The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-03-06
STATE NEWS.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.


The spring term of Houlton Academy COM
menced on Monday. The attendance is the
largest ever known at any previous term since
the academy was established.
The Patten Tribune says: SIT now seems
almost certain that railroad will be buis next
season from Mattawamkeag to some point in
this vicinity, having Presque Isle as the object
yet, and we can only conjecture what will be
determined upon"
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The Brunswick Telegraph says that for a
week or ten days we have been examining the
classes in the village schools. to find them in
general making commenjable progress. The
discipline has been excellent, and the only class
in any village school to act in an unwarrant-
able manner, m ay bear in mind that its behav-
Jour only causes keen pain in the breasts of an
old, faithful and loved teacher"
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The entering class of the State Normal School
at Castine, is 90; total attendance $50, and
more coming.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
DR.. Crosby of Watervile, has recently taken
as partner Fred Wilson. q graduate of Colby
University, Glass II, aud recent graduate of
the Harvard Medical School.
KNOX COUNTY.
The March term of the s. j. Court will COM
mence its session at the new Court House,
next Tuesday, Judge Virgin presiding.
David Bartlett, one of the Bowdoinham
Bank robbers, now in prison, is very sick of
lung lever, and his recovery is very doubtful
Miss Cassidy was thrown from sleigh at
Thomaston Wednesday, and received severe
injuries.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Town of Porter has reduced its debts
since 1869 from 81, 000.15 to S., 929. 25.
The March Term Supreme Judicial Court
will commence next Tuesday, Judge Walton
presiding.
The spring term of Fryeburg Academy op-
enedilast week with 70 scholars. Many are
boarding at home and come over the T. & ..
r. R., to attend the school
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Democrats of Bangor, Thursday night,
nominated Frederick M. Laughton for mayor.
The Bangor Crusade Club celebrated its first
anniversary the evening of March 4.
The prisoners in the Bangor Jail have begun
to make brooms.
Thursday morning Elias Getchell of Aroos-
took, at work in Morse's salt mill, Bangor, cut
off three fingers and hist thumb in a shinge
machine
A boy in 1856 deposited $40 in the Bangor
Savings Bank, and within three years after
added $27 to it. This week he drew from the
bank $l02. t1
Leases of the shores of islands at Oldtown,
are to be sold for five years on the fifth day OF
April next.
Judge Goodenow of Bangor, on Thursday
bound over Joseph Gillespie of Lowell, for
killing four deer contrary to law.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Mr.. E. w. Marble Of Skowhegan, has eom-
pleted the marble bust Of Gov. COburn for the
court house, and it may be seen for the present
at Baker g. Judkins marble factory.
County Commissioner Greenwood is sick at
his home in Fairfield with fever.
The spring term of the Eaton school at Nor
ridgewock, will begin on the 29th of March.
A grange of Patrons of Hnsbandry has been
organized in New Portland with Charles F.
Conforth, Master.
WALDO COUNTY.
Capt. Jeremiah Mudgett. master of the bark
Montana of Stockton, from Newcastle, N. s..
W., to Wallaroo, died on the voyage. He was
about AZ years old.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Lewis Fancy, Is pears old, employed in the
iron works at Pembroke, was crushed to death
Thursday in the rolls.