The Portland daily press., 1874-07-17
STATE NEWS.
FRANKLIN COUNTY

FRANKLIN COUNTY.
A little child was lost in Pennington the 9th
er day, and the whole village turned out TO find
him. After a long search he was accidently
discovered in his little bed fast asleep.
The caterpllars are committing depredations
in the woods in Perkins Plantation. They con-
fine themselves mostly to the birch and poplar
trees. On the west side of Mt. Saddleback
about three acres of woods have been entirely
stripped of leaves by these worms, and they
are eating their way to the summit. In other
sections of the plantations also, the trees look
as though it were midwinter.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
Among the graduates of the Wesleyan Uni
yersity rs A. ?. Dole of Vassaboro.
A little girl by the name Of Gordon, living
in Augusta, was badly bitten by cog, Tues
day.
President Grant has presented Senator Jones
with fifty rustic chairs, made at the Soldiers
Home at Togus.
The commencement concert at Colby Univer-
sity will be given by the Beethoven Quintette
Club of Boston, composed of G. N. Allen, vio-
lin; H. Hendl, violin; c. j. Mullaly, viola; w.
Rietzel, viola and flute; Wull Fries, cello.
KNOX COUNTY.
Union cheese factory produces 1876 pounds of
cheese daily, using 1860 pounds of mil This
IS an average of 81 pounds of milk to a pound
of cheese.
A government station for coast survey has
been erected on Ragged Mountain, Camden, for
the season.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Mr. and Mrs. j. j. Partridge celebrated
their silver wedding at Rumtord Centre, June
10Th, which WAS attended by $50 of the friends
An elegant supper was served in tent near
the house, followed by interesting exercises
PENoBSCoT COUNTY.
Penobscot Democratic convention will be
held at Bangor, Tuesday forenoon, Aug 18th.
The district convention will be held in the af-
terDoon of the same day.
Bangor policemen are making war on I'M
licensed dogs
The Bangor Insurance Company is the only
insurance company of that city that loses by
the Chicago fire, and its losses are only $1,000
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
Samuel ID. Reed, weIl-known citizen of
Phipsburg, died Wednesday, at the age of 70
years.
The body of an unknown boy was found
floating in cove near Woolwich, Wednesday
1t appeared to have been in the water for a
long time. Its clothing corsi. ted of striped
pants, checked shirt with knit undershirt. A
PAIR OF skates were strapped to the boots,
SOMERSET COUNTY.
(Press Correspondence.)
Weather was extremely warm "Wednesday in
Skowhegan. The thermometer stood 50 in the
shade at p. m.
There is to be two days trot here August
4th and 9TH, aud S625 in purses; and the 11th
and Eth at North Arson, with $500 in purses
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
The thirty different streets aud squares of
Dover and Foxcroft, have been named, and
appropriate name boards have been posted on
all of them. The name boards were presented
to the towns by DR.. II. A. Robinson of Fox
croft.
The house of Edwin ireland, esq.,, at Sebec,
was damaged by fire to the amount OF $500 on
ptsny.
WALDO COUNTY.
A new cornet band. with fifteen members,
has been organized in Searsport, under the
lead of VIM. M. Lawrence of Castiue. New
Instruments have been purchased at cost of
$500.
Last week Searsport man gave to boy
liquor enough to make him drunk. A relative
OF the boy gave the scamp a severe horse whip
ping. The whlpper was arraigued on war
rant issued by Judge johnson of Belfast, and
dued Sl6 BY contribution of the citizens
the amount was promptly paid,
Mrs. w. III. Sayward of Thorndike, and an
other lady, was thrown from a carria- g in that
town last Friday, and badly bruised.
The Searsport House, at SearSport was dis
covered on fire Tuesday night, about midnight,
but was saved with the loss of about $1,000
Judge Dickerson has written a dissenting
opinion in the case of the Belfast railroad,
against the town of Unity, which will be in
corporated in the reports.
IN GENERAL.
Grasshoppers are reported to be doing much
damage to growing crops in different sections of
the state.
The rear drive in the Kennebec has passed
North Arson. The water has been high all
along, and an unusually clean drive has been
made