The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-03-07
STATE NEWS
.rnposconarN COUNTY

ANDhOSCOddlN COON11A
Almon Wyman of Livermore Falls was
killed Tuesday BY runaway team.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The annual report of the town Of Farming
ton shows the valuation of the town to be
S947 ,447 90, and the whole number of polls $50.
upnn III. nnlls and estates they have assessed
q tax OF S2l 466.1J. The expenditures of the
town from Feb. 20, 1877, to Feb. 20, 1873, have
been $27 1888; present Indebtedness Of the
Dos 43, cash in treasury, $SOS94.
J.F. w. Gould, highly respected citizen of
Wilton, dropped dead Tuesday.
The Supreme Judicial court, Judge Virgin,
presiding. is in session at Pennington,
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
Maine State Council, Sovereigns of Industry
held their annual meeting at Hallowell recent
". The folio wing officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, s. J. Treat, Winter
port; Vice President, j. |. Buck. Saco;
Secretary and Treasurer, VIM. s. Dimmock,
Paris; Lecturer, @. E. Lane. Brooks; Steward
Howard, Belfast; inner Guard, A. N. Thomas,
Belfast; Outer Guard, I'll. M. Shaw, East
Eddiuston; Executive Committee, 5. j. Treat,
j. w. Lang, R. S. forrey, L. K. Brackett Il,
A, Arnold; Rep to National Council, s. j.
Treat. The session was a very pleasant one
and earnest in its work. The order is enjoying
pleasing degree of prosperity in face of all
opposition and adverse circumstances.
The eilcloth factory at Read6eld recently
burned will not be rebuilt.
The honey appropriated at the town meeting
held in Manchester March Attn, are as follows:
Support of school, $500; support of poor, $3.50:
breaking snow, $50; repair of roads and
bridges, $3.50; interest on debt, $127; incidental
charges. 1915: in labor on roads, $1,000;
shingling town house, 40.
Mayor Dingley was reelected mayor of
Gardiner Monday by vote OF 625 to IL.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Eastern Express car on the Pullman
train from Bangor last Saturday was entered
by thieves and one OF two packages stolen.
There is to be slight change in the faculty
of the State College. Mr.. J. r. Harrington,
who has for several years had charge OF the
| farm as farm superintendent and also been
| instructor in agriculture, found the duties of
| his position too much. he has therefore been
| made professor of agriculture, and another
| man, Mr. Rich of Hampton, has been engaged
| as farm superintendent.
| IN GENERAL.
The Maine Deaf Mute Mission has recently
been organized in this StBte. Its design is &c
promote the temporal and spiritual welfare
Of the five hundred deaf mutes belonging in
Maine There are those wEo would like &c
i attend divine service, conducted in their Ian
guage. They have not enjoyedsthese privilege
| since leaving the deaf aud dumb school. They
are generally poor and have to depend largely
| upon the benevolent for aid, Indeed, they
| appeal to churches and Christians for aid il
their present undertaking. The Mission ha
secured Rev. Samuel Rowe of Massachusetts
formerly of New Gloucester, who will d.
missionary work for these unfortunates, and il
expected to preach in Belfast, Bangor, Augusta
Lewiston. Saco, and other places in Maine
The funds raised are to be applied solely t
the travelling expenses and compensation o
the State Missionary.