The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-09-14
STATE NEWS.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY

The Junior class of Bates College have elect
ed the following officers: President, j. @.
Adams; Vice-President, NJ. Adams; Secretary,
N. f. Daggett; Treasurer, E. V. Scribner;
Orator, Q. F; Peasley; Poet, 9. 3. Hnssey;
Mower; Odist, A M. Flagg; Toast Master, f.
Bartlett; Chaplain, A. Getchell; Executive
Committee, f. 81. Briggs, B. s. Hurd, II. A.
Rundle4t.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The Houlton Trotting Park Association offer
$205 in premiums to be contested for Sept 22d
and 23d $50 are offered for horses that have
never beaten $50; $50 for horses that have
never beaten 24O; $25 for year old colts; and
$40 for the sweepstake race, open to all horses.
Mrs. James Frank Holland died suddenly of
heart disease Tuesday morning in Houton.
She was daughter of Gen. Kimball. who shot
himself at Paris last fall. She was IS years of
age.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The wide awake Republican citizens of
Bucksport Tuesday evening had jollifcation
and a magnificent torchlight parade. Houses
were elegantly illuminated, and there were
displays of fireworks in honor of the glorious
result SO well deserved, SO gloriously won.
Bucksport labored for the result and her re-
jocing was all the more heartfelt on this ac-
count.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
There vas heavy frost in China Saturia y
and Sunday night.
A child of Mrs. Charles Norris of Gardiner,
swallowed dose of ink. but was relieved by
DR.. Marston, and has recovered from the I'M
healthy dose.
Mr.. Michael Woodward, one of the leading
men of Gardiner, on Monday walked to the
polls and deposited his vote for the 10th time.
1t may be unnecessary to add that he is Re-
publican.
Rev. S. G. Sargent of Augusta baptised one
person in Silver Lake, Augusta, on Sunday.
-Four others have been received by the West
tism, and will soon go forward in that ordin-
ance and unite with that church. Mr.. Sargent
is doing good work there.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The vote of Bristol is; Conner 294, Talbot
34O
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
There will be purses of $21OO trotted for on
the Park of the Bath Riding Association on the
Sd, 4th and 9Th of next month.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Congregational church of Andoyer has
recently been presented with a very fine chan
deier, by Mr.. T. S. Barber of Framip CHAM.
Mass, and the same gentleman has presented
the society With good supply of singing books.
A unanimous vote IF thanks was extended to
the generous donor last Sabbath.
A very severe type of the horse all is prevail
ing in Andover among the horses and colts.
The Oxford Cheese Factory closed work on
18th ult., the season having been considerably
shortened by the drouth. About one half the
amount of cheese was made that was made
last year.
The Oxford free high school opened on Tues
day, the 9th inst, Mr.. j. D. Holt in charge,
with Miss Pendexter of Pittsfeld, as assistant
The high school opens with good attendance.
The primary and intermediate departments OF
the village public school began at the sam e
time, the former under Miss Knight of Rum
ford, and the latter under Miss King of WEIGH
vile.
The Paris Academy opened Tuesday with
about twenty scholars. There are more to en-
ter.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
Robert Liscomb of Bangor. was lost over
board from the ship Alexander Marshall, on
the passage from Liverpool to New York.
Business is progressing without any difficulty
n the E. & N. A. Railway.
There was an election ball in Scribners Hall.
Springfield. last Monday evening in honor OF
the Republican victory. Boufires were burned
and jubilee enjoyed
There was bloody row on one of the streets
on the west side of Bangor last Monday night
One of the combattants was stabbed in the
face. There were numerous other minor SQUAD
bles.
heHry haHmouu, tuo man VINO stole the
horse belonging to o. H. Hinckley of Hamp-
den, was taken last week in Dixmont. He
stoutly denied the theft and tried to cover it mn
by telling strange stories; but no finally made
full and complete confession in the Police
Court.
YORA COUNTY.
The children of the Sabbath School of thu
First Christian church in York yesterday visit
ed Bald Head Cliff for the purpose Of holding
picnic. While there photographer named
Healley suggested taking views of the schoo
on the cliff, which view would of course be very
fine He had taken one view and desired tn,
scholars to take another position for another
view. In making the change and locating, {
young man named Herbert Moulton, aged Is
years, while ascending the cliff, lost his holt
and fell backwards twenty feet on to the solit
rock, killing him instantly. Mr.. Moulton wa
son of Mr.. Jonathan Moulton, and youne
| man of much promise.