The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-09-25

Inc journal says that the Kennebec Union
Ag!Icaitural and Horticultural Society will hold
sueif ialr at Oakland Park, in Gardiner, on the
9th and 9Th of October.
Al, Nj -, oneeseman Informs the Gardiner Journal
| tnat Inc Ice houses known as the Modocs in
Richmond, and the Kennebec Mutual, in
Dresden, have partially fallen down. He esli-
mates the loss on the Modocs at $4,000, and that
on the hennebec Mutual at $4,000.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
Charles Hutchinson, a lad about Is yeats old,
escaped from the Jail workshop, Thursday, by
| crawling through the hole out of which the
| shaviDgs are poured. His escape was quite
| well planned, and he succeeded in being zone
| fifteen minutes before it was known that he
| had escaped. He was imprisoned for breaking
| into Mr. Crosby's house on the Hampdeu road,
and had served six months of q three years
| sentence
L. G. Davis, shipping clerk on the L. s. n.
a; Il has been promoted TO freight clerk, to
M the vacancy caused by the resignation of
Mr.; George Cummings, who has accepted a
| Posltlon IN Pennsylvania. w. S. Everett OF
| Dover has received the appointment of ship
| ping clerk, to fill Mr.. Davis place.
sAcADAHoc COUNTY,
| The session of the Knox 81 Lincoln Musical
Association hegins at Bath noxt Tuesday un-
| der the direction of Carl Zerrahp. with II. p.
| Ryder as pianist aud Mrs. L. II, Carter as
| principal soloist.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The jury in the Supre ne Court, consider that
it is worth 81 80 to cure cancer and awarded
that amount to Dr. Mann of "strippirgs and
molasSes' fame.
The Reporter says that the town of Madison
has met with great loss in the death of Mr..
Eli w. Thompson He had held many offices
OF trastin the town and was universally res
pected. Active, earnest in all good work, Mr..
Thompson will long be missed by his towns
men, and friends whose affections he largely
shared.
In noticing the Centennial fair in Skowhe-
gan, the Reporter says: "One of the finest
parts OF the programme was the dancing the
minuet. Sixteen couples in quaint and Gu
rlous customes took part in this stately dance
OF the oldec time. The dancers had protited
py the careful instruction of Mr.. j. w. Ray
mon OF Portland. The care with which h.
performed his part and the success Of his en-
beavers speak we'll of Mr.. RAYMOND The
hne appearance of many of the ladies, and
gentlemen, too, participating was very gener-
ally commented upon.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Sentinel learns that a small assessment
on the stock in the Shore Line Railroad Co is
to be made soon to cover expenses of location
and right of WY. The directors mean bust
ness evidently.
The Sentinel says that the schooner Seth w
Smith of Calais. from Cardiff, at North Syd-
ney, reports 18th ult.. 10 lat. As 80 lop. Is 80
seaman named Chas. Davis. native of Maine,
while reehUg on the main boom, fell overheard
and was drowned.
The Eastport Sentinel says that Cranberries
have been plenty in town the past week, and
have sold for $1.25 and S1.50 per bushe from
the boats. There have been some good lots,
but generally Inequality has been inferior.
YORK COUNTY.
Captain John Irwin will be relieved of the
Receiving Ship Sabine at Kittery Navy Yard
m fha 1st of n. .la-C 4, ~
Carpenter will he relieved from duty at the
Kttery Navy Yard ON the 18th of October
next Commander Thos. III. Eastman, is de-
tached from Kittery Navy Yard, on the LIST of
October next and placed on waiting orders.
The Journal says that Hermon CARPENTER,
I the Young man who was recently accidentally
shot at Newcastle, N. g., is recovering at his
home in South Berwick. The ball passed
through the right lung and lodged in the back,
from whence it will be taken.
The Biddeford Journal says that Lilly
Pond" near Fortunes Rocks, has been stocked
with black bass, brought from Newton, Mass.
The Legislature is to be asked to grant protec-
tion to the pond for number of years.
Post Sheridan, G. A. R., of Biddefofd, pro-
poses having tea party on the 18th of October.
1t is the purpose of the reform clubs Of York
County to form county alliance.
The new Old Orchard House is to be erected
on a high knoll on the Foss farm, so called, a
the southeast side of Old Orchard road The
ground has already been staked out,
Monday night some one entered the house of
Mr.. William Cutler at Limington, apd stole his
pocket book containing over $500 Mr.. Cntler
IS hard working man and has been doing
good business manufacturing carriages the past
year, and has of late been collecting, iu order
to meet his bills soon coming due for stock, etc.
The thief has not been caught as yet.
The first of the present week in one day
about one hundred barrels of mackerel were
caught in a seine some four or five miles off
Wood Island