The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-04-21
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

whacking II years old boy was arrested, Mon
day, for playing marbles on Sunday.
The Lewiston Journal says that homeless
tramps from all parts of the country stop at the
city station almost every night Many OF them
come from Portland. Fifty-nine dodgers have
appeared at the city station since April LIST.
They are floating about the country in quest of
work. Probably some of them are good men;
but the majority prove to be saucy, cheeky, inn
pudent bummers.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The 'sworking force" of the Aroostook Gus
tom House has been reduced by disconhnulng
the office held by A. G. Hunt, Esq.
The Presque isle papers are getting, sassy"
The North Star spells 'fuddy buddy thusiy,
stick and there stops.
The Sunrise notified its readers in italics that
the editor will not vo for or support General
Grant for third term on no CONSIDERATION.
The President will take notice.
The ''split rock" in which SO many jams
were formed and SO much timber ruined 10 the
fall of the Aroostook river, has been blasted
out. 1t took 675 lbs. of powder
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
At spelling school at Yarmouth, Monday
night, the word ''fagot" proved too great load
for Yarmouth lawyer, who received the most
coveted prze-a primer-and took back seat,
amidst the applause of the audience Inc
word "faxed" was then given out and missed
by several of the class composed OF our Hlgn
School girls. A doctor got his .quletus on Ger
emony." The prize was won by Yarmouth
boy, studedt at Yale College.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The temperance reform has reached Jay and
a reform club has been formed with Stlllman
Moves, President, and Ito signers have been
obtained to the pledge.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The spelling mania has reached Ellsworth
DESPITE the declaration of the American last
week to the contrary. The Women's Aid So
cety has challenged the REFORM CluD 10
spelling combat.
The temperance interest continues in Ellis
worth and the rumsellers are getting into the
Supreme Court, now in session, in an unpleas-
ant manner.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The regular examination has been made by
the authorized surgeons of the inmates at the
Soldiers Home at Togus.
The Journal learns that new passenger and
freight station is to be erected in Hallowell by
the Maine Central Railroad Co. at an early
dav. The structure will be of brick, and OF
spacious and ty proportions.
Toby Can6or has lettuce up, in his bot beds,
and is now sprouting his bean poles. 1t is his
opinion that we are to have pad season LOT
dried apples.-Kennebec Journal
There is a milkman in Augusta who sells
tactical find from which butter has been made,
at least the Kennebec Journal so believes, and
saws his name is Jones.
E. M. Stilwell, one of the Fish Commission
ers of the state was in Augusta, Monday, to
attend hearing before the managers OF the
Snrague corporation, in regard to building
fishwav over the Kennebec dam.
A number of Gardiner people intend leaving
that CITY for California. A California paper re-
Gently stated that there was no room for any
body but farmers in that state.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Camden Herald rejoices in power press
and insists that Camden's silver ore looks as
silverlike as thatsof Newburyport.
The Herald has an illustrated column the
current week. the object of which is to impress
upon the public the fact that Camden was an
! open harbor before Belfast
OXFORD COUNTY.
The family of the late Frank harrington has
| received a letter from California, stating that
| a fortune of over sixty thousand dollars lone
half of the estate) is left for his Fryeburg fam
| lily.
The measles have been making general raid
| through Oxford village. There were between
sxty and seventy cases at one time. They have
cone eight" and only single case has proved
| fatal
The Grand Trunk has lady telegraph oper-
| ator at South Paris. She is said to be very
proficient.