The Portland daily press., 1875-03-08

decorously to her on the street. and lent him
several in the face. Mr.. Gilman was rescued
from the clutch of the amazon by bystanders.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The Bridgton News says that Fred Gould OF
North Bridgton, met with simple yet painful
accident the other day. He stuck silver in
his eye-ball, causing much pain and threaten
ing loss OF or injury to his evesight The silver
was carefully removed by DR.. Potter, and the
lad is all right again.
On Friday week, DR.. Sawyer of Naples, re-
ceived kick from his horse which was down,
rendering him insensibe for some minutes.
His back was considerably hurt: causing HIM
to be confined to his house and bed several
days. Drs. Potter of Bridgton aud Brooks OF
Portland attended him.
The following is the Republican Committee
of Brdgton: b 7. Chase, b. @. Stone, David
P. Chaplin, j. P. Perley, Geo. s. Farnsworth,
|. S. Webb, and VIM. f. Perry.
The spri g term Of the Brdgton high school
will commence Monday, March 22d, under the
continued instruction Of Albert f. Richardson,
A. b., assisted by Miss Carrie NJ. Stone.
Hon. s. f. Perey of Naples. is, with his
wife apd brother, DR.. Thomas Perley, stopping
at Nassau, Bermuda Islands, in improved
health.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The trial of A. b. Warren and Luther Cur
tbs of New Sharon, for defraudlng the Asonry
Life Insurance Company, commeuces Tuesday
in Pennington, Judge Barrows presiding.
This is the case in which it was alleged that a
sound, healthy woman was represented 10 the
company's examining physician as the aapph-
cant for insurance, when in fact the applicant
was most dead with consumption, and did die
within three months after insurance was
effected Her life was insured for the benefit
of her brother, A. b. Warren, one OF the re-
sDOudents They will be defended by 10 Z.
Pillsbury. Esq, and the prosecution will be
conducted by County Attorney Phillip II.
Stubs.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Joseph L. Hovey of Gouldsboro, who was
committed to Jail at Bangor for selling matches
without affixing revenue stamps, has been dis
charged from custody by order of U. S. Com
missioner Hamlin, upon furnishing bail to the
amount Of $1,000.
James A. Morris, I'd assistant keeper of Mt.
Desert Rock Light, reports at the custom house
that the winter on the Rock has been an unus-
ually dreary one. For four months, with the
exception of one visit FROM the supply steamer,
none of the three keepers left the station, nor
had single visit.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The net proceeds of the levee held at Water
vile last week, to raise funds TO furnish hall
just finished for the use of the st. Omar Com
mandery of Knights Templar, was $3.50.
The Trustees of the Insane Hospital have
meeting next Wednesday to decide upon the
plans TOT the new Cn2pol autnOrlLou ny tuo iaSt
Legislature.
A general meeting of the County Commits
81 oners of the state has been called to meet in
Augusta on Tuesday, March 23d, at 2 clock
D. m. The subject of the meeting is to confer
with regard TO Jail workshops and the employ
ment of prisoners.
KNOX COUNTY.
Camden is promising itself national bank
ere long The whole matter is with the cti-
zens, MIR. Hale having got the papers.
PENoBSCoT COUNTY.
The Wing says that there are at present 80
persons in iail, Of whom % are engaged in the
workshop.
The inmates of the Bangor Jail arctic be in
structed an hour day from tie spelling book
and such.
WALDO COUNTY.
The Belfast shoe factory now employs fam
cy painter. John Culman stripes the soles in
cOlOrs.
The receipts from passenger travel over the
the Belfast branch of the Maine Central rail-
road for the first two months of the present
year are $500 in excess OF the corresponding
time in 1874.
A Belfast despatch announces the death of
the venerable Timothy Chase, Past Grand
Master of the Grand Lodge of Maine, at the
age of 80 years.
YORK COUNTY.
On Monday Nettie Brown, an operative in
the wooden mill at North Berwick, caught her
hand in the machinery, terribly decorating and
tanning it.
IN GENERAL.
Thu temperance movements in Auburn,
Ellsworth OdtOwD, and other large towns, is
still going on. There is ample opportunity in
any of those places.