The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-14
STATE NEWS.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.

AROOSTOOK COUNTY.
Mr. E. G. Pray of Houlton, had nine sheep
killed and two others badly mangled by dogs a
few nights since.
Mr.. L. B. Smart Of Whitney Ridge, recently
caught three Canadian lynxes in one trap, and
all in one day.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
A lodge of the Knights of Pythias is soon to
be organized in Bridgton.
Bridgton, was badly injured by being thrown
out of a sleigh last Wednesday.
Capt Enoch Knight is to deliver his lecture,
''The Story of the State of Maine," at Gibbs
Hall, in Bridgtou, next Wednesday evening
KENNBBEU COUNTY.
Two inmates of the Augusta Jail-John
Stevens of Portland, committed for stealing
money in Gardiner, and one Samuel Holton-
escaped from the institution few nights since.
Mr.. E. F. Hunt, one of the most respected
citizens of Hallowell, died suddenly last We'd
nesday.
OXFORD COUNTY
The Register says the house occupied by Chas.
Thomas, in Greenwood, was consumed by fire
Wednesday forenoon, Feb. 18th. The house
was owned by Daniel Young of West Paris.
The Register says two horses died in the vi
Guilty of Buckfield last week. One of them
died of lung fever; the other of distemper re-
sembling the epizOotic in its most malignant
form.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing says that young bauk-
rupt of that city, who numbers among his vic
tins nearly every printer and hotel proprietor
between st. John and Boston, manages to dash
around with a fast horse every pleasant after
noon, While the parties whom he has swindled
are plodding along on foot.
The third trial of Elbridge W. Reed, for the
murder of John Ray at Midway, will be defer
red till the last of the present term of the s. J..
Court, owing to the engagement of Attorney
General Plaisted in the Lowell murder case at
Lewiston.
The Legislative Committee with other men,
bers, visited the State College at Orono on Fri
day.
The total loss by the fire in Bangor, which
destroyed the r. & N. A. Railway block, was
$14 800; insurance $11 ,00O
SOMERSET COUNTY.
At the annual meeting of the Somerset Cen
trail Agricultural Society, held on Saturday,
Feb. 7th, the following officers were chosen for
the ensuing year: Hon. Abner Coburn, Presi.
dent; b. 9. Burlegh, w. D. Hayden, Vice
Presidents; w. B. Snow. Treasurer; W. 7.
Symons, Secretary; David Horn, John Weston,
Warren Russell, Trustees.
MI. Isaac Rowell of Madison, while at work
in his wood lot Saturday, Jan. 31st got badly
hurt by limb striking him on the head, knock
ing him down and breaking his skull He liv.
ed few days in an insensible state, but died
on Wednesday, Feb. 4th.
YORK COUNTY.
The Postmaster General has appointed David
Chick to be Postmaster at Wells Beach.
Burleigh Taylor and Mrs. Susan Littlefield of
North Berwick, have been bound over tn the
May term of court on charge of adultery.
The number of arrests made in Biddeford for
eleven months, up to Jan. 31st, was 335. of
which III was for intoxication and ITO for yio-
lation of the liquor law. Wv
Col. William Thompson has in his ward in
kennebunkport a ship of 225O tons burthen.
ready to launch. She is the largest vessel ever
built in this county, and by some Claimed to be
the largest in the State