The Portland daily press., 1876-03-18
STATE NEWS.
CUMBERLAND COuNTY.

party of eight from BrdgtoD, caught 40
cusk from Sebago Lake in one night recently.
One of the fish weighed eight pounds.
A widow lady, living near Brighton, had
lively experience with tramp the other day
Her daughters were away, and she was alone.
Tramp advanced boldly to the front door, to
enter without ceremony, but he found the
door bolted. Tried another door, but found that
likewise barred. He then cody seated him self
in the shed and sat, and sat, as if permanently
located. She opened the door and civiy re.
quested him to depart. He muttered a low
curse, and then, in louder voice, and with a
ferocious look, said be would not. The widow
then peremptorily ordered him to leave. He
made no motion. She seized a long handled
Upper, and filling it with boiling water from
the huge open kettle, advanced upon the enc.
my. 1t IS needless to say the tram mmedi.
ately disappeared around the corner of the
house.
The Bowdoin Orient editors for the coming
year are as follows: G. A. Perry, G. B. Seabury,
G. Il Little, j. e Chapman, e w. Cousins,
w. G. Green, w. T. Cobb.
There are now ninety-three students attend
ing medical lectures at the Maine Medical
School.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
DR.. John Bush, who died in Vassalboro' re-
Gently, at the age of SO, was graduate Of Bow
doin, class of 1914.
Through the encouragement of Rev. o. M.
SOuStuS d hugs VI OUUu l6upldTS WIFI Sixty
members was Instituted in Sidney Tuesday, the
14th. The lodge takes the name Sebago A.
FL. Reynolds presiding officer. Mr.. Couseps
also aided lin establishing similar lodgs at
Vassel6oro' on Thursday evening the 10th. e.
w. Durham was elected chief.
Work has been suspended at the jail work.
shop in Augusta until the April session of the
Commissioners. 1t is expected that the prison.
ers will be set at work on cheaper variety of
goods. Chas Fl. Durham will take the place
of his father as superintendent.
The Augusta Reform Club have now 400
names enrolled on the Iron Clad"
OXFORD COUNTY.
Wednesday afternoon the 18th, NJ W G.
Master B. G. Stone, assisted by r. w Marshall
Byron Kimball, installed a Lodge of Odd Eel
lows at West Paris, to be known as West Paris
Lodge No. Is.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
The Supreme Court at Dover adjourned final
ly on FRIDAY, after session of a little less than
two weeks, much shorter than usual. This we
believe is the first term of court that Judge
VIM. Writ Virgin ever held in this county and
he has given great satisfaction.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Sunrise says that Mr.. A. FL. Turner of
Glenburn, as he was returning from singing
school fell on the ice and broke his right arm.
The arm was doing very we'll, when he again
slipped on door step, striking on his head.
His skull was this time fractured; and he is
now lying in critical condition. He is de-
ranged; and it is feared that he never will re-
cover
Mr.. G. E. Miles of Oldtown, who is scaling
for parties in Bangor, was seriously injured a
short time since. While descending steep de-
clivity he slipped and received severe fall,
which caused a severe fracture of the left shoul-
der, and in this condition he walked several
miles before he reached camp.
Abbott's wooden mill in Dexter will COM
mence running on full time next month.
At a meeting of the stockholders of the Mer-
camille Bank OF Bangor, Wednesday, it was
voted to surrender the charter and close
the business of the bank as rapidly as consist
ent with the interests of the stockholders. The
present Mercantile Bank was chartered in
1859. 1t took its pane from the old Mercan-
tile Bank, chartered in 1888 and whose charter
expired in 1857.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Lynn Praying Band are meeting with
good success at Sk0whegau, where five of their
number have been laboring for several days.
Victor Grange at Fairfield Center, numbers
nearly 100 working members
The March term OF the S J. Court for this
county commences next Tues lay at Sko hogan.
Judge Virgin is to preside The continued
docket contains 598 leases and we understand
that there are large number of new cases to
be entered at this term.
The Skowhegan Reform Club Bumb beers 282
members. The pledge has received 700 sigma
tues. at the Sunday evening meeting 10 Co.
burn Hall over one thousand people were as
sembled. No member has yet violated his
pledge.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The ladies of Calais gave a masquerade ball
for the benefit of the St. Croix library and re-
allied the sum of $40 26, which has been hand
ed to the treasurer.
YORK COUNTY
Alfred Jail received a visit from Burnham
WardweE recently He says he found the jail
clean and tidy, and the prisoners orderly and
respectful He says cergymen seldom if
ever, visit this Jail and that no religious servi-
ces are held there on Sunday or on any other
day.
Capt. Mark Priuce Of Saco prominent Odd
Fellow and KNIGHT Templar, died suddenly
Wednesday evening the 18th. He was GA years
of age.
The fourth term of the Free high School of
Sanford is now in session, and is attended by
eighty-one scholars. District Me- 2 sends the
largest number forty seven, and District No.
the smallest, one.
David Fernald, for many years prominent
citizen of Saco, died Saturday, March 18th, at
the advanced age of SO years.
Benjamin Adams of Saco had cataract re
moved from one of his eyes by DR.. GreeLe at
the Maine General Hospital ard is now doing
we'll
There were four fires in Bddeford Monday
night the 18Th. The loss, however, was slight,