The Portland daily press., 1873-09-30
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY

ANDRoSCoGGIN COUNTY.
There must be rich living at the Lewiston
Poor Farm. A pauper racoon canght there
has well developed appetite for candy.
The Journal says the following list of officers
have been elected by the Freshman class of
n, of Bates College: President, j. II. Ran
dali; Vice President, Miss L. Lnian Mont
gomery; Secretary, Burr; Treasurer, o. B. Clay
son; Historian, Burnham; Prophet, Merrill
Orator Oaks; Poetess, Miss Jennie North
Committee on Odes, Phillips; POSTMASTER,
Tomlinson; Chaplain, Gould; Glass Commit
tee, Potter, Noble and Patten.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The journal notices that among the Ameri-
can capitalists who have subscribed to the Can
adian Pacific Railway is the name of Judge
Rice, who is down for $780,
KNOX COUNTY
Wagner is learning the harness trade at
Thomaston. One would think him better fitted
for blacksmith.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
1t was SO hot in Bangor Saturday that apples
exposed to the sun were baked.
Nathaniel Harlow, the Oldest resident of
Bangor, died Sunday, aged So years.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
press Correspondence
Several unsuccessful attempts have been
made during the past week to steal horses from
various persons in the country. Henry Chaplin
of Monson caught two thieves in the act of re-
moving his horse. He saved his horse, but the
thieves escaped. He was afraid to fire on them
lest he might set his barn on fire. Morris
Thompson, ir., of Monson found several thieves
who had got two of his horses out of the stable
and who had proceeded few rods, when he
fired u ,,on them, but they escaped, leaving the
horses TO the care of their owner.
A pleasant session of Piscataquis county
Lodge OF Good Templars was holden at Blan-
chard on the 18th inst The following resoiu-
ton was unanimously adopted:
ResotUed, That it is as bad to vote for thief,
liar or drunkard as to be one.
The annual Agricultural Fair at Monson was
a success. S.
SAGADAHoC COUNTY.
The Bath banks have adopted the New York
plan of suspension.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Kannebec journal says among the rail
road rumors In circulation, is one that the peo-
pie OF Fairfield are to serve an injunction on
the Maine Central Railroad Company tie re.
strain them from building bridge at College
Rips.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The problem of human existence was discuss
ed at Machias Sunday morning. We don't un-
derstand that it was solved.
WALDO COUNTY.
Gordon will be tried for the Thorndike double
murder at the October term of the S. j. Court
at Belfast.
Several stores in Stockton and Searsport were
broken into Friday night by burglars, who car
ried off a small amount of money from each.
YORK COUNTY.
1.-THE Times says B. Dalton's fancy goods
store in Biddeford was broken into Sunday
night and some four or five dollars taken
Torey HILL Buxton, must be an uncomforta-
BILE elevation to live on. The mercury stood at
1000 in the shade there Sunday.
The Times says last Friday some one entered
room in Mrs. s. Nj. Libby's boarding house
in Saco, and stole watch and chain belonging
to lady stopping there.
IN GENERAL.
The following is a list of patents issued tc
Maine inventors under date of Sept 8. 1873
machine; j. r. Beckett, Cushing, street rail.
way; James Call, Richmond, centre board
Joshua Waite, Yarmouth, Car coupling.