The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-04-13
STATE NEWS.

ANDROSCoGGIN COUNTY
The Supreme Judicial Court meets at Auburn
next Tuesday.
The Journal says the reports of small pox at
Lisbon have been greatly exaggerated. Four
cases in all have occurred, and two deaths.
They were all confined to two families. and
there have been no new cases for three weeks
Ine dlsease was communicated through infect
ed rags.
The Eagle Hotel at Mechanic Falls has been
closed, and will be converted into private res
idence. "'o Ae'
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
Woman,s rights are respected in Aroostook
county. AZ the recent session of the Supreme
Judicial Court at Houlton Judge Dickerson
naturalized woman from the Province of New
Brunswick, who desired to become a citizen of
the Unitod States.
Aroostook farmers have realized large profits
from their hay crop of the last season. and the
prospect is good for an abundant crop this year
The heavy blanket of snow which still remains
on the ground has served to protect the GRASS
land and prevent winter-killing.
HANCOCK COUNTY,
The Ellsworth people are rejoicing that they
are to have new hearse-the CITY Council hav
ing appropriated $500 for the purpose.
The s. J. Court opened at Ellsworth last
Tuesday, Judge Tapley presiding. -
A few days since Lewis Lusey, while at work
upon barn in West Ellsworth fell from beam
to the ground, a distance of fifteen feet hraaL-
ing three or four ribs and otherwise iniurino
him. "'0 i"Joiii's
Inc American says Mr. Joseph Smith of Ma
rlayllle, man of more than three score wears
and ten, buried his last surviving son the past
Week. Ihls is the twelfth child the father has
buried, and also two wives.
The 4n.erican says hay is getting to be plen-
tier in Ellsworth, and is selling at from $40 to
$43 per ton!
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Our Waterville correspondent saws the ice
has gone out quietly in the Kennebec between
Kendalps Mills and this place. AS the water
IN the river is not high tits hoped no freshet
will occur. -
lrr KNOX COUNTY.
The Rockland Gazette says Little, the muir
derer OF young White, was evidently pretty well
satisfied with the verdict in his case Notwith-
standing his desperate effort to kill himself at
the time of the homicide, he seems to have en-
tertalned great fears of the gallows. His ply
sician stated that on Thursday night he was
very nervous and restless and slept very little,
while on Friday night, after the verdict was
rendered which ensured the safety of his neck
from the halter, he appeared very much reliev-
ed and rested well during the night.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
There were ffty-three arrests by the police of
Skowhegan the past year, all but two being for
The Supreme Court, which has just adjourn
ed, had before it two cases arising from feuds
In school districts-one in Starks and the other
in Mercer-in both of which there was vio-
lence. The jury failed to agree in both cases.
No kind of civil war is more deplorable
WALDO COUNTY. III 81
The Belfast Age says Mr.. B. NJ Hawkins of
Waldo, lost his dwelling house and wood-shed
qy fire last Monday Part of the furniture, &C.,
was saved. Loss about $1,000; no insurance.
The Age says John Rowe of Thorndike, died
March 25th. He had been in the naval service
of the United States about twenty years. He
enlisted at GOsport, Va, Navy Yard in 1909,
was serving on the sloop-of-war Hornet when
she carried to England the dispatches contain
ing the Declaration of War of 1872, und parti-
cipated in the naval fight which resulted in the
capture of the "Peaeock'-and ssPenguin:' >
was Master at Arms on the Hornet during the
engagements, and was a seaman in the United
States service on the frigate Brandywine when
she carried the Marquis La Fayette back to
France on his return from his visit to the coun-
try he aided during our revolutionary struggle.
WASHINGTON COUNTY
The post office in Dennysville was establish
ed in 1903, and William Kilby was appointed
postmaster. He held the office until 1927 when
his son John was appointed. who held the Office
81 years, until 184S, when his son Cyrus H., was
appointed The latter held the office until 1853,
when he removed to Halifax, and his uncle
Benjamin kilby was appointed, who still holds
the office. The latter is son of the first post
master, and brother of the second one II
will thus be seen that the post office in that
town has been kept in one family, father, sons
and grand-srns for 60 years.