The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-04-03
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

ANDhOSCOG6lN Noocii'
The Journal says that the walklsts IN A ;.i
burn are aroused. A largely attended, I'M
promptu gathering was held at noon Weuhe ~
day. McCuly challenges Hartman 10 Waih
ten miles for $500 side.
The Lewiston Journal is informed that ar
rangements are being made to have stare
spelling match in Lewiston at an early gay, a'
which time large prizers will be offered for inc
best spoilers.
Hon. Robert Martin is preparing for publ
cation history of Tranquil Lodge OF Masons
in Auburn.
The Lewiston journal now prepays more
hostage than was collected on the newspapers
received at the office Rnder the old law.
Mechanics Falls has a reform, club OF which
Charles W. Warren is President.
The G. A. r. at Mechanics Falls are about
tC bring out the drama "Foiled."
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The deposits of the Bridgton Savings Bank
amounted TO $161 ,2276 March 81, an increase
of 1871, $40 the pas@ year.
The Bridgton News still reports mountain
like snow drifts.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Theschooner William Keene, Capt. Martin,
sailed from Portland Saturday morning and
arrived at Bremen in four hours; quick pas
sage.
The Waldoboro News says that Samuel =.
Fowler. II years old. a son of Rufus Feyler, has
cut four and a half cords of wood this winter
besides attending school three months. ne
also hauled the wood to the mousse nlinseii,
with yoke of steers
Scarlet fever and canker rash is still raging
in Brostol, but in milder form.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Aud now the people ofMilton think they have
silver They did not think of it until the New
burypOrt excitement.
Sweetness in Bethel-30,0 900 naples are
yielding it,
PIscATAoUIs COUNTY.
Russell Kittredge, Esq, recently clerk of
courts in Piscataquis county, died quite sud-
denly at Elyria, Ohio March o. at the age of
"a. he had been in failing health for some
time past. He left Dover some time in October
last for the West.
Sheriff Foss of Piscataquis county, has de-
stroyed 269 gallons of intoxicating liquors dur
ing the past year.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
Gen. j. A. Hall of Damariscotta, will de-
liver the address at Bangor Memorial day.
The Dexter Gazette says that the Wing sem
saton about silver in that vicinity is a "big
slop-over." 1t adds: 1--WE have mot heard,
however of any perceptible rise in real estate
quotations here, and we have yet to learn that
any of our citizens have so far been carried
away that they forget to eat their regular
three meals day. We are anxlously waiting
for the tide of immigration to set htnerwood
Bangor Banks have declared semi-annual
dividend of five per cent
The Bangor Art Association was opened
Friday evening, DR.. Hamlin making the adj
dress of welcome
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Supreme Court for Somerset county ad-
iourned Monday night after session OF twelve
DAYS. During the term there were six jury
trials, nineteen divorces decreed and john Il.
Simmons, indicted long time ago for forging
notes. who escaped from the officers and had
been returned to jail but short time since. was
brought in and sentenced to thirty months i'm
prisonment in state prison.
The Chronicle says that Fairfield lumber
man who has done business with ex Gov. Co
burn for more than quarter OF century, and
bought half million dollars worth of logs of
him, saws he never made any written contracts
in all that time, and SO good is the Governors
memory that years afterwards he would give all
the details of each purchase as well as the time
of each payment
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
A correspondent of the Sentinel comes out in
defense of snakes. He says those in Maine ale
harmless and are as useful as birds in destroy
ing insects. He says that Mr.. Elwell of the
Transcript champions the reptiles.
Eastport's new board of selectmen weigh 600
pounds.
WALDO COUNTY.
The Belfast Journal gives an interesting &C.
count of treasures discovered in a subterranean
apartment near the depot in that city. supposed
to have been concealed by ancient buccaneers.
That paper was issued April list. Did the
Kennebec Journal so understa it?
Large and enthusiastic temperance meetings
were held at Belfast in the Methodist and Uni
tartan churches Sunday, and in Hayford Hall
Monday night, which were addressed in an
earnest manner by j. r. McKelvey of Port