The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-12-17
STATE NEWS.

ANDROSCoGGIN COUNTY.
Scarlet fever and pneumonia are the prevail
ing diseases in Lewiston.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Pennington Chronicle says E. S. Fuller
OF EuStiS, while hauling logs in Copelin Plan.
tatiOn, got caught between a log and tree,
breaking his leg between the knee and ankle in
three places.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
There is now hauled up for the winter at the
wharf of Atkinson & Fillmore Newburyport,
the schooner Magnolia of Surry, which was
built at that place in 1861 and the first three
masted schooner built in Maine. On the day
she was launched Bible was presented to the
captain, which has remained in the cabin ever
since.
The American says that A. B. Crabtree and
others are building vessel of 125 tons in
Hancock.
The good people of Hancock and Lamoine
are becoming somewhat excited over the pro-
posed readjustment of town lines.
The Ellsworth American says that among
the stocks OF all the traders of that city not
single barrel of pork could be found for sale
the past week.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Vassalboro has % school houses and IL
churches, 10 of which are regularly occupied
for regular religious services.
On Sunday, Dec II, Thos. Mcmahon of
Waterville, while riding on the "Piains'' had
his sleigh overturned and his collar bone brok-
en-.
The Masons of Mt. Vernon held their annual
festival in the Masonic hall on Tuesday, Dec.
IA. A goodly number were present, and the
evening passed off very pleasantly.
Deputy Sheriff Snow of Litchfeld was fear
fully maDgled Sunday morning, Dec II, by
vicious hog. The animal tore Mr.. s. terribly
with his tushers
The Kennebec Journal says the colored man,
Henry Clay, charged with larceny of money
from the person of j. Libbey, has been found
guilty and ordered to recognize in the sum of
$500 for mis- appearance at the March term of
the Supreme Judicial Court for trial. He was
committed.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Commercial says that since the recent
burglaries, one firm of safe and lock makers
have sold nine new safes to traders in the town
of Lincoln.
Mr.. Thomas M'Cann and wife and children
were nearly suffocated Wednesday morning by
coal gas, which invaded the house from a
broken main, through the sewer.
The State Grange held very full meetings in
Dec. Is. The following is the list of officers
elected Master, Nelson Ham, Lewiston;
Overseer, G. E. Gilman, Houlton Lecturer,
Raymond S. Rich, Thorndike Steward, E. H.
Clement, Newburg; Assistant Steward, o. A.
11oW hob3 AZ. dIAhOlu, Oudpldluy ". d. OdVlS,
Treasurer, Q. II. Cobb, E. Poland; Secretary,
J: M. jackson, Lewiston; iGate Keeper, j. G.
Clements, Winterport; Ceres, Mrs. II. P. Ham,
Lewiston; Pomona, Mrs. G. E. Gilman, Hou-
ton; Flora, Mrs. J. F. Cornfortb, E. New
Portland; Lady Assistant Steward, Mrs. j. M,
Jackson, Lewiston.
The Wing says duringthe past ten days 1858
pensioners have been paid at the Bangor
agency, requiring disbursement of over
$4,000.
AS the Bucksport train was on its way to
Bangor Wednesday afternoon. it ran into
large flock of sheep, killing fourteen of them.
The Bangor firemen are having great fun in
testing the hydrants recently introduced into
the city.
The Bangor Board of Engineers have sent
word 10 the various fire companies that on or
before the first of January they must have on
their rolls the names of those only who live
somewhere within reasonable distance of their
apparatus
sAGADHAoC COUNTY.
The LIST mate of the steamer 'Pacifc," lost
on the Pacific coast Nov. 9th, was Andy Nc
Donald, formerly Of Richmond, Me.