The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-09-22
STATE NEWS
ANpRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

The Mechanic Falls Herald says that the
heavy rains of the last three days have made
travelling extremely disagreeable, NOT to say
dangerous.
The Kennebec Journal says that the saddle
used by Gen. Grant during the rebellion and on
which he was seated when Lee surrendered the
Lost Cause at Appomattox, was sent BY him,
after he became President of the United States.
to Israel Washburn, Esq, of Livermore,
Maine, as token of his respect to the father
of the Washburn family. 1T is now in the
hall of the Norands mansion, the home of Mr..
Washburn, where it will be kept as an heir
loom to future generations.
FRANKLIN COUNTY
Judge Libbey holds the term of the S. j.
Court at Pennington begins next Tuesday.
The Chronicle says Daniel Lawrence Of
Weld last year cut five acres of trees; it took 10
DAYS to cut t; to clear the piece it took 26 days
he sold wood to the amount of 1888. Six bushels
of wheat were sowed in May last, and Mr.. II.
flushed reaping it on Thursday last. He has
200 stocks, which will yield 100 bushels at least.
The whole cost will not exceed $75.
The North Franklin Agricultural Society
will hold its Show and Fair at Phillips, Tues
day and Wednesday, Oct 10th and 18th.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The Ellsworth American says that on Thurs
day Mr.. s. 7. Royal while at work at Halls
grIst-mll had one of his ears nearly severed
from his head. He was hosting mill stone
and the fall with block fell, grazing the head
and tearing away the ear.
The Supreme Judicial Court meets October
10TH Judge Libbey is to preside.
The Eureka Farmers Club of East Surry
will hold their first annual fair at Rural Hall
on Wednesday, Oct. 4.
The Ellsworth American says that within
the last few days several of our ladies and gen
tlemen have left home for ashort visit at Phila-
delphia and the Exhibition.
The Ellsworth American says that potato
shippers are paying so cents bushel at that
place and that the crop in the county is COOL
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Potatoes bring forty and fifty cents in Fair
field.
The Fairfield Chronicle says that the potato
gust, will be light.
The Greenbsck party cast eight votes at
Skowhegan.
The Chronicle says that case was tried be-
fore LoriDg Jones, as referee, on Saturday,
in which the amount sued for was forty cents.
The parties are Sumner Smith of Fairfield,
and James Rowe of Smithfield. The case was
originally brought before justice, verdict
given for the defendant, Rowe from which the
plaintiff appealed and the case went to court,
whence it was referred. The claim grew out of
a transaction between the parties, in which
Smith says that he by mistake paid Rowe
ffty-cent scrip for ten-cent The entire cost
will probably amount to seventy-fve dollars or
more. The award being returnable to court, is
not yet public
WALDO COUNTY.
The Belfast Journal now publishes list of
marriages intended" 1t will be very lively
department.
The Belfast Journal says that Hon. Craw-
ford s Fletcher died at Stockton on Tuesday,
after lingering illness. Mr.. Fletcher was
widely known merchant and ship-builder, and
highly appreciated by all who knew him as an
upright and honorable business man. His
death is real loss to that community. He
had been often called to positions of trust by
his fellow citizens, and in 1872 was elected to
the Senate of Maine.
YORK COUNTY.
The Star says that Hon. Caleb r. Aver was
taken suddenly ill while at dinner, in Alfred,
on Tuesday.
The Star says that 7. 7. Brewster, the insur-
ance agent of SacO, has mysteriously left town.
He has not bet seen since last Tuesday night,
and yesterday his Office was entered through
one Of the windows. We understand a letter
was found there directed to his wife the import
OF which we are unable to learn.
The Star says that business before the grand
jury at Alfred has apparently been quite brisk,
as large number of witnesses have been in at
tendance.
Dog prisoners are on the war path in Saco,
and the police are called upon TO remove the
carcasses of numerous def1nct CANNES.