The Portland daily press., 1873-02-22
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.


(Press Correspondence
The Freeport Amateur Dramatic Association
gave an entertainment on Thursday evening
the Goth inst, in the Town Hall in aid of the
social library. The programme consisting of the
drama "Among the Breakers" and the force
'sMy Turn Next" was brought out in man
ner credtable to professionals, Messrs. +. w
Parker and d. Fl. Soule being especially deserv.
ing of mention The hall was well filled and
the association richly deserve the liberal nat.
ronage which it received, r'''
The Bridgton News saws that as Mr. Jason
Herrlck, sou OF Mr.. M. D. Herrick, of the Hio
neighbOrhood, was cooking a musket. the other
day, it went off and a portion of the charge
passed through the vizor of his cap, but fortI-
nately without the slightest injury to the head
OF the astonished sportsman.
KENNEBEC COUNTY
The Augusta Journal says that Hon. j. j,
Eveleth, who has for the past two years SO ac-
ceptably filled the Office Of Mayor Of Augusta.
will not be candidate for reelection.
The Kennebec county docket contains eight
hundred cases that are to come before the Su-
preme Judicial Court Most of the counties in
the state have for years had printed docket,
and hennebec now follows suit.
The kennebec journal learns that Mrs. F. s
Getchell who has been connected with tbe Tit
erary Companion from its start, has withdrawn
from the editorship OF that paper, and contem-
f~ ~ASSA"AJ P"POA III 116WlSUOQ. e
The Kennebec Journal saws that our Ranro-
sentative, Mr.. Thomas, had large audience to
hear his lecture in the hall of the Honsa Thurs,
day evening, which it compares with some of
Bayard Taylors best efforts '''''o VI
KNOX COUNTY. se
The Rockland shoe factory EMPLOYS two HIM.
dred and fifty hands. -'''i
Osgood Hart of Tenants Harbor. aped 10
arank q large quantity of bad whiskey at a
spree, a1ter which ne became stupefied and died
under its influence Saturday, the 18th. =
Coy Washburn lectures at Rockland Tuesday
evening. 'a -
OXFORD COUNTY
The wife of Judge A. H. Walker of Iov-
ell, Oxford county, died on Sumo ay. Feb 1Stl,
after painful illness of more than five wears
A grand trial of speed on the ice will take
place at Bryant's Pond on Wednesday and
Thursday, March 9TH and 9th, under the direc-
ton of e. c. Allen &, Co., the well known nro-
prietors of the Bryant's Pond House.
PIscATAoUIs COUNTY. ~ 90
The Supreme Court will commence its Febru
airy session next Tuesday Judge Kent will
preside.
The Piscataquis Observer says the most prom
ising colt in the county is said to be "Box
owned by Ira Palmer, who has recently refused
an offer of $1,000 for him.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The County Commissioners have secured the
plan of the Skowhegan Court House which ex-
Gov. Coburn is to build. The building is to 90
up this season and will be grand one. The
dimensions of the structure outside will be 76
by 50 feet. The walls are fifty feet high, two
stories, and with basement. The building is
intended to be of brick and granite, surmount-
ed by a hip roof, converging in lofty dome
belfry, whose summit will be 12S feet from the
street. sa- e~ - RsTH
The Reporter has the following bean item:
Timothy Eaton of Athens, raised the last sea-
son "a bushels of beans; Benet Eaton of Scion,
raised Al bushels; Eastman Hathorn of Athens,
raised "a bushels; VIM Wentworth of Athens
raised 80 bushels; A. B. Eaton of Cornville,
raised 80 bushels.