The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-03-20
STATE NEWS.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.


The Brunswick Telegraph looks exceedingly
neat in its new dress The publisher can afford
10 congratulate himself on its tasty appearance
The Methodist Society of Brunswick hold
falr next Tuesday evening in Lemont Hall.
The Bridgton News says that on last Monday
Geo. w. Taylor, son of Geo. Taylor OF the
Forest Mills, bad his lett hand shocklngly Gu
aud mangled by circular saw in Miller &
Co.'S machine shop. One finger was cut entire
ly through to the bone and the other finger;
and thumb were badly used up. The wound
was dressed by DR.. Kimball.
L. ii. Kicker & Sons of Bridgton' have re-
centy shipped to parties engaged In numbering
10 west Virginia, wood working machines 10
the value of about $780, Kicker 81 Sons
machines, on account of their superior work
manshlp and low pIice, are in great demand
ana they are unable to keep supply OF thell
various machines on hand. They contemplate
an enlargement of their present works.
Horace I. Gibbs and Elbrdge G. Mason made
the trip to Bridgton to Brownfield and back,
with their heavy horse teams, loaded each way,
between o. a. N. and p H., the other day
the quickt st time on record.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
At the annual meeting Of the North Frank
lin Agricultural Society William I'll. Dyer OF
Strong was chosen president. The next annual
fair will be held in Phillips.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Benton is the banner town of Maine on the
women's rights question, having at a recent
town election chosen three women as S. S.
Committee.
KNOX COUNTY.
A subscription paper is going the rounds of
Ihomaston to purchase the gallows erected for
the execution of Gordon and Wagner, and have
the machine used as musical band stand.
Warren has raised by subscription the money
the town refused to vote for the high school.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The annual meeting of the Wiscasset Saw
ings Bank was held on Tuesday, the 10Th inst
The following officers were elected for the en-
suing year:-William p. Lepnox, President;
Andrew Lacy, Vice President; E. W. Sewall,
Treasurer and Secretary. The affairs of the
bank were found to be in a satisfactory con-
dition. The deposits have increased about
$20.000.00 during the past year, and now
amount to O3,03l.25. Reserve fund $2,70300
Profit and loss $3,960.53 Total assets $780,
6N7S.
in Lincoln county.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Mr.. H. NJ. Bodwell of Scion, in losing valu-
able COW a few weeks since, came into posses
sion of a monstrosity in the form Of a calf
with two heads.
Cornville people are making war on tobacco
and the Somerset Reporter calls for such re,
formers IN Skowhegan.
Two barns and stable belonging to Fifeld
Mitchell of Canaan were consumed by fire
Sunday evening, the 18th inst. The barns
contained about Is tons of hay and farming
tools were consumed with them. The loss is
about $500; insured about $1,000. Origin of
the fire unknown.
Henry Caswell of New Portland had his
thigh broken by the upsetting of a load of
shingles which he was driving. He was res.
coed by woman who lived four miles from
any neighbor. The accident occurred on Eustis
plantation.
S. P. Porter, formerly of Paris, but recently
a sewing machine agent at North New Port
land, died of a rupture of the large veins
which enter the heart.
The United States authorities paid Mercer a
visit short time since and brought parties to
grief who had been selling cigars without
license.
A. X. Smell of Fairfield has just patented a
self-adjustable bracket, intended for use by
masons and house carpenters, which is cal
culated to do away with the old-fashioned
staging"
Mr.. Q. G. Couillard of the Boston Herald has
accepted an invitation to deliver the Grafton in
Fairfield the coming decoration day.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Wild geese flew over Lubec northward the
14th inst. Silly geese.
The directors of the Shore Line Railroad
meet at Eastport Saturday, the 9th inst.
E. K Heath, keeper of Nash Island light, Ad-
Olson, while on his way to the shore, the 10th
ult, was shut in by the ice some ways from
land, where he was obliged to remain 4S hours
in cold and storm without food. He broke ice
nearly half mile in that time.
WALDO COUNTY.
James Durham of Belfast who will be 90
years old next June, is cutting his third
teeth-three new ones having already made
their appearance.
YORK COUNTY.
A Buxton correspondent says that the Re
form Club pledge has received 500 signatures il
that town since last fall. They take the ''iron
clad" pledge.
IN GENERAL.
A soldier at the National Home at Togus
near Augusta, writes:-"Noticing in a B.dde
ford paper some very unkind remarks in regard
to the officers of the Home, | will state most
emphaticaly that it was entirely uncalled for,
and is utterly false. Our rations are good, and
Tilton and DIR. Wnn are kind and efficient
officers, who are ever alive to the needs OF
those under their care, and who have become
dependent by the fortunes of war;.
Gov. Diugley has just renewed the commits
sion of Hon. Job Prince of Turner as Justice
of the Peace and Quorum for the State, the
commission having been originally granted by
Gov. Smith in 1888, and renewed by Gov. Fair
field in 1910, Gov. Anderson in 1S47, Gov.
Crosby in 1854, Gov Washburn in 1861, and
Gov Chamberla in 1868. Judge Prince, who
was so years old on Wednesday, has held six
teen commissions for various positions.