The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-04-27
q STATE NEWS.
ANDRoSCoGGIN COUNTY.

2 The Lewiston Journal, says last "Wednesday
as q son of Samuel Stewart was riding one of
N. w. Farwell,s spirited horses from Lewiston
| to his farm, the animal became unmanageable,
| and ran at a fearful rate. Between Capt. Hams
and Mr.. Days the young man was thrown off
and struck on his head, bruising it badly and
causing so severe concussioa of the brain that
he remained unconscious till the next morning
Since then he seems quite comfortable, and it
| is thought he will recover. IOa viz u .
| ~ from our Lewiston Correspondence
A grand temperance rally of forces filled to
overt1owing Lisbon Hall Thursday night r.
r. Hubbard Esq, of Biddeford, awakened a
lively interest in the audience with an eloquent
appeal for temperance Mr.. Murphy of Port
land offered few additional remarks, to the
pleasure and profit of the house. A committee
OF arrangements was appointed and meeting
Tor Saturday evening, to complete the temper
ance organization. One hundred and thirty
names were autographed ON the pledge
HANCOCK COUNTY. as 900
A new postoffice has been established at
West fremont, town of fremont, and Thomas
Clark has been appointed Postmaster 81 II
Attic the town of Lamoine voted. in theid
town meeting last week not to erect building
for the library offered them by Mr.. Tisdale, the
citizens intend to raise the money by subscrip-
ton and will then commence the work.
Five stone quarres are now in successful OBJ
Z Grafton in Sullivan. The lateness of the sea-
son and the ice blockade have seriously inter
fered with the stone business there.
KNOX COUNTY.
Arrangements are being made for grand
Temperance Reform meeting in Rockland next
Thursday evening. n .7 ri ~
The salaries of the Rockland city officers are
as follows Treasurer, $500 per year; Collector
of Taxes, two mills on a dollar till Sept 1, 1872
and after that two per cent, except polls
which are to be five per cent; City Marshal
~ per day; Policemen, 80 per day; City Physi-
clan, $500 per year; Assessor Of Taxes, $500
year; School Committee and School Agent,
$500 for the board; Chief Engineer of Fire
Department, 800 per year; City Solicitor, 500
yer year. ,H.i ssa sllislaf Esd s a ., ssrl-aa
George Geyer, sonEof Mr.. John Geyer of
Friendship, has been missing since the Sd inst.
Mr.. Geyer was % years of age and was master
of fishing schooner, which he purchased last
fall. He had got his vessel ready for sea and
was intending to sail in short time, and on
the date above mentioned, left his home for
the purpose of making short visit to his aunt
in Rockland, since which time nothing has
4 been heard of him. EtlkKAh aNH o0#
The lobster factory at Carver's Harbor has
been put in operation for the seasons business
and presents busy appearance. This factory
is owned by Mr.. j: Winslow Jones Of Portland
and is in charge of Mr. Joseph knight as ST.
perintendentg This establishment put up 200, =
900 cans Of lobster last year, and there is fair
prospect that this business may be nearly doub-
led the present season. az s-srr -r-.a -sa
PENOBscoT COUNTY.
The German bark Arcturus has been chart
cred to load deals at Bangor for Liverpool
The Wing says about twelve hundred thous-
and OF birch spool stuff" sawed at the mills
up river and in Piscataquis county, will be
shipped from Bangor to Pawtucket r. l.,
within few weeks, at an average cost of 81
per thousand. At Pawtucket the blocks are
turned into spools and finished for the thread
Mr. D. w. Freese of orono rejoices in the
possession of boy just sixteen years old, whose
weight is ia pounds, and who measures six
feet and one inch in height and is still growing
III, WALDO COUNTY.
The Belfast Age says the house belonging to
and occupied by the widow Weber Banks, on
the Northport road, was DESTROYED by fire Mon
day afternoon. Loss about $500; no insurance.
The Age says the deposits in the Belfast Saw
ing Bank, April 18th, amounted to $545, O13.78
Number of books issued 2216 Increase of de-
posts for the year $4,000. I'D h aea
The Base Ball Club at Belfast is to be reyiv
ed We hope they will change the name to
one that is not quite SO long and unpronounc-
able. -
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Deputy Sheriff Thompson has visited all the
places in Passport where intoxicating liouors
were sold, and notified the proprietors that
they must quit the traffic +sRE
hev. !! G Moses OF Lubec, has silver dol
lar in his possession of the coinage of 1883. for
which he has been offered $780,
Saturday forenoon, while saving in hi, mil,
VIM d. Rice. of Prescott, had the misfortune
to come in contact with the saw of the single
machine, which took off his right hand below
the wrist, shattering the bone in such man
ner that the metacarpal bones had to be remov-
ed, leaving the carpal bones of the wrist entire
The Sentinel thinks Eastport ought to be add
ed to the list of weather stations of the coun-
try, as situated on the coast at the eastern ex-
tremity of the Union, the system is incomplete
without it, asl-t
IN GENERAL.
During his recent visit to Washington, Gov.
Perham succeeded in effecting the transfer of
pensions from the State to the General Gov
eminent to the amount of $4,000. Other trans
fers will be made provided suitable testimonials
are forthcoming.
Patent have been issued this week to Joseph
M. Deering of Boston, Mass, assignor to J. P.
Cilley of Rockland, Me-, for fertilzing COM
pound: Augustus Z. Hamin of Bangor, for
lining for furnaces, safes &C.