The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-06-16
STATE NEWS.
ANpRoscoearN COUNTY.

The hearing in the injunction case on the
Lewiston & Auburn Railroad occurred at Lewis
ton last Friday. Nathan Webb of Portland,
A. Libby of Augusta and Messis. Frye & Cot
ton of Lewiston, appeared for the petitioners,
John Rand of Portland, City Solicitor Cornish
and Judge Morrill, appeared for the city. Judge
Danforth reserved his decision.
Eighteen hundred children belonging to the
public schools of Lewiston, held a floral festi-
val last Friday.
And now the careless boys have begun to
lodge stray bullets in the houses at Lewiston.
The Journal says that member of the firm
of Jay Cooke & Co., of New York, sold TO a
single party in this State last week, Northern
Pacific bonds TO the amount Of $150,000.
Lewiston has doctor who drives curious ur-
chins from his Office, and blue jays from his
martin roost, by means of electricity. The wires
are laid on the floor of his offics, and along the
ridge pole of the martin house. 1t is amusing
to witness an operation
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
Samuel Morrison of Linneus, trotted horse
from Houlton to Lnneus Corner, 1-3 miles
in 2Sa minutes on Wednesday last. 1t was
done on wager
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The new hall of the Dirige Lodge of Masons
at China, was dedicated last Thursday. Large
delegations from neighboring towns were pres
ent. Rev. c. G. Mason, Grand Chaplain, de-
livered the ora ion. His subject was sThe
love of that which is ours A selfish love is
inherent in man, we love those things which
are in our possession We dislike those who dis
the Grafton was TO show that if man of the
masonic order feels that he has the best wife,
the brightest, prettest children, the fastest
horse, the clevereSt dog, the most convenient
and tasteful home, the soundest opinions in re-
ligion and politics, it will be the pleasure of
the Order to confirm him therein, and in every
thing else in nature and art, which he has in his
judgment and taste selected to meet the pecul-
lar traits of his nature,
White perch are caught in abundance above
the dam at Augusta. This is an unusual oc.
currence.
o: Prescott of Augusta, was severely jam
med a few days since by a horse backing
wagon against him.
The semi annual meeting of the Board of
Trustees of the Insane Hospital met at that in
stitution last Thursday and Friday. Miss Dr.
Meseryey was continued as assistant physi-
clan. There was found to be a cash balance on
hand of $4,000.
half mile track for the exercise of his own
colts.
The body of the son of f. Haskell of Vas
salboro' who was recently drowned, was recov-
cred June I'd.
Improvements in the saw mills at Vassalboro
are going on, so says the Journal.
A man named Damren, has been arrested at
Belgrade for burglarizing the dwelling of j.
Hallett of the same town.
The Knickerbocker Ice Company are empty
ing their ice houses on the Kennebec.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
A new granite quarry has been opened at
Birch Point by Ira Sturgis
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The South New burg Cheese Factory is in
successful opeIation
The gauge of the E. & N. A, Railroad is be-
ing narrowed to four feet eight and a half
inches.
Bangor has appropriated 5000 for the Fourth.
The citizens contribute an equal amount.
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
EFT Monroe of Foxcroft has a horse that
trots in 2:2S.
Press Correspondence.
A young man named Macomber of Park
man, fell through stable scuttle June 9Th and
was taken up insensible.
Our people are busy intending their ways"
at l24 cents an hour.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
G. ID. Lawrence of Fairfield sends walnut
door to the Hospital Fair.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
O.. Aaso wednesday, MI simpson OF tne uru VI
Simpson & Clapp of New York, was thrown
from carriage in Machias and killed
Grave fears are entertained for the grass
crop in this county
l. Vance of Barring is one hundred and two
years old,
Inere was last week a slight breeze in dis
trict school at Prescott The teacher. who was
an; aIy, corrected girl, and the parents of the
s,var ofought the teacher before Justice to an
swer ior 1t. The teacher was exonerated.
dan ios Gapt. or the steamer NJ. E. Shaw, one
tor i9 i week saw upon the surface of the wa
@iren a,ge . nsh apparently dying. Chase was
month u s,, 'lie hsh captured. 1t had in its
stuck in t suoker three feet long, which was
SWIM IN the throat of the togue.
Ia,''is Is to have yacht race soon.
mort td diaI Irench, a prominent citizen of East
p'i' u'eo suddenly last Sunday
YORK COUNTY.
a nar q ID; Z. Cutter of Biddeford are to erect
NJ" ooal mouse of 1000 Consequently.
600 of ooa q Co.. of York, expect to turn out
''Voo'ooo bricks the present season.
IN n,usery IS waking up to the Importance of
Eo..nn, W, az shipping port now that the
town. oh 10 10 strike the
hittery is TO have a new s., 900 school-house.
:. s Saco mas wen known crazy man named
Jim who, armed with an axe. attemntoJ 10
kill Major Willets last Thursday. 9fim,s''
mother was the only one in the crowd that
dared to handle him. He is still at large.
IN GENERAL.
The State Pathological Society have issued
a pamphlet containing the Bylaws and pro-
ceedings of the society.
Gen Butler received $1,000 fee for his plea
at Augusta recently.