The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-08-13
FRANKLIN COUNTY.


The potato bug is doing considerable damage
IN some parts of Franklin county, but still the
| prospects are favorable foT good crop. Fruit
| Will be nearly failure and corn not much bet
| ter. Grain promises WELL Berries of most
| kinds are abundant.
Farm labor is scarce and high.
The cheese factories, which are becoming
rather numerous, ARE doing thriving business,
! some OF them using from two to four thousand
| pounds of milk per day.
But little is said upon the subject of politics.
out the state administration is pretty generally
ENDORSED ana the re election of Gov. Dingley
| considered sure thing.
| The temperance cause is receiving consider
able attention, and the state of morals and re-
| ligion steadily advancing.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
| The fifth district Democratic convention will
DO held at Ellsworth on the 18th inst.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
Hon. A. W. Paine of Bangor appeared be-
fore the Land Agent, Tuesday, in regard to
the land granted the Maine Wesleyan Semin-
airy. The state granted to that institution
lands equal to two townships, and the question
now IS whether the grant has been exhausted.
1t is not yet settled.
In reference to the sale of public lands. to
take place shortly, the Governor and Council
decide to sell the interest of the state in COM
mon, and let the purchasers bear the expense
Of locating.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Frank L. Mason of Kezar Falls, shot
hedgehog last week which weighed Isl lbs.
AT citizens meeting held in Hebron. Mon
day night, Aug Sd, to consult in regard to the
interests of Hebron Academy $1,000 were
pledged towards securing the Colby endow.
ment.
The Monitor mills, owned by Jamer Harper.
in the town of Welchvle, were totally de-
stroyed by fire last Thursday night. Mr. Har-
per had just laidsin large stock of new supe-
rol Wool and valuable dye stuff, nearly all of
when was consumed. The loss by the fire is
estimated at $4,000, only small portion of
which was covered by insurance.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY
Captain Wallace Jordan of Bangor was
thrown from his carriage, Tuesday, and had his
leg broken.
Mr.. Darling of Lowell. recently went on n
bear hunt and succeeded in killing two Of those
animals.
The twenty'sixth annual session of the Pc
noDScot Musical Association will be held in
Bangor, Oct. 10th to 23d, under the efficient
direction OF Prof George f. Root of Chicago.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
The dwelling houses of Mrs. Rachel Clark
and Mr. Winfield Allen in Richmond were en- |
tered by burglars last Friday afternoon, and
large number of articles, snch as rings, wallets.
and watch stoien The neghbors saw the !
tl
were friends of the family.
WALDO COUNTY.
Mr. f. A. Gashee Of Appleton was carried |
over the mill dam at that place, Monday. hut |
by desperate swimming escaped unframed
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
A. G. Benner, now in Jail at Machas. under |
conviction of arson, made a bold attempt to
break out, Friday afternoon last He had
sawed Off two iron bars over the window of
the cell. Another prisoner by the name of
ODonnel had sawed off two bars of his cell
and was evidently in league with Benner.
Saws, files, Sc, were found in their possession.
They were discovered before they had time to
accomplish their purpose.
Mr.. Abraham Nash. at Columbia. met with
a shocking accident August 8 He had flashed
grinding scythe. The grndstone was ON the
second floor of the wood shed and near it was a
hole three or four feet in diameter each wav.
and over this hole single board of less than
a foot in width had been placed. Mr. n stem
ped on this board which broke and lei him
through to the floor below, a distance of seven
feet. The scythe caught across one corner of |
,he hole and his left arm caught across the
'cythe in the aeshy part below the elbow, cut
ing quite around the arm and seyering the
principal arteries.
YORK COUNTY.
Daniel Cook of Eliot, was so badly Injured
y moving machine a few days sincs that
is believed he cannot recover.
The "Barnum" balloon landed near Eliot.
esterday morning. The occupants took break
asst and again assembled.