The Portland daily press., 1875-08-02
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY,

| The Lewiston Journal says that the Maine
| Central railroad is selling tickets to Old Orch
| ard and return for $155. There is not much
call for tickets to Portland and return at ST..
Commissioner Stanley with three others
| transferred black bass from Duck Pond, West
| brook, to Sabattus and Taylor Ponds.
A new bridge is being built across Sabattus
river at Lisbon village. 1t is 100 feet long.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
The Republican county convention for Ken
| nebec county will be held in Augusta Angus
| 18th.
The Journal states that at the time of the
| 9th of July trot, L. j, Bracket of Windham,
was awarded the first prize of $50 in the 2.5O
class, on his horse Emperor. 1t coming to the
directors that his horse had already record q
good deal faster than this, they wrote to him
and he has refunded the money-being himself
ignorant, he says, that his horse had this rec
ord.
The shoe factory in Pittston is now running
to its full capacity, and they are talking of
making an addition to the building.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Rockland Free Press says it is glad to
state the fact that the two girls first sent to the
industrial School from that city, and who at
first had to be watched to prevent their making
their escape, are now happy and contented,
and no inducement which could be offered them
there would be sufficient to carry them back to
tnelf OLD llfe
Rockport reports mackerel in large numbers
in the contiguous waters.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Wiscasset Oracle says that during the
thunder shower of Wednesday afternoon, July
Il, Mr.. Matthew Jones of Nobeboro had two
COWS killed by lightning.
Lincoln county Republican convention, Tues
day, Aug. a. at Newcastle.
Frank Bond and Robbie Haskell recently cap
tured, while fishing on Damariscotta pond, "a
turtle weighing 81 pounds.
Arambec Lodge, No. II, l. o. G. T., of Wis
casset has membership Of 81, and the average
age OF the members is only 81.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Wing says that President Allen of the
State College, has been severely indisposed for
two or three weeks past, but is now somewhat
improved in health.
Danv;lle Wyman Of West Levant, raised L.
737 boxes of strawberries this season on half an
acre of land, for which he received the sum
of $233 rs.
The Wing learns that Parker W. Perry ESQ.,,
recently assigned as Supervisor of Internal
Revenue for New England, will establish his
Office and headquarters in Bangor.
Two tramps begged breakfast at the house
OF Rev. Mr.. johnson of Charleston, and while
there stole watch.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Among the artists at Bar Harbor this season
are Lindsey of New York, Weber of Phila-
delphia, and Will Brown Of Boston, More are
en- route Prominent in the musical world are
Leonard Largefeldt, Demesul and Foote of Sa-
lem.
=, Prominent among Saturdays arrivals at Bar
Harbor, are DR.. Ellis and family Mrs. Charles
Hubbard, son and daughter, Mrs. Commodore
LETTERS, Washington; Hon. g. I. Davis and
wife, and Fl. N. Jose and family, Portland.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
The Observer says that the elegant summer
residence of DR.. e. A. Thompson, situated
about one mile from East Dover, was totally
destroyed by fire on the 18th ult.
The Observer says that there have been a
number of cases in that vicinity which resemble
the cholera very much, from which one person
has died and another narrowly escaped death.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The authorities Of Skowhegan make a seiz.
ure OF liquors, Thursday evening, the Goth TAX
ing $500 worth from the Turner House and
smaller quantity from the Elm House; the
landlords were warned Wednesday evening not
to let the river drivers have any liquor, but
they did not heed it, and the latter procured
enough to make the night hideous, and dan
gerous to travellers on the streets About $50
river drivers were in town.
WALDO COUNTY
Messrs. O'Brien of Thomaston, have been
busy the past two weeks, sinking a shaft in
their mine at Searsmont. The evidences of
gold grow better as the shaft deepens. and the
owners are feeling much encouraged.
YORK COUNTY
Supply Gotta, employed in the Pepperell mills
at Biddeford, caught his right hand in card
ing machine Saturday, stripping the flesh from
his fingers, leaving the bones bare.
Schooner Addie Jordan of Soco, put into
New York Saturday, leaking.