The Portland daily press., 1875-03-27
STATE NEWS.
ANDROsCOGGIN COUNTY,

Mr.. Brant late liquor agent at Lewiston, is
under cloud He doubled the prices for Ii
quors on his invoices and the committee of the
city find that it has lost 81 $3.50 by his opera
tions He resigned the day before Mayor Rus
sell was iuaugurated.
Pemberton. the East Boston murderer &C.
corning to the journal, left Lewiston two years
ago, running away with hired horse, has been
in state prison, and has wife residing in the
vicinity of Skowhegan.
The annual election of directors of the Lew
iston & Auburn railroad is to occur Thursday,
April list,
The Maine Central authorities have suspic-
ion that the fire at Lisbon, Sunday morning,
was the work of an incendiary.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Journal says that Eugene E. Heating, a
bow in his thirteenth year, came very near be-
ing cut in two by circular saw, on Wednes-
day. in the large wooden building of Messrs.
Sprague, at the dam in Augusta, by falling be-
tween two saws. One of the saws cut his right
leg quite badly, just above the knee; the other
saw inflcting a Slight wound on his left thigh.
The machinery was soon stopped and he was
saved.
OXFORD COUNTY.
A terrific wind passed over Mason on Thurs
day night of last week. A barn. 40x42, erected
about nine years ago, containing horses, cat
tie, carriages, &C., was unroofed and almost
totally demolished. but fortunately all within
the building escaped uuharmeO.s The barn of
G. III. Brown was partially unroofed.
The Oxford county Council of Changers was
organized the 18th inst, at Norway, with the
following officers: G. w. Ryersou, Norway,
NJ; S. S. Smith, Oxford, O.; W. Andrews,
Otisfied, l. G. G. Cushman, Hebron, Sec
Benz. Tucker, Jr.. Waterford, S.; q c. Perry,
Paris, A S.; A. A Cushman, Hebron, g. X. !;
S. S. Smith, Oxford, I.
Grange No. 100 was formed at Peru the 18th
I'M ST nd no fnIOmino officers alaotad. Wp,
X. Kreen Master; Merrill Knight, Overseer;
G. o. Hayford, Lecturer o. l.. Harmon,
Steward; A. L. Gowen Asst. Steward; A. B.
Walker, Chaplain; A. l.. Haines, Secretary.
S. r. Newell, Esq, Register of Deeds in Ok
ford county, recently had a tumor removed
from his thigh He is doing well.
KNOX COUNTY.
At altemperance convention in RockIand a
few days since, Revs S. L. B. Chase and c. p.
Nash. and Messrs. w. I'll. Hyde, Aaron Howes
and George Shorey were appointed central
committee to take measures to organize the
friends of temperance in each town in the
County for united action, and to call future
conventions.
Work is soon to be resumed on the Rockland
custom house.
In Rockland 379 arrests were made last year.
355 males and "a females. OF this number 239
were for drunkenness.
SOMERSET COUNTY
The Reporter says that the Odd Fellows of
Skowhegan will give grand concert and ball
at Coburn Hall, April 26 Halls celebrated
band of Boston, is to furnish the music. The
supper will be at the Turner House.
WALDO COUNTY.
Some petty thieves have been committing
nightly depredatlops at the farmers barns in
Brooks, and GU the way to Monroe. Harness
es and other farm implements have been stol-
en-, and, at one place, a turkey roost was rob-
bed.
Tee store of Emery Nickerson at Swanville
was broken into Sunday night, and quantity
of provisions stolen. Two men named Snow
were arrested as the burglars, and they have
been bound over for trial.
YORK COUNTY.
A barrel of beer seized in Saco last week,
has been analysed and found to contain $50
per cent. of alcohol.
Mr. Earnest Hobbs, son of r. M. Hobbs,
| of Superintendent OF Leghs mill at Roxbury.
Mass.
The Saeo Reform Club has fitted up neat
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IN GENERAL.
The following officers have been commits
| stoned by the Commander n-Chief; Major
| Charles e. Nash, Augusta Asst. Adit. GEN
| eral LIST Division Militia of Maine. vice Far
| rngton resigned; Major Samuel d. Leavitt,
| E4stport, Judge Advocate Ist Division Militia
| of Maine, vice Godfrey resigned; Elph alet
| Noyes, 1st Lieut.. and Henry III. Sprague, I'd
Lieut.. Co. g, 1st Regt NJ. V. M auburn Light
Infantry