The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-06-17
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY.
The Lewiston Journal reports little silver
coin in circulation in that city.
The Lewiston Journal says that the case Of
State vs. E. N. Allen, for rape, has been not
Drossed Eta NJ Robinson, who made the
charge, it seems, concluded to change her mind
and tell another story.
The Journal says that the Lewiston City
Council in joint convention has voted, II to 2,
in favor of repeating the ordinance which pro-
vides for an assessment of two-tbirds the cost
of sewers on the abutters and one-t bird on the
city.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The Houlton trottng park is to be sold. 1t
don't pay.
Fort Fairfield aud Presque Isle report the
arrival of men seeking farms in that region
The North Star says that G. f. A. johnson
& Phair of Presque Isle have driven thirty
seven million feet of logs out of the ,Aroostook
and its tributaries this season.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The craft "Bull Rum" owned by Boston
parties, and lying at Augusta for some time
was sold at auction Tuesday for S270 to pay
seamen's wages.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Rockland Opinion says Ezra Porter who
lived near Rockland, was drowned OFT Mos
quito Isard on the 28th of April last. He
was fishing with Charles L. Adams, and
according to the latter's story, Porter was
knocked overheard in the night; he searched
for him, but unsuccessfully. The matter has
been kept very quiet
PENoBsCOT COUNTY.
The Wing learns that Dennis Dorian, who
has been in the employ of HI. Poor & Son of
Midway, has been missing since Friday, June
4, and it is thought he has wandered away into
the woods aud died The foreman of the tan
merry, Mr.. Hall, with party of twenty men,
.,,c Of ho on 'Hup hnt fnn nd
no trace of him.
Gen. Daniel White of Bangor came un-
pleasantly near being shot through the head
Tuesday by pistol in the hand of friend
who was examining it. The ball almost grazed
his head.
The Senior class of the State College at
Ororo have secured Miss III. M. Smith, with
Barnabee and w. HI. Fessenden and the Phil
harmonic Club for their commencement con-
cert, which occurs August 4.
The Bangor Wing says that George f. Snow
of that city has been appointed and qualified as
Deputy United States Marshal.
1t is understood that very large number of
Bangor saloon keepers have trouble ahead for
selling liquor without United States license.
The Wing says that by the breaking of a
draw-bar of a box car on the incoming Malta
wamkeag freight train, while near the engine
house Tuesday forenoon, three or four cars
were thrown from the track, and two were
badly smashed. No one was injured and the
debris was promptly removed.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
The Times says that Bath will celebrate the
glorious Fifth with balloon ascension. a pro-
cesson regatta, and fireworks
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Our Fairfield correspondent Seth" writes
that the new trotting park belonging to a
gentleman in that village is to be opened July
5. The half mile track is first-class, seats have
been put up to accommodate 500 people and
stables for twenty horses. The total expense
of the park is $780, On the 9Th of July
purses amounting to $500 are offered: The
owners of plymouth Rock" Gentle Annie"
and other fast horses have signifed their in
tention of being present, so that good trot
is sure to be had There are a number of
horses owned in the town which will attract
ate utiOh during the season; among them two
coils, four years old, which have trotted quar-
ter inside of forty seconds. There are owned
about the VILLAGE ten or twelve Anox stations,
four and five years old, all of them promising
to show mile in the thirties before snow
comes, so that there is considerable local inter-
est in the park The faces of our farmers
have shortened wonderfully since the rains.
The grass crop never looked better. Farmers
say that for years the grass crop has not set as
thick as this year. The corn crop does not
promise as well; it needs warm, dry weather
now to bring it forward well. The grain crop
promises welI.--We understand that the
Fairfield Furniture Co. will rebuild their
planning mill this season The rise of water
during the past week is bringing in some new
logs but our lumbermen will this year have to
depend mostly upon their old stock.-Wo rk
has commenced upon the Baptist church In
stead Of pews, settees are to be used, which are
to be entirely free. Preaching is also to be free
for one year.--The subscription for the Free
Baptist church is approaching the amount
needed and soon work will commence on that.
There is gentleman in the village who
owns COW from which 73 lbs. of butter was
made in May besides the amount used in the
family
The Arson Advocate says that jam of logs
has collected on the Dead River, extending
from the head of Long Falls to the ferry, con-
tanning over fifteen millions. 1t is attributed
to bad management.
The ockhelders' meeting of The Somerset
Railroad came off at West Watervlle last
Wednesday. The old board of directors was
reelected except two, the board being reduced
that number as folowS:-John Aver r. b.
Dunn, f. w. Hill, Edward Bowe, n Weston,
Benz. Flint w. II. Brown, Samuel Bunker,
VIM Atkinson, N. Smith and John Carney.
S. W. Walker has planted potatoes on differ
ent farms amounting to rs acres. He does it
with True's invention for that purpose.
IN GENERAL.
Patents have been issued Maine citizens as
follows:-C. f. Barker, North Belfast label
holders; G. Boswell, Etna, harrows; c. I.
Cleaves, Oldtown, spoon holders; c. Davis,
Portland, bill-files.