The Portland daily press., 1875-07-26
STATE NEWS.
AROosTooK COUNTY.


Mr.. Amos Kimball of Silver Ridge was
struck by falling tree, while at a chopping
bee, on Tuesday of last week, and his thigh
was fractured and his back and shoulders were
severely bruised.
Among the first settlers of Fort Fairfield
were two brothers named Hoyt from Phillips
This was forty years ago. They had large fam
lilies of industrious and frugal sons and daugh-
tiers, who have married in that section largely
and are among the best citizens in the new
county. The other day the "Hoyt' connec-
tions had picnic in Fort Fairfield, which was
very pleasant occasion.
The Presque Isle cheese factory is doing a
large business. From Juue to July 20 it had
made 276 cheese of an average weight of over
30 pounds each.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
During heavy thunder shower at Castine,
"Wednesday night, three buildings were struck
by lightning, and one of them, the barn of Rev.
MIR. Moore, was burned. The telegraph wires
were struck several times.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Says the Gardiner Reporter: Somebody
has very kindly sent us through the z. o. this
week SIX copies of work on "Cbristian Hol-
and about half ton Of osher religious and ire
ligous matter of rather ancient date. We shall
tackle the lot when the weather cools."
KNOX COUNTY.
The Camden Herald says: "We have among
the summer boarders at the present time, Mr..
A. r. Dunton, who has been regarded as the
champion penman of the world; also Mr.. Fred
.. Young, the champion left hand penman,
Prof d. NJ Watt of the Augusta Business
College, and in few days Mr.. L. d. Smith of
Hartford, Ct, is expected to visit Camden.
All of these are Maine men, and three of them
are from the towns of Hope and Lincolnville."
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The "Blueberry Line" is the touching appel
lation now given to the Damariscotta stage,
says the Gardiner Reporter.
DIR. Fred Quinby, young physician from
Pond, Jefferson.
OXFORD COUNTY.
A fearful hail storm passed over Buckfield
Wednesday, about O'Clock D. M, laying waste
gardens and crops generally, breaking out
more than thousand lights of glass; as many
as fifty lights from one house. Two bushels
were gathered from one pair of stairs between
Hines and S. and M. b. Thomas stores
There were large numbers measured by differ
ent parties, from three to four inches in cir
conference, and from to II inches in dame
ter. II is estimated that the damage is more
than $1,000 in the immediate vicinity of Buck
field village.
PENoBSCOT COUNTY.
DR.. Isaac Jacobs formerly a resident of Ban
gor, died in Dexter Friday afternoon, at the
advanced age of 80 years.
The Wing says that Franklin A. Wilson,
Esq, has gone to Minnesota on business for
the Hersey estate. He will be absent about
three weeks.
The Dexter Gazette says that some little ex-
ctemeLt was created the street last
Wednesday morning when il was known that
during the night some lawless person or per-
sons had pried open the door of Mrs. A. q. Ste
vens' store, where the Savings Bank is located.
From the general appearance of things it is ev-
ident that no one but a bungler had been near
the premises, and even he must have been
pretty drunk, besides being little under-wit-
ted.
WALDO COUNTY.
The August meeting at the Belfast Tro ting
Park will be held on the 4th, 9Th and 9th prox-
limo, for which $1,000 in purses are offered.
A terrific thunder shower passed over por-
tions of Waldo county Wednesday night, and a
number of barns and other buildings were
struck by lightning, set Cd fire and burned.
Several thousand dollars worth of property
was destroyed, but no lives lost. Among the
losses were Jarvis Shible's barn and crops in
Morrill,, valued at $500; Enoch Moore's two
barns and their contents at North Searsport,
valued at $1,000; Fl. E. Pierce's barn at Belfast,
valued at $780, The barn OF Mr. Mansur, in
Monroe, was also burned, with stock, tools, etc.
loss not stated.
The Democrat learns that the residence and
stable of Benjamin Sidelinker, in the town of
Troy, were struck by lightning Wednesday
night and with their contents were destroyed.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
J. N. Whitman, Esq of Pembroke, has dur
ing the present season deposited in Penmaquan
lake and stream sixty thousand young salmon;
in Dennys river and Meddybemps lake twenty
five thousand, and in Boy1ens lake, Perry,
twenty thousand. Mr.. Whitman does this
from pure love of the work, the spawn being
furnished him by the Fish Commissioner.
The Calais Times says that arrangements are
in progress for base ball tournament in that
city August LIST.
YORK COUNTY.
The rate of taxation in Kennebunk is $40 per
thousand.
George Ford of Kenne5unk accidentally shot
himself in the hand Friday.
The members of the Kennebunk brass band
have appeared out in very neat uniform, at
an expense of about $500.
Since January 1st the town of Kennebunk
has furnished at the amshouse 700 meals to
tramps; but now that they are required to
work enough to pay for their food, their num-
Der has grown considerably less.
The Times COMEDIANS that a sedate locking
m IN has been selling the people of Bddeford
smart-weed seeds for those of choice plant.
Biddeford and Saco have new directory.
The Biddeford Times says that two women
attired in mems clothes paraded through GER
| tain sections of that city Thursday evening. 1t
was fun for some boys who were not fooled by
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