The Portland daily press., 1869-10-02
state News.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.

rhANhLAN COONfA.
The September term of the s. J. Court OF
Franklin county is in session at Pennington.
Judge Tapley, presiding.
KNOX COUNTY.
freeman Johnston of Blackington's Corner.
was run over by a loaded Lime Rock wagon,
last week, and his leg badly crushed.
The Supreme Judicial Court for Knox coun-
ty is now holding its September session. Judge
Dickerson, presiding. No action had Vet been
reached for trial up to the 10Th inst.
The cost of constructing the new High School
IN Rockland, is as follows: Building, $21 ,42S15;
1912. Total, $50, 533. 49,
~ OXFORD COUNTY
Hon. lyman Rawson, Rumford, formerly
Judge of Probate of Oxford county, has been
indicted by the grand jury of that county for
fraudulently altering deed of real estate
He was arraigned and pleaded not guilty and
was admitted to bail in $4,000
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
The County Sabbath School Convention for
Ilscataquls has been postponed to the 26th and
9th of October.
The twenty-seventh annual Conference of
Congregational Churches in Piscataquis coun-
ty, will be held with the Foxcroft Church on
tuesday and Wednesday, October 18th and
Goth. t. r77
sAGADAHOC COUNTY.
Charles w. MagOun, a son of Hon. David G.
Magoun, OF Bath, died in that city sThursday
afternoon. ....
SOMERSET COUNTY.
A disastrous fire occurred at East Benton.
Thursday afternoon. Hill & Bradford's store
was destroyed with contents. Loss, $4,000. In
sured $4,000. 1t was probably the work of an
Incendiary, as there had been no fire in or
about the store. The building is new and cost
$4,000.
Skowhegan is to have a course of public lee
lures this winter. Charles Sumner delivers
the first,-subject: Question of Caste''
WALDO COUNTY
A. q. Sweetser and wife, and Peter Craig
and son of Belfast, have started for trip across
the continent.
The Deputy Chief Good Templar for waldo
county reports twenty working Lodges In the
county, and the most of them in q Furnishing
condition. The next County Lodge will be
held at Montvile in November, and the Grand
Lodge session will be held in Dexter ON the
18th and 18th of October.
WASHINGTON COUNTY. i
The PASSPORT Sentinel speaks in high terms
Executive Council from the Washington
County district.
YORK COUNTY.
1t is very sickly in Saco and Biddeford. w.
phoid fever accompanied with hemorrhage of
the bowels is the prevailing disease.
On Thursday of last week Phillip Dion of
BiddefOrd, fell from the mill-dam, fracturing
both bones of the leg Just below the knee.
On Wednesday James Barry, of Biddeford,
fell from tree, causing O bad fracture of the
upper third of the thigh.
The Atlantic senior Base Ball Climb of
South Berwick, challenged the Diriyos iun;or
OF North Berwick to play o match game on
the ground OF the Atlantics. The challenge
was accepted and the game played Sept. 18th,
resulting in q victory for the Dirieos. The
game was called after the ninth inning. last
ing about two hours. Score standing. Diri1os
40; Atlantics So. Jfl y 80 'S''''
The Journal says that York county has vot.
ed nine times for President since 1896 In that
year T, Harrison had 1913, Van Buren,, 1898; in
40 Harrison had 4,785, Van Buren,. 5.725 al
though the State went for Harrison: in IA
Clay had 3216, Polk, 5117, Birney, 1853 (tbe lat.
ter not as many as Hichborn had in as Tavlor
had 3466, Cass, 1867, Van Buren, IF, s \ M1 !:
in ~ Pierce had $40, Scott, 1898, Hale, 1926;
IN Inn, ,o6 Fremont had $685., Buchanan, 5O54,
Gilmore, *: NJ 154; in 80 Lincoln had 400,
Douglas, ,sS9, Breckenridge, 294, Bell, 90: in
ga Lincoln had 6,3O5, Mcclellan, 8. 57S. in 10
Grant had $3.50, and Seymour, 5.517. y =, =
John M. Harding entered complaint at the
City MarshaPs office, (Saco,) that as he was
quietly vending his way homeward, last
when about two miles from the village hv q
couple of villains, who beat him, stole his
horse, wagon and harness and the groceries he
was carrying home and otherwise evilly entreat-
ed him. 1t is pity to trouble such a ouiet
peaceable, inoffensve citizen as John has al
ways shown himself The assaiants have not
yet been taken into custody.
The York County Agricultural Societv,s
Show and Fair will be held at Saco and Rid
defOrd, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, Oct. 3, 6, and g. Cattle and horse
exhibitions to be ON the Secretary's pronnas
in Saco. Tuesday, Oct. 9th; the Fair in Cty
Hall, Biddeford, commencing Oct. 5. All en-.
tries must be made with 1.-THE Secretary. John
Hanscom, or his Assistants. Entries NAV he
made by mail or otherwise, any time previous
to the show. (Secretary's address, Biddefordl.
The hall will be open for the reception of arti.
Giles on Monday Oct. 4th, and the citizens Of
SacO and BiddefOrd are earnestly requested To
make their entries as early as Monday evening
that the Secretary may have his time to enter
articles brought by persons from more distant
towns on the mOrningof the show. Persons
coming in on the cars Tuesday morning NAV
enter their articlls on their arrival Stock EN-
tries on the morning of the show, will be made
by the Assistant Secretary, at the entrance to
the show ground, mot at the hall after Mondav
evening,) till o'clock-and the Committee
books will be ready at ten o'clock. The man
utactured articles, paintings, fruits and flowers
vegetables, &C., will be exhibited in the Citv
Hall, Biddeferd, and agricultural implements
machines, carriages, sleighs, harnesses, Sc. i'm
the Hall, or in such place as the Committee of
Arrangements may determine; all animals on
the Society's grounds in Saco. Articles of
manufacture, except machines, patents SC.
to be exhibited without the name of the owner.