The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-14
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCOGGIN COUNTY.

ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY.
The Lewiston Journal says that a man
named Longfellow was arrested Saturday,
charged with taking money fromRev. Mr. Perk.
ms. On being locked up he confessed the deed
and implicated one Smith as also concerned in
the affair. His story is that they were passing
through the yard and saw Mr.. Perkins coat
hanging up. Surprising there was money in
pocket-book, and agreed to divide, but gave
Longfellow only SO. Smith had gone to Gar.
diner, and was in the lookup, on a charge of
drunkenness. The money had all been spent.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The North Star says: sour farmers are now
busy hoeing the potatoes, the largest crop ever
planted in this county. from which thew will
realize the most money ever received for one
single production. Potatoes are looking we'll
generally, while the grass and grain give prom
Use of abundant harvest"
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Capt. Joseph c. Currier, who died at tbe
Home for Aged Men, Boston, last Sunday. was
native of Freeport and for more than thirty
years commanded large ships He was board.
ing officer in Boston three years. After the
Crimean war he went to Sebastopol to raise
sunken vessels. During the rebellion he was
master of government transport on the Miss.
issippi. His health was so impaired then that
he was for time blind and went to the Home
for Aged Men. where he has spent the past
nine years. {.
OXFORD COUNTY.
On the Sd of May last the saw and spool mill
belonging to William Haseltine, at East Stone
ham, Maine, was entirely consumed by fire.
There was no insurance except a policy for
less than third of its cost, to protect a mort
gage on the property. Last Friday evening, at
about o'clock, Mr.. HaseltneAs mill at North
Lowell took fire in the dry house, and although
everything was done that could be done with
the engines and hose connected with the mill
TO stay the progress of the flames, yet this mill
with portion of its machinery was burned to
the ground, involving loss of $40, 1000; insured
for less than $4,000.
A pedestrian party of Fryeburg ladies' and
gentlemen OF fifteen to twenty persons, are
making arrangements for ramble through the
White Notwithstanding Fryeburg about the
10th inst. They propose ''tenting out" and
living the life of independent, jolly mountain
trampers.
Mr.. Woodward's large boarding house at
Fryeburg is full for the season. 1t is fayorite
locality for summer visitors.
The Oxford Democrat announces the death
of Sumner r. Newhall, Esq.,, Register of Deeds
for the Eastern District OF Oxford county. in
Paris, Saturday the 10th. The cause Of his
death was tumor in the thigh He held va
rious town offices in Peru while he resided
there, and represented that town in the Legis-
lature in 1848. He was elected to the office Of
Register of Deeds in 1867, and was rejected in
1872. He was an excellent Register, his official
duties always being pei formed with neatness
and dispatch; and by his habits of industry and
economy, bis gentlemanly bearing, and his hon.
esty and integrity, he hal secured many
friends.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Mayor Laughton of Bangor has received the
following note: Sr,-We have ben waten for
sum tim to see if you and the Counsel wuld
start sum Business we are about 100 in mum.
Der and we have ben waten for work and no
hopes OF any if thare liant any work started in
weak we will see ii we Cant make it we have
agred to Burn the Sity and then they will Be
work and don't you forget it."
The Wing says that on last Friday brake.
man on the through freight from Fredericton
junction to Mattawamkeag, while Stacking
cars at Danforlh was crushed and badly in.
| jure1.
The number Of entries for the July races at
| Bangor is forty four.
| The Wing says: "One day last week an up
river man arrived in Bangor. and while cross
| ing the railroad bridge inquired of a man he
met the way to the Bangor "a )use. The fell.
low said he was porter at that hotel and
would show him the way. En- route the "por.
ter took his up. river friend in 20 saloon for a
| drink, and while inside the place mysteriously
disappeared and with him went about $35 be.
| longing to the man who wanted to find the
| Bangor House."
Fish Commissioner J. FL. Miner of Wash
| ington. ID. T., left HolyOke, Monday, with 100,
600 little shad, to be introduced in the Malta
waumkeag, stream emptyng into the Penob
| scot river, sixty five miles above Bangor. The
| fish were two days old and about half an inch
long, and were accommodated in six large milk
| cans.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
| The Journal says that the house of Mrs Sa-
bra Burns, widow lady residing in Augusta,
was entered Saturday forenoon, in broad day.
| light, while Mrs Burns W rs at home 1t must
have been after IL o'clock. They went up to a
| chamber and overhaued the draws of a bureau
scattering things about in strange confusion.
Mrs. Burns misses few articles of clothing.
The proprietors of the Winthrop cheese fac.
tory have been obliged to lessen their supply O
milk, the vat of the factory holding but 5000
| lbs. but another vat has been ordered, Las
| years record showed that it takes but s z 10
lbs of our grade Jersey milk for pound OF
cheese, and the analysis of the cheese at Cor
nell University showed it to be the richest in
the country-equal to the famous Hilton yarie-
| ty, made in England.
| YORK COUNTY.
The Biddeford Times says that Monday at.
ternoon Robert E. Eaton, town clerk of Hollis
was riding on Beach street. Saco, and was neal
the Boston & Maine crossing as the trair
passed. His horse took fright, jumped, ther
halted and sent Mr. Eaton forward upon tn,