The Portland daily press., 1876-09-25
STATE NEWS.
ANDRoSCoGGIN COUNTY


The Journal says that a farmer in Auburn
some time ago hired young man to work on
his farm. Casually he discovered the man at
work on some peculiar looking tools, and on
making quiet search discovered a full kit of
tools, large enough to set up moderately skill
full burglar in successful bust mess.
The Journal says that Municipal court bust
ness is lively. There was over % cases before
the court last week.
There is about three feet more water on the
dam at Lewiston than last week. The water is
running freely over the f1ash-bOards.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
The Gardiner Reporter says that the green
back party cast three votes in that city.
The Gardiner Reporter SAYS that the Grand
Army boys are to have a fine hall finished up
in the Lawrence block. over Gooden & Co. s
store.
The Waterville Mail says that's. W. Berry
has just harvested from one acre. sowing two
bushels Of seed, 45 bushels of barley. On tw o
and half bushels of oats, four bushels seed, be
harvested 11S bushels, by weight.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The News says that David Sproui of Bristol
has taken from his meadow. 300 bushels of Gran
berries. He sent them to Boston and they net
Sc so per barrel. Everybody that owns Gran
berry patch has good quantities.
The News says that with one exception, Dea.
George Allen, Cashier of the Medomak Bank
of WaldoboFo, has not been absent from his
post for Is years. With the single absence of
a week about five years ago, he has slept in his
own house every night for more than quarter
of a century.
OXFORD COUNTY
The following is the programme of the re-
union at Hebron Academy, Thursday and FRI
day, Oct. 9th and 9th: On Thursday the school
will be 10 session and receive visitors through
out the day. In the evening, sermon before
the alumni and friends by Rev. A. G. Rerrick
utatory by Geo. Q. Purington, Esq, followed
by the Grafton by DR.. Robins Of Colby Univer-
sity. At 3 o'clock D. m, concert by members
of the alumni, followed by sociable. All for
mer members of the institution are cordially
invited. No individual invitations will be
sent.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing says that on Friday morn
ing at o'clock, Reuel Clendinnn left Frank
STATIONS house In Chester, opposite VIM
village, to ferry STATIONS daughter, Alberta,
across to take the o'clock train for Bangor. or
rather for Lewiston. Neither have been seen
since, and the boat they took to row across in
was found four miles below full of water.
Men are dragging the river for their bodies.
Clendinnin was "a years Of age aud Miss Strait
ton about II. The boat was small one and
as liable to tip over as canoe
The Bangor Wing says that prominent
member, OF the reform club in that city, who
has lived life of sobrety for two years and q
half, and who has been a jealous and earnest
worker in the cause Of temperance during that
time, has within the past few days wandered
from the path of virtue and again INDUCED in
the intoxicating cup. He went to Portland
and. we notice by the local papers of that city,
that ne caused great deal of disturbance ia
the hotels there, which finally resulted in his
arrest. After remaining in the station two
days he obtained his release and returned to
Bangor. He continued to indulge in the ntox-
icating drink, and Friday he caused considera-
pie excitement, He was driving horse on
ting bis own. The result was general smash
up. He was arrested and lodged in the sta
tlon. This same gentleman, on the SATURDAY.
evening previous to the election, Joined the
Democratic procession and very ostentatiously
carried transparency bearing the inscription,
''The City Agency-No Child of Ours
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Pittsfeld Times say: ''The other day a
man living not thousand miles from Pitts
field, finding it necessary to reprove his son,
gently said, Don't stuff victuals into your
mouth that way, my son; George Washington
didn't eat after that fashion, His son accept.
ed the reproof without comment, and after pom
derlng awhile he remarked to himself, L dom
believe George Washington ever licked his boy
Tor finding Jug OF rum in the wood-shed when
he was hunting after an old horseshoe, either.
WALDO COUNTY.
Hon. Crawford S. Fletcher died at Stockton
on the 10Th inst, after lingering illness. MI.
Fletcher was widely known merchant and
ship builder, and highly appreciated by all who
knew him as an upright and honorable bust
ness man. His death is real loss to that
community. He had been often called to posi-
tons of trust by his fellow citizens, and in 1872
was elected to the state Senate
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Calais Times says that the potato rot
has appeared in some fields; bnt extensive
damage to the crop is not apprehended.
There is great deal of new interest in
Washington county respecting the proposed
Shore Line railroad. 1t looks as if the people
meant business.