The Portland daily press., 1875-03-24
STATE NEWS.
ANpRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

About year ago the little son of James w.
Hodge of Minot, received blow about the
knee from another little boy, as is supposed,
which has proved of very serious consequence
1t seems that the blow ruptured an artery, pro.
ducing aneurism, and now to save the lie OF
the boy amputation at the knee was deemed
necessary, which operation was successfully
nerformed on Tuesday, by DR.. Hawkes. OF Lew
iston, assisted by Drs. Horr and Donovon.
The temperance reform is still onward in
Lewistona nd Auburn.
The Journal says that Daniel Field. esq.,,
has shipped $50 tons of hay and 1000 bushels OF
POTATOES to Boston and Portland over the Grand
Trunk from Auburn.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
A correspondent of the North Star estimates
that .lO, 900 barrels of -four are broughtslnto
Aroostook county from the West. he thinks
the people there can't afford it. having good
soil and cheap labor.
Our Houlton correspondent writes: At the
annual meeting of the Aroostook Agricultural
Society, held in Houlton, March 10th, the fol-
lowing officers were chosen Tor the current r: nj
President, John r. Weed of Littleton; Secreta-
~. James Frank Holland of Houlton; Treas
urer, Wentworth Fall of Houlton. 1t was vot.
ed to hold the fall exhibition two days OF the
last week in September next; also that no
premiums shall be given for trotting or trials
of speed. The interests of this society continue
in very f1ourishing condition. The trustees
have lust purchased a thoroughbred bull from
a Kennebec herd, at an expense OF Slzo
Houlton Academy has developed unlocked
for resources under the prospect OF ,perma-
nent endowment. and the guidance of sue
to assume the formal direction of the school,
at the beginning of the next school year In
September, ;on condition of establishing its
permanent support with an enjoyment OF
$4,000. Meantime Prof. Nathaniel Melcher OF
Colby University has come here to conduct the
school temporarily under the old board OF local
trustees The winter term was an unexpected
success in point of numbers and interest, and
now the spring term is fairly opened with
some one hundred and twenty students already
enrolled under Prof.. Melcher ana MS accom-
plished assistants.
Business is generally dull, but an increasing
interest in manufacturing enterprises herea-
bouts, gives reasonable hope for better times
and more permanent prosperity.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The Journal says that the small pox contin-
mes to rage in the French settlement at Bruins
wick. Two children were buried in the night
time Sunday, and three new cases were report
ed on that day. The people have been quite
Indifferent as to the presence of this loathsome
disease. but are now beginning to be quite
alarmed.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Heavy winds unroofng barns, ETC., are re-
ported in several towns in Franklin county the
night of the 18th inst. 1t blew off the chimney
and unroofed the front part of the roof OF the
main part of the house OF Dea- John Lapham
of Weld.
Cbas. Hutchinson of Weld was severely, if
NOT fatally, injured the 18th inst, by sticking
piGchfork: handle into his abdomen.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Democrat says that Saturday afternoon
at about o'clock, the Ora Oakman house in
Corinth took fire and was consumed with near
" all its conteuts The loss is S2500; insurance
Ss0O The fire is supposed to have caught
from little child lighting a match in bed
room up stairs.
Mr.. S. G. Ramsdell of Lincoln, has taken
1900 hounds of pickerel from Mattanawcook
pond the past winter, which have been shipped
to Boston.
The Wing says that Senator Hamlin has re-
turned from Washington, having paired with
Senator Merrimon of North Carolina, on the
Louisiana resolution, which is the only matter
tn he acted on BIZ the Senate, AMI which will be
disposed of whenever the Democrats get
through with their talk upon this exhaustiVely
discussed subject.
WALDO COUNTY.
Ouite anumber of new Templar lodges are
forming in the towns of Waldo county.
The Masons of Unity are making arrange
ments for a large and commodiOus hall the
coming season.
YORK COUNTY.
A Limerick correspondent writes: ION Sat-
urday morning last Mike O'Brine, an employe
of Joshua Holland & Sons, hired team of
Chas. Hill of Limerick to 90 to ParsoDsfeld
AS he was seen to drive round to his boarding
house and get his trunk; it was suspected by
Mr.. Hill and some others that he had not gone
to Parsonsfield, but had left town for good Mr.
Hill and two other parties after driving sever
or eight miles about town, learned that he had
gene in the direction of Bar Mills, then aftel
Some pretty sharp driving he was overtaken
about kalf mile from the depot at Bar Mills
and brought back to Limerick and made to pay
for the team and few other bills in town."