The Portland daily press., 1873-12-25
STATE NEWS.
AROosroOK COUNTY.

AROosTOOK COUNTY.
| The North Star says that James and Eben
| Thssell who are numbering on Chamberlain
Lake, had three of their horses drowned last
and fearing the ice would give way they drove
smartly; but the ice gave way and the horses,
sled and all went entirely under the ice out of
sight, the men just making out to escape. .sezS
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
A man named Howard Brackley, who was
committed to Jail in Pennington Monday even
| ing, committed suicide by hanging himself with
a towel to the bed post. He was dead when
found by Jailor Norcross Tuesday morning.
PENoBsooT COUNTY.
Mr.. A. G. Spratt of Hermon, gives notice IN
the Wing that he will cause to be prosecuted
to the full extent of the law, any person or per-
sons who may give or sell to him any intoxi-
cants, either spirits, wine, ale, beer or cider.
In Patten there are three brothers who have
ried their brothers-in laws sisters Rather
mixed up mess to determi ne the exact relation
Of the children to each other.
The Wing says Martha HarvelI, an insane
woman, drowned herself in stream at South
Newbnrgh short time since. Her home was
it is not exactly known where, nor is it known
if she had relatives and friends where she for
merly lived. There was only about two feet of
water where she drowned herself, and she de-
face until death ensued
ers at Kenduskeag, and considerable quantity
OF benzine was confiscated.
SOMERSET COUNTY
At the adjourned meeting of the West Som
erset Agricultural Society last Saturday week.
Farmers Club was formed. The matter of a
cheese factory in the vicinity of Arson is talk
ed Of
The Franklin Land Company, which was
chartered by heiLegslature last winter is cut
ting large amount of lumber from Jerusalem
Township this winter, which will be run down
the Carrabasset stream through Kingfeld, New
Portland and North Arson into the Kennebec
river.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Judge Peters is expected to hold the Court
| ~ 9th.
!. w. Lang proposes to establish printing
Office and publish paper in Cherryfield if suffi-
Gent encouragement is afforded him.
YORK COUNTY.
Our Sp-ingvale correspondent writes: Sheriff
Warren of Alfred, with the assistance of a
deputy, made raid on the places where H.
quors we're sold IN Springvsle, on Tuesday, and
succeeded in confscating several small quanti-
ties. So much more business for the wholesale
trade!
IN GENERAL.
George N. Andrews has been appointed Post
master at Monmouth vice G.. L. Owen, resign
ed; Eugene Simpson to he Postmaster at Sulli-
van, vice George N. Dunbar, declined.
A call has been issued for a convention of
Maine dairymen to organize State AssocIa-
ton The time and place are not stated, but it
will probably be held at Augusta some time in
January or February.
The Executive Committee of State the Sum
day School Association have decided to apply to
the Legislature for an act of Incorporation
young man going home to spend the holt
DAYS in the Provinces, invested all his money
in three-card monte on the Maine Central train
Monday afternoon. He was given lodgings at
the Bangor House, and Tuesday morning re-
sumed his journey with moth ng in his poe ket
except his through ticket