The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-09-28
state News.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY


In the Supreme Judicial Court at Auburn
John Finley for illegally voting in Lewiston
on the 11th of September, was sentenced to
three months in the county jail.
The Journal says on Sunday Bishop Bacon
was in Lewiston to ADMINISTER the right of
confirmation to large number of candidates.
He was received at the station by members of
ST. Josephs church and escorted to Father
Lucy's residence by the Lewiston band, Sum
day morning at 8 o'clock the confirmation
service was held, two hundred and fifty per-
sons presenting themselves for the rite The
males all wore green ribbons, while the fe-
males we're all dressed in While with white
head-dresses.
A floating bridge has been built at Lewiston
at cost OF about $1,000. to accommodate travel
while the new bridge Is being built.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The Pioneer says Gov. Perham and lady Wis
tied HoultOn for the first time last week
They were accompanied by aon. w. w.
Thomas and lady, of Portland Saturday
they visited Woodstock, and were the guests
of Mayor Fisher Monday morning the party,
accompanied by the Land Agent, Hon. Parker
T. Burlelgh, started Tor New Sweden.
The Supreme Judicial Court is in session at
Houlton, Judge Cutting presiding.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
A young lady residing in Ellsworth, recent
| ly rowed boat from Hancock to Bar Harbor,
| eight miles, with another lady in her boat. in
one hour and fifteen minutes.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Augusta Journal says one firm in that
city has a bill of over $1,000 against abscond-
| ing church.
| The house of Capt S. D. Fisher of Albion,
| was entered last Thursday nigh; and robbed
| OF a suit of broadcotb clothes, firkin Of but
ter about sixteen dollars in money land lot OF
| jewelry valued at twenty five dollars. No clue
| to the burglars has been obtained.
| The house, barn and outbuildings of Chas.
Keen, a short distance below the Town House
| in China, We're totally destroyed by fire Oh
| Sunday night. About six tons of hay in the
barn were burned, and also hay press valued
at $3.50, belong to Mr.. Elijah Ii. Austin. The
| origin of the fire is unknown. The loss oil
property is neatly covered by an insurance OF
$1,000
| LINCOLN COUNTY.
The trustees OF the Lincoln Agricultural
and Horticultural Society giveinOtice that the
18th annual cattle show and fair of the society
will take place at the trOtting park in Jeffer
son, Oct. Sd, 4th and 9th. The address will bt
given by Hon. Thomas S. Lang of Augusta
| OXFORD COUNTY.
| Last Saturday Rev. A. w. Taylor and wife
of Byron, while riding in that town. we1t
thrown from the wagon, and received very Sc
i rious injuries. Mrs. Taylor had her collar
bone broken besides being otherwise badl.
bruised. The injuries of Mr.. T. were still
more serious as it is feared his hip is badly
| fractured.
| PENOBSCOTl COUNTY.
| A man named James T. Emerson, paint.
by trade, fell from the house of E. B. Ffield il
Dexter, where he was at work, Monday, ant
was taken up insensible, and died about tw'
O'Clock Tuesday morning He leaves wifi
and several children.
Mr.. Henry Mclaughlin of Bangor has re
/ oaivad q Sivar madaI the MaSSap hnSatt
Horticultural Society, for the Eastern Belle
pear, Seeding raised by him.
The Bangor Wing says somebody who has
nice taste for fine fruit, got into MIR. Henr.
McLaugblin's garden on the corner of Ceda
and Third streets, Monday night, and was go
ing for some grapes, when he stumbled owe
a wire and discharged spring-gun. Terribl!
| frightened he ran across the garden, and max
ing another stumble, discharged anotbe
spring-gun set for such fellows as he. TIL
last seen of him in the Tin moonlight he wa
tearing down street at pace rivalling Gold
smith Maids best time.
The Bangor Wing says two men who de
parted from Rockland without paying thei
board bills, were arrested i'll Bangor Tuesday
and forced to come down with the stamps
sAGADAHoC COUNTY. "
Erastus Robinson, seward on board of
| brig at Richmond, stole the chronometer Q
the vessel and some articles of clothing belong
ing to the captain, last Sunday night; thel
| took the briggs boat and went to Bath, wher
he pawDed the chronometer for 1926, and wa
about TO take the noon train for The West
whom he arrested, arraigned before Judg
Tallman, pleaded guilty, was bound over il
the sum of 81 900, and for want of suretles W a
| committed