The Portland daily press., 1875-05-15
STATE NEWS.
ANpRosCoGG1N COUNTY.

recently organized IN GnaG ViCiuiIy NY H.
Knight are in flourishing condition, and are
constantly receiving additions to their numbers
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The Bridgton News says that Eben Smith,
after twenty-five weeks of painful illness, re.
sulting from the bite of cat, is now lying at
the point of death, at the abode OF =. Y. Nil
born, in Bridgton.
There is a prospect of considerable building
operations in Bridgton the present season.
The Johns, Mead & Hill of North Bridgton,
have made arrangements to go to Norway
some time during this month to bring to Long
Lake portion of the trout and salmon whlch
are intended for Sebago waters.
Very few of the Harrison farmers will plant
sweet corn this year, on account or the fort-
land Packing Company having reduced the
price to 81 cents per can.
Caterpllars' nests which abound in the fru 4
trees, lead the minds of the Harrison farmers
to sad forebodngs.
The Bridgton News says that the Lake Side
Grange of Harrison, and the Bear Mountain
Grange of Waterford which united in sending
to the West for car load of flour short time
since have got a good article of the stat OF
life at large discount.
There is in Naples an old hen, the property
of Captain James Chute, whose exploits are
something wonderful The latest was the pro-
duetion Of an egg measuring 81 by65 inches
and containing inside an egg of common size,
perfect shell and all. We have the Bridgton
News as our authority, and it isn't in the fishy
business.
Bridgton's initial thunder shower for the sea-
son occurring last Saturday night. was q loud
one, the thunder waking the people like an
immense weight falling upon the roof. Inc
lightning struck tree in Christopher Dyers
field split 1T and falling to the ground tore up
distance. The tree was forty feet high, yet the
lightning struck it twenty-five feet from the
ground.
The Ellsworth American says that experience
ed teachers are much needed In Ellsworth Tor
the summer schools
The ice is not yet out of the Ionds In Han
cock county, and but little farming has as yet
been done.
The teachers of Ellsworth are taking steps
| towards the formation of an Educational AsSo-
citation for Hancock county.
Two men named Grindle of Penobscot, saw-
| ed and edged in twelve hours 9O27 staves-so
says the American, which is usually on Its U.
Washington.
The American says that James E. I.arkiD, a
iourneyman tailor Of Ellsworth, died very sud
denly on Friday night. Mr.. L. was at times an
Incorporate man, and for some days had been
drinking to excess, which, it is thought, tended
| to cause his death.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
The Kennebec Journal says that Madam
D'Artheny's beautiful horse Young Fearnaugnt
| was offered at auction in Augusta, Thursday,
but no sale was effected, and the sale was post
poned till Wednesday next. Only 1915 was
offered, while good horsemen placed the value
| OF the animal at about $4,000.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Rockland Gazette says that the next
| quarterly session of the Knox County Lodge
| of Good Templars will be held at South War
rem, on Thursday of next week, the 10th inst.
| The Knox & Lincoln Railroad run very near
| the place of meeting.
Work on the excavation for the foundation of
| the new Unlversalist church aJ Rockland has
been begun
| A patent of medicine dealerl Of Rockland
| owns q valuable coach dog whose death have
lately begun to decay through old age. His
owner has accordingly had them filed by a
| Rockland dentist.
The total tax of Rockland tie present veal
| is $109, 410.70, against $105, 5l614 last year.
| P1scArAQUIs COUNTY.
| Monroe & Lttlefield of Abbot sold Gill
bteth Knox colt recently to Boston parties for
$4,000.
| Preliminary surveys for the purpose of loca-
| ting the Brownville branch of the Bangor and
| Pisca,aquis railroads are under way.
| Work is going on at the Guilford silver mine,
| and good specimens of ore are exhibited.
| A grand spelling match is proposed between
| Foxcroft and Dover on the one side and Dexter
| on the other. The first men of the town are
arranging the preliminaries.
| PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
| The Commercial says that the world renown-
| ed Daniel Pratt the great American traveller.
| paid the students of the Bangor Theological
| Seminary visit Thursday, and after dinner
favored them with harangue.
| SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Somerset Reporter says that Carraba sse
Lodge No 81, /. o. o. f., of SkowhegaH, is a
present enjoying a very prosperous sea son
| They are having quite an accession to theil
numbers and of very good material.
The Reporter reports considerable sickness il
! Skowhegan of quite severe type.
Memorial Day will be celebrated Saturday
the 18th. Rev. Mr. Aver will deliver the ora
ton.
Madison is in financial muddle. Its people
| don't know whether they have been cheated OIL
| not. They find that they owe three times as
| much as the town report says. AS they cam
| come at it themselves Judge Dascomb and Hon
| Wm Philbrick of SkowhegaD have been called
| in.
WALDO COUNTY.
Capt Frank Cochran of Searsport, master O.
the bark Carrie Wyman, died suddenly in Phil
adelphia on Tuesday morning.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The citizens of Perry are talking of starting
| q cheese factory.
On the 28th ult., four years old daughter
| of Martin Grant of Marion, lost its life by its
clothes taking from fire built by children In
| their door yard.