The Portland daily press., 1873-07-25
STATE NEWS.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.

FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Pennington contains $500 inhabitants.
At j. w. Jones' corn packing establishment
in Pennington, ten men are turning out twenty
cans per day for each man. The farmers real
ize about 800 per acre for their corn.
The "Litte Blue school of Pennington cost
100000. The terms are $500 per annum.
The amount of liquor sold at the agency at
Pennington last year was $500.
The barn of A. Parker of Phillips was burnt
Thursday. Insured for $225, so says the
Chronicle.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The barn of j. T. Crippen of Ellsworth, was
bnrnt Friday. Loss $4,000. Insured for the
full amount.
The American has the following One small
dwelling was on fire Tuesday night The fire
companies ruined it with water and the owner
has taken it down. -T
If perseverance will do it, Capt. Jones will
have steamboat to run from Brooksville to
Belfast.
The annual meeting of the Eastern Marble
Company was held at North Deer Isle Wednes-
day July 10th, Martin S. Stetson was elected
President and 2. e. Tucker Treasurer.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
A scientific clam club has recently been Or
ganized at Augusta, composed of prominent
men.
w. H. Merrill of West Gardiner, fell from a
load of hay Tuesday, fracturlng his thigh. r
The Augusta Hotel Association is paying at
present dividend of five dollars on each share
so says the Journal,
A riverman went over the dam at Augusta
on log few days since and lost his hat and
pols. He thinks he could do the feat again
without losing anything.
The water from the new works at Augusta
was let on "Wednesday. Everything worked
like charm.
A party Of young men at Augusta are build
ing steam yacht to cost $500.
The grounds of the Dunn cotton factory at
Waterville have been surveyed. -
press sspondence.)
President Jersey Of Kent's Hill is much bet
ter and is able to -ide fish, &c. Prof. Morse
has charge of the school this year the same as
last.
6r KNOX COUNTY.
young man named Alfred Mahan of Thorn
aston, drowned himself Sunday. The body
was recovered. t-f
Two brothers and two sisters named Dyer'
were weighed at Rockland few DAYS since and
gave total of 955f lbs.
The Cobb Lime Co. have been notified by the
authorities at Thomaston to refrain from throw
ing the core OF lime into the river as it OBJ
structs navigation.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
A son OF Loten Brown of Whitefield fell and
broke his arm Saturday.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY
The most of the strawberries sold at Bangor
come from the Provinces.
The channel of the upper Penobscot river is
to be improved.
Bangor parents mark the name of their
children on tags and tie them about their neck
with string. When they get lost the police
look at the tag and carry them home.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Kennebee river drive reached Fairfield
Tuesday.
There is a big jam of logs at Madison.
The hay crop is coming in finely in this coun-
ty.
WALDO COUNTY.
At Belfast, Friday, H. BraIey was hooked by
a bull and severely injured. His son was also
thrown to the ground with his color bone brok-
en-. The animal was killed.
Horse thieves are visiting Belfast
YORK COUNTY.
Ad old lady named Mason, living about three
miles out of Biddeford, fell down stairs ON
Wednesday, injuring herself quite severely.
She is about 20 years of age