The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-06-05
STATE NEWS.
ARoosTOoK COUNTY.

The HoultOn Times says that the FONDA ton
of the new Jail house is laid, and work on the
brick walls is progressing. The structure will
be completed in a few weeks.
The Houlton Times says that large area
of ground will be cropped in Aroostook tn is
year. ,.5
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The Bridgton News says there came near
being frightful accident in that town last
Sunday. AS the people were returning from
the baptism, one of the stringers of the bridge
at Harris tannery broke when Isaac Durham s
carriage was on it, and the man with two Ia
dies in the carriage were only saved by the
GOODNESS of the diver and horse by which the
carriage was kept over the middle stringe of
the bridge.
The ex-soldiers of Bridgton appropriately
remembered Memorial day by decorating tn 9
graves of soldiers in all the cemeteries of the
town.
Geo. Hazen, esq.,, has begun the practice of
law at Casco village.
The Bridgton News says that the church GO
ing people on their way to the Congregational
house Sabbath forenoon were edited with the
novel spectacle of a dancing bear. 1t was a
brown bear and was in charge of an iiiHeraut
French Canadian, who was bound 10 exhibit,
without reference to the day.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The executive committee of the Industrial
School for Girls make an appeal to the benevo
lent for books suitable for the helpless girls i q
the institution from s to 10 years of age, also
for contributions OF money to purchase small
library Books and money should be sent to
Hon. III. X. Baker of Hallowel,
The executive committee of the Industrial
School for Girls have divided the lady visitors
into six committees to officially visit the insti-
tuition in the months named, as follows: May,
| 1875, and Nov. 1875, Mrs. II. X. Baker, Miss
Annie Page, Halowell June, 1875, and Dec.
| 1875, Mrs. Sylvester Judd, Mrs. l. d. Sturgis,
Augusta; July, 1875, and Jan. 1876, Mrs. Ohas.
Danforth and Mrs. James ID. White, Gardiner;
Aug. 1875, and Feb. 1876, Mrs. G. K. Jewett,
Bangor and Mrs. DR.. Garcelon, Lewiston;
Oct. 1885, and April 1876 Mrs. A. d. Knight
and Mrs. S. f. Davenport Hallowell. The
time in the month for the visit is fixed by the
committee. ;f
The bonds of Augusta sell at par
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Commercial says that in Bangor are
owned 81 horses that will trot in minutes or
better, and II that will go the mile in 2 40 or
better. Four in 2.35 or better.
The commercial says that it is rumored
among the students at Orono that Colby Uni
versity is endeavoring to induce certain pro-
fessor at the State College to resign his posi-
ton and accept the chair of mathematics al
Colby.
WALDO COUNTY.
The MasoDs of Belfast are discussing the
question OF erecting a spacious temple.
Chas. d. Billings of Lincolnville Centre, was
thrown from a carriage, in Belfast, on Satur..
day night, fracturlng his skull. He remained
insensible for long time
Mrs. Larrabee, who was in Jail at Belfast for
| firing barn in Knox, exhibited decided insan
| ity soon after her committal She was so vlo-
lent as to tear her clothing from her person. A
hearing Of her case was had before Judge Dick
erson, who ordered her removal to the insane
| hospital at Augusta, whittier she was taken on
| Tuesday.
YORK COUNTY.
The trotting season was opened at Cornish.
| Saturday, May 20, by two of the best races yet
| witnessed on the track there. The first was a
minute race for purse of $3.50, $15 and
| $40. The race was decided as follows: Nettie,
entered by H. b. knights, Saco, first; Empe-
ror, entered by j. w Leavitt, Portland, Sec
ond; Hiram, entered by G. w. Boynton, Corn
| ish, third. The sweepstakes was taken by Buff
falo ELL in three straight heats