The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-04-07
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

we learn that the Poland grangers are build
ing large and handsome two story building on
Harris Hill. The lower floor is to be used as
store, and the upper story for hail.
The Herald says the new hotel at Poland
Mineral Springs, is rapidly approaching COM
pletion. About IS workmen are now employ
ed on the building. The roof is being timed
The interior is quite ready for plasterng.
The Herald says we are happy to announce
that since our last issue several citizens who
have had the small pox are out again, and quite
number more are convalescent. Only TWO
new cases have been developed within the
week, Mrs Smith and Mrs Isaac Davis. The
present outlook is very encouraging.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Chronicle is informed that Mr.. Luther
Curtis, who is now in jail at that place, is quite
feeble, and fears are entertained that be will
never be any better Dr. Warren returned to
Auburn some days since.
The trustees OF the Franklin Central Agrcul-
tural Society have fixed upon Wednesday and
Thursday, October and g. to hold the show
and fair.
The largest cedar ever known to have been
cut in the Dead River region, was feled by j.
Sylvester of Estis, and Chas. II. Dill of Jay, in
Alder Stream township, recently. The tree
scaled 1886 feet. 1t was hauled by Charles
Huff of Hallowell. with one pair of horses.
The Chronicle says that DR.. Garcelon of
Lewiston. visited Mr.. Newman of East Wilton
1u6Sudy, WuO III WAS I6dT6u Qdu small DOX IVA
rioloid) and decided that his illness is not small
poX.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Journal says petition signed BY large
number of Augusta citizens is in circulation
asking for the pardon Of William Britt of Au-
gusta, who is in the state prison for breaking
and entering, committed Tor four years, and
has served out fifteen months of his sentence.
A quarterly meeting of the Board of Manag-
ers OF the Maine Industrial School for Girls,
was held at the school building in Hallowell,
Wednesday, the 9Th. The following members
of the Board were present: Ex-Gov. Perham
OF Paris, Messrs. Benjamin kiDgsbury of Port
land, j. L. Stevens OF Augusta, II. X. Baker
and Simon Page of HalloWell, and Chas. E.
Nash of Augusta. Six scholars have been
placed in good homes since the last meeting of
the Board. An application was madekfor the
admission to the school of a little daughter of
Isaac L. Page. who killed his wife in Chelsea
few days ago.
KNOX COUNTY,
Friday morning at $780, fire was discovered in
the factory of Fogler & Sons, South Hope.
Most of the lumber in the yard and dry house
was saved by the active exertionS of the neigh
bLrs. The loss will not fall much short of $12,-
600; no insurance. The disaster falls heavy on
the Messrs. Fogler, as they had hardly secov-
cred from the destruction of their barns, which
were burned with their contents, about fifteen
months ago.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Whig7says the first picture sold at the
opening of the present exhibition of the New
York Academy of Design, was by MISS A. E.
Hardy of Bangor.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
The Wing says on Monday afternoon last
young man named Dexter met with a terrible
| and fatal accident, being caught and drawn be-
tween the cog wheels at the bark mill in the
tannery of l.. o. Farnham at Dover. He was
| oiling the machinery, when his clothing be.
came entangled between the wheels and he
| was drawn IN. His right arm and under Jaw
| were broken and his side terribly lacerated.
| He died the following morning.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
| The quarterly meeting of the Sagadahoc
| County Medical Society was held Wednesday
afternoon at the office of DR.. E. NJ. Fuller,
Bath. Valuable papers were read by the Pres
| ident, Dr. Abial Libby of Richmond, DR.. G. w.
Price and Dr. g. M. Fuller. Adjourned to the
first week in July.
| WALDO COUNTY.
While Ezra Bickford was driving across the
| bridge at Belfast Monday his horse took fright
| and turning suddenly threw him from his car
riage, inJurlng him quite severely.
A three year old boy of Mr. and Mrs.
| feathers OF Monroe, who were in Belfast on a
visit last week, fell into pail or tub of hot
| water at the house where they were stopping.
and was so badly scalded that he died soon
| after.
On Wednesday night, March goth, there were
two alarms of fire in Belfast. The barn at
| tached to the Angler house was burned, togeth-
er with small quantity of hay. The second
alarm was at the discovery of fire in the dry
goods store of Frank B. Knowton, which was
extinguished without doing much damage.
Without doubt both were set, as traces of in
cendiary were found at both places.
The house, shed and barn belonging to AL
fonso S. Rand, Thorndike, were burnt on the
forenoon of the Both. 1t is not known how the
fire caught. Insured in the Etna of Hartford
for $1,000.
The Belfast Journal says: Ga Monday a
most dastardly outrage was committed in
Burnham by drunken tramp who gave his
name as Ephraim Fernald and halls from Pal
m l,s ne called at the house of Elijah Rey-
noids ana found Mrs r. in the barn, and With
out any cause he struck her three heavy blows
IN the face, knocking her down and beatine her
badly. He was arrested by Deputy Sheriff
Hall and held for trial. Mrs. r. was NOT able
to attend the examination of the rascal on
Tuesday, and it was postponed ;untiliWe dnes.