The Portland daily press., 1876-10-09
STATE NEWS
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

ANDROsCOGGIN COUNTY.
Last Wednesday Frank Libby made a MUIR
derous assault on Phneas Wright of Greene.
LIBBY nad I 1een drinking intoxicants, and as
sailed MT. Wright with heavy pitchfork,
striking him two blows, one on the head and
one on the hand. Mr.. Wrights wounds and
bruises are quite severe. Libby was arrested
and disposed OF at the Lewiston Municipal
court Libby Is brother of the the Libby
hung in Rhode Island for murder some time
since.
FRANKLIN COUNTY
Franklin County S. j. Court adjourned FRI
day afternoon. There were seven yerdicts one
disagreement on civil suit, eight sentences pass
ed, five fines and three imprisonments on GRIM
inal suits, and one hundred and ninety-sx new
entries.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
Several dwelling houses in Angnsta were
entered by burglars Thursday night. Food
was the principal thing stolen.
Chester Il. Drummond, we'll known citizen
of Winslow, died of consumption last week.
The Watervllle mail says the death of Mr..
Edward A. DrummOnd, son of COL VIM. E.
Drummond OF Winslow, at Savannah of yell
low fever. Is reported, also that three of his
children had died of the same disease.
The Grand Lodge of Good Templars will
meet in autumn session at the town ball in
Watervile, Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct.
10th and 18th. Half fare over the railroads to
all members of the order.
KNOX COUNTY.
Charles Hight, one of the Lime Rock Bank
robbers, was discharged from the State Prison
at Thomaston, Thursday. His sentence was
for seven years, and he was committed on the
shortened by the deduction to which eyerv
convict is entitled, of five days for each month
of good behavior
LINCOLN COUNTY.
William Hunter of Bristol, lacks only few
months OF being one hundred years old, aud
retains his faculties to remarkable degree.
Mrs Lois E. Tibbetts of Boothbay, who
drowned her child recently, has been sent to
the insane asylum.
PENoBSCOT COUNTY.
Mr.. Lansel, harbor master of Bangor, was
seriously injured Saturday by fall on board
vessel.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
A beautiful tablet or heads:one, recently
purchased by the Masonic fraternity of Green
Vile, was erected by them last "Wednesday at
the grave of an old Indian chief, Lewis An
nance, member of the order, who died at that
place Dec. 25. 1875. Portions of Doric, Mt.
Klneo and Cambridge lodges participated in
the ceremony.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
The number of vessels built in the district of
Bath, from Jan. l, 1865, to Dec 81, 1875, with
their tonnage, is as follows: 90 ships, 126, 1866
63; 30 5arques, 80, 852 70; barkentin-s. 1882
20; q steamers, 1902 25; Is brigs, 1928 "a; 25S
schooners, 41,929.13; 66 sloops, 1,25979; 8
barges, 1866. Total, 5l7 vessels, 221 1888. IS
tons. The largest amount built in any single
year during that period was in 1874, when the
tonnage was "a, 1883
The annual meeting of the Androscoggin
Railroad Company was held in Bath last week
and the following officers chosen: Directors,
Oliver Moses, j. II. Kimball, G. c. Moses, j.
ID. Robinson, Charles Russell, w. P. Frye and
E. Plummer; President, j. 81. Kimball Treas
urer, G. G. Moses; Clerk, Edward Ell. Kim
ball.
There will be parade Of the Bath fire de-
partment Tuesday, in honor of steamer COM
panies City of Rockland, of Rockland. City of
Auburn, Of Auburn, and w. w. Rice, of
ThOmaston.
YORK COUNTY.
The farmers of Shapleigh and Acton are
busy getting ready for their fair, which comes
off the 18th. 18th and 10Th of this month