The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-01-16
STATE NEWS.
AROOSTOOK COUNTY.

ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The house and outbuildings in Monticello,
owned bv w. r. Folsom, were destroyed by
fire recently. Loss $500; no insurance.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Little Blue school opened its winter ses-
sion Jan. Il Prof. Kelsey is assisted by A. B.
Herrick, A. B., graduate OF Bowdoin.
The Franklin Lodge of 1. o. o. F. have COM
pleted their new hall in Pennington, and now
meet at the place. The hall is large and COM
modious and elegantly furnished.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The Fairfield Chronicle says the Maine CeE-
trail offices will probable be removed to Water
vile after the annual meetings.
From the annual report of the county treas
urer of Kennebec county, we have the following
principal items of expenditure the past year..
Grand and traverse jures, S4222.27; sheriff and
his deputies attending court. $1415.22; services
of County Commissioners, $1110.10; support of
prisoners in Jail, $39S1.72; costs of criminal
prosecutions and mttimuses, $684980; repairs
of county buildings and furniture, and expense
of erecting workshops 10 Jail, S3l66 80; fuel
and lights, $l261.15 reduction OF county debt,
$1,000; interest on county debt, $2637. The to-
tai expenditures have been $3S, $780, %. The
permanent debt of the county is $43, 800.
Wednesday, as the 2 p. IN. freight train from
Bangor, was near HermOn Pond station. the
parallel rod on the left side and the crank pin
on the right side of the engine broke at the
same time, smashing the cab to splinters and
quite seriously injuring the engineer, w. ii.
Russell of Watervlle.
Wednesday night, Miss Caroline Flagg at
temptedato commit suicide at her sister house
in Waterville by cutting her throat, but only
succeeded in cutting deep cash. doctor
was Immediately summoned and dressed the
wound, and she will probably recover.
KNOX COUNTY.
VIM. Simonton, son of George Simenton of
RockpOrt, young man about Il years OF age,
cut his throat at Belfast few days since.
Mr.. Joseph Small of Rockport has received
the appointment of light-keeper at Indian Is.
land. Orders have been received to light up
Friday night. la
PENoBsBor COUNTY.
The Bangor Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals have offered three prizes
to the students of the high school for the best
essays on the kind treatment of animals-$5
for the first; SO for the second and 81 for the
thrd-to be submitted to the decision of the
society within the next six weeks.
.....t WALDO COUNTY.
George Young OF Belfast, came to his death
Monday night, under circumstances that indi-
cate accidental poisoning by taking an over
dose Of morphine. .
The ice caught across Belfast Harbor Sunday
morning, the first time this winter, but it all
went out on the ebb and tide.
YORK COUNTY.
The wife of James r. Haley, ESQ.,, oe Day
ton, died very suddenly Thursday morning.
She was affected by cold on Wednesday last,
which proved suddenly fatal.
Judge Derby Of Saco, las completed his
tory of Fraternal Lodge No. IS. of Masons, of
Alfred. 81" tis
COL: Harrison Lowell of Biddeforj, died
very suddenly Wednesday night.
George Osborn made himself generally disa-
greeable in William Osborn's barber shop in
Saco, and Osborn pricSed him with a penknife.
No arrests. -a -..5