The Portland daily press., 1875-05-20
STATE NEWS.
ANDROsCoGGIN COUNTY.

The Lewiston Journal says that the obsequies
of the late DIR. N. G. Harris, on Tuesday, were
attended by a large circle of relatives and
immediate friends.
Robert Crummet, aged " years, who was
killed at Hyde Park last Thursday by an ex-
Leeds, having lived in that town about fifty
years. He was buried in Leeds.
At Lewiston the ground is whitened by frost
nearly every morning.
Bates College Commencement week will open
Sunday, June o.
The journal says that in one school in
Auburn % children have taken the measles.
There was placed in Lewiston post-ofiice, a
few days sInce letter addressed to man in
''Scoraginn, Main" The postmaster, with
great ingenuity, said, try ''Skowhegan
sure enough the letter found its owner there.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
SD. D So of Freeport writes us that Josiah
Talbot of that town attempted TO commit
suicide Tuesday by swallowing six grains of
suphate of strychnine, but the timely inter-
ference of physician frustrated the design.
Cause: depression of spirits and WEAKNESS OF
life
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
The Kennebec Journal says that the steamer
Star of the East will make an excursion trip
for one fare, from Gardiner on the Wednesday
previous to the celebration of the anniversary
of the battle of Bunker Hill.
1t is reported that Mr.. Leonard Taylor of
Windsor has discovered silver upod his farm.
The Vassalboro' farmers are getting we'll
under way with springs work. The cheese
factory will start about the first of june
Grass is coming out finely in that section.
The Gardiner journal says that Gardiner is
organizing regatta, which will probably come
off on July Sd or 9th. The jewellers along the
Kennebec, from Augusta to Bath, are invited
to cooperate.
KNOX COUNTY.
Another weekly paper has been started in
Rvckland-the Knox County Journal-in con-
nection with the Opinion, for the purpose OF
making a semi-weekly, both of which are
offered at So year.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Damarscotta is happy with its annual run
of alewives, and shoals of them can be seen at
the Mills. The town gets $2500 for the privi-
lege of catching them.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Dexter Savings Bank has contracted
with Norton & Leavitt of Lewiston to build
their new block. The building is to occupy the
lot now occupied by the Dexter House, and will
be of brick, fifty feet square.
1t is proposed very shortly to put another
passenger train on the Piscataquis branch of
the E. & N. A. r. R to leave Bangor directly
after the arrival of the day passenger from
Boston, reaching Abbot ABOUT Ill O'CLOCK at
night
Samuel Baker, the Hampden man shot by a
highwayman (?) recently, is now as well as
ever"
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Arson Advocate says that there are no
more Eases Of the smallpox in Madison nor
surrounding towns aud no fears entertained of
its spreading further. Mr.. Jones and his
family are all recovering.
The North Arson cheese factory commenced
operations Monday morning. Arrangements
have been made looking to the manufacture of
three or four thousand pounds of milk daily,
after the beginning of june
Skowbegan village has ten lawyers, nine
doctors and eight ministers.
A Reform Club was organized in Hartland
last Friday, and held its first meeting with good
attendance on Sunday afternoon.
The Arson Advocate is little afraid lest the
Somerset Railroad directors will extend the
road up the east or Madison side of the Kenne-
bee instead Of the Arson side. Arson has put
1872 600 into the enterprise, and has real claims.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
The ship Charles Dennis, launched in Rich
mond on Monday by Messrs. L. j. Southland u
Sou, was the one hundredth vessel launched by
the SouthardS.
On Friday last, as Hon. T. j. Southland, Capt.
f. A. Kezer, and Sewal Small of Bath were
riding in Richmond the horse shied throwing
MIR. Small out and breaking his leg.
The commencement exercises at Kent's Hill
Semnory and the Wesleyan Female College
takes place June l, 2 and 3. The exercises will
be of more than usual interest.