The Portland daily press., 1875-08-13
STATE NEWS.
FRANKLIN COUNTY

The Chronicle says young man in Salem by
the name of Carlton, painter by trade took
letter from the post Office few days since
that was directed to a namesake of his, Mrs.
Carlton. in which was draft for $780, to which
he forged her name and sold it to Mr.. Seares
of West Pennington. Officers are in pursuit
but as yet no traces of him have been: ascer-
tanned.
The Franklin mill at Pennington Falls is
now filing q $4,000 order for ex-Goy Shepard
of Washington, d. O.; also building two pat
emit panelng machines to 60 to Germany; be-
sides considerable other important work for the
new post office in New York city.
A Wilton correspondent of the Chronicle
says that it is feared the late wet weather has
proved disastrous to wheat and oats in rusting
the former and causing the latter to lodge.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The Ellsworth American says that George f.
Smart had three of his fingers cut off in the
single machine of Messrs. N. Wiggin & Co.,
last Friday.
The American says that the unfavorable
weather of the past six or eight days has prov
hay. Hundreds of tons in this county have
been damaged froms50 to rs per cent
In several localities in Hancock county we
hear of ravages committed by the army worm
on fields of ripening grain, In few hOus,
acres of wheat, which promised an abundant
ylelu, nave DeeH destroyed.
The Ellsworth American says that some COM
that their potatoes have already been attacked
with rust and show indications of rust.
Mackerel are reported abundant in Union
river bay.
Daniel w. Mcneil has confessed to the rob-
berry of the GOuldsboro' post Office and restored
the money. Nevertheless he is in jail awaiting
jury of his countrymen.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
The Journal says that the people of Farm
ingdale are divided on the tramp question. One
BALI is for shooting them at once, and the other
half for forming vigilance committee, and
taking care of them in some effectual way, as
they did in California few years ago.
The Journal says that Frank Newell, an In
dian, who has been an inmate of the Insane
Hospital at Augusta for several years, escaped
from that institution Wednesday morning, but
was recaptured.
Ehe army worm has made its appearance in
Augusta.
The Belfast Advertiser says that small bal
loon was recently sent up in that city having a
small slip of paper attached, directing the find.
er to return it to the address given. 1t was
picked up on the shore of Echo Lake, Mount
Desert, the day after it was set loose there, and
the sender promptly notified.
The Belfast Age says that ''Granite Boy"
who made 2.344 in the races Monday, was used
last winter in hauling lime from the Point to
that city, and was never considered mucI of a
trotter, though good horse.
The citizens of Brooks are making great pre-
parations for the reunion of the old 4th Maine
on the 18th and 18th inst.
YORK COUNTY.
The Odd Fellows of Springvale and Milton
Mills, N. H., made an excursion to Square
Pond in Shapleigh Wednesday, 18th. Two
thousand people were present. There was dane
ing, boat racing, and dinner was spread on a
table 400 feet long.
1t seems that Mr.. George H. West, late Jan.
itor of the City Building of Biddeford, is not a
defaulter as has been stated by an Argus cor
respondent. Mr.. West has paid the city all
that was due.
The Bddeford Times says that William A.
Worcester, ESQ.,, has purchased the balance of
the Island Ledge property at Wells Beach. He
is now the sole owner of the Island Ledge
House, the most magnificent sea shore house
on the coast Of Maine, and will hereafter have
sole charge of the establishment.
On Monday, David Stringer, sailor f.om
the U. S. sloop Kansas, at the navy yard, COM
planned to the police of having been robbed of
$40 by three men, who attacked him on Mobiles
Island. knocked him down and rifed his pock-
cts OF their contents The thieves were arrest
ed by the City Marshal of Portsmouth, and
bound over in the sum of $1,000. They gave
their names as John Wright, Thomas COtter
and William Neal.