The Portland daily press., 1877-10-12

The Supreme Court at its recent session at
FarmiDgton decreed five divorces, four of them
on petition of the wife.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
The wife of Capt Brookings of Gardiner, in
fit of insanity the other day, set her house on
hre. MIR. b. while at work In his garden saw
smoke issuing from one corner of the house,
and extiDguished it without much loss. Mrs
b. was carried to the hospital that night. She
has been in the hospital before, but has been
home for year or more.
The tPatrons of Hushandry dedicated their
new hall in Monmouth Tuesday.
The hardware store of G. w. Folsom in W. st
Waterville was entered by burglars Tuesday
night and $1O0 stolen.
The commissioners of game and fish laws had
"Wednesday under consideration the revision of
the law relating to game, and relating to in
land fisheries, including fish-ways. They have
agreed upon the main features of the proposed
revision, and Judge Libbey has been instructed
to draft the law relating to game and fish-ways
and Mr.. Bisbeen the law relating to migratory
fishes. land-locked salmon, togue, trout, bass
and white perch.
OXFORD COUNTY.
In the Supreme Court at Paris last week. a
man named Manuel of Oxford, was tried for
stealing some corn. The evidence was strongly
against the man but the jnry did not find him
guilty. On taking the verdict. however. ,Judge
" IL
Foreman, don't you think you had better ad-
monish Manuel against stealing any more
corn?'
PENOBsCoT COUNTY.
Bangor is TO have skating rink.
The annual session of the Grand Division
Sons OF Temperance of the State of Maine,
will he held in Temperance Hall in Bangor
commencing the fourth Wednesday of Octo-
Der.
The Mayor and city government Of Freder-
ickton, N. B., are in Bangor examining the
water works.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
Rev. Josiah Keen, Freewill Baptist preacher
at Small Point in Phipsburg, died Wednesday
at the age of IS years.
Thursday young son of B. " Stimson of
Richmond, fell from a hsymoW and received in
juries which proved fatal.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Court adjourned finally last Saturday after a
three weeks session. Not a very large amount
of business was done. The most important
trial was a criminal one, the Smith embezzle-
ment case, which occupied four days, and in
which Mr.. Pilsbury was engaged to assist in
the defence. This resulted in verdict of &C.
quittal. The respondent was lady about
twenty sEven Years of age. Few divorces were
decreed.
WALDO COUNTY.
The prospect of shipbuilding in Belfast for
another season is more favorable than the one
just closed. The bark recently sold by George
W. Cottrell will undoubtedly be replaced by
another, as the builder has frame in his yard.
The keel already laid in J. Y. Cottrelfs yard
for 700 ton bark is as good as disposed Of
Vessels will be bultas long as they find mar
ket.
The Oak Hill Granite Company of Belfast
has taken contract to furnish So 600 paving
stones to Philadelphia parties.
A burglar entered the house of DR.. J. W.
Clough in Liberty, on the night of the 1st inst,
and took the doctors wallet from his pants by
the side of his bed containing $40, and depart.
ed with it. The wallet contained some valuable
papers. The entrance was made through
window.
The dwelling house of E. A. Parker in Lin
colnville, was entered on Thursday of last week
and $3.50 stolen. No clue to the thief.