The Portland daily press., 1875-07-19
STATE NEWS.

ARoosTooK COUNTY.
Mr. Genus Littlefleld of Patten has caugh
and killed on the Trout Brook farm, eight bears
since the first of May.
| Strawberries are selling in Patten for five
cents quart-fresh from the vines
| CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The Bridgton Reform Club still holds crowd
ed meetings and are carrying the work to 9th
er places
| The Bridgton News says that the steamer
Sebago the other day brought up seventy pas
| sengers.
| Harrison grange is in prosperous state, with
| membership of fifty. 1t has met regularly
| every week, and never failed to have more than
quorum.
District No. 5 of Naples-Brandy Ponds
building new school hou Sc.
The "normal school, question is being warm
ly discussed in the Bridgton News by sundry
correspondent is.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Samuel Appleton, Esq. was chosen President
| the Directors on Monday, vice Solyman Heath
deceased.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Gazette says that conflict of authority
has arisen between the two Democratic menu
bers of the board of county commissioners, on
of Deeds, on the other, concerning the making
Of new general index in the Registry of
Deeds.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The Waldoboro' News says that Capt. James
A. Hoffses, who went to Coaticook. Canada,
about year ago, has returned to WaldObOrO
with very poor opinion of Canada in genera,
and Coaticook in particular. He reports that
business is not so good there as it is in the
States. s-s
The Waldoboro' News says that Col. Oliver
z. Gray is visiting friends in that place. Col.
Gray has been in the South eighteen years.
During the rebellion he joined the fortunes of
the Confederacy and surrendered with john
sons army in 1866. His present residence is
Fayetteville, Ark.
The Wiscasset Oracle says that the new ship
at Birch Point is 1900 tous; 215 feet long, 40
feet wide and "a deep, including ST feet between
decks. Messrs. Brown & Hodgkins, formerly
erts of Wiscasset, and others. They have also
on hand barque of 800 tons, for Capt. W. H.
Harrison Of Somervile, Mass She is $50 feet
long, has 80 feet breadth of beam, and 191 feet
depth OF hold, including feet height between
decks. Capt. Harrison formerly commanded
the barque Dorchester, The new vessels are
being built under the inspection of the marine
surveyor of French Lloyds, to receive the high
est classification awarded to any vessels.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Fryeburg Lodge No. 40, of 1. o. of o. f.
was instituted Thursday evening at the hall at
Fryeburg Centre, by 6. M: Laughton of Ban
ger, with Joshua Davis, G. Secretary; f. T.
Littlefeld, G. Marshal; G. W. B. Stone. The
following officers were installed: Charles w.
WaterhOuse, Jr., N. g.. Henry d. Hntchins,
v. g.; Samuel knox, Sec.; Geo. q. Walker,
Treasurer.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Skowhegan Reporter says that man
n a m Ii nj Gorr, ot utf,h haav,
ing around Athens and Cornvile for some time
last Sunday evening took wretch of kindred
spirit and started for a house in Cornville.
Jones left his friend in the road and went to
the house alone He gave an assumed name,
and told the proprietor that the mother of a
girl who was stopping there was very sick, not
expected to live until morning, and that he
had come to take the daughter to her. Moth
ing was suspected and the girl left with him.
Soon he was joined by his accomplish and they
insulted and abused the girl, who is only ff-
teen years old, in most outrageous manner.
They did not dare to kill her, and afraid to
leave her where she was, carried her back to
the house from which she was taken. Jones
was arrested and is now in Jail, to await trial
next September.
Hon. Going Hathorn of Pittsfeld, one of the
most active and influential business men in that
section, is very sick with nervous prostraton,
but his friends confidently expect that he will
soon recover.
PENOBSCOT COUNTY.
The Wing says that on Friday Mr.. Holly, A.
ID. Lockwood, Esq, the Board of Water Com
missioners, and prominent gentlemen of this
city made an informal inspection Of the river
from Treats Falls to the proposed site of the
water works and dam.
George E. S. Trott of Alton, dropped his
pocket book the other day when the wind was
blowing gale. Itcontained 1921 in about fifty
small bills, which went on the wings of the
ind Nraff
and began to chase his scattering treasures
But his success was small, among so many
pieces. just then the school children came
along, they joined in the chase, and the result
was every piece was found.
WALDO COUNTY.
A young man named Josiah Thayer rescued
a daughter of Mr.. Eaton, of Winterport, from
into the river and diving for her, she having
sunk to the bottom. He brought her to the
surface after three attempts, and though APP
parently dead, she was resuscitated.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Sentinel announces the death of Ed.
mund Lincoln of Dennysvlle, prominent
business man. His age was 65 years.
There is considerable interest in the building
of the Shore Line Railroad in all the towns
along the coast. Pembroke votes on the ques-
ton, Monday.
Hon. VIM. W. Gross of Bridgton, and Abert
Gray esq.,. of Harrison, have been appointed
appraisers for Cumberland county of the pub
lie lands in Aooostook, and entered upon the
discharge of their duties Thursday. The party
comprises also, Messrs Mason, Buffum, Rich
ards and Warren, of the governors council. 1t
is expected that the expedition will be engaged
four weeks. The state proposes to put her
timber lands into the market, hence this ap-
praisal.
Last winter the state appropriated $4,000 to
construct bridge across Moose river on the
Canada road. The work is to be done under
the management of Somerset county comm u.s.
missioners The last of May Messrs Greene
& Cragin of the commissioners went to the
river and contracted for the work and material.
The Wing says that sub committee of the
creditors of the consolidated European and
North American Railway, appointed to exam
inc the road and rolling stock, have gone east
over the line for that nurnnsa