The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-05-25
STATE NEWS.
AROosToOK COUNTY,

Ivory Hardison, esq.,, who died in Lyndon,
Aroostook county, on the 11th inst, was the
first American settler in Lyndon. He was
native of China, Kennebec county, and went to
Aroostook with his family in 1913, and has
lived to see the then almost unbroken forest be-
come a flourishing town.
ANDRosCOGGIN COUNTY.
The Journal says that in Lewiston yesterday
the mercury stood at 700 at noon and at o.
clock was up to 500
Thomas Hallowell, veteran Lewiston rum
seller, over whose head an Indictment has been
sometime hanging, managed to evade the Off
GERS of the law until last Friday, when the
police made descent upon his house and
found him hid under the bed His legs be-
trayed him.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Mr. Both, government engineer, Is making
survey of the narrOwS, between Fort Knox and
the steamer wharf, at Bucksport, in prepare
tien for probable improvements
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The annual session of the Kehnebec County
Congregational Conference is called for June
9Th and 9th, at Clinton-commencing at o.
clock Tuesday evening, with sermon by Rev.
Mr.. Ecob of Augusta. Exercises Wednesday
forenoon, afternoon and evening.
Mr.. Hudson Sawyer of Dexter, who has been
preaching for some time, was Sunday fore
noon ordained as priest, at st. Marks church
in Augusta, according to the impressive cere-
monies of the Episcopal church, Bishop Nicely
and other cergymen officiating. In the even
ing, in presence of large congregation, the
Bishop administers the rite of confirmation to
several candidates.
Rev. c. f. Penny, Sunday morning, baptized
four persons in the Kennebec river. They will
be received as members OF tue Free Baptist
church in Augusta.
The annual meeting of the Washington
County Congregational Conference OF churches
meets with the church at East Machias, the
second Tuesday in June next.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Wing says that the Bangor Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has pre-
pared some large placards which are framed
and will be hung up conspcuously IN various
parts of the city.
The work of removing Grl ems pier ledge in
Bangor harbor will be begun at once. There
are 800 Yards to remove, which will probably
occupg the summer. Some dredging will also
be done this season.
Bradbury G. Dewitt of Maxfeld, on Thurs
day last shot wild goose in his fathers field
weighing 10 pounds and measuring feet
across the wings.
Otis Barker of Corinth, a boy about 16 years
old had his thigh bore broken while wrestling
with another boy of his own age, the I4th in
slant
The Good Tempiars at VIM will celebrate
| the coming Fourth of July with band of mu-
| sic and speakers from abroad.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
The leg of young man named Asa L.
| Haines of Parkman, was amputated below the
| knee last Tuesday, by the Esmarch process. lie
| had damned his foot 16 months before. he IS
| doing WELL
Preliminary survey of the branch road from
| Milo to Brownville is finished and the engineers
are now engaged in the location.
The Wing says that the landlocked salmon
taken at Sebec average larger this spring than
| ever before.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Sherman Damfries of Starks, about 50 years
| of age, was drowned last Wednesday, the 18TH,
| on the Little Spencer stream, tributary OF the
| Dead river. He leaves wife and two child
| rem,
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Machias Republican tells of man in a
| neighborng town. who during the spring killed
| porcupine and carried the hind quarters
| home to eat, wrapped 10 covering. Several
| persons saw him with the meat and supposed
| it to be deer meat. A prosecution was insti-
| tuted, the witnesses swore 1t was deer, and the
mau was bound over to the Supreme Court at
| Calais Four witnesses Travelled over sixty
miles to testify before the grand jury, and the
| respondent appeared also. No bill was found,
and the county paid one hundred dollars for
the job.
Hon. T. H. Talbot owns a horse Is years old
| which is good horse now, and has faithful v
performed his daily work through term of "a
years.
A son of Amos Dyer of Milbridge, died of
small pox, recently, at Alexandra, Egypt.
He was sailing in the barque |. Sargent
Capt. Bancroft of sch. Evra of East Ma
cbias, with a cargo of lumber is making long
passage to Providence, having sailed from there
some four weeks ago, and not yet reported
over the shoals.
| YORK COUNTY.
There is fair prospect of rebuilding the
academy recently burned at Lebanon. Fifteen
hundred have been already pledged. The citi
zens seem determined that another suitable
building shall be up for the fall tenn.
Vegetation is backward in Lebanon. Apple
trees scarcely show any evidence of life, yet
| farmers are, however, sowing and planting as
| usual.