The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-04-01
STATE NEWS.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.


Brunswick has voted TO hold its town meet.
ings carrier in March
The News says that Mr.. Alonzo Lane is sue
| ceeded by Mr.. Watson Chute, as driver on S.
G. Chadbourne's Brdgton and Portland stage
| line Mr.. Chute, like bis predecessor. is an ex-
perienced driver
The News says the Bridgton High School is
prospering, with nearly an hundred scholars,
about fifty of whom are from other districts
and towDs,-the largest number of outsiders
in attendance at any term since the School was
established About thirty of the scholars are
also teachers A teachers meeting is held
every Wednesday afternoon at the school room,
for the training of instructors
Mr.. George E. Murphy of Brdgton, had his
| fingers badly hurt with a circular saw in his
sash and blind mandatory Saturday
The News says that Lyman Plummer and
John Plummer of Sweden, caught Y cusk in
Sebago Lake one night las. week.
The News learns that there are 165 cases of
sickness in Naples, nearly all of them of mea
| sizes. A High School began at the village, but
the teacher w, w. Mccain, was taken with
the measles as well as some Of the scholars, and
the school is suspended.
According to the annual town report the LA
bilities of Brunswick are set down at $40, 264 !;
the resources at $16,314 "a; leaving debt Of
$50 $40 &c. The amount expended upon the
fire department the past year was So 1855 so, the
tue schools The total bonded debt of the town
due May 10, 1884, is $50, 900, on which there is
| small sinking fund increased year by year.
The reduction of the town debt last year was
$1.486 So The various departments are re-
ported to be in excellent condition.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
| Mr.. B. f. Thompson succeeds Benz G. Mitch.
| ell on the Waterville town farm.
KNOX COUNTY.
Tba -,
| continue to be distributed to the poor twice a
week by charitable ladies of Rockland.
The Rockland Gazette says that Judge Peters
| delivered very able charge in the case of AL
bert D. Hall, last week, and it is spoken of in
terms of satisfaction and commentator by all
| who heard it,
| A Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry was
| with the following persons for officers: r A.
Martin, William G. Allen, G. d. st. Clair G.
10. Dunbar, L. r. Daniels, @. A. Jones, T.
| Hastings, E. Davis. A. M. Crabtree, Mrs Julia
Martin, Mrs. R. M. Titus Mrs. Villa Jones,
Miss L. E, Daniels.
A reform club has been organized at vipal.
haven. M. Il. Kiff was chosen President, ard
| DR. f. HI. Smith, Abel Webber and Samuel
Randall, Vice Presidents. Some 5000 have
been subscribed to fit up hall for the club.
| The biggest stone ever quarried at vinalhaveu
was recently taken out at the Sands quarry. II
| is ~ Ieeb long, 05 IeeG VIDE and feet thick,
and weighs something like 100 tons.
| LINCOLN COUNTY.
| The News says that Mr.. W. 81. Virgie oil
| Damariscotta, commenced on Tuesday the con
| structiOn of steamer of AZ tons. She will be
finished about the first of May, and will maks
| trip from Newcastle to the Centennial pro
| vided party of not less than twenty is obtain
ed. 1t is intended to make stay of about two
| weeks at Philadelphia in which to view the ex
hibition, and it is thought the time occupied on
the water will not make up total of more thar
| twenty days. Passengers are to be provided
| with board and lodging on the steamer not only
on the passage, but while at Philadelphia fol
| $50.
! PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Bangor has lost its cross-walks in the mud.
The Wing reports Chat the recent storms have
caused the water trenches especially where the
! maps were laid in December, to cave badly
and the company is at considerable expense to
| repair damages.
PIscATAQUIs oUNTY.
Mr.. Newell ODER of Foxcroft. caught bis
hand IN circular saw at Abbott, Monday
| where he Was at work, and lost the end of o
| torehDger, aud had thumb and another finger
badly mutiiated
| SAGADHAOC COUNTY.
Messrs. III Munroe, Calvin Record. Nc
Kenze aud Laverty of the Auburn Reform
| Cluo, VIII go to Bowdo'Dham 10 labor in reform
WORK next Saturday and Sunday.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The members of the ladies' Temperance Un'
ion OF Fairfield, have secured S120 towards fur
nishing the reform club room with furniture
and reading matter