The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-11-15
STATE NEWS.
ANpRoscoee1N COUNTY.

ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY.
The Androseoggin Herald comes out as an
ance reform in Maine 1t is non-political and
non -sectarian. The paper is unusually full and
worthy the support of temperance people.
The Lewiston Journal says that boy named
Frank Carville of that city died last week from
the effects of being thrown violently upon the
ceived ten years since.
The Journal thinks there is too much busi-
ness on Lisbon street in that city for one so
narrow. The complaint isn't frequent.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
DR.. Quinby, of the Gospel Banner, left
slide In the rear of the furnace in his dwelling
az az Asngu5sa, s open about an inch: The house
OF the children towards morning were very
sick, but recovered after the windows were
opened: DIR. Quinby records this experience as
warning to others.
A dangerous tramp who travelled about peo-
pies premises in the vicinity of Waterville viii
lage with rocks in his hand aud bad cuts on his
face, was arrested last Friday and taken to
Augusta, where he is identified as a former in
mate OF the Insane Asylum for fifteen years,
but for two years has been a denizen Of the
town farm of Bath. He run away last SPRING
His name is franklin Hart
The store OF G. NJ. Pishon s. Co., at Pishon's
Ferry, was broken open Wednesday night, and
robbed of various articles-among them blue
overcoat Three young fellows, from about IA
to 20 years old, lounged about the depot during
the afternoon, and are supposed to be the rob-
bers.
The Waterville Mail says: "They have come
down hard on an employe on the railroad for
stealing, but we see no mention of those who
were concerned with him but stood above him.
10 be sure he was only brakeman and q
Frenchman; but the same sauce ought to be
served out alike to goose and gander. Poor
Perry was faithful and honest soldier, and
though he went through the war unscathed in
life, or limb. or morals. he was not proof against
vicious associates, and having fallen into bad
company he has been led away"
The selectmen of WateIville have offered
S100 reward for the detection of the incendiary
who burned the college gymnasium. The Mail
says that some of the students are confident
that it is the work of outsiders in revenge for
being turned out of the gymnasium; while
many outsiders are confident that the fire was
set be students, and they mention the suspicious
fact that the students were in the hall of the
Zetas, down town, until after midnight on Sun
day night, aud it is also known that there was
some dissatisfaction among a portion of the
students with certain wholesome rules of man.
agement enforced in the gymnasium.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The News says that Kinda Harding of Booth
bay was arraigned before Justice Kepniston,
accused OF IAN attempt at arson" The ac-
cused olead guilty, and in default of bail for
her appearance at tbe April term of court, was
committed to Wiscasset Jail.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The PRESS Denmark correspondent writes
that Sidney, four year old son of Eiphalet
McKeen, was considerably hurt Saturday by
being kicked in the forehead by yearling colt
cutting cash p inches in length aud shaped
like hoof aud presenting the skull to view.
The wound was dressed by DIR. Brown, and the
child is now doing as well as could be expected.
The Journal says that Messrs. Tainsor, Wing
and others Of Lewiston and Auburn on Tues
day organized Reform Club at Bryants Pond.
There was very enthusiastic meeting and one
hundred persons signed the pledge; apong the
number forty old topers. The reform work
goes on gloriously. Lewiston and Auburn have
hard working and earnest reform men who are
doing Gods work.
The News reports the ravages of typhoid fe-
yer in Sweden.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Skowhegan Reporter saws that in copse-
quence OF the trouble with the Solon Savings
Bank, many OF the depostors in the Skowhe-
gan Bank became alarmed and commenced
something OF run upon it few days since.
we understand that there have been paid TO
depositors within the last two weeks more than
fifty thousand dollars, the managers requiring
no notice; and they say they are ready to pay
all who may CALL
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Advertiser says that at the two temper
dQC0 mass meetings uclu Al Oddho, bno past
week over $50 persons signed the pledge.
The new bonds of the city of Calais for $780,
600 at per cent. will be ready December 1. A
part of them are already spoken Of
The Sentinel says the Russian sardne factory
at Eastport is putting up five thousand kegs Of
sardines week.
In Que school in Calais 66 of 104 scholars
have had the measles the present term.
YORK COUNTY.
c.; L.
Mr.. A. Bryant, from Dover has been settled
over the Baptist church, and Rev. Mr. Blake of
Dover over the Free Will-The first of series
OF Dances was given in the new town hall Fri
day evening. the attendance being large Mu-
SIC by Wesman & Lewis quadrille band,
local organization, which can produce better
music and more of it than any band IN this
section.-The water in the Mousam still con-
tinues high, aud no fears are entertained Of
draft, the same having caused the manufac
uurers much trouble last winter Edwin Hodg
don is erecting a carriage repair and paint shop
at his stand on School street.