The Portland daily press., 1875-07-22
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY.
The Journal says that quite large party of
Lewiston and Auburn people, we hear, are
spending the summer at Harpswell-one of the
best places on the Maine coast for summer rest
A Lewiston Sunday School teacher asked his
class of boys last Sabbath the following ques-
ton: eff go out on the street and see a crowd
of drunken men fighting, whom do they need
to make them better men?' One bright.eyed
lad looked up knowingly, and replied, "a po-
liceman.'
The Journal says that the Turner Grange are
rebuilding and enlargIng the store which they
recently purchased at Turner Centre. 1t will
be, when completed, two stories high, and 80
feet wide by 60 in length. The upper part will
be used by the Grange for hall and ante-rooms.
Below will be store, dining and ante-rooms.
The store will be under the supervision of the
Grange.
The North Turner cheese factory manufac-
tured 1887 pounds of cheese during the month
OF June, and if the supply of milk continues
as large during the remainder of the month as
it has been thus far, the product for the month
OF July will equal or exceed seven tons.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
A son of Peter Mayo of Waterville, about
eight years old, was drowned in the Kennebec
river at the College Rips, Tuesday forenoon
He was out catching drift wood, and fell from
a log. His body was soon recovered, but life
was extinct.
Tide Augusta Journal says that DR.. Brickett
narrowly escaped serious injury by being thrown
from his carriage llast Friday. He received
severe bruise on his face, which came near ruin
ing one of his eyes.
The Journal says that Col. Mattocks has ask
ed permission to take the First Regiment into
camp at his own expense, and we learn that
permission has been granted, on the terms nam
ed.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Journal says that the dwelling house of
+. M. Mayo of Canton, was burned Monday
evening The fire was accidental, but we have
no further particulars. Loss $500; insured for
$1,000.
PENOBsCoT COUNTY.
The Wing says that on Friday last as Mr. Fl.
FL. Fiske, proprietor of the Lincoln House, at
Lincoln,was driving load of hay down the hill,
at the foot of which is bridge over the Malta
nawcook stream, when by some accident the
harness gave way and the horses cleared them
selves from the load, which topped over, jam
ming him against the side of the bridge. He
was taken up unconscious and it is feared is
injured internally.
The Bangor Knights of Pythias 90 on an ex-
cursion to st. John the Goth inst.
The Bangor Reform Club has about It's mem
bers at the present time.
Mayor Laughton of Bangor, has notified
druggists not to sell alcohol.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The annual fair of the Somerset Central Ag-
rcultural Society will be holden on their
grounds in Skowhegan, Sept. 10Th and Both.
The Arson Advocate says: ''The grading on
the Somerset Railroad has been suspended on
account of haying-as if the early completion
of the track to the crossing, so as to convey
over it the stone for the piers of the bridge in
time to complete them before cold weather, was
of little consequence. We learn that President
Aver was up Friday with a view to let the
grading to other parties to be completed at
once"
SAGADAHOC COUNTY.
The Times says that the assessors of Bath
find $3.50, 155 taxable property, viz: $685.
900 real estate, against S2 36S O49 in last year,
gain of S125, O41; personal $4,377 ,065, against
S4,417 $50 of last year, a loss of $40,595, with
1854 polls, a gain of "a over last year. The
rate is twenty mills on the dollar, a reduction
of mill from last year.