The Portland daily press., 1875-11-17
STATE NEWS.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.

ARoosTooK COUNTY.
Eight inches of snow fell in Sherman,
Patten. etc., the 11th inst.
A correspondent of the Lewiston Journal
says hat the present season promises to be an
unusually bard one for those farmers who have
depended upon shiDgle making aud numbering
for livelihood. He thinks the present adver-
sty will teach them TO depend upon their
FARMS
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Mrs. Jane D Lamb of Brunswick, now 90
years DID, does all the cooking for a family of
brown hair o yard long, very fine and all her
o,cn. She has time to keep up social life. make
calls and is still woman of society. In the
summer season she makes trips to the seashore
like all the young folks.
FRANKLIN COUNTY
Last Friday evening Ezra Goldsmith of
Phillips, in attempting to cross a small pond
on the ice, broke through and was drowned.
He clung to the ice for nearly an hour. His
cries for help were heard, aud some young men
arrived to the edge of the pond. 1t was all
open for ten feet out, and Mr. Goldsmith was
about fifty feet from the shore. They got
some small poles out to him, but he was so
chilled that he could not hold on to them and
before they could do any more he went down.
His little dog had remained on the ice near him
all this time; and, it seemed, tried TO bring his
master up; and when the body was being taken
from the water. the dog got hold of his clothes
and pulled bard to help get the body ashore.
MIR Goldsmith was about sixty years of age.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The Journal says that the work of taking
spawn from the salmon at the Bucksport
breeding works of Mr.. Chas. G. Atkins has
commenced.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Monday was the first day appointed for the
commissioners to meet to receive evidence of
deposits In the Winthrop savings bank. They
meet three days, Nov. 10th, Dec 18th and 29i b.,
so that all holders are enabled to bring in their
books for examination,
The body of Allen Hatch, an inmate of the
China poor farm, was found in China pond,
Saturday. Suicide. His age was 81.
Tie Journal says that Horace Elwell, who
committed suicide in Boston, the other day,
while in fit of insanity, superinduced by an
attack of delirium tremens, belonged in Gardi-
nor, where he has resided until within few
months. He has been engaged in the norse
trading business and was drinking man.
One Of the water wheels of the wooden mill
at North VassaIboro' has broken down, which
disaster will interrupt manufacturing opera
tions for at least two weeks.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Wednesday night Bethel got eight inches of
snow.
The Democrat says that the dwelling house
of Edward Varney of Keazer Falls was burned
cd the 9th inst 1t caught fire from Mr.. Var
ney's little boys smoking paper cigars in a shed
near the house.
The Democrat says that one Clement of
Gorham, N. H., was so angry because Mr.
Tucker of South Paris answered letter from
Clements wife, telling his whereabouts, that
on Tuesday of last week he waylaid Tucker
who is the night watchman of the G. T. r. R.,
and beat him severely. Clement was going
with another woman and objected to inter-
terence. He is now in Jail.
The ladies of Fryeburg Academy participate
in the debates of The school debating club.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
A temperance reform movement is in pro-
gress in Plymouth.
The Whig says that the dwelling of Eugene
Hopkins of Plymouth was entered a few nights
since, and while the inmates were sleeping $50
was taken from the pantaloons of Mr.. Hop
kins.
YORK COUNTY.
The Times says that Chief Justice Appleton
begins the hearing in reference case where
Furbush & Sweet of Lewiston sue Father
Pons. .rdin to recover $4,000 due for building
the French Catholic church, also for $4,000
claimed as extra services. The matter was
referred by the Supreme Court of Androscog
gin county. Messr-. Frye, Cotton and White
for pIaiotiffs; Goodwin & Lunt Of Biddeford
for defendant.
The casa of Ira Andrews VS.. the Lewiston &
Auburn Railroad which was referred to Judge
Danforth, John f. Anderson and Ferguson
Hanes, will be heard in the City Council
room, BIddeford, Monday, Dec. 20.