The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-01-26
STATE NEWS.
AROOSTOOK COUNTY,

AROOSTOOK COUNTY.
The house, barn, shed and contents, includ-
ing fine piano, belonging to Clarence Pierce
at Houlton, was burned recently Loss
about $1,000; no insurance. The fire caught
from ashes thrown in the shed. The buildings
were occupied By Jos. Hoazer.
The Lewiston Journal says one hundred and
fifteen bound volumes of Blackwoed's Maya
zine have been added to Bates College library
FRANKLIN COUNTY
A correspondent writes that delegation of
i've members of the Auburn reform club have
been holding meetings in Pennington with
great success On Saturday and Sunday even
ings 242 names were placed to the pledge. A
reform club will be organized to hold its first
meeting Friday next.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Oxford Democrat says Mr.. Ziba Thayer
of South Paris, rs years old, last week sawed
q cord of wood, two and three times in an hour
and forty minutes.
In Buckfeld there were 80 deaths the past
year, of which only four were within the limits
of the village, which contains more than one
third of the inhabitants. Twenty-one of the
number were over 60 years of age, fifteen were
over so, and one 95. The previous year, the
mortality was 10.
Eben Holman, the oldest man in Dixfeld
was buried the 22d inst. He would have been
101 years old next May.
Mr.. E. Adams of Gilead, finding that soms-
thing was eating off the heads of his hens, set
trap in the hen house and caught large owl
which he now keeps alive. The bird carried
the trap three-quarters of mile before it was
overhauled.
A correspondent writes that DR.. Joseph B.
Gray who died at Rumford aged 81, was
brought to Denmark and buried with Masonic
honors, Jan. 25.
There was a rousing meeting held Jan. Is in
West Paris, in which were singing and address,
es; Is signed the iron.clad pledge and SO the
meet Jan. Is, and the Bryants Pond reform
club was invited to visit West Paris and help
organize reform club. At the appointed time
the club from Bryant's Pond were on hand, but
not person from West Paris put in an appear
ance, and the invited guests returned home to
muse on the hospitality of their reception.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
A correspondent writes that Beniam in
Soule of Lincoln has during the past summer
and fall bought 400 cattle and a number of
sheep in the northern part of Penobscot coun ty,
all of which he has sold to farmers between
Bangor and Brunswick
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
The Wing says William Weymouth, young
man aged about 80 years, died suddenly Satur-
day at 8 o'clock a. m. from the effects Of drink
ing alcohol. He leaves wife and two child
rem.
The Piscataquis County Lodge, l. o. of G..
T., met with Eagle Lodge of Foxcroft, Jan. IA.
All the lodes in the county except one were
represented. The following are the officers
elected for the ensuing year: John A. Blan-
chard, w. G. T.. G. A. Snow, w. s.; Henry f.
Daggett, w. T. The next session will be held
at Abbott in March.
The sleighiBg is good throughout Piscataquis
county.
WALDO COUNTY.
The Lewiston Journal says that in Brooks a
| council of the Sovereigns of Industry will be
organized before long, and there is ample field
| for its operation and cooperation. The Grange
| does not come up to many of the citizens ex-
| pectations as a business organizatoD.-T
| Good Templar lodge is flourishing we'll.
| Mrs. Hannah Pulley. wife of one of the old.
| est citizens, died in Brooks Dec. 10, aged rs.
| She was the daughter of Peter Cilley, Esq
one of the pioneers of the town.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
| A correspondent writes from Lewiston that
| during the last six weeks seven men have
caught in the bay 6400 pounds of smelts and
1900 bushels of frost-fsh, the sale of which
amounted to $476.
! The Republican reports it sickly in Machias
| and vicinity now.-Mrs johnson, who is con
the assault upon Mr.. Drisko of the Union, ex
poets to die before the trial, and has requested
her coffin to be made. The Republican says
| this is an old dodge of hers Mr., Drisko il
| slowly improving.
| Uriah futile, who few weeks ago broke in.
| to some stores in Millbrdge, was arrested ba
managed to escape soon after and is now a
large near the east part of the state or in the
| edge of the provinces.