The Portland daily press., 1876-07-01

The Bridgton News announces that the popu.
lar Mt. Pleasant House will be open on and
after July 4.
The News says that Mr.. f. H. Whitman,
proprietor of the Summit Mineral Spring in
Harrison, is preparing for doing large bust
ness in supplying this water to his customers.
A new building go feet long by "a wide is just
erected in close proximity to the spring, into
which the water is introduced by means of a
pipe, and with a flexible hose, barrels can be
speedily filled in any part of the building or
standing in wagon outside.
The farmers of Harrison complain that, after
planting their sweet corn over two or three
times, they have but little prospect of crop
poor seed and wet weather.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The caterpillars are dying off in Franklin
county and few apples are expected.
Temple celebrates the Fourth at the Mills.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Mr. Chas. E. Ftz, a graduate in the last
class at Bangor Seminary, and candidate for
Orders to the Episcopal Church, has gone to
Ellsworth to reside.
KNOX COUNTY.
1t is probable that the granite companies at
Vinalhaven, Hurricane and Dix Islands Will
soon be able to resume work with full force.
The sundry civil appropriation bill, Which % has
been passed by the House, allows $780, to
Hurricane; $500, 900 to the Bodwell Co., and
$350,OOO to Dix Island.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Journal says that in Augusta the whole
amount of valuation of real estate is 2,743.-
546; whole amount of valuation of personal
estate, 1,472,714. Aggregate of polls, 1878.
The rate of taxation is q cents on dollar
Rev. S. P. Fay of Bangor delivers tAe Fourth
of July Grafton at West Waterville.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The Lincoln county cattle show ar fair will
be held at Jefferson Trottipg Park, Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday Oct. Sd, 4th and
9TH
A patent for ventilating cars has been granted
Gen. j. A. Hall of Damariscotta, and Jules
M. Leuzarder of Boston. 1t is said to be
superior to anything now in use.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Wednesday evening the lightning struck the
house of N. B. Hubbard of Hiram, iniuring
it to the amount of twenty or thirty dollars.
Mrs. Fl. was alone in the House, but sustained
no injury. The fluid passed into three rooms,
filling them with smoke, but did not set any
thing on fire.
PENoBsCOT COUNTY.
Geo. A. Bartlett formerly of Bangor, has
been appointed Assistant Professor of German
for three years from September LIST at Harvard
College.
The Bangor Wing remarks: "Talk no more
about hard times. At Leavitt's auction sale of
pianos, yesterday, nineteen were.sold, realizing
about $4,000.
Judge Dickerson, like patriotic magistrate,
denied an injunction to prevent the City
Treasurer from paying money to celebrate the
Fourth.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Mrs. Judith Morrill, of Cornvi:le celebrated
her ninety-frst birth day June 81.
The exercises attending the original essays,
declarations for the Manson and Howe prizes,
took place at the Maine Central Institute at
Pittsfield Wednesday evening. Eight young
gentlemen contested for the prizes for declama-
tions and three ladies for the prizes for essays.
George W. Whitney, Esq, of Newport, j. B.
Peaks, ESQ.,, of Pittsfeld, and DR.. E. G. Bryant
of Pittsfeld, acted as committee of awards
The first prize for essay was awarded to Miss
q. Louisa Prince of Detroit. The second prize
was awarded to Miss Araminta Powers of Pitts
field; and third price, equal to the second,
was awarded Miss Carrie 1. MARRIED. of Pitts
field, by the Principal of the school, Prof.
Bachelor. The first prize for original
defamation was awarded to Frank p. Rand of
Hartland; the second to Oscar P Sanders of
Granville.
WALDO COUNTY.
Belfast has an organization called the
Honest Mems Club.
Belfast reports very severe hail storm Sun
day evening, June 18th, (which did considerable
damage to gardens and glass;
The house and barn of John Gilmore of
Waldo was burned Monday night. Partly
insured