The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-09-25
STATE NEWS
ANDROsCoGGIN COUNTY.

aNDnOcSoDOlN SOONIIs
The Journal says that Messrs. Kicker, j. R.
Pulsifer and others are proposing to erect at
Poland Mineral Springs large hotel of 200
rooms, to be ready for the summer travel next
season. Poland Mineral Spring is getting
quite celebrity.
The following officers have been elected by
the So phomore class of Bates College for the
ensuing year: President, E. B. Vining. Vice
President, E. V. >Scrbner; Secretary, 3. S.
Hurd; Treasurer, f. FL. Briggs; Orator J. @
Adams; Poet.D. w. Hutchins; Historian, q.
E Hussey; Prophet, j. F. James; Odist. C' +.
G. w. Phillips; Glass Committee, G. E. Brock
way, f, o. Mower, f. II. Bartlett.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The Reform Club of Harrison is making
lively fall campaign, having the effective aid of
the ladies.
Rev. Joseph Wight, veteran of 70, beat the
snare drum alta recent celebration of the
Changers atiBolster's Mills.
The News says that the farmers clubs of
Harrison and Otisfied will hold their annual
cattle show and fair at Bolster's Mills, on We'd
nesday, Oct 18th.
The News says that on Monday last as Chas
Decker of Sebago, was descending hill in
carriage, in the Town House Woods Deghbor.
hood. accompanied by Mrs. Joseph Virgins
and her two children, the holdSack irons
broke, the horse ran, and all four were thrown
out Mr. Decker was badly bruised, Mrs.
Virgins received very bad injury in her head
and one of the children was hurt internally,
while the other child was unnjured.
The News says that on Saturday forenoon the
steamer started for Harrison on her regular
| trip, bat, owing to the violent gale, was unable
| either to land at Naples or go through the
draw. The waves ran high, dashing their
| spray some fifteen feet above the Naples
wharf. She was put about AMI ran for safety
| into York's Cove, on the eastern side of the
| lake.
The News commends the Portland Museum
to such of its readers as visit the city.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
| The News learns that e. S. Weeks of WAL
| doboro, who had his skull fractured at Thorn
| aston by bolt falling 20 feet, on vessel on
which he was at work, is recovering. He re-
| manned insensible until piece about an inch
| square was removed. since which time he has
| been free from pain and is in a fair way to re.
| cover
| Mr.. BENZ. Flint Of Damariscotta, while i'd
ing on his ox-cart last Thursday week, by some
means fell off and one wheel of the cart passed
over his body, breaking every rib on one side
| and otherwise injurng him. 1t is thought be
| will recover.
| Thomas Holden of Bristol, fell from the
| deck into the hold of a vessel, one day last
| week, breaking his shoulder and otherwise Sc
| verely ipjuring himself. When found, nearly
| two hours after, he was unconscious.
The News says that there is an alarming
| amount OF sickness in Damarscotta and New.
castle, mostly fevers, of which many are of the
| typhoid stamp. In Damariscotta, on Vine
street alone, a short street, there are nine
cases.
KNOX COUNTY.
The e. p Walker Engine Co. of Vinalhaveu
has published in the Boston Herald challenge
| to the Eureka Engine Co. Of Hudson, Mass, to
play them for purse of $1,000 side. at Port
land, on or about the 9th day of October.
The Free Press says that the Rockland Saw
ings Bank and the Lime Rock National Bank
of Rockland have put chronometer locks upon
their safes.
The Rockland Gazette says that the ladies' Of
that city are moving to aid the centennial
| KENNEBEo COUNTY.
1. Lee Street, accused of theft in Boston, wa:
| arrested in Augusta, Wednesday. He is the
son of St. John clergyman.
The Journal says that the famous horse
Young Fearnaught was attached aud sold las
| spring on several wrts in favor of D. Artbenay'
creditors. j. w. Loveitt a horseman of Port
| land, has now sued the officer for $4,000 in the
| Portland court, claiming TO own the horse
under bill of sale from the ID Arthenay young
| woman.
The Freeman National Bank of August;
| have contracted for one OF Pllard's chronOme
ter double locks, and it is now being manufac
| tured. They are also having made a steel DO,
| for their safe making it completely burglar
proof. Besides the funds of the national ba nix
the valuable papers of the Kennebec Savings
Bank are also kept in the safe.
The new Eucampment of Odd Fellows is L
be constituted in Augusta, on Thursday of mex
week. by the Grand Lodge o. G. Douglass o
Lewiston is w. G. z.
A house owned and occupied by J. HI. Law
renee of South Gardiner was burned to tn
ground on Wednesday night, with all its fur
niture. Origin of the fire unknown. Loss
$500; insurance $1,000.