The Portland daily press., 1876-03-17
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY,

ANDhOSCOGGIN COUNTY.
John Turner of Leeds recently sold a horse te
| Boston parties for $1,000.
| The Peoples Savings Bank of Lewiston be-
gan business April 12, 1875. Since that time
| there has been deposited $164 ,553.2 "a; with
| drawn, 45, ,164 20; net deposits, 119 3SS 51
Number of depositors 522. The institution
has no investment but what is paying interest
FRANKLIN COUNTY
The Pennington Chronicle learns that six
| persons in Carthage have died of small pox.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The American says several of the teams and
crews have already come out of the woods.
The season, has on the whole, been favorable
to numbering operations, and good winters
work has been done. Probably upon this river,
about one-half the usual amount of lumber will
be cut.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Village Corporation of Camden have de-
cded to build a town hall. The edice will be
at once erected.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
DR.. Neal, one of the physicians at the Insane
Hospital, on Tuesday evening, March 14th,
entertained the inmates of the Insane Hospital
with select readings from humorous authors
The exercises we're interspersed with music,
and closed with a sociable and dance, which
were greatly enjoyed by the patients.
The children in the schools of Augusta are
ing for exhibition at the Centennial.
The measles are prevailing at the Insane
Hospital There are five cases among the at
tendants and patlents.
Among the contributions of Hallowell Gran :
ite Co to the Centennial at Philadelphia will
be massive and elegant stone casket now
completed, together with specimens of statuary
of colossal dimensions, and other specimens of
finished workmanship which cannot fail to
place Maine among the foremost states of the
Union in the granite line.
Peter Doyle of Pittston, most faithful and
hard.working man, was seriously injured at
the ice works of Geo. E Weeks in Gardiner, on
Saturday. He was at work with a windlass,
when one of the chains broke and the end of
the lever flew over and struck him IN the head,
fracturing his skull. He lies in critical con-
diton.
OXFORD COUNTY.
An unknown person committed an assault
upon John Scribner of Porter, on the evening
of the 5th inst, by knocking him down with a
club and severely beating him about the head
and side. Edwin Flye, young man with
whom he has had some trouble, has been ar
rested for the assault
The Pennington Chronicle learns that small
pox of a malignant type has appeared in Dix
field. 1t says that MIR. Butterfield of that town
has gone to Lewiston for doctors.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
There is colored man named Ford living
near the site of the old Veazie depot in Bangor
who is said to be 10 years old.
A new band composed of twenty members of
the Catholic Total Abstinence Society, has
been organized in Bangor. y
A calico party was given at the residence of
Judge Goodenew of Bangor Wednesday even
ing. A good supper was provided and games
and dancing enjoyed. The proceeds will be do
mated to the Old Ladies' Home.
If reports are true they do business on
queer basis at Que of the hotels in Orono. Sum
BILE Bangor couple called there and designed re-
m aiming over night, but were informed that
they could not stop.
The Penobscot county farmers club meets at
the State College, on the 18th, at 10 o'clock a.
m. The Scientific Society meets at the same
place on the 28h.
Mr. Walker Darling, an old gentleman of 70
years, residing in Patten, fell last week and
very seriously injured his left shoulder.
The Bangor Whig saws that the city mar
shal's report shows that the whole number of
arrests made during the past year is 958. Num-
Der of cases of assault 81 (; drunkenness no; in
sanity ID; larceny "a; breaking and entering 2;
highway robbery The amount of fines paid
at the police court on actions commenced by
the police is, 1854 81; amount of fees paid to
the city treasurer, $477 81; dues from the coun-
ty including witness fees, $2410. .13; amount paid
jailor on commitments by police, $194.35; re-
ceived for dog licenses, $4,000. Total, $685.
H.
WALDO COUNTY.
A temperance reform club was organized at
Winterport, Thursday evening, March 9th,
with roll membership of fifty. President,
Dr. E. Manter.
There was a slight fire Tuesday night in one
one of the sleeping rooms of the American
Rolf OCT yU nh oxrftr, had xrrifh
out general alarm. 1t burned small hole in
the carpet and floor, and was supposed to orig
mate by the carelessness of the tenant throw.
ing down a match or cigar.
The operations in ice have been suspended in
Belfast on account of the poor hauling.
f. A. Howard of Belfast has received pat
ent for printers proof press.
The little daughter of Sam'l B. Gillum, three
and half years old. created quite an excite
meut Saturday evening at the Belfast Novelty
Troupe entertainmeut,by her performance upon
the piano. She is really child wonder. Mr..
G. proposes to travel with her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Staples of Brooks cele
brated the 18th anniversary of their wedding on
the evening of the 10th. A large company as
sembed and many presents were made
DR.. A. T. Wheelock, who recently died in
Belfast, was one of the oldest practlcing ply
clans in that city, having been in practice there
nearly forty yeare. He was one of the State
Commissioners to the Paris Exposition, and
was man OF considerable literary taste. He
was never married. He leaves an estate of
$4,000.
Delegates from many of the Temperance Re-
form Clubs of the State assembled at Hayford
Hall, Belfast, Wednesday. The permanent or
ganizatiOn of the convention was effected by
the choice of g. G. Frost of Auburn, as Presi-
dent, W. A. Barker of Rockland as Secretary,
Rev. Geo. Pratt of Belfsst, Chaplain, j. w.
VIII Of Ro1 hal
ident from each club represented.
The Belfast Journal says: Lucius Fl. Murch,
the Democratic candidate for alderman in
Ward 2, ran 60 behind his ticket, in total
vote of 292. That doesn't seem to be exactly
the kind of timber to build up party with.
A NEWSPAPER correspondent speaking of
hotels makes the following sensible remarks:-
while traveller can get good accommoda-
tions at many hotels in great city, there is al