The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-12-08
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.


The Good Templars of Bakers Mills dedicat-
ed the new building which has just been COM
pleted, "wednesday.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Mr.. A. B. Doblier recently caught three
bears in the Dead River region.
The Franklin Musical Association will hold
a convention in January.
Sheet and pillow case masquerades are start
ing up in Pennington.
The Chesterville Fire Insurance Compa ny
has elected Geo. S. Riggs, president, and Chas.
V. Pinkham, Secretary.
The house owned by J. P. Russell, and occu-
pied by Daniel Brooks in Temple, was partially
burned last Friday. Loss $780,
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus N. Osgood of Blue
bill celebrated their silver wedding on Monday
of last week.
Sheriff Devereaux attempted to have photo
graphs of Smith, the Bridge port murderer,
taken last week, but the latter would not per-
NIT it.
Discoveries of copper, lead and silver bearing
ore in the towns OF Sedgwick and Bluehill are
causing no small stir among the people of that
section. $58,000 was offered for a farm in
Bluehill, supposed to be rich in "copper" and
$4,000 for another in the same town. Opera
tons have been commenced by Capt Currier of
Sedgwick and Capt. Charles Deering of Cape
Elizabeth, upon a vein of silver bearing ore in
Sedgwick. They have crew of men at work
getting out Gre for shipping to the smelling
works in Newark, N. j.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Daniel Savage, one of the Oldest and most re-.
spected citizens of Augusta, died December Sd
at the age of 81 years.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. jerome Day of Hallowell
celebrated their silver wedding Monday eve
ming.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Supreme Judicial Court meet at Rock
land next TUESDAY. Judge Dickerson will pre-
side.
A turkey dinner was served to the prisoners
at the State prison Thanksgiving day.
The Temperance Reform Club of Thomaston
dedicated their new hall last week.
OXFORD COUNTY.
A musical convention under the leadership
of Prof II. S. Whitney of Boston commenced
four days session Tuesday at the Unversalist
church Norway Village. a bout seventy-five
singers from various towns in Oxford county
and from Bridgton. Harrison and Cumberland
were in attendance the first day, and the pros
poets of successful convention are very prom
Using. Miss Aggie Walker of Poland, pupil
of Prof. Whitney, is the principal soprano
soloist. Mrs. Hersey of Oxford and Mrs. Ames
of Norway, presided at the piano and organ.
A telegraph Office has been opened at Rum
ford Corner.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
young man named Ellis, of Concord, aged
IS years, son of Samuel Ellis, was out last Sat-
urday. with young Josiah Spauldng look ing
traps" Spauding carried gun, and in stoop-
ing to examine one of the traps, the gun was
discharged, fatally shooting Ellis in the breast.
WALDO COUNTY.
Workmen are getting ready the models of a
steamer to be built at Belfast the coming sea-
son.
Col. Roland Carleton, formerly prominent
business man of Belfast died at Sedgewick re-
Gently, aged 49,
The barn and out-buildngs owned by Mrs.
Thomas Shute of Stockton, were destroyed by
fire early Thursday morning of last week, TO-
gether with hay, one horse, COW and other cat
tie. Loss about 50 900; insured. Origin of the
fire unknown.
Searsport has wild cat which is carrying off
the farmers pigs.