The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-04-10
STATE NEWS.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.


The forty-second annual convention of the
Psi Epsilon Fraternity will be held with the
Kappa Chapter Bowdoin College, Wednesday
afternoon and Thursday, May 5 and 6, 1875.
The Brdgton News reports the death of the
war-borse Prince, a Kentucky thoroughbred
who Joined the army as the steed of DR.. French
of Portland, being captured from the rebels at
Murfreesboro'.
A Grange of Patrons of Husbandry is to be
formed at South Brdgton.
Under the date of the 9Th a West Buxton
correspondent writes that the Saco at that
point has risen four feet, that the ice has most
iy gone out, taking $500 logs belonging to A. x.
P. Lord, which jammed below the dam, causing
so much back water as to prevent the running
of the wooden mill on the Buxton side.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Slyinety scholars attend Wilton Academy,
" aich is very prosperous.
Albert Ii. Head Of Weld suffered the loss of
his right thumb by circular saw, recently.
The Chronicle says that Mr.. Jedediah Adams
of Wilton owns a SOW which rejoices IN fam
lily of q at a single birth.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The Ellsworth Temperance Reform Club has
100 members and new reading room furnished
by the ladies.
Ellsworth is to have the best trotting park in
Eastern Maine.
Andrew z. Wiswel, Esq of Ellsworth, has
been appointed to the position of U. 5. Assist
ant Counsel, TO supervise the taking OF testl-
mony in cases pending before the Court OF
Commissioners Of Alabama Claims at WASH
ington.
Augustus E. Moore and Charles W. Wagstatt
of Ellsworth have been drawn as grand Jurors
at the United States Circuit Court at Portland
on the 23d day of April, and james M. Bart
lett and Royal Tyler as petit jurors at the same
court
The ladies of the Eastern Normal School, not
to be outrivaled by the gentlemen, who for the
past two terms have supported Debating
Club, have organized society of similar Char
acter. known as the Ladies' Debating So
ciety."
KNOX COUNTY.
Mrs. Henry Carver of Vinalhaven died of
fright caused by the burning out OF the CHM
new of the house, the 18th ult.
The postmaster of Camden has been ques
toned by Tllton's counsel as to the date OF
their clients lecture in that town in 1872
Good Templars' Lodges are at the spelling
business.
The Rockland Gazette says that the lime
market is very dull atpresent, there being little
demand. Shipments to New York have been
stopped for the present in consequence.
The bridge across the George river, at North
Warren, was carried away by the ice Tuesday.
MIR. Richard G. Hall was on Monday elected
a director of the Lime Rock Ma tional Bank of
Rockland, to fill a vacancy in the board.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Oxford House at Fryeburg is to be re-
paired and enlarged so as to give nearly double
its present accommodations.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Reuben Brooks has been appointed Deputy
Collector and Inspector of Customs at Robbin-
ston in place of Seth G. Low.
Herring have appeared near Eastport now
that the fishermen have given them up.
IN GENERAL.
An Omaha despatch says that Mrs. Iris A.
Hanson, aged about 40, jumped from the
eastern bound Union Pacific train She said
she was ON the way to her mother, Mrs. j. A.
Newcomb, who lives in Bath Maine. She was
Thought to be insane. She gave her jewels,
money, ETC., to the conductor. She told the
conductor that her husband left her year be-
fore. At the date of the despatch no trace
could be discovered of her.
can't. George B. Austin of Damariscotta
Mills has been detained in Liverpool, Eng, all
winter upon the charge of manslaughter, based
uDou the fact that two fishermen were drowned
by being run into by the ship which Capt.
Austin commanded when Is miles from port
and in charge of pilot. His ship, the Iron
sides, proceeded, while the officer, who was not
in the least responsible for the accident, was
detained for months.
The following patents were issued to Maine
inventors for the week ending March 16:-C. j.
Barker, Lewiston, machine for washing goods
in piece; j. L. Holmes, Saco, cloth shearing
machine; j. III. Mathes, Elliot, moulds for
angle brick; NJ S. Norton, Bangor, machine
for saving laths; j. M. Batchelder, Foxcrott,
stump elevator
The Board OF Managers of the Maine Indus
trial School for Girls held their quarterly meet
ing at Hallowell, Wednesday. The Journal
says that the Board found the affairs of the
institution in a highly satisfactory condition.
The school is filling up steadily, with a pros
pect of being completely filled within few
months The girls are all in good health, well :.
dsposed, and appear to be contented and
happy. The Matron, Mrs. Hamilton and the
Assistant Matron, Miss Brown, with Mrs.
Currier, housekeeper, constitute the board of
officers for the internal management Of the
home, and seem to be fully competent for their
several positions of responsibility.