The Portland daily press., 1876-03-25
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

<ANDAOoOOUOl4N COONIIs
The Herald says, at Mechanic Falls the sub
be the leading topic of conversation among the
citizens. There have been two deaths since
our last issue, and quite a number of new cases
have been developed. principally of varooid.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The spring catalogue of Bowdoin College
shows the following summary: Medical stu
dents SO, Seniors 43, Juniors 49,Sophomores %.
Freshmen 33,-Total 241.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
During the Gale on Tuesday the barn of Sam
uel Porter, at Riverside, was blown down. He
had just time to get out his cattle before the
building went over.
The Journal says the juvenile temperance
workers of Augusta are pfospering finely,
The organization is conductei by the Juveniles
themselves
Nearly sixty different scholars belonging in
Hallowell have bad instruction in the Haiiow-
ell Classical and Scientific Academy during the
past year.
The easterly half Of the roof of Galen Rev.
nolds' house. in Sidney, was blown off in The
gale of Tuesday and smashed into kindling
wood
The Journal says that George NJ. Robinson
OF Augusta had two barns blown over and de-
stroyed during the gale of Tuesday. The widow
OF the late DR. Robert A. Cony had barn
blown down. Mrs. Hatch, in the same neigh
borhood, lost the roof of ber barn.
KNOX COUNTY.
Another loupcervier has been shot near
Mount Pleasant, within the limits of Warren -
this time by Edward Lampson of Rockland-
last Saturday. The animal weighed 25 lbs and
was in good condition,
OXFORD COUNTY.
At West Paris snow was 18 inches on level
Saturday morning. Old Boreas came in on the
chorus Saturday night and piled up this little
fiirt of snow in drifts from three to ten feet
deep! Interesting travelling Monday morning.
The doctor on snow shoes.
Doctors Rounds of South Paris and Jewett of
Norway are appointed to read papers before
the Medical Association in Lewiston at its
April meeting
PENoBsCOT COUNTY.
The Wbig says Mr.. W. G. Moody of Rock
land came to Bangor Thursday, the 235 inst.
to recover stolen horse. Mr.. M. Finnegan
discovered the horse there and informed Mr.,
Moody. j. A. Douglass, the thief, is still at
large.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Mr.. Albert Case of Cornville has in his DOS
session centennial curiosity In the shape of
an old continental six dollar bill. 1t is in ex-
cellent condition. MIR. Case intends to send it
to Philadelphia.
The Reporter says lumbermen bring very
good reports from the woods. They say the
season has been good one, though shorter
than usual. Most Of the teams have suspended
operations.
There was a lodge of the Patrons of Husban-
dry organized at So'oa last week.
Fourteen inches of snow fell at Skowhegan
on Monday last.
The Reporter says: Mr.. and Mrs James
Pierce of this town. each after lingering ill
ness, died last Monday. Mr.. Pierce died at
four o'clock in the morning, his wife five hours
later. Both Mr. and Mrs Pierce were quite
aged, yet during their sickness neither seemed
to think of self but feared that the other would
be taken.
The Reporter states that Capt. w. H. Cabot.
who is to lecture at Skowhegan on the Centen-
nal, traces his lineage back more than six
hundred years. and is 8 lineal d-scendept of
John and Sebastian Cabot 1t is worthy of
note that each successive generation of Cabots
has been characterized by love for the sea-
love they have cherished by spending most of
their lives on the deep.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The SupIeme Court begins at Calais the
fourth Tuesday of April. Judge Libbey will
preside.
A boy about twelve years of age, son of Mrs.
trenholm OF West Lubec, had his arm broken
by the roughs. at fair at that place, two
weeks SINCE They were giving one of their
number a ride on horse-sled, when .he crowd
threw the boy down and ran over him.
The Calais Advertiser says thirty seven
young men started from that vicinity for Cali
fornla last week There are others trying to
raise money to follow them, but find it hard
work.
The Whig says Mr.. Tripp, the driver of the
Cherryfed stage, drove from Bangor to that
place and back again last Wednesday, dis
tance of 110 miles, within twenty-four hours
A pretty good days work
YORK COUNTY.
During the gale of Tuesday live cunners were
thrown upon the beach at Saco, and some par
ties gathered strings of them and brought them
to town.
Mr. Am Is Allen, an aged and esteemed cit-
zen of Alfred. died last Tuesday at the age of
75 years. His house was destroyed by fire last
week, and probably the excitement of the occa-
sion FASTENED bis death.