The Portland daily press., 1876-03-10
STATE NEWS.
ANpRosooGaIN COUNTY.

College street, Lewiston, has two pewter plates
originally owned by her great-great grandmoth-
er, that were made in London. Rev. Mr.. Rich
ardson is the happy centennial owner of copy
of Bakers Saints Rest printed in 1858.
Rev. Mr.. Phillips, missionary for ten years
at India, and a graduate of Bowdoiu College, is
on visit to Lewiston He gave to the students
of Bates College and Latin School an interest
ing sketch of his life and work.
FRANKLIN COUNTY
AT the annual meeting of the North Franklin
Agricultural Society, held at Phillips on March
LIST, Abner Toothaker was elected President for
the ensuing year. Tuesday and Wednesday,
October 18th and 18th, 1876, was fixed upon us
the time tor holding the annual cattle show and
fair.
The winter term of the Grammar school at
We'd Village closed on Friday with an exam
ination. The scholars showed the effect of
coed training by their ready answers and clear
explanation. Prizes were awarded for most
Improvement in writing, to Flora Jones-a copy
OF Shakespeare-and IN spelling to Charlie
Russel-a microscope. The school was taught
BY j. L. Wilkins of East Wilton, and has been
very successful
Wilton by good management, cancelled $10O4
of the municipal debt. 1t was voted to raise
sums as follows: For support of schools 1904;
for town charges $4,000; for highways $4,000.
The school in district No. in the eastern
part of the town of Wilton. closed last Friday,
after successful term of thirteen weeks In a
writing lesson of one hundred words Mr. John
A. Holmes missed but two in the list and won
the first prize.
The Pennington Ladies' Aid Society will give
a reception and supper to the members of the
Pennington Reform Club, at Normal Hall, on
Friday evening" March 10, at 7 clock.
HANCOCK COUNTY
Captain Roix, of steamer Katahdn, reports
that the ipa holoyu Ruo Ecno &c, foot
up, and will soon be clear
There is talk of running newspaper at Mt
Desert next summer.
The American says that an outrage was COM
United in the town of Franklin on Saturday
night last. A party of some twelve or fifteen
roughs, having disguised themselves, made an
attack onthe dwelling house of Green Scam
mon, respectable citizen of that town, broke
in the windows and door, took the wife of Mr.
Scamm from bed, ordered her to dress and
then carried her and her child, three years old.
TO the neighboring town of Hancock. 1t is
supposed that the ring-leader was actuated BY
some selfish or revengeful purpose and mad
dened his confederates with rum, who then
perpetrated these disgraceful acts. Several of
the mob are to be arrested
Bank Examiner Bolster says that the sus-
pended Bucksport Savings Bank will be able to
pay 20 per cent. of the deposits.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The latest sensation in the town of Vienna is
the discovery of a valuable and extensive medi-
cinal spring near the Vienna Town House. Toe
water has been analysed by Boston chemists,
who report it highly impregnated with medical
minerals.
There were ten deaths in the city of Augusta
in the month of February, and fifteen in the
corresponding month last year.
KNOX COUNTY.
Mr.. William Whitpav of CT Gooroo coro;r
ed his leg very badly last week by slipping on
piece of timber on which he was at work.
Over fifty members of Payson ard Good Sam
aritan Lodges of Good Tempiars went from
Rockland, Monday evening, March 9th, to visit
Twomb bly, Lodge G, T., Camden.
The corporators of the Thomaston Savings
Bank met on Tuesday afternoon and chose E.
Z. Dillingham;, e. X. O'Brieu, Alfred Watts,
w w: Rice and James Henderson as Trustees:
y. L. Dillingham; was elected President, and G.
s. Smith, TreasureN
The town of Vinalhaven has voted to raise
the following amounts: $500 for free high school
in addition to the amount raised for common
schools; $2500 for highways and bridges; $500
for lookup; $4,000 for war debt
John Bird, Esq, and lady, of Rockland. Gel.
ebrated the 18th anniversary of their welded
life on the ID, the occasion being largely at
tended by their many friends.
OXFORD COUNTY.
A temperance Reform Club was organized a;
Winterport, Thursday evening, last week, with
roll membership of fifty. President DR.. E.
Manter.
PENOBSC0T COUNTY.
The Maine Dairymen's Association will meet
at Newport on the 18th, 18th and 18th insts. 1t
is hoped that the various cheese factory corpor-
ations will send delegates.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Thursday, March I'd, Mr. William Remick of
Starks, met with a very sad accident. He went
into the barn of the late Mr.. John Merry to
look at some stock, and in trying to step over a
COW that was lying down slipped and fell on
the cows back. The COW became frightened
and jumped up, throwing Mr.. r. over her head
against the stanchion, breaking his leg between
the knee and ankle. and it is thought that he
received internal injuries that may prove fatal
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The dollar store of Brown Bros. was entered
on the night of March 9TH, through window
in the rear of the building, and a quantity OF
goods distracted. The value of the goods stol-
en- is not known. The store was in charge of
sheriff, the goods having been attached.
WALDO COUNTY.
house occupied by two families, Mrs. Fay
and Mrs. Margaret Cannon, of Belfast, was
burned Monday night, March 9th. but most of
their household effects were saved Loss 5000;
insurance $3.50.