The Portland daily press., 1873-11-21
STATE NEWS.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.

FRANKLIN COUNTY
Pennington has had series of lectures on
physognomy.
The Chronicle says Mrs. Rufus Brett of
Pennington, who for some time past has been
aft with the disease termed dry mortifica-
ton, which started in her foot and commenced
making its way to her body, submitted to the
ampntation of her leg at the knee joint last
Friday. The operation was succe ssfully per-
formed by Dr. Green of Portland, assisted nv
Drs. Seavey and Lnscott of Pennington.
A correspondent OF the Chronicle writes that
Mr.. John G. Ames, formerly of Pennington, is
carrying on hoop manufacturing on quite a
large scale at South Dover.
The annual meeting of the Farmers Club
will be held the 22d inst in Strong.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
On Saturday young man at the Falls had
his nose broken by the hammer of a pistol
blowing back and hitting it, says the Ellsworth
American.
Ellsworth has held meeting to discuss the
question of setting off portion of the north
ern and western part of the city for the purpose
of forming new town. A large majority
were in favor of the separation.
The fall term of the Normal School at Gas.
tine finished Wednesday.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
A meeting of the directors of the Maine
Poultry Association was held in Augusta YES
terday.
A Good Templars Lodge has been organized
at Vassa thorough, much to the disgust of a
certain railroad conductor, who can't find- any
one to drink with him.
The teachers and pnpils of the Gardiner High
School are going to issue monthly paper to be
called the Asteroid.
The mills of the Kennebec Land and Lum
Der CompaLy in Augusta and Pittston. have
closed operations for the season.
KNOX Comfy.
A meeting has been hel6 in Rockland to ar
range plan to rais e funds for the relief of the
poor during the coming winter
A stranger who had been indulgng in deer
dissipation for some days in ROckland, was
taken violently i'll in saloon on Saturday fore
noon, and died in a short time.
The barn Of Joseph Ulmer of Appleton, con
tanning twelve tons of hay, was burned last
Saturday. 1t was insured. 2
Mr. James Wright, engineer of steamer City
of Rockla ID, No. l, has been presented by the
officers and members with with a handsome
ebony cane, as testimonial of the esteem in
which he is held
PENoBsCoT COUNTY
The wife of Nathaniel French, ESQ of Au-
burn, a former resident of Bangor, died sud
denly Tuesday night at Troy, N Y, where she
was visiting. Her remains are to be brought to
A lady was Knocked down and quite seriously
injured by two boys coasting on heavy sled
in Bangor, Wednesday evening.
Mr. Samuel F. Cobb was knocked down by a
runaway horse in Bangor, Wednesday after
noon. A painful wound was cut in his
forehead, and he was also severely injured in
the chest. 1t is hoped his injuries will not
prove serious.
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
press Correspondence
The President and Directors of the Wiscasset
and Moosehead Lake railroad company have
been traversing the line of the contem plated
road, and President ingalls, and Directors Len
OK and Lacy addressed the citizens of Park
man on the 18th inst. They had, previously,
addressed public meetings in other towns along
the line, and have produced considerable en-
thusiasm in favor of the road. President In
gals is an uncOmmOnly lucid, candid and per-
suasive public speaker. and if the road fails it
will be no fault of his.
The fifth snow storm Of the season COM
meuced Monday evening.
The trial of the action, town of Pa1kman VS..
the Sangerville Manufacturing Company, for
flowing out the Harlow bridge, was to COM
mence to-day d8Ih,) but such is the snow
storm that parties are not likely to reach the
place Of reference. Over so witnesses are sum.
moned. Hudson for plaintiff; Crosby for de-
pendants. s.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Machas Union speaks hopefully of the
prospect for the coming winter. 1t says the
hay crop of the past season was never equall-d
IN Washington county, the potato crop is fair,
ana the average amount of numbering will be
done this winter.
IN GENERAL.
There will be meeting of the Inspectors of
the Maine State Prison, at the prison, on the
first week in December, to take the annual &C.
count of stock. All the goods manufactured
at the prison the past year have had ready
sale