The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-07-30
state News.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.


The Pennington Chronicle says that corn
and grain are utterly ruined from the effects
of the drouth in some sections of the upper
parts of Franklin county.
KNOX COUNTY.
1t requires two columns and third in the
Rockland Gazette to print the list oil tax-pay-
ers who pay $50 aud upwards Fraucis Cobb
pays S264S and VIM. McLoon $2713.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Yacht Sparkle, with party from Portland,
was at Bangor Thursdayievening ayYN
Bangor consumes $4,000 bushels of charcoal
annually, most of which is made in Glenburn.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Skowhegan Reporter says the census re-
turns OF that town show population of 1879,
gain CT ia. The population within the village
corporation limits has incre ased, while in the
farming section it has fallen off
In Skowhegan on Monday horse ran away
with Mrs. Daniel Tilton and her little grand
daughter, throwing the lady out and breaking
two ribs and otherwise njuring her. The lit
tie girl was unhurt.
WALDO COUNTY.
The tropical weather brought tropical lep-
tiles to Belfast. A black snake with white
ring around it's neck, of venOmOus species
common in the South, was killed in that city
Monday.
The Belfast journal says that Miss Helen
Smith came to her death in that city last week
not by suicide. but by an overdose of arsenic,
which she had been accustomed TO eat to i'm
prove her complexion.
Two men PANIED Richards and one named
Hill got into drunken fight at Belfast on
Saturday night in which Hill got badly beat
Ell. He went for gun and returning found
Richards and his brother in front of John
Towards house. He fired at them, but the
charge of buckshot, some thirty, entered the
leg of Howard, who had come out to his door.
Only one shot took effect in one OF the Rich
ards. Hill and the Richards brothers are both
in Jail. Howard is a brother-in-law of Hill.
Palmyra is to have new town house, to
cost $4,000, and to contain two halls, one for
town purposes, the other for social occasions.
Mr.. Bella Lancasters horse backed the car
rage off the lower bridge at st. Adams where
the water was deep. Mr.. L. sprang from the
carriage just in season to save himself.
Robinson's saw mill, near Hartland village
on Indian Stream, was totally destroyed by
| fire unknown. Insured for $780, During the
| excitement, a son of A. Bowman of Hartland
| was badly injured by being run over by per
| son on horseback.
YORK COUNTY.
| The store of S. w. s. H. Junkins in York
was entered on Tuesday night and lot o
goods with Sc in money, in all amounting tt
found scattered in a field near by, but the
| thieves escaped.
The Biddeford Democrat says one night las
week, as the fishing schooner Island Belle, o
Provincet0wn, Mass, was anchored in the har
Dor of the Pool, little son of the captain, wht
is accustomed to night walking, jumped from
| his berth and ran on deck shouting the yes
sells on fire; and Immediately leaped over
board The frightened crew hurried to thu
deck and succeeded 10 rescuing the boy, VIII
was asleep when got on deck.
AT LARGE.
The Augusta Journal learns that the pros
pect of full terms at both Normal Schools i
most fattering. The growing demand for bet
ter teachers, and the increased wages offeret
have already caught the attention of our wide
awake men and women.
Patents have granted to e. B. Robinson Q
Portland for music leafturner, and Eliphale
H. Parker Of Bucksport, for planking set