The Portland daily press., 1874-05-08
STATE NEWS.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.

sara ~ FRANKLIN COUNTY.
A Grange Of Patrons of Husbandry has beer
organized at Chestervlle
In some parts of Franklia county the sleigh
ing on Monday, May 4th, was better than the
average throughout the winter.
Mrs. A. M. Scales of Temple, lost horse
last week by its getting hung by the halter in
the stall. ---S --z..s.'-ss
The slate quarry of Messrs. Abbott, Belcher
and some of the finest specimens of slate pro
ducee IN this county have been tsken from it.
Ft9 KENNEBEc COUNTY o-rt 10
A fire in Pittston Monday, spread over sever
al acres OF land of the Kennebec Lumber and
Land Co. -
And now it is Mrs Betsey Hobbs of Clinton.
81 years old who eDurlng the past eighteen
months with the assistance of her daughter,
has made between 800 a'd INN nairs of pants,
besides doing the mort 1sosusxily falli ar upon
farmers wife" Mex
Press Correspondence ie' .
A Frenchman named Goodhue fell 35 feet
from Smith & Meoders mill in w aterville and
struck on ledge. He was taken up insensible,
but resumed his work in two hours, saying he
had lost all the time he could afford to.
Marshall G. Percival, Treasurer of Water
vile Savings Bank, has purchased the book
store Of Chas. K. Mathews in Waterville and
effect as soon as his successor is elected MI.
Mathew retlres from business on account of
health.
i, KNOX COUNTY.
Edward Halves of Union, fell from barn
scaffold, Sunday, and was badly injured.
The contract of VIM. H Glover & Co., for
$50, 524, to build the new Rockland court house
has been accepted. a,
Mr.. Jacob Goldsmith of Rockport, lost a
valuable horse in rather singular manner
Wednesday. While being harnessed the horse
ran out of the barn and stepping on his halter
brought his head suddenly around in contact
with tree breaking his neck and expiring al
most instantly.
FENoBscoT COUNTY
Henry M. Getchell of Carmel while in the
weeds tuesday morning, was attacked with a
partial shock of of paralysis and was not dis
covered until late in the evening. He is recov-
ering.
The Bangor Wing says the temperance cause
must be advancing-for q lad in one of our
primary schools having refused to spell cider
was called to the desk to explain, when he said
he had signed the pledge.
WALDO COUNTY.
In the S. J. Court at Belfast, Wednesday the
session closed after resolutions of respect for
the late Senator e. X. Boyle.
:. Billiard saloons in Belfast have been refused
ilcenses, In consequence of petitions against
them from the ladies' No innholders applied
for licences.
At the recent term of the s. J. Court in this
county, four divorces were granted.
There is to be steam communica ton between
beiiast, oearsport, Wlnterport and other towns
on the bay and river and Carvers harbor the
present season.
The young man, Maddocks, of Searsmont.
who accidentally shot himself in the abdomen.
while Gaping pistol, two weeks ago. has
since died. p
The Wing states that James R. Murch, esq.
of Belfast, has not had shock of paralysis
but has been confined to his house by slight
illness, and is recovering.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
the stock of logs on Machias ri Jer available
to the mills are limited. Heavy rains are need
ed to enable river drivers to start the new logs
The house, shed and barn. together with a
valuable two years old colt, a COW, farming
utensils and furniture belonging to Lewis Nor
ton of Addison, were burned the morning of
April 18th, supposed to have caught from
ashes in the she'd Loss estimat el at $780, no
insurance.
YORK COUNTY.
. At the Probate Court held in Biddeford
tuesday, Judge Hobbs denied the probate of
tne Will or Nathaniel Cate of Eliot. 1t is said
Two OF the witnesses to the will testified that
the VIII was notsigned by the testator in their
presence but that they were requested to wit
ness the wi viii by the other witnesses. The
would be taken from this decision to tho aps nA
preme Court y" VIC
During the progress of discussion in tho
city council of Saco Monday EVENING on an . nr,
der providing for the improvement Of . carto;r
piece Of property, one Of the Aldermen re-
man was dead and the woman had run awa W."
The new sloop of war being constructed nv
contract at the Kittery Navy yard, will he
ready for launching in about three weeks.