The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-09-10
STATE NEWS.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.

FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Chronicle says that the bears are max
| ing sad havoc among the sheep in the vicinity
| of Phillips and carrying terror to the hearts of
they destroyed about dozen sheep in pas
ture near Phillips. The "oldest inhabitant''
| never saw them so bold and ferocous.
John Daggett was severely assaulted near
Aliens Mill 10 Pennington, Sunday night by
man who suddenly sprang upon him from the
| roadside and cut and slashed at him with a
knife, cutting his coat almost into pieces. The
| last cut was aimed at his heart, but pocket
book in the left breast pocket received the
blow and prevented the crime of murder.
| When Mr.. d. recovered from his surprise at
this sudden attack, he pitched IN to his assail-
ant, Knocked him down, then sprang upon
him and struck him several blows on the head
with rock, and then supp )sing he had killed
the rascal he hurried back to the Mills for help.
The village was aroused, and crowd with
lanterns went back with him, but DO trace of
his assailant could be found, and diigent
search failed to reveal anything.
HANCOCK COUNTY
A Cranberry Isle correspondent writes that
young man at Goose Cove was recently as
saulted, gagged, robbed and sent adrift by
three men. He was picked up in an exhausted
condition.
Herring have been very abundant at Gran
berry Isle of late.
PENOBSCOT COUNTY.
Our Waterville correspondent writes that
Hon. Hannibal Hamlin has subscribed $1,000 to
| the academy endowment fund of Colby Uni.
| versty, the same to be applied to the purchase
| Of library for Hebron Academy.
| The Wing says that Mr.. Henry McNelly had
| one of his fingers sawed off by circular saw
| Wednesday morning, while at work in the
| shop of the Bangor Foundry and Machine
| company.
fIvoa al W., NTa1@
Mr.. Barden of Newburg, has been sold to Bos-
| ton parties for round sum, said to be $1,000
| He was at the July meeting of the Bangor
| Trsttng Park and trotted his mile in $40
| SOMERSET COUNTY.
| Our correspondent "Seth" of Fairfield writes
| that the session of the county lodges of Ken
nebec and Somerset was of unusual interest, as
| by Col II. A. Shorey, Hon. Joshua Nye, COL
f. E. Shaw, editor of the Christian Mirror,
Mrs. Kent Mason, Rev. w. S. Jones of Water
vile, and others. The Methodist church was
filled to hear the different speakers. The Re.
| pubcans of Fairfield have nominated as can
didate for representative, Nahum Tozer, ESQ.,,
| well known farmer, who has served the town
| in different ways for many years, and is we'll
known and will make good representative.
| WALDO COUNTY.
The Ballast Journal says that Prof D. A
Sargent fell on Monday, while performing up
on the horizontal oar, at MS gymnasium in
Pitchers storehouse. He struck upon his head
injuring him severely.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Machias Union says that Walter Teed
IS years old, of Pembroke, was killed at Jen-
kins' mill, Whiting, by piece of timber fall
ingon him. TIE accident happened several
days ago.
YORK COUNTY.
Edwin Stone and Daniel Goldtbwaite have
/ tod fcrr tot; 4 HI
| deford Democrats.
| Notwithstanding the dullness of the times
an unusually large number Of buildings have
been erected in Biddeford aud Saco during
| the past season,
On Wednesday Elias Banks, driver of a
street sprinkler in Bddeford, was thro wn from
his cart and very seriously injured.