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

ANDROSCoGGIN COUNTY
Geo. A. Hsines was arraigned in Lewiston
Saturday for most barborous maltreatmept
upon his young daughter, girl of 16 years. 1t
appears for some wrong OF the girls the parent
cruelty beat her with leather strap and lock-
ed her into a room for three days. Her bitter
cries were finally heard by the neighbors and
the police informed of the affair. She was
found in a horrible condition. Haynes was
bound over to the S. j. Court.
Henry league was sentenced to two years
and half in the state prison at Auburn, Sat-
urday, for larceny. league broke Jail two
weeks since and was captured Wednesday in
Livermore.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
held at Presque Isle, September Goth and 21st.
The attendance was small. The number of
stock at the grounds was limited, and the dis
play of fruit was good.
KENNKBEo COUNTY.
Mr.. and Mrs B. s Kelley of Winthrop cele-
brated their silver wedding Friday. Many fine
presents were made.
Friday the house and barn of William
Sprowle of Deerhill, China, were burned, with
40 tons of hay. Insurance reported about
$1,000. Mr. s. is one of our enterprising citi-
zens.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Our Albany correspondent writes: The AL
bany Free High School, has commenced
under favorable auspices under care of John
A. fwaddrl, medical studeat Of Bowdoin.
Young men of this and neIghboring towns are
awaiting themselves of its privileges. The
potato crop, which is such failure in many
places, is quite iair in this town, and on some
farms very good in quantity and very excellent
in quality. The crop of corn is good and rip
ened without any frost to iDjure it. The late
rains and warm weather are clothing pastures
in beautiful green.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Knights of the Red Cross of Constantine
held their annual meeting in Masonic Hall,
Bangor, Friday evening. The following officers
were elected: j H Drummond, G. Sovereign;
ID. II. Dickey, G. Viceroy; Charles l. Cola
more, G. s. General; M. f. King, G. j. Gen.
eral; w. j. Burnham, G 81 Prelate; Geo. w.
Deering, g. H. Chancellor; Rufus II. Hinkley,
g. Treasurer; James 81. Eaton. G: Recorder;
A. B. Marston, G.. FL. Almoner; E. P. Burn
ham, G. Chamberlain; E. W. Morton, G Ora
tor; f. 7. Falkner, G. Marshal; Geo. r. Shaw,
q. Eogineer and Arch; James Adams, Grand
Standard Bearer: Samuel f. Bearce, G. Her.
aid; Warren Phillips, G. Sentinel.
The house and barn of David Richardson of
Clifton were destroyed by fire last Saturday;
also all the farming implements and large
quantity of hay. The property was fully COW
cred by insurance.
YORK COUNTY.
Mr.. Elias Banks of Saco died on Saturday
from the effects of the injury he received by
being thrown from the city sprinkler about
year ago.
Hen thieves are operating in Buxton. Out
of a flock of 80 or 80 hens, all but seven were
stolen one night last week.
Mr.. William Brooks of Eliot celebrated his
Goth birthday last week.
A prize fight came off at Smuttynose Island,
Isles of Shoals, early last week, between Bes-
ton rough and one from Providence.
Frank L. Chauncy of Kittery has been ap.
pointed assistant keeper at Whale Back light
house, vice John O. A. Martin resigned.
IN GENERAL.
The following completes the list of Maine
awards at the Centennial:
L. r. Pickering, Portland, governors for
steam engines.
Howard Manufacturing Company, Belfast,
mitre machines.
Hardy Machine Company, Biddeford, grind
ing machines.
Seth Thomas Clock Company, Thomast
tower clocks and clocks for commerce.