The Portland daily press., 1873-04-04
STATE NEWS.
ANnRoscoGaIN COUNTY.

ANDnooCONuAN SoONIxs
Judge Walton has given an opinion that, or
dinarily, one jury is sufficient at court term,
and, consequently, at the approaching session
OF the 3. j. Court at Auburn there will be only
twenty jurors summoned.
FRANKLIN COUNTY
A snow slide from the roof of the passenger
depot of the Maine Central Railroad in Farm
ington, Monday afternoon, shaved one of the
chimneys snug to the shingles
Chcsterville is talking of erecting new town
house, and of establishing free High School
Mrs Charles p Landers of KingHeld, at
tempted suicide March 23d, by taking arsenic,
but failed to accomplish her design. and Tues
day following she took IL grains Of morphine
Medical aid saved her life.
The Wilton Cheese Factory Company have
contracted for the erection of building which
is to be finished by the first of June.
Notwithstanding the deep snow, more than
the usual amount of lumber has been cut on
Dead river this season.
Pennington is endeavoring to get up cornet
band.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The Ellsworth American in speaking of the
city election says, "There were local questions
not affecting political preferences that moved
certain good Republicans to vote and work for
the success of the ticket that has been elected"
Hancock County Savings Bank has been or
en- President, and Charles c. Burrill Treasurer.
Franklin votes 5000 for High School. Ma
riaville raises $3.50.
On the 28th ult., Mrs. Perry Grendall of
Bluehill, was in Orland doing some trading; as
as she was going from one store to another, she
slipped down and broke both bones in her leg,
near the ankle
On Monday Surry voted per cent of it's val
uation in aid of the Shore Line road; the route
being from Ellsworth to Bucksport.
KENNEBEc COUNTY
Speaker Blame has advertised that the cadet
ship at his disposal will be open to competition
for all suitable persons. This is the way to dis
pose of the places.
The Adjutant General has advertised for SEQ
uniforms.
The Journal says that j. P. Moore of Gard
liner, was badly hurt in the face Friday, while
working in planning mill by chisel flying off
and hitting him.
Gardiner taxes dogs 81 each.
Three were twelve deaths in Augusta during
the month of March,
The Rev. George F. Pentecost of Boston, de-
lvers the Grafton before the literary societies of
Colby University at the coming commence
ment.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Wing learns from President Allen that
by vote of the trustees the standard for ad-
mission to the Freshman Glass of the Maine
State College of Agriculture and the Mechanic
Arts has been raised, so that candidates will be
examined in five books of plane geometry, in
addition to the grammar, geography, arithme-
tic and algebra formerly required.
We learn from Prof. Fernald of the Agrcul-
tural College, that the snow fall since Nov 1,
1872, has been 10 feet 81 inches 81 foot II in
ches more than during the same time last year.
YORK COUNTY.
lPress Correspordencs.l
The City Marshals of Saco and Biddeford
tired of searching the liquor shop of G.. A.
day at ten o'clock, raided upon dwelling house
on Springs Island, occupied by an assistant of
said Sleeper, where they captured three full
barrels of -whiskey, and removed the same for
further process