The Portland daily press., 1875-08-09
STATE NEWS.
ANpRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

The Lewiston Journal says that at meeting
of the North Auburn Boot and Shoe Manufac.
turing Company, held Saturday evening, w.
FL. Keith was elected treasurer in place of w.
HI. Briggs, resigned and Noah Packard a d.
rector in place Of henry Bailey resigned.
The Herald states that delegates from the
Lewiston, MinOt, Poland and Mechanic Falls
reform clubs have been holding meetings at
Dry Mills, Gray, Bailey Hill, White Oak Hill,
North Raymond and Gray Corner, with excel
lent results: Last Sunday they visited North
Raymond, Dry Mills and Gray Corner A club
has been organized at Dry Mills.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The Baptist church in Presque Isle was
struck by lightning on Friday of last week and
slightly damaged. A man and q horse in a
field near by was knocked over but not serious
injured.
The Sunrise says that four persons were ad-
mitted to the Congregational church in Presque
Isle, Sunday of last week, three by profession.
A Fort Kent correspondent of the Sunrise
writes that paper to know the whereabouts of
the revenue officer at that place. Mr.. Powers
can tell.
Josiah Gellerson, formerly we'll known
citizen of Aroostook county, was shot and in
stantly killed recently, in Washington Terri
tory, while striving to seperate two men WHO
were fighting.
The narrow gauge railway track from To-
blque N. b to Fort Fairfield is graded all the
way from Tobique to the state line.
HANCOCK COUNTY
The steam dredge of Capt. Madison Is at
Bucksport to do $4,000 job, for which appro-
priation was made by the last Congress. AT
least two months time will be required to exca-
vate that part of the "Middle Ground" near
the wharves
DIR. Grindle, who so ably represented the dis
trct comprising the towns on Mt Desert, de-
clines to be candidate again on account of
professional duties
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Waterville has truckman so honest that of
his own motion he paid the damages sustained
by two carriages which his runaway team col
lided With. His name is Thomas Marshall.
The Gardiner reporter says: Several of our
residents who have be IN located at the sea
shore appeared at home rather suddenly last
week, remarkiDg that there are several places
in this world more comfortable than living I'M
der a canvass covering and cooking your own
grub on the rocks"
KNOX COUNTY.
The Gazette SAYS that Mr.. Henry @. Lovett
of St. George, who has been at work on Hur-
ricane Island, recently revived au old rupture
while doing some heavy work. He grew worse
and on Wednesday came to Rockland and con-
suited DR., Wiggin. 1t was found that the in.
testnes had mortified, and death ensued that
night.
sane and has been taken to the Augusta asy.
lum. The illness, term mating in the insanity
was brought on by the loss of his property
through large investment in slate quarry,
which proved disastrous.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Later information in regard to the killing of
Hoyt by John Gilman, at Fryeburg, puts a
different aspect on matters. Hoyt was an in
offensive old man, 60 years old, whose only
crime was his love for liquor. He never made
made the least attempt to ravish the little girl,
and when discovered by the mother she was
eating candy and listening to Hoyt play upon
an accordion. y His violent death was the result
of Gilman's brutal and unreasonable temper
Steps are being taken to effect Gilmans ar
rest
The Register says that there will be base
ball tournament at Canton Mills, the 10Th and
18th of August. Clubs in Oxford, Androscog-
gin and Franklin counties are invited to be
present and ready to play.