The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-06-11
STATE NEWS.

The Lewiston journal says that scamp
who called himself Rev. Charles A. Eastman
and has wife and child in that city, now
turns up in Kalamazoo, Mich, with the name
of Merrill, and is now under arrest for blgamy
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
A man in New Vineyard has found symp-
toms of hold and silver mine. Since the dis
covery he has neither plowed or sowed. He is
mining.
The Chronicle says that the Franklin County
Medical Association held its 4th annual meet
ing at DR. j. L. Blake's Office, Pennington,
june 3, 1875. DIR. Richards was chosen Presi-
dent and DR.. Severy Secretary.
The Chronicle learns that Samuel McLaugh-
lin of Weld has lost an eye by piece of stick
flying into it. 1t is feared that he Will lose the
other.
George B. Carpenter was recently waylaid in
Perkins Plantation near Woodwards Mill and
struck with club. Whether robbery was in
tended or not, he has no means of knowing. as
his horse was frightened and ran away from
the danger.
Bears are industriously at work upon the
sheep in Carthage.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The Hancock County Teachers Association
will meet in Ellsworth next Friday.
The American says that the thoroughly
built beautifully modelled center-board schoon-
launched in that city June B.
The American says that Dexter Brooks Of
Lamoine, ON Wednesday of last week, had a
scuf1e with boy about 16 years of age, got an
CRY, and with knife inflicted serious won nd
in the boys neck, near the jugular vein. Brooks
was arrested, carried before Justice Parker and
bound over to the next term of the S. j. Court,
in the sum of $4,000 At first there were fears
that the boys wound would prove fatal, but it
is now thought that he is out OF danger.
Brooks, who is represented as being simple,
intellectually weak and harmless man except
when provoked to anger, was committed to all
for want of bail.
June 9TH there was launched from the yard
of King Brothers of LamoiDe trim schooner
of 276 oil tons, called the Clifford" to be COM
manded by Captain Jessie III. Bragdon of La
moline.
KNOX COUNTY.
The town of Hope with little over 300 pop
ulation, boasts of having twenty-three babies
less than year DID,
The Free Press says that a convict by the
name of Brown escaped from the prison some
time last Sunday.
The Free Press regrets to learn that N. NJ
Hartwell, Supt granite cutting at Vinalhaven,
is seriously ill, and that his wife and son are
also i'll.
Capt. John Geyer of Friendship has found
gold or something ''sich."
PENOBSCOT COUNTY.
The Wing says that while jumping from q
locomotive on the Bucksport and Bangor Rail-
road Wednesday morning, as it was leaving the
Brewer station, fireman Frank Glasletter got
his foot caught under the wheel. 1t was badly
manged.
The school house in District No. II Bradford,
was burned last Monday night with $50 worth
of books.
WALDO COUNTY.
Belfast is troubled with mysterious fires,
causing considerable apprehension.
A. d. Smalley of Belfast was bound over to
court Saturday for savage assault upon Hi
ram o. Pillsbury. Smaley induced his victim
to step behind block in order to tell him
something in private, when he smashed his
face with brick. Cause: Bad rum.
The direct mail route between Belfast and
BuckspOrt has been discontinued. Sandy
Point is now supplied by the Belfast and Ban
gor stage.
The annual meeting of the Belfast and
Moosehead Lake Railroad Company will be
held at the Belfast Court House, July Z.
YORK COUNTY.
The Biddeford Odd Fellows went to West
Buxton Wednesday to institute a lodge at that
place.
The Knights of Pythas of Biddeford will go
into camp July 9th at Wood Island.