The Portland daily press., 1875-10-22
STATE NEWS
ANDROsCoGGIN CorNrv.

ANDROsCoGGIN COUNTY.
The Lewiston Journal says that the first
hard cider case in that vicinity under the nuis-
ance act was tried before Judge Dresser at Au-
burn on Wednesday. M. S. Smith of West
Auburn was the respondent. Six witnesses
testified that they had drunk Mr.. Smiths cider
and become more or less intoxicated or sexhl-
Grated" by it. The court bound over the re-
spondent in $500. The respondent plead gull
ty' to selling cider but mot guilty. to keeping
and maintaining nuisance, while the court
ruled that in law the fact that he kept and sold
Intoxicating cider constituted nuisance. Mr..
Smith now declares that be will never sell an
other glass of cider so long as he continues in
business.
The Lewiston Journal says that the City
Marshal has notified all saloon-keepers in that
city that i'll accordance with the recent decls-
ion OF the courts, the sale of old cider aud wne
to be drank on the premises, must be stopped,
and that all violations of the law will be
promptly prosecuted.
FRANKLIN COUNTY
The Lewiston journal learns that Scamp
Meeting John Allen" is reported to be better,
but unable to sit up
Quite number of citizens of franklin coun-
ty i've signed petition asking for the par
don of Luther Curtis of New Sharon, recently
convic ed of CHI atlng life insurance COMPANY,
on the ground that he has been sufficiently
punished.
Carpenter, now in Pennington Jail, Is wanted
by the authorities of Massachusetts and Rhode
Island. The officers Of the latter state came
for him few days since, but be refuses to 90
without requisition. He is wanted for horse
stealing,
At the adjourned meeting of the school board
of Franklin county, last Friday, it was voted
10 adopt graded certificate, uniform for ex-
animation, and teachers record which is to
be kept on file by the secretary.
The Pennington Chronicle gives the follow
ing par. iculars of the illness of Rev. John
Allen: Last Wednesday Mr.. Allen was in bis
usual good health, and worked hard pilng up
some lumber. On the arrival of the mail he
got his papers and went home then sat down
to read little before going to the evening
prayer meeting. Soon people in another part
Of the house heard thump on the floor COM
ing from Mr. Aliens room, and on going in
they found the old gentleman standing in the
floor and looking about him as though bewil-
dered. They asked if anything allied him, and
he replied, Eyes there is; how did come here
where am r." He was at once attended to,
and a physician summoned who, after an ex-
animation. pronounced it to be an apoplectic
fit. Mr.. Alien is SO years of age.
The Pennington Chronicle learns that there
is prospect Of speedy rebuilding on the
ground recently burned over in that town. One
large store is already building.
HANCOCK COUNTY
The Ellsworth American says that there was
launched on the 10th inst, from the yard of
!. M. Grant, a superior square rugged barque of
568 tons burthen, N. NJ, named the "Mary G.
Hale" after the wife of Hon. Eugene Hale, and
own d by her master builder, l. M. Grant, her
Isaiah Blaisdell, L. A. Emery, Esq, and 9th
ers. Competent judges pronounce her to be
the best vessel ever built Oh that river. She is
built of white oak, hard pine and hacmatac,
and thoroughly fastened. She is double decked,
has large carrying capacity, and is of superior
model Her whole cost ready for sea, will be
$4,000.
The well-built and thoroughly-ftte5, three
masted schooner, Joseph Wilde,' about 400
tons, o. NJ, was launched from Capt A. Rich
ardson's yard in fremont last week. She will
be commanded by Capt B. b. Reed.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The new Ticonic bank building in WatervilIe
is nearly completed, and presents, by far, the
finest appearance of any in town. The plate
glass in the front. is the largest and heaviest
ever brought to Watervle. 1t will be ready
for busine IS some time in November.
The Waterville town hall is nearly finished.
The flooring. painting and frescoing remain un.
DONE 1t will seat about 1900 people. The
frescoers commence this week.
The Kennepec Journal says the wife of Rev.
George Colby, whose elopement with George
French was chronicled in these columns few
weeks since, took with her property amounting
in value to some $4,000. This includes bills for
goods at Waterville, Augusta and elsewhere,
which she procured previous to her elopement,
and for which Rev. Mr.. Colby is now compelled
to settle.
PENOBSCOT COUNTY.
Frank W. Cram, late general freight agent,
has been elected superintendent of the CONSOLE
dated European & North American Railroad.
vice M. Fl. Angel, resigned.
The Wing says that VIM. Lunt, Jr, son of
VIM. Lunt, Esq, of Orono accidentally shot
himself last Monday while going up the West
Branch in company with Daniel Freeze. They
were on their way to the Lower Lakes. When
they arrived at Schoodic, Mr. Lunt took his
gun from the canoe, pulling it toward him, the
gun was discharged, and put charge of large
shot into his arm, breaking it between the ell
bow and shoulder
The Belfast Age says that a man bv the
name of r. l. B, Bradstreet. of Freedom. com
mItted suicide Wedne day morning by cutting
his throat. Last summer his house was broken
open and robbed by tramp, as be alleged, who
IS now in Jail, and Tuesday he was summoned
IT, appear before the grand jury now in session,
by Sc. Nortou, deputy sheriff He accompanied
Mr.. Norton to his house in Palermo to stop all
night to ride into the city with him the next
morning. He got up in the morning early, and
before breakfast went out. and was missing
He was found soon after 10 the edge OF wood
near by dead having cut his throat with his
pocket knife, which he still held in his hand
No cause is assigned for the act
YORK. COUNTY.
IL Saco, Wednesday evening, about ten
o'clock, a man demanded SO of j. w Little
field, who was going home with two ladies'
Mr.. Littiefeld refused, aud just as there as
prospect of set-to, another man appear ng on
the street, tue fellow left. He was thought to
be one of a gang of disoute fellows who have
room in Pepperell Square