The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-01-16

The annual meeting of the Franklin County
Farmers Association, has been postponed to
Jan. ODD. when it will meet at East Wilton.
The recent freshet did some damage to the
bridges in Phillips and Rangeley.
KENNEBEc COUNTY. =
One A. B. Smith, halling, as he says, from
AroostOOk county, has been arrested in Angus
ia, for selling dangerous and explosive burn
ing fluid.
There were 231 prosecutions in Augusta last
year from March 18th to Dec. 31st, of which
ing. OF the 231 cases 217 were convicted, seven
bound over and seven discharged.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Willard f. Oliver, a prisoner in the Wiscas-
set jail escaped last Tuesday, by locking the
turnkey into a cell which he entered, and then
passing out by the door in which the turnkey
had incautiously left the key. locking the door
and carrying the key off. He was rearrested
the same night at the residence of his brother
in-law, in Georgetown.
e PENoBscoT COUNTY a
In the S. j. Court at Bangor, Henry Marsh
has recovered a verdict of 1923 81 against the
Maine Central Railroad Company for killing
his horse.
A $500 horse, belonging to Thomas Fowler,
dropped dead at Mattawamkeag, few days
since.
At the annual meeting of the North Penob-
scot Agricultural and Horticultural Society at
Lincoln on Tuesday, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: President, Samu-
ell Hall; Vice Presidents, Geo. H, Haskell, w.
B. Pinkham; Secretary. Ell. s. Aver; Treasur-
er and Librarian, VIM. r. Aver; COllector,J. H.
Pickering; Trustees, VIM. r. Hersey, Francis
Crane, Shepard Bean, j. w. Porter, Asa
Smith, A. o. Ingersoll and John Treat.
From twelve to fifteen inches of snow fell
in Bangor on Wednesday, drifting badly
Quite number of logging crews who were
compelled to suspend work in the woods in the
upper part of this county, by the thaw, are pre-
pairing to return and resume operotions.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
Luther Slower of Bath was seriously Injured
last Monday by being thrown from his car
rage.
David B. Richardson, for thirteen years jani-
tor of the Bath custom house, died Wednesday
last
Mr.. Augustus Gaubert of Richmond, dealer
in boots and shoes, and well known in that
town, died very suddedly a few days since. He
had been i'll a few days previous; was sitting in
a chair, and fell to the floor. dead. Enlarge
ment of the heart was the cause,
WALDO COUNTY.
The expenses of the tsial of Cor don, for
murder, atsBelfast foot up about $500.
The Belfast Journal says Nat. Grant, engi-
neer on the Belfast Branch railroad, caught a
partridge one day last week, that flew close to
his cab window as he was passing through q
rocky cut. -.
The grand jury of this county have found q
indictments, 10 of which were for the illegal
sale of liquors.
Mr.. John McCurdy. who was found dead in
Dodge's tannery at Freedom, as mentioned in
the PRESS of Wednesday, was killed by the
discharge of gun 1t seems that leather had
| disappeared from the tannery, and MI. Dodge
| and Mr.. McCurdy had contrived trap to catch
the thief. Mr.. McCurdy had charge of the
shop anu gun, and evidently forgot the trap
laid, and accidently shot and killed himself.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
At the recent term of the S. J. Cont at Ma
chias, seven divorces were decreed
IN GENERAL.
The following nominations were made on
| "Wednesday by the Governor:
| Justices of Perez and Quorum-M. e. d.
| Bailey, Geo. Callahan, Lewiston; John Porter,
| Ludlow; j. P Donworth, Houlton; E. Stack
I pole Monticello; VIM. Moulton, Scarboro; II.
| s. Otis, Windham; j. w. Harmon, Cape
Elizabeth; G. J. Abbott, Castlne; VIM. Somer-
| by, Ellsworth; w. II. Vinal, Vinalhaven; Will
mot Lewis, I'd, Boothbay; James McCarty,
| Westport; A. B. Walker. Lowell; Geo. w.
| Smith, Glenburn; J. H. Godfrey, N. N. Fair
banks, Bangor; j. H. Burgess, VIM; Isaac Fl.
Cotton, Bowdoln; VIM. Smith, Columbia; A.
G Buck Robbinston.
Notares Public-Frank w. Parker, Lewiston
| Edwin p, Treat, Frankfort.
Trial Justices-B. L. Staples, B. Bussey, Jr.
Houlton; Oakman F. Glidden, Whitefeld.
10 solemnize marrages-Rev. G.. w. Cotton,
Lipcoln; j. w: johnson, Portland; w. HI.
MCDOWELL, Wells; John Grant, Houlton.
Coroner-L. D. Sawyer, Calais.