The Portland daily press., 1899-05-04
MAINE NEWS NOTES.


covering from an attack of pneumonia
Heath Post, q. A. r., of Gardiner, are
talking of attending the Philadelphis
eDoampment In body.
The will of the late Mary March Bass,
leaves all her estate to her husband, Hon.
j. +. Bass, Of Bangor.
Sumner Wthee. OF ST Altans, Is
thought to have left his wife and child
to elope with young girl. lie is thought
| to have gone to Texas.
The Perseverance Wooden company of
Gardiner, has closed its factory. 1t Is
thought that the assets viii BIZ about
$50 o and the liabilities about 5000.
Colin +. shea, of Lewiston, carried
of the honors in Tuesday nights debate
at Holy Cross college. Worcester. lie
argued that the United States should
grant the Filipinos their freedom.
The State assessors are to meet local
assessors as follows: Eryeburg, June
IS; Paris, June IA; Rumford Falls, June
10; Philips, June 20; Pennington, June22;
Skowheean, June %; Bingham, June
IS; and Dover, June 80.
now operating In Whitman, Mass, and
Gardiner, Me-, propose to move into the
bloom held shoe factory il proper oonces-
sions can be obtained from the citizens of
Skowhegan.
he annual meeting of the Maine
Amateur Press association which is to be
held at Thornton Academy, Saco, on Fri
day and Saturday of this week promises
to be one OF the largest attended and most
successful events in thu history of the or
gAnization.
The fishing season OF 1899 has opened
we'll in the vicinity of Pennington, and
the anglers are not afraid to predict that
this will prove one OF the best Seasons we
ever had here. All the ponds near here
are now clear of ice and open to fishing.
Ellsworth vessel owners and captains
look for more profitable season than for
several years. Freights are better, and
there are cargoes for all the vessels. large
and small, which makes ellsworth one of
their regular ports.
Ar. Elmer Blanchard of kingfie!d CON-
mitted suicide Monday by blowing the
top of his head off with shot gun. Mr.
Blanchard was farmer living in the
west part of the town. He was unmarried.
No cause can lie assigned for the deed.
Hartland is agit .ted over the disappear
anoe OF Miss Grace NJ. Eldridge, the 10
year old daughter of Mrs. PAMELA HI
dridge, who lives about mile and half
from the village, and who lett her home
last Wednesday. Since that time no
trace of her can be found, except that she
went to Plttsheld, ON thei afternoon train
that day.
An interesting May party occurred
Monday at the home of Rev. and Mrs. j.
Nj. Wyman, of Augusta, when was cele
brated the 70ih birthday anniversary of
NJ 5. Haynes, mother OF Mrs. Wyman,
and her twin sister, Mrs. Davies of Wat
erSilie. Twenty-one ladies nearing the
10Th landmark. or who had passed it,
were invited, IA being present.
In the Superior Court at Augusta a di-
vorce has been decreed in favor of geo.
X. Haynes, of Waterville. against his
wife, Lydia Ann. In his libel Mr..
caused him to lose sleep and impaired his
health to such an extent that he could not
perform the duties imposed upon him
as Maine Central railroad engineer.
Stockholders of the Pepperell Manu-
featuring Co. and the LHconia Co. will
have special meetings at Biddeford, May
10, to act on a proposal for the sale of the
entire property of the two corporations TO
the Consolidated Manufacturing Com
pany, corporation organized under tHe
general laky of Maine with an authorized
capital stock of 81, 300 600 The mills have
been under one management for years
and the combination now proposed is o
permanently secure the harmony which
exists, to save expense and also in future
10 develop unused power at the various
falls Of the caco, now owned in common
by the two companies. Under the pro-
posed plan of union the aPepperell Co. is
to receive seven shares of new stock for
one share of old stock and the Laconia
Co. three and half shares of new stock
for one. If the union is perfected the con-
company will use the name of
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