The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-04-10
STATE NEWS.

FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Mrs. Thomas Hunter of Pennington, broke
the hip bone of her right leg last week by fall
ing upon the ice.
Davis Moody of Pennington, while throw
ing some water from saloon car last SATURDAY.
was struck by bridge over which the train
was passing, aud had one of his arms badly
broken.
Leander Daggett of New VINEYARD. has CON-
tracted to furnish Massachusetts parties with
100000 feet of hard wood lumber, to be manu-
featured by him into saw-horses.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Ellsworth has abolished its city liquor aeen-
cy.
Franklin has voted to build anew town house
at an setimated cost of $4,000.
The Selectmen of Orland propose to do away
with the liquor agency through the influence Of
the outside pressure brought to bear upon them.
Tue City Councii Of Ellsworth appropriate
$21, 2lO for the current expenses of the year.
Leander Partridge has received the appoint
ment OF Lighthouse Keeper at Orland. Col
lector hopkins has recommended the appoint
n emit OF Mrs. Melissa Holden as keeper of the
light at Deer Island thoroughfare in place of
her late husband, Samuel E. Holden.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The Home Journal reports that liquor in con-
siderable quantities was seized from store in
Gardiner, ran by two Kennistons and after
WARDS much larger lot was found in the "oo0-
shed of their father.
In religious meeting in Augusta, the destl-
tuition OF sick family vas reported, where :
upon Frank o. Bond, a miller, hired man to
take his place in the mill fer two days, and by
his solicitations secured $3.50 for the needy fam
lily. q
The Journal says that an Augusta clergy
man, Wednesday, visited many places in that
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earnestly entreated the proprietors to stop the
business. The clerical gentleman was courte-
ousy received
PENoBsCoT COUNTY
The town authorities of X ngman think the
State appropriation of $1,000 to aid in the con-
struction of bridge across the Mattawamkeag
at that place, is not large enough to warrant
the town in beginning the work.
Charles Harris of Springfield, while at work
for s. FL. Clay, hauling bark from Pleasant lake
to Scraggy lake, was struck on the ankle by a
horse, and his leg was broken SO badly that the
bones protruded through the flesh.
The Bangor Wing says the prospect for driy-
ing logs from the small streams looks discourag
ing. The rivers are as low as often during
summer drouths; the swamps have little water
in them, the ground seems dry, and there is
hardly any snow to melt, while logs are lying
far up on streams that never have much water
in them, except when the snow is melting and
Immediately after heavy rains.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Monday night last the saw and single mill
of Ii. Burril' q Sou at PishOn's Ferry, was de-
stroyed by fire. Loss about $1,000; insured.
WALDO COUNTY.
Northern Light Grange, with forty members,
has been formed in Winterport.
The Belfast Journal says the Brooks Cheese
Factory Association after having bought lot,
laid foundation, ding well, and. got much
material on hand, last week voted to stop ope-
ratiOns and disband.
A cheese factory has been organized by the
citizens of jackson.
The Age says there is considerable interest in
the Temperance reform in Belfast Sunday
evening Mr.. Murphy of Portland, gave a stir
ring address in Hayford Hall to a large audi
ence, and Monday evening there was a meeting
at the vestry of the Methodist church.
1t is proposed to stock the Marsh river in
Brooks and its tributaries with land locked
salmon. black bass and snlelts.
YORK COv,rnv
A fisherman named Tetherly, belonging in
Eliot. fell overheard at the Spring Market in
Portsmouth, Monday, and was SO severely in
body is paralyzed, and the chances are that he
will not live long.
Our WATERFORD correspondent says B. f.
Gowen of WATERFORD, while at work loading
cars, in attempting to shackle two together lost
the two middle fingers on the right hand at the
first joints, by being caught between the draw
irons.
A barn belonging to Joseph Lttleield, Sd,
was destroyed by fire at Wells beach Sunday
evening The fire is supposed to have been the
work of an incendiary.