The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-06-19
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.


press Correspondence
The annual camp meeting at East Livermore
will commence Monday evening, August oath
and continue one week. A large attendance IS
anticipated.
The farmers in this vicinity are very back
ward in their work owing mainly to the wet
weather, but they are very generally cheerful
and hopeful. aud expect a fruitful season.
Brown and Randall of East Livermore, are
pushing business vigorously; E. N. Berry &
20. are doing good business in groceries and
dry goods, and other departments of business
are prosperous.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
A Grange has been established in Falmouth,
A. y. Field is Master, and A. d. Woodbury..
Secretary.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Some twenty-five tourists have arrived at Bar
Harbor.
Hancock county is to have fair. Time and
place not fixed.
West Brooksvile was visited by pouring
shower OF hailstones Sunday afternoon.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
In connection with the anniversary exercises
OF st GATHERINGS Hall at Augusta next Tues
day and Wednesday, there is to be a summer
meeting OF the Episcopal clergy laity. Bishop
Niles of New Hampshire, who delivers the adj
dress before the young ladies of the Hall, is ex-
pected to be present at the services.
KNOX COUNTY
The Knox & Lincoln Railroad have perfected
an arrangement with Sanfo rd's line of steam
ers to make direct connections from Boston and
the different stations on this road. Monday
wednesday, Thursday and Saturday train
will arrive at Railroad wharf, Rockland, at
lao p. m. Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and
Saturday train will leave Railroad wharf at
GIG p. m.
Schooner Huntress of Lubec, reports at Rock
land the loss overheard of a seaman bv the
name of John o. Donovan of New Bedford.
The officers and directors of the Knox and
Lincoln Musical Association held their annual
meeting in Waldoboro, Saturday forenoon, 18th
inst. arrangements were made to hold the
next session of the association in Rockland, the
ia OF September, to obtain the services of Mr..
Carl Aerrahn, as conductor, Mr.. T. p Ryder as
assistant conductor and pianist, Miss Clara B.
nichols, soloist, and other eminent talent.
Mrs. Ann Burns of Rockland, tell into va
cant lime kiln in that city Thursday. and sus-
tanned serious injuries.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
press Correspondence
Camp meeting in Arson will commence Mon
day evening" September 18th, and close Satur-
day morning. The ground will be greatly inn
proved from last year, and much larger at
tendance is anticipated. The directors are
sparing no pains to make the meeting a grand
success.
Grass is looking finely and the prospect for
an abundant crop of hay was rarely if ever
more encouraging The season thus far has
been very wet and farmers find it exceedingly
difficult to improve their low lands The pros
pect for fruit is fair. Beef is scarce and COM
mands high price.
YORK COUNTY.
The city clerlc of Saco in looking over some
old petitions for Streets found one dated Aug.
10, 1928, with POI signers, among whom is the
name of Benjamin Simpson and his three sons
Mr.. Simpson was one of the Boston Free
Party" and his three sons lived until about
year ago, and were seen daily in Saco until they
were nearly 80 years of age.
Henry Milliken died in Saco Monday even
ing, aged SO. He never until his last sickness
employed physician. He was an extensive
land owner, and father of the owner of the
Ocean House at Old Orchard