The Portland daily press., 1875-11-05
SHpBUILDNa.-TheW Wing gives the follow
ing figures of shipbuilding in the Bangor COL
lection district thus far in 1875:
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCOGaIN COUNTY.

ANDRoscoaaIN COUNTY.
The body of full grown infant was found in
the woods Wednesday, near Lewiston, says the
j ournal. r-- -
FRANKLIN COUNTY. 4 #
Much damage was dooe to the roads in
Franklin county by the storm of Sunday.
The Chronicle says that Rev. John Allen
has so far recovered as to be able to be out on
the street.
Very many good people are said to be sign
ing petition for the pardon of Luther Curtis
of New Sharon. in Jail for deiraudlng life in
surance company.
j. c. Kyes, member of the executive COM
mittee OF the Maine State Grange, organized
grange of T. of 81 at Jay Bridge, Thursday,
Thompson, Master; J. Fl. Richardson, o.; B.
son, A. S Gibbs E. Noyes, g.; Stephen P.
Allen, T.; j. q. Merritt. Sec Orman Grey,
ardson, p; A. L, Thompson, F.. Sarah E. La
tbrop, L. A. s.
DR.. s. G. Stanley. an aged physician OF
Franklin, died suddenly Saturday morning.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Ellsworth horses have the ''epizoot"
The American says that on Sunday morning
George Fl. WATSON Of Surry, shot a wild cat
The "varmint' was found IN the barn of Otis
Sinclair. He had killed sixteen hens.
KENNEBEo COUNTY. ----
The Gardiner Journal says that on Monday
the contract was made with the HalOwell
Granite Co. for the Gardiner soldiers moDu-
ment. 1t is to be eight feet square at the base,
and thirty feet high. II is to be made of Hal
lowell granite, in the most wOrkmanliBe man
ner. The contract price is 5000, besides the
lettering. 1t is monument of which the city
need not be ashamed. It will be placed on the
Common.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Free Press learns that fifty stonecutters
we're discharged from Dix Island, Saturday
night. 1t is probable there will be an entire
suspension Of work at that place BY the close
of November.
The next session of Knox county lodge will
be held on the 10Th inst, with Independent
Lodge No. 339 at So. Thomaston.
OXFORD COUNTY
A Bethel correspondent writes: "The Meth
odist society of Bethel gave an Old Folks Coo
cert Wednesday evening, in Pattess' Hall.
The programme was mostly pieces Of the olden
time, which were rendered with fine effect by
chorus Of seventeen, with J. r. Billings as
leader. The song sung by Miss Addie Mason,
and the song by Miss Wormell, were unusually
fine. A fine quartette by Messrs. Carter and
Misses Mason was very fne. The concert
closed by singing 'Home, Sweet Home" by
the whole chorus. -,
PENOBSCOT COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing gives an account of an.
other swell wedding 10 that city, the parties
being Mr. George Rowe Sanderson of San
Francisco, CAL, and Miss Charlotte S. Hop
kiDs happy episode occurred just after the
conclusion Of the marriage service, when the
telegraph messenger broughta despatch from
the father and mother of the groom, Geo. 81.
SandersCn and wife of San Francisco, and read
as folloy s: "Your father and mother from
the land Of the sunset, watt their blessings to
you"
The W hig says that Pearson the man who
advertised to lecture in City Hall Wednesday
evening, upon "Life In a Forecastle," after
gathering up the money, passed the goods out
OF the window and made good his depart re.
A few anxious faces might be seen looking
in vain tor their debtor.
Messrs. johnson of Carmel, slaughtered last
Tuesday, hog IS months old which weighed,
when dressed, 7O6a pounds.
a SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Chronicle says that a shooting match
took place at St Adams Thursday. T. B. See
kin was captain of one side, and E A. Par
ker the other. T. B. Se-kin came out 125
ahead. Forty-two men and boys composed the
crowd.
Mr.. James Wyman of Fairfield, had q bee
hive moved from its platform and the holes
stopped up with flannel, by some unknown
person Saturday night
The Fairfield Chronicle says that N. Totman
& Sons start apart of their teams for the woods
this week. On the other hand some lumber
men claim that next years stock of lumber is
already cut, and to put teams IN the woods this
winter is robbing future generations.