The Portland daily press., 1874-01-23
STATE NEWS.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.

FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Chronicle speaks in high terms of speci-
mems of slate taken from the quarry of A. H.
Abbott, Esq, near that village.
Thre citizens of Pennington will start in
few days to take situations in a gold mining
company in South America.
A North Jay farmer relates his experience
to the Chronicle, in keeping hens. The net
profit of each hen for the year was 81 .35
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing says Mrs. Bennett of We
roma has been partially insane for year and a
send her to the hospital and It Vas TIT Thought she
was harmless, she has been kept at home. On
Tuesday noon she asked her husband to come
and sit beside her, which he did, when she at
tackled him with a razor she had concealed
wound in his groin. She was secursd before
doing any serious harm; but Mr.. Benefits in
juries are dangerous and he lies in critical
condition.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
.'Westville" is suggested by the Chronicle as
the name of West Waterville-provided a
change be made.
The people of China village and vicinity,
which includes part of Albion, are actively in
teresting themselves to obtain funds with which
to repair and fit up the Academy building.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Rockland Free Press hopes our legisla-
tors will proceed cautiously in making changes
in the management of the State Prison.
The salary of the Mayor of Rocklard has
been increased from $500 to $500.
A school master at Owls Head, while cor
recting scholar, was interfered with by some
of the youngsters, who dragged him out of the
house. The school authorities took up the
matter, arrested the boys and had them tried.
They were all fined.
The money orders issued from the Rockland
post Office during the year 1873, amounted to
$126.112,91. The money orders paid at that Of
fee amounted to $25, 1854.
PENoBscor COUNTY.
The annual meeting for the election of Trns-
tees of the State College will be held on We'd
nesday of next week.
Peter Kelleher, an aged man employed
about the Sanford steamer wharves at Bangor,
slipped and fell OF the ice, on Front street.
Wednesday, and fractured his hip.
The Bangor Whig says Slim Jim and con-
federate monteed $25 out of Provincial youth
on the Maine Central train Wednesday after
noon, and the poor fellow on arriving here had
not enough money left to go home with. Three
other persons on the train were victimized, but
grinned and bore it the best they could.
The Whig says a numbering camp on Ripo-
genus stream in township 4, Range Al, owned
by HI. X. Robinson of Brewer, was DESTROYED
by fire Monday forenoon the 18th inst. Moth
ing was saved, the camping tools, bedding,
ana clothes OF the camping crew, and some
destroyed. The fire caught in the dry boughs
forming the roof. The crew being at work
some distance away, did not discover the fire in
time to prevent the destruction of their goods.
Michael Whalen was arrested in Bangor
"Wednesday, for stealing savings bank deposit
book belonging to A. P. Holton. Whalen was
about to draw out the amount of the deposit
$945.75 when he was arrest)d
SOMERSET COUNTY
Thirty-eight certificates of intentions of mar
riage was the number issued by the town clerk
OF Fairfield the past year.
A splendid new locomotive engine has been
placed on the Somerset Railroad
WALDO COUNTY.
The Belfast Age says Sheriff Norton has re-
ceived circular from Governor Dinglev re
quiring him and his deputies to go to watcbine o
rumsellers.
The Age says son of Mr.. Edwin Greeley of
Swanyille. broke his leg while wrestling at
school, Monday, and similar accident han
pened to the horse as he was driven after a
doctor. He fell through the frost in thelroad
and broke his leg and had to be killed,
Belfast Gas Light Company declares an an
nual divident of eight per cent
The boy Larrabee, convicted of firing barn
IN Frankfort, was sentenced to the Reform
school during his minority, or five years in the
States Brison in the alternative,
YORK COUNTY
Our Springvale correspondent writes:-Re-
oentiy an OLD gentleman and his son in Spring
vale were riding on an ox-sledlnear a railroad
crossing where trees obstructed the view in
either direction, and were not aware of the an
preaching of the train, till sled, oxen and occl-
pants were scattered promiscuously on all sides
The sled was broken, the oxen bruised and a.
old gentleman thrown upon bank apparentlv Io
lifeless. The train was Immediately stopned
and the polite conductor hastened to the scene
where the son stood breathless with excite,
ment and quickly inquired if any one was
hurt mo-" blubbered the boy, "there's no.
body hurt, but pas killed." The con ductor
suppressed smile and went to the old gentle.