The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-03-20
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY

ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.
A. d. Cornish, esq.,, was confirmed as Judge
OF the Lewiston Municipal Court, by the Coun-
Gil on Thursday the 10th.
The Mechanic Falls Herald says that on
Sunday the 18th inst, Henry Record Virgil
Waldron, G. w. Bonney, Mrs. f. Record, Miss
Clara Record. Mrs Samuel Jordon were in the
Poland pest house sick Of small pox, Record
and Bonney being dangerously i'll. Mrs E
w. Record and daughter are sick at East Pc
land and Mrs. Hunt in Minot Eugene Record
has died of small po1. 1t is partly traced
through rags in the paper mill.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Lewiston Journal says DR.. Garcelon has
returned from Carthage where he has been in
yestigating the cases of small pox reported, In
Mr.. Libby's family six deaths have already &C.
CURED and three more are SICK one or two
probably fatally DR.; Garcelon established
whom he thought bad been dangerously ex-
posed were sent, and took other steps to pre-
vent the further spread of the disease.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
The Mail claims that Waterville is the fifth
station of importance on the Maine Central r..
Il. In 1875 there were sold 2,21S tickets at
that station.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Herald says Mr.. James Morton of Rock
port, while out hunting last week, captured a
monster spotted owl, measuring 81 feet from
tip to tip.
The Herald says Capt. Henderson of Warren
sailed out of the Kernebec, few weeks since
Tor Wilmington, N. c., with a cargo of ice.
Wnlle OF Fire Island his vessel was struck by
squall He was on the house at the time and
IL is supposed, lost his balance and fell over.
BOARD. 1t was impossible to render him any
assistance on account of the gale. He was
about 90 years OF age, and leaves family of
several children.
Mr. Samuel hI1o,
hockland, from the effects of stroke of
paralysis, on Tuesday the 18th He was 81
years of age.
LINCOLN COUNTY
While splitting wood, Saturday the 18th,
Isaac Z. Eugley of Waldoboro, nearly severed
his thumb from bis hand. 1t is thought the
thumb can be saved
The News chronicles the death of Mr.. Abra-
nam Tarr, recent resident of Wadoboro at
castle Hill, Aroostook county. Mr. Tarr was
member of the Waldoboro Reform Club and a
highly respected citizen.
Mr.. Charles P. Redman has been inst rumen-
tai in providing Waldoboro with a we'll organ
lied and equipped fire department.
PIsCATAQUIs oUNTY.
The Changers in Dover and Foxcroft talk of
erecting large building for their own use the
coming season.
PENoBsCor COUNTY.
"a idiSe odrH IN EQneld, belonging TO Geo.
W. Brown, was totally destroyed by fire We'd
nesday forenoon. The live stock was saved, but
the farming tools were destroyed.
Scarlet fever is still prevailing in Dexter to
some extent.
The wood train on the E. & N. A, Railway
colllded with hand car on the 18th inst, be-
sween VIM and Mattawamkeag. and some
what damaged the car. The three section men
saved themselves by jumping.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY
The Kennebec Journal says that the annual
session of The Grand Lndge of Maine will be
held at Bath, April II aud r. The secretary
expects to be able to report nearly 200 Lod res
with membership of about 10000 Some 25
or more new lodges have been instituted The
banner lodge of the state is No. 80 at Belfast
with membership of 712.
WALDO COUNTY.
The convection of Temperance Reform Clubs
at Belfast. commenced Oh Wednesday noou the
10th, and continued to Thursday evening.
Thlrty-one cinbs We're represented by delegates
who reported membership of some 10000 re-
formed men. G. q. Frost esq. of Auburn pre-.
sided. There is to be grand reform rally at
Portland in May; but the next meeting of the
convention proper will be held at Rockland on
the 9Th and 9th of June.
YORK COUNTY.
tuesday afternoon the 14th, about o'clock
the house of Amos Allen of Biddeford. vas
discovered to be on fire and in short time
burned to the ground But little furniture was
saved. y lite an amount of live stock was con-
sumed. Mr.. A, was sick at the time and was
carried out covered with blankets until car
rage was procured to convey him from the