The Portland daily press., 1872-06-19
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCOaGIN COUNTY.

The Sophomore class of Bates College held !
pr re debate Saturday evening. The question
debated was: Ought the United States to
adopt the policy of free trade? Affirmative w
II. Ham, T. T. Moulton and Fl. w. Chandler
negative, Hagop III. Acterian, j. H. Hoffman
and e: N. Merrill. The prizes were awarded tC
Chandler and Acterian, by committee Of
which e. L. Luce was chairman.
Mr. g. G. Haskell of Auburn, will have
charge of the Henry Bill Publishing Co., OF
Norwich, Conn.,, during the absence of Mr.
Bill in Europe.
Mr. G. J. Smith will give temperance adj
dress at Turner Village, Friday evening.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The Baptsts offer to endow Houlton Acade
my handsomely, provided that denomination
can have controlling influence in the Board OF
Trustees, and the Pioneer seems TO see pros
perity dawning upon the academy, in the &C.
ceptance of the proposition.
Mrs. DR.. Hall of HOulton met with a severe
accident last week, while endeavoring to res.
cue d colt, which was cast in the stable.
MIR: A. H. Fogg of Houlton, offers building
rent free for ten years to any one who will es.
.aonsn boot and shoe factory, giving employ
There is prospect of an abundant hay cror
this year in Aroostook
A little child of Fred Anterior of Monticello.
was smothered to death in its mothers arms, Iy
being wrapped up too closely.
HANCOCK COUNTY
The Gazette says that Tilden & Sons lobster
factory in Castine, employs 20 men and fifteen
women. They have put up in one day over
5000 cans. Jones & Co.'S factory employs
about the same number of hands, and have
put up in one day as many as $500 cans. These
two factories together, it is safe to say have
put up as many as!120, 900 cans this season, and
together with the Brick Co., and Rope and
Lime Co., must have expended in Castine at
least $4,000 this spring
KENNEBEC COUNTY
The decoration of the soldiers graves at the
Military Asylum at Togus, occurred Monday.
The ceremonies were conducted by the Post of
the Grand Army connected with the institu-
ton, led by Capt. WOodfin. The graves of
seventy-one soldiers were decorated with flow
ers, after which an eloquent Grafton was pro-
nounced by Col A. P. Marston of Boston. a
native of Maine, and who during the war, COM
manded Massachusetts battery.
The Waterville seniors passed their final ex
animation yesterday.
Miss Mary G. Lowe of Waterville, has made
her second appearance in the pulpit
Mt Vernon is in bad way One man had
a leg broken, another lost his finger in plan
ing machine, and third was badly injured bv
a falling tree, all in one week. according to the
Lewiston Journal.
LINCOLN COUNTY. ae
Through the Intervention of Hon. ]. G.
Blaine, post-office has been established at
Squirrel Island, through the summer season.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The new National Bank at Norway now ba.
about $12, 900 ON deposit, with numerous appii-
cations for loans.
DR.. Tewksbury has disposed of his interest II,
the Highland farm at Oxford, to s. T. Hol-
brook, Esq.
A Reform Club will be formed at Buckfield
this evening.
The following is the county tax for Oxford
county, just assed by the County Commission
ers as we learn from the Democrat: ALBANY.
s9o1.11; Andover, $13765; Bethel, 1856. ~;
Brownfield, SO; Buckfeld $665.60; Byron,
S50.63; Canton, S475.19; Denmark 1856 ~:
Dixfeld, $328.02; Fryeburg, $S04.45; Gilead'
SS9.92; Grafton, $32.01; Greenwood. S196.76:
Hanover. S6993; Hartford, $383.54; Hebron,
$3.50 81; Hiram, $4,000; Lowell, 1856. 81 Mason,
$4,000; Mexico, S111O4; Newry, $14O.27; Nor,
way, $769.97; Oxford, $64O.S5; Paris, $11S3.57:
Peru, 1927. 43; Porter $780, 56; Roxbury, $58. 80:
Rumford, $457O2. Stow, S124.S2; Stoneham,
SS4. 30; Sweden, $212.34; Sumner, 1884. 80; Wa
,erford, .$45S.95i Woodstock, $245SS; Franklin
Milton Pl, $49.52; Riley Pl., $3.50; linton
S43 80; Lincoln Pl, $780,
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
A post road has been established from Malta
vamkeag to Midway, over which mail service
will begin July LIST.
The steamer Cambridge on Monday took 5000
,ags of potatoes from Bangor tn Boston.
Gen. j. L. Smiths saw mill at Upper Still
water, took fire Sunday night, but the flames
we're extinguished before doing much damage
Mr.. Daniel Page of Bangor, was severely
INJURED Monday, while shooting a horse, the
.nimal rearing and falling upon him.
Byron Palmer of Bangor, accidently fell up
N alcircular saw at Joab Palmer's mill, Mon
ay, and severed his leg directly through the
nee joint. Such accidents have been very fire.
uent of late
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
Arthur Knight, son of Amos Knight of Mon