The Portland daily press., 1873-03-24
STATE NEWS.
ANpRoscoGarN COUNTY

ANDRosCoGaIN COUNTY.
| The Lewiston Journal says: As a crumb of
comfort in view of the severe storms of the pres
| ent year, gentleman tells US that in 1852 q
years ago ago, on the 10th of April, the snow
was four feet deep in the woods at Turner
The Lewiston Journal says that the grocers
in that town who were sued by the owners of
the Sanford refrigerator patent, have practical
ly beaten the par:eis in court
34 ARoosToGK COUNTY
The town of Lynden has has voted $50 for a
free high school.
The North Star says little girl, daughter of
Mr.. Daigle, just across the river from Fort
Kent, had her right arm torn off the other day
in threshing machine.
The Patten stage had not reached Fort Kent
for two weeks when last heard from.
1t is understood, says the Times, that Col
lector Vandlne is to appoint as Deputy Collec-
tors, s. +. Berry and Asa Davis at Houlton
and George 81. Smith at Van Buren,. Davis
fought nit Greeley" last year and was a
Democratlc candidate for county Office.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The Bridgton News says that Hon. C. A.
Chaplin of Harrison, is candidate for Rail-
road Commissioner.
The Musical Convention at Bridgton last
week was largely attended considering the
weather.
A. w. Lewis, ESQ.,, of Fryeburg, gave two of
his popular lectures on California, to the people
OF North Bridgton.
John T. Webb, son of Col James Webb of
North BridgtOU, formerly member of the 1st
10th and Both Maine, died Monday of small
pox in st. Louis.
The average attendance at the Bridgton high
school during the winter term was 104; whole
number, l09. H
The Bridgton News announces the death of
Nathan Cleaves, one of the old and highly es-
teemed citizens of that village
HANCOCK COUNTY.
=, The PRESIDENT has appointed Mr. j Edwin
SHERMAN OF Bucksport, all Honorary Com
missioner to the Vienna Exhibition
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Inc WaterVllle Mail gives an account of a
| young man from the rural districts who nndar-
f foHh W s.eai ring at jewellers store but
an officer of the law. The next dsv I ba ~, VI
thrashing in street quarrel and took al S Wv
hush money, just enough to pay for his level.
ry: tie wears gold ring on his finger and
rainbow hued one about his eye.
The Maine Central will give free return
tickets to all who desire to attend the meet;no
of the Pathological Society at Augusta this
week. ''ii'
KNOX COUNTY
The Camden Herald advocates city charter
for that town because it has 1900 voters, and no
hall will hold them.
'Kai Gar" lives in Camden, and opposes
woman suffrage. He is no relation to John
Smith-not with that name.
AT Rockland, the body of Alexander Phil
brook, a man 80 or 40 years of age was found
Saturday forenoon at the flats, close to a wharf
and between little pink-stern schooner (which
he owned) and another vessel He was seen
alive Friday, and it is probable that he fell
overheard and was drowned Friday night, while
m his 1itt1a e. -
broken from her moorings. An inquest will
probably be held.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Messrs. Eve1leth and Weston of Waldoboro'
have in the nursery of their trout breeding es-
Establishment, just out of the village, 44OOO
young trout which have Matched out this spring.
they They have in the stock pond about thousand
o t trout, caught in the streams of that vicini
", some D, of which will weigh two pounds a
piece. They have recently received from the