The Portland daily press., 1873-06-30
STATE NEWS.
ANDROSCOGGIN CoIrNTy

ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.
The Lewiston Journal saws troublesome
DOG renders unhappy the life of Lisbon street
druggist. A young miss his daughter, sug-
gests that the best treatment for the dog is to
rock him to sleep"
The Androscoggin River is very low.
Some workmen digging ditch in Lewiston a
few DAYS eiuce, unexpectedly sGrucR a vein OF
water. which flowed faster than they could
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
Houlton will celebrate the Fourth with a
horse trot.
The Houlton Reform Club is in a very pros
porous condition. 1t numbers over four hum
bred members
The Hodgdon Reform Club held mass meet
ing On Wednesday evening. Speakers were
present from differe Mt parts of the State, and
together with excellent singing, it was big
affair.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Prof. c. E. Hamlin will bid adieusto Colby
Institute at the close of the present term He
has accepted position in Agassiz's Museum
at Cambridge, Mass.
Press Correspondence.
DR.. Jersey of Kents Hill, fluids his health re-
stored sufficiently to permit him to land his
pckerel in splendid style.
KNOX COUNTY
j. & B. G. Adams are making extensive i'm
provements on their wharf property at Cam
den.
A little son of E. C. Moody of Camden step
ped on some rotten boards laid over deep well
in the cellar of his fathers house, and went
through into the we'll There was seven feet
of water in the well, and but for timely assis-
lance, he would have been drowned.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
John H. Sheppard, ESQ.,. a prominent Mason,
was buried in Wiscasset on Friday
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
A young man named Burpee was injured on
the hand while Stacking cars at Bangor on
Thursday.
Cakes & Sons shpyard at Brewer had
narrow escape from fire on Thursday.
Charles Whittier of Bangor, had his leg
broken by being thrown from carriage ON
Friday.
Hon. Edward Kent and family will sail for
Europe in the steamer Olympus on the 9Th of
July.
The Trustees of the Maine State Fair have
decided to prohibit pool selling on the grounds
A wise decision. The price of admission for a
horse and carriage has been reduced to twenty
five cents.
Bangor is to have horse trot on the Fourth.
PIscATAoUIs COUNTY
Press Correspondence.
Mrs. Elijah Young of Greenville, came in
contact with swing on which some young
people were amusing themselves, and got Sc
we're fracture of the leg.
Our roads are in better condition than ever
before, the absence of frost in the spring and
the dry season having been especially favorable
to their preservation and repair.
All kinds of vegetation are suffering for lack
of rain.
The crop of hay will be light except on new
ground, but, on the whole, may amount to an
average.
The hens refuse to lay eggs at the present
prices.
The 57th quarterly session of the Piscataquis
County Lodge was holden at Parkman ON the
26th inst The reports from the lodges were en-
couraging. The County Lodge, by vote, in
vited the Cold Water Templars. who were in
session in an adjacent Hall. to visit the County
Lodge, which invitation was accepted in form,
and were el0quently addressed by Rev Mr..
Graves of Dover This G. w. I. numbers s.
members. So of whom were present in regalia.
Why does this c. W. T. live and prosper where
so many die? Because the Superintendent is
present at every meeting. S.
YORK COUNTY.
On Friday dummy car belonging to the
Eastern road caught fire at Saco and was con-
sumed, so says the Times.
Heavy showers were experienced in York
county on Saturday.
IN GENERAL
All passenger trains on the Maine Central
will use the Westinghouse brake after this
week.
rhe Wing says that Dr. G.. W. Mar in of
Augusta, will probably receive the appoint
ment OF surgeon OF the First Maine Regiment
of Volunteers
The Wing intimates that the officers of the
Pennsylvania Central Railroad, with the offic-
ers of the Eastern Road are to make a "trip to
ST. John next week, prior to important changes
in the management of the line from New York
In ST .Tnhn