The Portland daily press., 1872-10-31
STATE NEWS.

ANDROSCOGGlN COUNTY.
The Lewiston Journal says that trout spear
ing is going on at fearful rate in THOMPSON
pond, one man killing 400 pounds. Where is
the law?
A Lewiston Democrot is beginning to pay
his bets in advance. He wisely admits that
the game is up.
The Maine Central r. R. Co., is putting in
turn table near the old fair grounds in Lewis
ton. The work is quite extensive.
ARoosTooK COUNTY
A small building on Main street. Houlton,
owned by Sheriff johnson, was destroyed by
fire on Sunday morning. 1t was with great
difficulty that the adjoining buildings were
saved. The fire was probably the work of an
incendiary. The lower story of the building
was occupied by Mr.. Harper, jeweler, and also
by Sheriff johnson as an Office.
The potato crop in Aroostook is light and
rotting badly. The market price is 40 cents.
Houlton is about to form an Educational AS
sociation. The first lecturer is Francis Barnes,
Esq, native of Portland.
Several residents of Patten, Penobscot
county, give notice that they will ask the Leg
islature to set them off to Aroostook county
with that part of Penobscot 'lying north of
the south line of numbers two in the sixth,
seventh and 9Th ranges, w. E. L. S., may be
annexed to the county of Aroostook, the shire
town of which we can reach by travelling less
than forty miles over good road"
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The Senior Glass at Bowdon College have
chosen the following officers for the ensuing
year: Marshal, F. S. Warehouse; President,
f. E. Whitney; Orator, A. +. Moulton; Poet,
w. A. Blake; Chronicler, j. f, Elliot; Prophet
H. D. A. Clarke: Odst, D. w. Snow; Chap
lain, L. F. Berry; Address at Tree, B. F. Deer
ing; Committee of Arrangements, j. M. Booth
by, Geo. s. Mower, Royal E. Gould. The fol-
lowing officers We're chosen for the Freshman
Prasidont t r. SpyyalI. Vinp praSi-
dent A. Sandford; Orator, o. G. Stevens; Poet,
E. HI. Kimball; Historian, o. q. Gordon;
Prophet, A. T. Parker; Secretary, j: Payne;
Treasurer, J. Millay; Committee of Arrange
ments, G. W. Whitcomb, w. 81. Rowe, Q. d.
Jameson.
KENNHBEC COUNTY.
The Augusta Journal says two fellows were
recently found playing ''old sledge" in the
rooms of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton in that city.
Tuesday woman was almost dead drunk in
the streets of Augusta, having with her little
girl six years old.
Francis Murphy of this city, is lecturing on
temperance in the Kennebec towns
Speaker Blaine will deliver the last speech of
the campaign at Gardiner, Monday night, Nov.
4th
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Cyrus M. Brown is the happy man who pays
the largest tax IN Boothbay-$3569
OXFORD COUNTY
From our Correspondent
G.. R. Bean of Denmark, met with a serious
accident Tuesday while assisting in setting the
underpisning under new house which he is
having built. A piece of the stone underpin-
ming fell upon an irol bar which he was using,
striking him on the shoulder, breaking his col
lar bone in two places.
Leonard A. Berry of the same town was also
quite seriously injured Tuesday, by being
AZ
with horse cart in narrow place in the road
while attempting to pass each other
Messrs. Gaines & Weston, the well-known
cattle dealers of Fryeburg, arrived there Tues
day from Canada with drove consisting of
over 400 cattle, and will start ON their way to
Brighton the last of the week.
PENoBscoT COUNTY
Potatoes are more plenty in Bangor and
bring IS cents bushel.
The Whiq saws that John Lttlefield, ESQ,
has been appointed Surveyor to the American
Lloyds at Bangor, and Capt. e. H. Hartman
has received a similar appointment for the Bel
fast district.
w. S. Nickerson and Dennis Tracy will row
single scull race at Bangor, Thursday
The Wing says that J. B. Splatt of Bangor,
was thro wn from the back of a vicious horse
late Monday afternoon, and seriously injured in
his back and hips. The horse is the same
that caused Mr.. Silas B. Farnhams death
on Thursday of last week
An incendary set fire to the empty ice house
of Joseph Libby of Brewer, Thursday morning,
but it was discovered before serious conse-
quences resulted.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
The Bath Times says that among other ndi-
cations of revival in ship building, we notice
that Chapman & Flint intend next season to
put up large ship of 1000 tons, the frame of
which is now being got out in Virginia.
Messrs Neal & Lang have put In their mill
a planning machine by which deck plank of
vessels can be prepared ready for use. They
have also new cooperage shop nearly COM
pleted.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Arson Advocate learns that the engin-
eers of the Megantic railroad passed through
thet town last week and the directors are ex-
pected that way soon to make arrangements
for the right of way
WALDO COUNTY.
Twelve divorces have been decreed by Judge
Dckerson at the present term of court in Wal
county.
The horse disease has reached Belfast No
enterpriSing town is without it. A Belfast
hostler has the disease.
WARRINGTON COUNTY.
Mr. George w. Trott, one of the victims of
the Seabrook disaster lies in very critical
condition at his home in Barring.
YORK COUNTY
Old Mr.. Hatch's father, who lives near
Wells depot, has hae to pay $75 because young
Mr.. Hatch shot IS turkeys of Richard Little
field as
The Gov. Fairfield Ingine Co., have an old
fashioned tea party next Friday evening at Sa-
co.
Two new hotels will be built at Old Orchard
Beach before another season.