The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-04-03
STATE NEWS.
ANnROscoGGIN COUNTY.

ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.
The Lewiston Journal gives an account of an
old fashished barn hauling in that city, occupy
ing a full column and full of ox-goad lore.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The Pioneer goes for the Sunrise for adverts-
ing plantation Bitters' Next week Uncle
Stickney will make the short fur fly.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Some young rascals in Winthrop have been
brought to confront a trial justice for defacing
the new school building.
The Journal says that there have been only
eight verdicts in civil causes,-rather poor
is to be considered that several actions, after
being partly tried, were withdrawn from the
jury, and that the longest trial resulted in a
disagreement of the jury. The highest nam
Der reached on the docket was 459. There have
been sixteen DEGREES of divorce granted. nearly
all on the petition of wives and the causes al
legged are for the most part drunkenness, abus-
i've treatment, neglect to support and deser-
ton.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Democrat says that Bethel farmers are
c0ngratulating themselves that the great body
of snow will probably be followed by large
crops OF grass and fruit.
The season thus far has been unfavorable to
the sap business, on account of the difficulty of
getting into the woods for the sap with any,
thing but handsled.
PENoBsCOT COUNTY.
The Wing understands that the indications
are that there will be more applications for adj
mission to the State College next term than
the buildings can possibly accommodate,
Vim has voted to raise $3.50 for the support
of a free high school.
James Fl. Stewart, who has been on the night
police force of Bangor for thirty years, retired
from the service this week.
PIscATAoUIs COUNTY.
AT the annual meeting of the Eureka Slate
Co, of Monson, the following officers were
chosen: President, S. A. 2atten; Vice Presi-
dent, A. Chaplin; Secretary, @. W. Fulsom;
Treasurer, A w. Chaplin; Agent, F. M. Chap
in; Directors, A. Chaplin, Chas Davidson, u.
r. Straw, Jr. "A. w. Chaplin and W. S. Knowl-
ton.
sAaADAHoc COUNTY.
the shoe factory at Richmond promises to be a
failure.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Gov. Coburn is recovering from his severe ILL
ness and now the beggars are after him.
The only joke in the Arson Advocate this
week is the item CHASING the n. Y. Nation and
Springfield Republican as Republican papers.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The town debt of Cherryfield is but $780,
LIE GOWn also VOteS s90UU LOf the SnOre Line
Railway survey.
j. Fl. Crandon & Co., of Columbia Falls,
will build two large vessels the coming season.
Judge Kent has been appointed to hold the
term of Court at Calais commencing Tuesday,
April 22d.
The Machias Union don't count much on it's
hold on the friendship of Maine Congressman,
when it closes an acknowledgment of public
documents with the statement that after July
LIST it will see no more of them.
The Machias Union reports five or six cases
of small pox at Kennebec, two miles from that
town, and three or four in a Saddler family in
that village. Mr. Albee died at the former
place and young child at the latter. It was
of Boston origin, being imported early in the
winter and called measles.
An Eastport despatch says that the schooner
VIM Penn of Gloucester, left there Tuesday
on fishing cruise. The crew were pretty
drunk. One man jumped overheard, but was
picked up by dory from the vessel, assisted by
a boat from the revenue cutter Mosswood Be-
fore the vessel got out of the harbor she was
found to be on fire in the cabin. She was
brought into the harbor again and the fire ex-
tinguShed,