The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-10-15


The Journal says that D. w. Pulsifer, East
Poland, raised the past season, two acres of
sweet corn, from which he sold to the corn
canning company enough to make 1864 cans,
which. at four cents per can, amounted to
$174.56
FRANKLIN COUNTY. j..
The school committee and supervisors of
Franklin county have organized an association
| to be known as the School Board of Franklin
county. The first meeting of the Board was
| held Oct. LIST, and there will be an adjourned
meeting Friday, Oct 18TH The following are
the officers of the Board: j M. KEN pton,
| Strong, President; G. w. Gilmore, Industry,
Wee President; d. ii. Kuowlton, Farmington,
Secretary and Treasurer; D. Ii. Knowlton, P.
| A. Sawyer, j. r. West, Executive Committee.
The Chronicle says that the big rain of the
| 9TH list. cut a new channel near the north end
| of the new dam of j. G. Coburn of Carthage,
| on Webb's river, above the Newman bridge
| leaving the dam high and dry.
Weld boasts of pair of twins which weigh
| ed a pounds collectively, when six weeks old.
Melvin Murch and William Coco win of Car
| thage were quite seriously injured by prema-
| ture discharge of a blast last Saturday. One
| lost thumb.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
On Wednesday William Oscar Buck, ESQ.,, of
Bucksport, and Henry f. Barker, ESQ., of
| Ellsworth, were Omitted rs attorneys and
| counselors to the Bar of the Supreme Judicial
Court.
The American says that society of working
| men called the FIFTY Associates" has been
| organized in E.swOr tn, the object of which is
| to employ their surplus capital in some remun-
| erative manner, and to encourage each other to
| save small amount each month and invest it
| in some enterprise in which all shall have
| voice. The memberships are put at five dol
| lars, and the members bind themselves to paw
into the treasury monthly an additional sum OF
two dollars.
There are 403 cases on the docket of the S.
| J Court in Ellsworth, now being held by Judge
| Dickerson.
| OXFORD COUNTY.
A son of Mr.. Joel Hutchins of Rumford.
| one day last week was out hunting partridges,
| and when just upon the point OF firing at one
| he saw a bear making for him. The lad stood
| his ground with the fOrtitude of one of more
mature years, till bruiE got within fifteen feet
| of him. with mouth wide open, then let him
| effect in his eyes. Bruin dropped and rolled
| over once, then came for him with VEN
geance, but the boy threw his gun down, aud it
| being down hill and not far from the house, he
succeeded in leaving bruin behind.
| The Journal says that T. K Law, the propri-
| etor of the Bethel clothes pin factory, while
oiliDg the main shaft of his factory, had his
| clothes caught by a set-screw, and he was
| drawn over the shaft. All the clothing but one
| pant leg and one waistband was stripped off
He had four ribs broken and two fractured in
| several places. He was Immediately cared for
| and his physician thinks he will recover.
| PENoBscoT COUNTY.
| The Bangor Wing gives an extended account
| of fashionable wedding in that city Wednes-
| day evening" the contracting parties being Mr.
| e. NJ. Hersey. son of the late Gen. Hersey and
| Miss Mary Annie, youngest daughter of 7. N.
St. John Episcopal church, and was performed
| by Rev. III. B. Hitchings of Trinity church, N.
| Y, former pastor of st. Johns. Mr. D. P.
| B. Prde we'll known in this city, was one of
| the groomsmen.
| The bondholders of the E. & N. A. Railway
| for the extension from st. John westward, will
meet next Monday evening at the Bangor
House.
| sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
| Our Bowdoinham correspondent writes that
| Harvey Gould, painter, fell from staging
| Thursday, twenty feet to the ground, pitching
| headlong striking upon his head and shoulders,
| lnjuring him quite badly but not dangerously.
No bones were broken but he was badly shaken
! up.
| SOMERSET COUNTY.
While being visited by the sheriffs Mr.. Hasel-
ton and soc of the Turner House, Skowhegan
| destroyed $500 worth of liquors.
Court adjourned on Saturday morning; IA
divorces were granted; verdicts on civil mat
tiers and in criminal matters were rendered; Z
cases go to the law court. The old docket was
| reduced by 1913. The new docket consisted of
1856 cases and was reduced 81, leaving but the
continued docket for next term
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Union lea, ms that six young roughs of
KNOXVILLE, or Middle Tunk localities in Cher
| ryfeld, recently seized a girl about eight years
old while returning from school, took her into
the woods. bound gagged and otherwise i'll
| treated her When discovered she was in an
insensible condition. A few days later the
school house was burned smooth to the ground,
probably accidental as the books were ali
saved, found piled in a safe place.
The Union says that two boys named Merritt
at East Addison, were recently shooting part
ridges One wounded partridge and caught
the, fiuttering bird. The other boy saw the
bird but did not see his companion and fired the
shot, inf1icting damage to one of the boys arms.
On Friday last on motion of j. F. Milliken,
Esq, Mason II. Wilder, Esq, of Machi as, was