The Portland daily press., 1876-10-20
STATE NEWS
FRANKLIN COUNTY.

FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Mr.. Seth Norcross of South Chest erville, aged
80 years, was attacked by bull Saturday and
had one of his ribs broken.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
A young child of DR.. Howard Homer of
BuckspOrt was badly scaded Wednesday
morning by kettle of boiling water falling on
him. He was badly burned about the neck,
right arm and leg.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
An Augusta woman shut her cat up in the
oven the other day and had roasted cat for sup
per.
KNOX COUNTY.
Henry Ames, mate of the schooner Lottie
Ames, which arrived at Rockland Wednesday.
says that the cook, stranger shipped in this
city, robbed him of $50 or $70
OXFORD COUNTY.
On Wednesday night of last week, some un-
occupied buildings belonging to Lewis Brack-
EFT of Waterford were burned John Bracket
IS suspected as the incendiary, and has been
arrested.
PENoBsCOT COUNTY.
The State College Scientific Society has
chosen the following officers: President, Prot.
G. FL. Hamlin; Vice President, 81. 81. Hart
well, 70; Secretary, q. G. Cha mberaiu, '7S;
Assistant Secretary. e. J. Blake, 49, Treasur-
er, A. M. Harrington, TO- The following we're
appointed chairmen over the several sections:
Prof j. r. Farrington,of Sec. A. (Agriculture);
Prof G 81. Ferpald Sec B. Natural History;
M. G. Fernaid, Sec G. physics and Chemis-
try; Prof. W. A. Pike, Sec d. (Engineering).
Ibe Society will hold its next session in
March.
Mr. Charles A. Pond died very suddenly in
Bangor Wednesday morning, of hemorrhage of
the lungs,
WALDO COUNTY.
Hiram 7. Black, Esq, and his family of Pa
lermo, were thrown from carriage last week.
and daughter, Miss Hattie, had one of her
ribs broken.
Mr.. Levi Turner and Mr.. j. K Gould, while
returning from Washington last Saturday
night, in passing through short piece of wood
saw two men a short distance ahead, acting
rather suspiciously. Upon coming up to them
one OF them seized the horse by the rens and
stopping him, demanded Turner'S money.
Both jumped out of the wagon when the VII
lains attacked them, and one of them struck
Mr.. Gould with club aud knocked him down.
Mr.. Turner seized a stake lying near and went
for them and compelled them to retreat
YORK COUNTY.
The Saco and Biddeford Gas Light Company
announce that on and after the LIST day of Nov
ember the price Of gas will be SO. per 1000
feet, with discount of eight per cent. to all
who pay on or before the tenth day of each
month.
Moses Bowen of Alfred while on his way to
the Acton and Shapleigh Fair Wednesday
morning, when near Grants Hill in Acton.
dropped dead Of heart disease.
Miss Augusta Burbank. one of the assistant
in the Biddeford High School. tainted at the
head of the stairs in the school building yester-
day and fell the whole length, cutting her head
badly.
On Tuesday last the Piscataquis Association
of Congregational ministers held session at
Rye. N. III. The name of B. f. Sanborn, for
merly Congregational minister at Eliot, was
dropped from the rolls. He was suspended
from the ministry at a meeting of the Associa-
ton held in Klttery, in October of last year, at
the session held in Newcastle in July to en-
quire fully into the case and report what seem
ed best to be done in the premises, and this
committee recommended that his name be
dropped.
IN GENERAL.
The fishing schooner James L. Shute, which
has been missing since the 9th of March, had
among her crew Geo. W. Foyle OF BROOKLYN,
Me-, Geo. B. and Edwin P. Turner, brothers, of
Maine. She was commanded by Capt George
FL Norwood, and his brother Percy H. Nor
wood was with him