The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-04-27
STATE NEWS.
ANnRnscoGGIN COUNTY.

ANDROSC0GG1N COUNTY.
The LIE vision Journal says that the An dros-
coggin County Agricultural Society will hold
its annual show and fair on the 9th, 9th and
7th days Of October
The Bates College base ball club is to con-
tend for the state championship.
The Lewiston Y. M. G.. Association will not
employ missionary this year.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Our Fairfield correspondent Seth" gives the
following particulars of the drowning accident
at Hunters Mills Clinton: "The bridge on the
Sebasticook leading to the mills having been
carried away, the men have been Obliged to go
over in boats. Saturday noon, one of the men
named Jonas Prescott, having been tainted
about his timidity started alone. In some way
he allowed the boat to drift near the dam when
becoming frightened he jumped from the boat
and sank Immediately. About an hour after
Willie Spencer, aged II, seeing the boat lodged
on an island below the dam took log to go
after it. When about half way across the log
struck rock and he was thrown into the river,
sinking Immediately. The river was dragged,
and the bodies recovered before night.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Lewiston Journal learns that on Friday
morning Deputy Sheriff G. nj. Wormell COM
mitted to the Jail in Paris James and Charles
German for an assault upon Rufus Durham,
station agent on the Grand Trunk Railroad at
Bryant's Pond. Saturday morning he arrested
three strangers haIling from New York, for the
robbery of the store of e. G. Allen of Norway
Saturday night He claims that they have
some of the clothing upon their person, and
they will have their examination upon the ar
rival of Mr.. Allen.
PENoBsCOT COUNTY.
The Odd Fellows of Dover, Dexter, Milo,
Oldtown, etc., joined the Bangor lodges IN cele-
brating the fifty-sixth anniversary OF the intro,
ductiou of Odd Fellowship into the United
States.
The Bangor Wing says that total of twenty
three men are now in the jail workshop, and
the average result of their labor is satisfactory.
In the broom factory an average OF about ten
dozen fcst-class brooms are turned out each
week. and over 400 dozen have been made since
operations were commenced.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
Ill., Dali, T;n,os core IIvrsoy, Esq.
UIerk Of Courts for that county, is confined to
the house with severe attack of neuralgia in
the head.
Prof. Carmichael of Brunswick, Assayer for
the State, has at the request of Sheriff Bailey
of Slgadahoc county made chemical anal y
SIS of Hostetters bitters, and finds that the
same contains AZ per cent. of pure alcohol.
The strongest brandy and whskey contain but
So per cent.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Machias Republican says that o. M.
Reynolds of Lubec has shod horse belonging
to owen EdIKef VI OdupODclio, 1oL Il ycdic'
No other person during this time has put a
single shoe on the horse. Steady business.
The Life Saving Station near Eastport will
be closed from May to Dec. 1.
The Calais Times says that man in Perry
thinks he has discovered coal mine on his
farm. A specimen of the coal examined by
the state assayer of Massachusetts proved to
be good btuminous coal
The same paper says that the report of the
existence of gold near Bog Brook IN Calais is
without foundation.
YORK COUNTY.
The Times says that the funeral of Charles
Hill, Esq, of Saco, took place from the Con-
gregational church Monday afternoon. 1t was
Very largely attended, there being very gen
erai cessation of business to allow all to pay the
last token of respect to worthy citizen. The
services. which were brief, were con-
Quoted by Rev. Mr.. Holbrook of the Bap-
fist church. of which the deceased was prom
inent member.
The Saco Reform Club hadia very enthus las
tic maetino Sunday night,