The Portland daily press., 1875-03-18
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

The Lewiston Journal saws that N. W. Far.
well, Esq, has handed to Charles Clark, Esq,
agent of the Grand Trunk Railway, $50 for the
benefit of Engineer Cummings, who was in
mouth.
George Wescott has been appointed liquor
agent in Lewiston.
Gov. Dingley has nominated Richard Dress
er, Esq.,, Judge of the new Auburn Municipal
Court. Mr. Dresser has had much experience
in judicial matters, and will make most ex-
cellent judge. The nomination will come be-
fore the council for confirmation at the next
session Oh the 23d inst
Lisbon is having great Temperance reform
under Mr.. Osgood, In one day % persons
signed the pledge.
Lewiston and Auburn spend S100 day less
for beer and old cider than before the temper
ance reformation.
Lewiston has reduced its police force to ID
members-a measure rendered possible by the
temperance reform.
The Lewiston Journal says that Evans, in
jured in the recent Grand Trunk Railroad col
lision, is still in very critical condition, Dut
there are hopes of his recovery.
One William Donovan of Lewiston is found
to have voted in four wards of that city at tie
late election. William has to answer to the
Supreme Court for this industry.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
ly Drake did not tear the clothes or scratch the
face of the Pioneer editor.
The North Star says that A. E. Wight of the
furniture factory in Presque Isle had his left
hand shockingly crushed by being drawn be-
tween wheel and plank.
The Pressure Isle Star thinks that straw pa
per can be made at that place cheaper than by
the ''outside world" on account of the cheap
ness of straw-$4 per ton.
DR.. George Cary of Houlton has. been COM
PEELED to relinqush his professional business on
account of continued i'll health.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Jury in the Carson murder trial are not
allowed to go at large, but are quartered at the
Bangor Exchange. Good place.
Bangor has appropriated $1,000 for prelim-
mary survey of the dam location at Treats
Falls.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The Kennebec Journal says that Mr. VIM.
Gordon, Jr., of Portland, has. prosecuted the
clerk of M. L. Enright, an Augusta rumseller,
for selling youth named HUTCHINSON, whose
guardian MIR. u. is, quantity or pad whlsKey.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
AT the annual meeting of the Somerset Cen
trail Agricultural Society, b. M. Hight was
chosen Moderator; Isaac Dyer, Secretary; Hon.
Abner Coburn, President; Isaac Dyer and IL.
C. Emery, Vice Presidents; John Weston,
Treasurer; G. B. Danforth, Joshua Burns and
Alexander Crawford, trustees.
WALDO COUNTY.
Hon. Joseph Williamson is making good pro-
gress with his forthcoming work, History OF
Belfast 1t will be large sized volume and
illustrated with fine engravlngs of public build
ings. portraits and interesting views of differ
ent localities.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Machas Union says that the hotel reg
iste1s begin to engthen; reminder that that
much abused personage-the "runner''-has
commenced his travels.
The Eastport Sentinel says: The water has
been SO cold lately that the herring have struck
of in warmer water. None of any consequence
have been caught in this vicinity for the past
two or three weeks
Elias Hans com of Machias is to have $4,000
salmon spawn and j. n. Whitman of Penn
broke 100000 This is fish culture in earnest.
Tho. Tibbetts who was arrested in Calais
Saturday. for stabbing French, was Tuesday
bound over in $4,000 to await the result of
French's injuries
The Pembroke iron works are running full
time to fill orders. The river is frozen so that
the Company had to haul their iron to East
port to send by steamer New Brunswick to
Boston.
YORK COUNTY.
Gov. Dingley has accepted the invitation of
Post Sheridan, G. A. r. oil BiddefOrd, to delv-
er an address Decoration Day.
The Irish holiday was duly celebrated in Bid
deford bypa procession of the Catholic benevo-
lent and temperance societies. and an address
in ST. Marys church by Canon Wech,