The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-02-29

The work on the Maine Central rail-
road bridge between Bangor ana Brewer
has been suspended for time possibly
until the ice leaves the river on account
of the possibility of the ice jams, if there
is any freshet in the spring.
Proctor & Hunt, of Island Falls, are
hauling 10, 600 cords of bark. They have
IS pairs of horses hauling to Summit
siding on the B & A, and 30 pairs haul
ing into the tannery yard ut Island Falls.
With good weather they hope to get it
all yarded III about three weeks.
In speaking of Names exhibit at the
New York exposition, Miss Crosby Oily
Rod) said everything was progressing
finely. 81 have just returned from New
York, where have been in consultation
with DR.. Il. II. Bean, who is world
and who had charge of that department.
at the Worlds Fair, and l feel that eve
rything in that line will be most success
full 1 he game of the state will be we'll
represented. The log cabin has been
completed and is ready for shipment to
New York. There will be seven guides
from Aroostook county, and the finest
specimens of the big game"
1t is said that an Irish Civic League is
to be formed in Bangor. The object of
the league will be to labor in the inter-
ests of the Irish political prisoners now
confined in English jails. The organiza-
ti0n will be secret one, and the number
of members limited to Irishmen VIII
will exert themselves in political circles
to thu end that the American people as
individuals and through the Congress of
the United States may intercede for
American citizens whom, it is alleged. are
unjustly confined in English prisons.
The print works scheme received q
setback at meeting of the board of
trade of Richmond Wednesday evening,
sition on the part of the town was not
satisfactory to outside parties. The pro-
jectors of the plan in Richmond ask to
be secured by first mortgage bonds on
the entire plant, and will not consider
the idea of taking stock to the extent of
$50, 600 with no security. President Max
well says Richmond citizens stand ready
to give material aid to the enterprise,
but want some show for their money.
Maine raises 40, 600 bushels of blueber-
Iies yearly.
State Librarian L. D. Carver has called
a meeting of the librarians of the State
to be held in Augusta, March IL, to per-
feet the organization of the Maine Libra
ry Association and elect officers
The Belfast Journal says: ssThree
gentlemen of this city met recently in a
social way, and during the conversation
the question came up as to what Belfast
most needs. That our city's greatest
need today is modern schoolhouses was
the unanimous conclusion. The present
buildings are VIGOROUSLY unfit and mad
equate."
A Lewiston woman who felt the dan
gers of the cold snap put four hot bricks
in the bed Wednesday, and then opening
the sheets introduced perishable pro-
visions, such as potatoes, onions, apples,
etc. The bricks We're too not set the bod
afire, roasted the potatoes, slowed the
onions, baked the apples, called out the
fire depart ment and frizzled the feathers.
During January, 1895, there were
shipped over the Bangor & Aroostook
$50, 500 bushels of potstoes. In January
1896, 10000 bushels were shipped-a
gain of Al, 900 bushels over the corre-
spending month of last year.
Jordan & Richardson, the civil engi
neers, who were employed to pro iect q
sewerage system for Pennington village
have made report, with plans and pro.
files, by which they estimate the lota
cost at $50, 1850
Plans for a severe system for the city
Of Ellsworth were received this week
from the surveyors. Illsley & Cummings
OF Portland. The survey was made last
summer by Mr.. Cummings. 81
Pleasant Feature of Hebron School
Life.
For several years it has been the Gus