The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-08-14
State News. ,
ANDRoscoaG1N COUNTY.

ANDRosCOGGIN COUNTY.
Mayor Parker of Lewiston was recently
seized with cholera morbus while travelling in
the cars. He has reached home and is better.
The Lewiston Gas Company have chosen
y. W. Farwell President and George Fl. Pills
bury clerk.
Mr.. Charles W. Clayton of Masardis cuts
this year 120 tons of hay, has 100 acres in oats
Is acres in wheat, Is acres in buck wheat has
IL colts and other stock, and crops, growing in
proportion.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The Androscoggin Bridge Corporation has
voted to, sell the bridge between Brunswick
and Topsham to those towns for price to be
liked upon by three referees, one selected by
the corporation, one by tho towns and the
third by the first two. The towns will vote
upon the proposition at their next meeting.
The Cumberland Congregational Associa-
ton met at Brunswick with Rev George e.
Adams Tuesday, Aug. 10th.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The Home Journal says on Monday week,
Pelham Harden, an elderly gentleman of Gar
diner fell down the stairs in Messrs HoImez =
shop, striking on his head. It Jared his whole
frame 50 as to seriously derange his system
and though he was able to get about yesterday,
he is by no means recovered from the effects 81
his fall. 1t is wonder that he had not been
killed.
]. B. Dinaley OF the firm of Dingley Bros,
while at work on the logs back of their store,
IN Gardiner, Monday afternoon, got the bones
of one ankle crushed and the small bone Of one
leg crushed by the rolling Of log upon it.
KNOX COUNTY
Mr.. 5. L. Lovejoy of Roclxland lost yery
valuable horse last week, under peculiar cir
cumstances. He put him in the stable at
night and fed him late in the evening as usual.
Next morning on going to the stable, he found
that the horse had broken his leg during the
night 1t is supposed it was done in laying
down or getting up, as there was no place
where he could get it in and break it.
Mr.. John Gould of Rockland lost valuable
horse last Monday. j IL
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Oxford County Agricultural Society
have determined to make an effort to interest
farmers in organizing farmers clubs. Hon.
Sidney Perham has been engaged to deliver
addresses at Buck6eld, and other places. and
at the fair, on the subject.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Supreme Judicial Court, Judge Cut
ting presiding, commenced session at Ban
gor on the 10th inst.
Everett s.. Hall of Charleston convicted at
last term OF being receiver of stolen goods
lfirst offence) and having lain in Jail since
February, was sentenced to two months i'm
prisonment
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Somerset Reporter calls the third party
the Hichborn Smith party. Considering that
their labors will benefit the democratic party
much more than it will themselves, we are in
clined to think the name not very inappropri-
ate.
The Uniyersalists Of Skowhegan are talking
about erecting new church.
Only one person in Jail at Norridgewock,
which argues one of two things that the peo-
pie of Somerset are unusually law abiding, or
that justice which IS reprepresented as blind,
has really become 90.
Benz. Bunker is about to rebuild his match
factory at Kendall's.Mills.
An insane man named William Oliver liv-
ing in the poor house in Fairfield hung HIM
self in the barn attached to that building last
Friday.
WALDO COUNTY.
The staid old town of Swanville has contrib
uted its quota" to the current gossip of the
world, and the same is duly put in shape by
the Belfast Republican from which we learn
that Hannah Hurd of Swanville, widow of a
patriot who lost his life in the late unpleasant
ness, lived in family in this city. Hannah
had arrived &C the age of discretion, being
about 81, but nevertheless was not over-stock-
ed with the article-besides being non compos
and under guardianship. Notwithstanding the
guardian, in an unguarded moment Hannah
fell. Perhaps she got up and fell again. or
became like the floating city voter, "a repeat
er"-but it was not in evidence. However,
she bore in her arms evidence that the primi-
tive custom had been handed down. and that
some patriarch had at least looked upon this
handmade. It was Hagar and Ishmael over
again. Pending the threatened increase of the
population of Swanville, the authorities of that
steady going town became exercised about the
support of the coming man, or woman, as the
case might be- In order to relive this anxiety.
Hannah proposed to declare under the solemn
ity of an oath, duly administered, who the pa
triarch aforesaid was. So, ON the 7th of June,
before Emery Sawyer, Esq, she Kissed the
book, and named +. w. Berry as the parent.
1t is said of Aaron Burr that he always felt
complimented on similar occasions, and paid
the bill without demur. But Mr.. Berry de-
nounced the affair as swindle. And upon the
whole Hannah thought there was chance for
mistake. So she sent for the same magis-
trate, and on June 10th corrected her testi-
mony by bestowing the compliment on George
r. Robinson. Squire Sawyer solemnly admin
istered the oath, then took out his memoran-
dunn book, and like base-ballist, carefully
scored two. But the second father was no bet
ter pleased than the first one George swore
he hadn't been within picket-shooting distance
other.
How far this roll of honor might have
streatched out it is impossible to say, had it
not been cut short by Q complaint of Mr.. Ber-
nv before the County Attorney, accusing Rob-
iilson of conspring with Minnie e. Nash and
Claribel Harvey, to iniure the good name and
fame Of the plaintiff and to extort money by
accusing him Of fornication, &c. The hearing
took place on Friday. All parties were pres
emit INCLUDING Hannah and the baby. 1t asn't
like the Court that Solomon held once, to de-
termine which claimant was mother of the
child. 1t may be doubted whether either of
Ine sworn fathers would have interfe red to