The Portland daily press., 1878-01-11
STATE NEWS
aRoosrooK COUNTY.

Our Sherman correspondent writes: The
numbering interest has prospered finely but
bark hauling has had to wait for shedding. One
of the schools in town has been closed for
this disease it is very healthy and people aseem
to be prospecting.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Mr.. and Mrs. lothian johnson of Freeport,
have been married 70 years. He is 90 years of
age and she 80.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Deacon Henry Darling, an old resident of
Bueksport, died last Saturday at the age of So
years.
Geo. McKay's house, ell and shed in Han
cock, were burned Saturday evening. Only
few articles were saved.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
The sheriffs and iailors at their convention in
Augusta on the 18th, will discuss the tramp
question.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Sumner refused to loan her credit to the
Buckfield and Rumford Falls Railroad, but
has raised upwards of $1,000 by subscription in
aid of the enterprise. Some more will doubt
less be added to this amount.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The most important civil cases tried at the
recent session Of the Supreme Court at Show
hogan were the Granite Agricultural Moving
Machine notes. Two actions brought by per-
sons claiming to be bona fide holders, were decid
ed by the jary in favor of the defendants. Both
go to the full court on exceptions and motion
for new trials.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Emerson of Madison,
celebrated the 50th anniversary of their mar
riage on the evening of Dec, 81. Samuel +.
Emerson read poem prepared for the occa-
sion and Calvin G. Hale, Esq, of Norridge-
wock, relative OF the family, gave some very
interesting incidents connected with the life of
fI,or 4 Foil oyyE al Ef.,nr
A letter was read from Chas. K, Nash, Mayor
of Augusta, also relative. Speeches were
made by many present, the aged couple remar-
ried, presents bestowed, and one of the very
best times enjoyed by all.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Eastport fishermen are getting a big
catch of herring in the bay. There have not
been so many there for good many years.
WALDO COUNTY.
The present is the first term of court ever
held by Judge Danforth in Waldo county.
Detective Head last week investigated an
outrageous case of stoning railroad train. AS
train was recently passing through the gravel
cut at Unity. a large stone was thrown through
window, striking passenger on the Shout
der. Head with his usual acuteness and per-
severance, got on the trail and followed it up
until he found the culprit logging in the woods.
His name is James Reynolds, minor. He
owned up to the offence and was quite peni-
tent. AS he had o winters jOb and was the
support of dependent mother, he was not ar
rested, but any further acts of this kind will
be severely punished Belfast Journal
YORK COUNTY.
An old resident of Kittery writes: II have
Witnessed several mild winters in my life
that of 1795-apd heard some ignorant men ex-
press the opinion that the climate of our win
tiers would be like those in Southern states.
That of 1804-5 was mild aud but little snow;
that of 1888 was the mildest'[ ever saw; no
SLOW to continue until the last of February,
when z. 10 inches fell and made shedding for
week or ten days in March. On the 10th of
Feb, 1919, saw living green gra shoppers
crawling among the grass; winter of 1912 was
also warm and open one"