The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-04-23
STATE NEWS.
FRANKLIN COUNTY

The Pennington Chronicle says thHt wv
Young men at Jerusalem, employees OF the
Franklin Land and Lumber Company, one
named Perkins from Oxford county, the other
from Penobscot county, named Maryfield, got
into a quarrel the other day about an axe.
Maryfield beat Perkins until he cried enough,
when they parted and went about their work.
Soon after another combat took place; they
came together, Perkins armed with can't
hook, and Maryfield with an axe. They both
struck the same time; or rather PERKINS struck
and Maryfied threw the axe, cutting three
holes in P 8 hat and one in his head near the
temple. Perkins blow took effect on Mary
fields head, telling him TO the ground. where
he received another of the same slice. Ii Is
said Maryfeld hears we'll out OF one ear
HANCOCK COUNTY.
A Castine correspondent says: The Normal
students had spelling match Monday for two
prizes, copies of Worcesters Dictionary. Inc
spelling was excellent, three hours test Win
the hardest words being required 70 speil uoM a,
the last man. There was spelling match the
same evening in the vestry of the Congrega-
tional church for the benefit of the Sabbath
School. Mr.. S. N. Adams of the senior class,
of the Normal School, won the first prize in
both contests Miss Hughes OF the Normal
School, the second prize in the last trial.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
A workman in one of the axe shops at West
Waterville recently met with singular acct
dent. While holding an axe to grind, his TWO
thumbs got caught between the axe and stone
and were ground down pointed to the thumD
nails.
The Gardiner Journal remarketh thusy:-
"One of our subscribers who DeneveS very
much as we do was in our office last week, and
complained of certain neghbor who borrow
ed his paper. We told him that said evangellc
neighbor had stopped his paper because we
were not sound on theology. We are sorry
to have him trouble our friend, but still IL VIII
do him good to read the journal even II ne mas
to borrow it. Even his narrow, bigoted, nlg-
gardy soul is capable of progress; at least ous
belief SO teaches us.
The Kennebec Journal says that President
Coburn and Col. Alden of the Maine Central
directors protested against the removal OF gu
perntendent Lincoln but they had but two
votes against eight sure for Eastern hailroad
interests on any question.
KNOX COUNTY.
Hon. Moses Webster of Vnalhaven, is hav-
ing a fine boat built for himself and few
friends, intended more especially for lake fish
ing excursions.
PENOBSCOT COUNTY.
The Wing says that the steamer Cambridge
was badly injured by floating ice the other day
that she has gone into dry dock at Boston 1or
repairs
The Wing says that it is understood that Mr..
Oak, who has been trustee for eight years,
and whose term expires within few days, pos
itlyely declines denomination. he mas zone
most efficient service to the institution, ana
should he persist in declining, it will be hard
to fill the vacancy.
The directors of the Maine Central Railroad
while in Bangor on Tuesday, consulted with q
large number of the leading merchants and
shippers, with a view to learn as nearly as pos
sibie the feeling concerning the rates of freight
and the direction in which changes seem most
largely to be required.
WALDO COUNTY.
The Belfast Journal says the building OF sum.
mer residences at the Northport Camp Ground
has already commenced, and the prospect is
that a large number will be put up the present
season.
The Belfast age says William Pitcher, Esq,
whose hand was so terribly bruised last winter,
met with another accident on Friday, by fall
ing among the heavy ice under his wharf, by
which his other hand was wrenched and his
head cut
The barn of Andrew McCobb of Lineolnvile,
was burned last Thursday morning with one
horse, cow, calf three tons of hey, carriages
and all the farming TOOLS Loss about $1,000
insured for $50. The house was injured some.
The Belfast Journal says that the AdTents Of
| Searsport still proclaim the immediate coming
of the end of time. The 10Th was the day las,
fixed upon, but Gabriel went back on them
Some thirteen persons were baptized within
| the week previous 10 bIdb udle. hey WoIe
| dipped through holes in the ice Some of these
| converts have sold all their worldly effects at
sacrifices, preparing to be taken up when the
| world shall be burned.
The Belfast Age says that navigation in that
| harbor and bay has been closed 81 days the pas'
| winter, the longest perIo1 ever known.
| The Belfast Journal says that on Thursday
of last week boy named John Nash, aged six
wears, who with his mother was visiting Mrs
Isaac Dunbar, living in the rear of Delano's
barber shop, on Main street, accidentally dis
| charged shot gun in one of the back rooms.
| The charge of bucksbot with which the gun
| was loaaed, passed through the floor and lodg'
| ed alarmingly near Frank Jordan, candy
| maker, in room beneath. The recol of the
| gun drove the breech through the latbings Of
| the wall, but the boy was uniniured The CUR
| had been long time loaded and forgotten.
MI F. A. Russ has taken from Ledge on hi
| farm in the western part of Belfast, specimen
| which strongly resembles silver bearing rock.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
There Is a centenarian living in Prescott
His name is Charles McCurdy, aged 1O1 years
| He is very smart. Walks one and half mile
| to attend Catholic church Sunday His sigh
| is good, can read easily. He manufactured tn
seasons stock of wood at the adoor during
| short time past.