The Portland daily press., 1875-12-31
STATE NEWS.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.

AhOOSTOOk COUNTY.
Our Aroostook correspondent says that since
the railroad has reached Fort Fairfield about all
the heavy teams have been taken off the road
to Houlton.. The freight from Presque Isle,
Caribou and other towns goes by the railroad
also, the stage carrying hardly any passengers.
Oats are worth 80 cents at Presque Isle.
They are sending good many out Cd the cars
to market. The farmers in North Aroostook
have been 10 great need of cash market.--A
railroad upsthat valley will probably give new
Impulse to farming.
Messrs. Sawin & league of Caribou who
suspended few weeks since, have made a set
Element with their creditors at the rate of 50
cents on dollar, payable in instalments with
in three years. The firms liabilities were $17,-
600. principally to wholesale houses in Port
land.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Pennington Chronicle says Mr.. Fisher
VlleS OF Industry, was very seriously injured
while at work in tie woods recently, by a tree
falling upon him and brnising his head severe
ly, and at first it was thought doubtful if he
could recover, but he is now doing we'll.
At late meeting of Franklin Grange, No.
80, T. of H., Rufus Taylor was elected Master.
The Webbs River Grange met at Carthage
on Dec. 18th for the election of officers. j. B.
Staples was chosen Master.
The Master of the North Franklin Grange
No. 1856, of Phillips, P. of H., for the coming
year is Josiah G. Beal.
The Franklin county council P. of H., held a
meeting at the Grange Hall in Temple, on the
22d inst, and elected Louis Adams Master.
The spool factory Of MI. J. L. Coughlin, sit.
uated some twenty miles from Vests Mills VII
lage, in Industry was totally destroyed by fire
Dec. 9Th. The total loss is $4,000; insurance
$780,
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Bar Harbor now has a good library which
supplies free entertainment and instruction to
all the inhabitants who avail themselves of the
privilege. -
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Our Waterville correspondent writes that a
gang OF sheep StealerS which has been plumber
ing. in the vicinity of Waterville, has been
broken up this week, and the leader, named
Eldrldge, sent to Augusta to await trial.
About fifty of the honest and innocent farm
ers of Clinton and Benton have been deluded
into giving their notes for $3.50 each for lots of
cloth !, brought to their doors by two plausible
was cheap at $500 lot. 1t proves to be dear
at $50, and the farmers are anxiously seeking
to avoid meeting their notes in March next.
KNOX COUNTY.
Over twenty persons have thus far been at
tackled with diphtheria in North Haven, seven
of whom have died. The cases are now of
milder type.
The Free Press says Mr.. O. E. Blackington
of Rockland, recently sold colt Is weeks old
for $2S7. 1t was sired by Il. s. Moor's Watch
Maker, whose sire was Winthrop Morrill,. The
dam was Morrill, stock by Ticonic.
At the annual meeting of the Knox Agricul-
tural and Horticultural Society, held in Rock
land Wednesday, the 22d, N. A. Farwell was
elected President for the ensuing year.
The journeymen stonecutters, blacksmiths
and labOrers employed on Hurricane Island
h0l q in Inv oil 10
evening, Dec 28th, to publicly express their
approval Of Gen. Davis Tillson's management
of the government works there, and his just
treatment of the men in his employ, and to
expires! their indignation at and publicly to
contradict certain false statements published
in the Rockland Opinion, for mean and selfish
motives. The hall was hired by number of
stonecutters for this meeting, and the foreman
and all officials were excluded. Resolutions
complimentary to Gen. Tillson were passed,
Howard Swasey, ESQ.,, government superinten-
dent, for the honorable discharge of his duties
toward the government employees.
The fishermen of Friendship are all hauled
up for the winter. This has, been very sue
cessful season for them no vessels or lives hav-
ing been lost from this place during the year,
and all have made fair wages while many have
done exceedingly we'll.
OXFORD COUNTY.
n correspondent WAAtCo " Vic AoWiotUu JOuT'
nal, sending specimens: "There is quite an ex.
element in Woodstock, Oxford county, on &C
count of the discovery OF rich deposit Of gold,
silver and tin in the east part of that town, on
the farms Of Mr.. Bradbury and Mrs. Harris
Some of the ore has been assayed and pro-
nounced to be worth more per ton than the
Laurel mine in Bridgton, which the assayeI
says is worth $l5 per ton; gold 81, silver $l1.
| This specimen 1 send you contains more silver
and less gold than the Laurel mine, and some
tin. They are sinking shaft fifty feet, under
| the direction of an experienced miner from
| Connecticut, who is furnishing the funds fol
the labor. The deeper they go the richer they
| find the deposit
PENOBSCOT COUNTY.
At regular business meeting of the Bangor
| Reform Club, James b. Barnaby was elected
President for the ensuing year.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
Louis Annance, who died at Greenvile on
| 18th inst. was the Oldest Mason in Piscataquis
county, having been a member over 60 years
Mr.. Annance was Of the LIE Francis tribe o