The Portland daily press., 1875-12-16
STATE NEWS.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY,

CUmDGhLANO COONII.
The mother Of Rev. Chas. W. Foster Of
stairs on Sunday and was severely injured.
A little son of Alphonso Durgin of Bridgton
fell down stairs on Sunday, and broke his arm.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Kennebec Journal says that on Monday
a man named Libbey came 10 Augusta from
Boston, and became, in a social way, very,
very happy. His awakening the next morning
was less pleasant as he found himself in the
loft of livery stable, minus $50, which he had
when he came to town. A colored man named
Henry Clay has been arrested, charged with
robbing Lbbey.
The annual meeting of tie Kennebec County
Agricultural Society for the choice of officers
and transaction of business for the ensuing
year will be held at Readfied on Monday
January Sd, 1876, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon
Two young men in Readfeld, Few days
since, cut down hollow tree and found there.
in "happy family" consisting of one owl,
one flying and one red squirrel.
The Journal tells of goldfish belonging to
Rev. Mr.. Ecob of Augusta, which last Sunday
leaped from the aquarium and lay over two
hours on the carpet, after which, being put in
water, it swan off as unconcernedly as If 10th
ing had happened. This was seen by Rev. Mr..
Fay of Bangor, so it is not to be doubted, but
it is safe to say this kind of thing does not hap
pen oftener than once in a century.
A report has been received by Gov. Dngley
from ex-Judge Tapley. who was employed to
act for the state in the collection of the tax
levied by the legislature against the Maine
Central Railroad, in which he gives the opin-
ion that the tax will be collected. Something
over $50, 900 has been paid into the state treas
ury by the P. S. & P, Eastern. Conway and
Calais roads, on account of the railroad tax as.
sessed in 1874. About $4,000 of the tax Of
1875, has been paid into the treasury.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The first exhibition of the Oxford County
Poultry Association was held at South Paris.
1t was great success, large number of very
fine birds being on exhibition.
Mr.. Jacob Daniels of Paris Hill fell from the
roof of Deacon Elbridge Fobes' buildings last
Monday and dislocated his shoulder. DR.,
Brown reduced the dislocation, and Mr.. D. is
out again.
The Oxford Democrat says that the Oxford
bar are very generally signing the petition to
the Legislature, to have the December term of
court in Fryeburg
The Democrat says that Alden Chase, esq., OF
Bryants Pond recently found a we'll built camp
located in aIclump of bushes in his woods. II
was supplied with all the modern conveniences
Who occupied it is mystery, but as a number
of Mr.. Chase'S sheep have recently disappear
ed, be thinks the old scenes of the middle ages
in England are about to be reenacted in that
vicinity.
Considerable pilfering has been carried on in
the vicinity of Bryants Pond of late. 1t is lot
safe to leave any movable article from under
lock and KEY.
Dogs killed ten or a dozen sheep in one day
recently at Bryants Pond.
Logging business will be carried on to quite
an extent the present winter at Gilead. E.
Wight will put in three hundred thousand feet
of spruce for Sanderson & Hammons of Bethel
who will put in one million feet in Gilead, to
be driven to Bethel steam mill in the spring.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The annual session of Penobscot county
Lodge, No 22O, Newport, on Tuesday, Dec. Z.
Five Lodges were represented, all Of which
were reported as being IN prosperous condi.
tion. The next County Lodge will be held
with Woodbine Lodge, No. 233, Corinna, on
the first Tuesday in March next
A lodge of Good Templars, named Forest
Star, No. 203, has been organized at Jackson
Brook, principally through the efforts of Rev.
James V. Taber.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Regular trains will probably commence rum
ming Dec. 22d on the Somerset railroad. Ar
rangements are being made for an excursion
to West Waterville at the opening Of the road
to Anson.
sAGADHAoC COUNTY.
sen. d. y. rogers, loaded with lumber, from
Bath to New York. came in collision with the
fishing schooner Paul Revere, off Ten Pound
Island, Tuesday afternoon, damaging the lat
ter from $500 to $1,000. The j. G. Rogers was
but slightly damaged.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
e. Mr.. Jabez West of Machias has spent a.
winters in the logging woods on the Machias
aud Na1raguagua rivers. He has scaled logs
for thirty-fve successive winters. Nearly
twelve years time of his life has been spent il
the woods.
There is fire bug in Eastport and the select
men have offered $500 for his detection, There
have been twenty fires in two months
IN GENERAL
The mills Of Lewiston, Brunswick, Vassal
boro, Dexter Hartland and Lisbon will send
good exhibit of their manufactured products to
the Centennial. The Lewiston mills, especial
ly make a magnificent showing, displaying
their manufactured goods in cases of their own