The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-06-15
STATE NEWS
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.
A mad dog was killed in Lewiston Thursday

ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY.
A mad dog was killed in Lewiston Thursday
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Richard d. Douglass one of the best known
and most highly esteemed citizens of West
Bridgton, died Monday.
The Brunswick Savings Institution reports q
surplus above all liabilities of $16,548 60, graf
flying fact since that Institution has in common
with many others been under the weather The
Topsham & Brunswick % cent Savings Bank
only in operation few years reports a surplus
above all liabilities of $500 AZ.
A Bridgton clergyman last Sunday illustrat.
ed the text of Scripture "No drunkard shall
enter the Kingdom of God" to his Sunday
School by placing little brown jug between a
magnet and some scraps of iron and showing
how the attractive power Of tho mag uetmwas
interfered with. What predcament this cler-
gyman would have been in if some unreg ener-
ate scholar had suggested that Bible would
affect the magnet as much as the jug.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
A distinct shock of earthquake was felt at
Harrington last week.
The land-holders on the route of the Sandy
River railroad through Avon and Strong have
generously given tie right of way across their
several lots.
This term at the Pennington Normal School
closes with exercises of examination and gradu.
alton on Thursday and Friday, June 9th and
18th.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The temperance people of Ellsworth are max
ing arrangements for monster Temperance
Celebration" on the 4th of July, on which &C.
casion they anticipate procession of 1000 tenn
perance people from various parts of Eastern
Maine. There will be temperance orator
temperance speeches and temperance ban
quet. There will be a trial of fire engines, fol
which valuable prizes are offered for visiting
o,v how y,rspa md Tho fnc
tivities of the day conclude with a Fireman
Ball. Invitations are cordially extended to all
temperance organizations to join in this cele
bration and to come with their banners, EN-
blems and devices, and to come with large del
egations, the larger the better. Firemen ar
invited to bring their machines aud compete TO
the prizes,
KNOX COUNTY.
The Artesan we'll which is being sunk by
Gen. Tillson at Hurricane island has nov
reached depth of So feet, all the way through
the solid granite, broken only by the seams il
the rock. The granite at the lowest deptl
reached, seems to be precisely like that at tn
surface. Water has been obtained which il
perfectly clear, fresh and cold, but not in thu
quantity desired, although it requires about al
hours pumping to empty the well at prese Mt
The diameter of the tube is 5-8 inches aud thu
machinery used was constructed at the islanC
under Gen. Tilson'S directions. The progress
made SO far is about one foot per day, but thi
has been improved upon so that hereafter tn
drill is expected to advance Is inches per day
Gen. Tillson will continue making the we'll fl
perhaps month longer, in the hope of reach.
ing different formation below the granite
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Mr.. Leander Cark's two houses in Newcas
tie were burned last Wednesday.
The barn of Nathan Peaslee in Whitefsli
was burned Sunday night. Probably incendi
airy.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Mr.. G. W. Skillings of Lowell was wayaid b
two highwaymen Tuesday night, in the woods
between Lowell and Fryeburg, and his watch
check on Portland bank for $128 and paper
were taken from him.
YORK COUNTY.
A young man named Coolbroth has BEEF
bound over at Limerick in $500, for robbing th
store Of Josiah Durgin at West Newfeld, Sal
! urday. A portion Of the goods were foun
| where he lived.