, who accused Sewall of
taking goods from the store at different
times during the last few years. Goods
had been missed and fually Sewall was
suspected. When confronted, he broke
down and confessed. He admitted that
vested some of itin land. 1t is not be-
lieved that Sewan will be prosecuted.
birthday by strapping on pair of skates
and trying his skill on the ice. It was
bis first venture in 80 years, and he es-
capped alivs.
The Parlin mare ran away Wednes--
day in Auburn. She is 25 years old, but
made a vigorous run. breaking one wheel
the wagon, but she was uninjured.
A gentleman who came from there
says that the river at Runlford has gone
back to its natural channel leaving hun.
dreds of acres of land covered with ice.
The ice jam is still in The river and ia
likely to stay there for some time yet.
Two men who were born so years ago
Wednesday, metsthat morning in front
OF Hotel Atwood, Lewiston. They were
3: G. Webber of Lewiston and j. W.
Chase of Auburn. Mr.. Webber was born
They are old friends, but met by chance
on their S0th birthday.
General Passenger Agent Houghton of
the B. &. A is sending out announce
ments of the fishing seaons in the form
OF handsome cards, bearing the words:
Happy New Year. Fishing season
opens for residents of Maine Feb. 1st
Open for all April 1st to Oct 1st.''
"Tbis bridge is worth $4,000, said the
foreman who took down the old IRON |
bridge over the Little Androscoggin in |
speaking of it recently, land i think |
it can be disposed of at that figure. Iron |
is little higher than 1t was.'' The oity |
of Auburn was allowed just $500 far this |
same pfloge only few months ago when |
the contract for the new bridge was
made.
By the escape of coal gas from stove
in the residence Of Mr.. James Burton.
at Clinton, Saturday, a three months old |
child was suffocated. and the other mem. |
hprs Of ha for lr