The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-04-22
STATE NEWS.

| nat mas been found below the bridge in an
eddy.
STATE NEWS.
| ANDROSCoGGIN COUNTY.
The Evans Rifle Manufacturing Co. of Me-
| chanic Falls, have now on exhibition in the
Maine department of the Centennial at Pbia-
| ent patterns, style and finish of the Evans Re
peating Rife. The rifles are very deliberately
engreaed with various designs and richly plated
in gold and silver.
After an intermission of three or four weeks
on account of the late epidemic, the Mechanic
| Falls reformers held an old-fashiOhed temper
ance meeting in Murray Hall, Sunday evening
| last.
The Journal says young lady doing house.
| work in Auburn, attempted to commit suicide
| Monday night by swallowing half an ounce of
chloroform. A physician las called who sue
ceeded in restoring her to consciousness.
The Journal says 1T is surmised that the body
discovered in the river at Bath, Monday, may
be that of Mr.. Hooper, who, with his little boy,
| was drowned at Deer Rips, in Lewiston, last
| autumn.
1t is stated that but th;iteen millions of lum-
Der have been cut the past year on the Andro-
| scoggin headwaters, against thirty millions
| three years ago.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
1t is said that Mr.. Whittier of Little River
Mills, has twenty-six hundred trees tapped,
and has several different parties at work MAX
| ing maple sugar.
A reform club was formed in Houton last
| Saturday evening, by w. 81. Langley of Ban
| gor, with S. E. Baker as President.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Mr.. Erastus Cornell has been elected oyerseer
| of the Harrison poor farm
| Alric Green, son of Alonzo Green of Brdg-
| ton, fractured his right wrist by getting it
caught in the wheel OF .jigger on which he
was riding, Saturday.
Measles and whoopipg cough prevail to a
| great extent in Naples.
| HANCOCK COUNTY.
! On Wednesday last Mr.. Allen Eastman of
Ellsworth, while at work just above the Five saw
dam on the river, was, with his boat, carried
| over the dam and drowned. His body has not
| yet been found. He was worthy, industrious
citizen about fifty years of age, and leaves a
| wife and one child.
| Abou 1Oa o'clock on Tuesday evening, fire
| was discovered in Blodgett's tannery, Bucks
port The building was entirely consumed, to-
gether with the machinery. Mr.. Blodgetts
loss will amount to $4,000; insurance $1,000.
| KENNEBEo COUNTY.
| The Journal says: The graduating class Of
the Augusta high school have just obtained
their class rings. They consist of bands of
plain gold, with the figures '76' engraved on
1
motto-'Senper Fidelis, Sen1per Paratus."
The Journal says: Ten families of French
| Canadians have come to this city, and will go
| to work in the factories of the Sprague Manu-
featuring Co. With parents and children, the
| families number some 40 persons in ALL
KNOX COUNTY.
| The house of Capt. J. j. Drink water of Rock
land, was slightly damaged on Thursday morn
| ing of last week, by fire, supposed to have been
| caused by child, who, it is said, set q lively
little fire in a closet 10 burn up litter of kit
| tens.
The schooner Lottie Ames, Capt. E. r. Nash,
of Rockland, made the passage from Rockland
| to the wharf in Philadelphia in three days.
Minot Tolman & Sons propose to build car
rage road to the summit of Mt Pleasant, the
| present season. They will also provide facili-
| ties for the amusement OF parties visiting the
| mountain, and hope to have the work done iu
season for a centennial celebration on the
| Fourth.
| LINCOLN COUNTY.
| Capt Thomas Sprout of Waldoboro, whose
| leg was broken at sea o few months since, ar
| rived home Tuesday.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Mr. Durham of Canton Point, lost his only
horse the other night. He got loose and fell
| from the barn floor into the cellar, breaking
| the spinal column and of course rendering
him worthless, so he was knocked in the head.
The Register says. the barn of Mr.. Almon
Marshall at West Paris was spread apart by
| heavy body of snow which had become damp
and about one-half of the barn has fallen to
the ground. Fortunately no one was injured.
| Mr.. M. was in the barn and hearing the crack
ing of the timbers left the barn as quickly as
he could, and was barely outside of the barn
when it fell.
The Register says the first arrest in the coun-
| ty under the new tramp law occurred onITUss-
| day the 18th inst. A tramp named VIM Brad
| hur in SIM on ha 1 I'll
| and lodged in the Paris Jail on the 18th. under
| a penalty of 80 days There are now three
inmates, one for debt, and one for liquor sell
| ing
| PENoBsCor COUNTY.
The Dexter Gazette says Mr.. Davis Mower of
| Dexter, has in his possession a book which
has covering that was made from the seat
| of pair of leather breeches that were worn
by his great-grandfrther on his wedding day.
Fifty more river drivers left Bangor Friday
morning for North Arson in the employ of the
Franklin Land and Lumber Co.
Joseph Morton died at the Bangor jail work.
house Wednesday, of congestion, aged sixty
eight years.
The Wing says young man named Hoskins
about 10 years of age, employed by Adams Ii.
| Merrill in his slate quarry in Brownville, was
| instantly killed, Tuesday, while at work in the
pit, by mass of ice that had formed about the
mouth of the pit giving away and falling upon
his head.
| The Wing says the senior class of the State
College expect to have Miss Kellogg sing at
their commencement concert in August. A
large number of the students are in favor of at
tending the Centennial. Arrangements will
probably be made whereby all who desire may
attend at reasonable expense One Of
the secret societies established at the College is
erecting hall building.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
| Capt. Jason Coles house at Harrincton was
destroyed by fire Friday night. The family
| were away at the time and nothing of value
was saved. Insured for $1lOO in the Hanover
and Atlas Companies.
At Milbridge, east side, house owned by
Lassel Corthell, and occupied by j, F. Warren,
was burned Tuesday night with nearly all its
| contents.
There were ten vessels at the wharves in Ma
chias last Friday.
The city council of Calais refused to appro.
pirate $1,000 for 18th of July celebration.
WALDO COUNTY.
The variety store of E. f. Staples, Stockton,
was entered on Thursday night of last week,
and robbed of $12 in money, and a quantity of
| goods. Suspicion rested on boy in the neigh
| borhood who was charged with the theft, and
the next day the proprietor found his property
| returned.
Wednesday midnight of last week, the house
owned and occupied by Patrick Brogan, on
| Union street, Belfast, was discovered on
fire. The flames were extinguished by the fire
department after nearly destroying the house.