The Portland daily press., 1879-07-03
STATE NEWS.


ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY.
The young gentlemen of the Bates gradu-
ating class have raised by subscription about
$50 for the benefit of the worthy young colored
Virginian, who graduated with them, in adj
dition to the fund of $50 presented by Ex-Gov
Cheney of New Hampshire. The young
Vlrginian will soon go South and labor for the
benefit Of his race.
AROoSTOoK COUNTY.
Our Sherman Mills correspondent writes
that farmers find potato bugs and their eggs
quite plenty in all this region. They
seem to be found as fully as thick On new
land as on plowed land, showing us that they
are looking out for livelihood like other
industrious people. d. FL. Owen lost fine
cow Sunday last by eating clover. Luther
Clark lost good horse of collie the same day.
Crops and hay promise well.
HANCOCK COUNTY
Calvin Sargent, the one-armed villain, who
stabbed and attempted to outrage the girl in
Waltham last week, was captured on Sunday
night by Sheriff Devereux, about twenty-five
miles from Ellsworth
Gray's tin shop at Castine was partially
burned Tuesday morning. The damage to
the building was slight. Loss on goods and
tools from $500 to $1,000
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Tho scythe and AK shops in West Waterville
are now closing their years manufacturing,
and taken altogether, nearly 10000 dozen
scythes have been turned out. 1t has been good
year for the business, and but for the burnin g
of Messrs Emerson, Stevens & Co.'s shop
there would be but little to be regretted on
the part of the manufacturers.
PENoBScoT COUNTY.
A curiosity has recently been found on the
premises of Mr.. Jonathan Pitcher in the
vicinity of Mount Hope Cemetery, Bangor 1t
is bar shot that was thrown from a cannon on
board one of the British frigates that came up
the river great many years ago. The shot
was found some three feet beneath the sur
face OF the ground.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Calais Times says the weirs on the
river have taken more salmon this year than
usual. A good many have also been taken
illegally in nets at the Union. The salmon in
this river are undoubtedly increasing in num-
bers, and if no mill refuse was dumped, and
proper tishways were constructed, the annual
catch of salmon would rival that of the st.
John river. 1t is singular fact that very
few have been taken at Dennysville and
Machias this year.
Mr.. Amos Clark of Calais died in Milltown
June 18th, aged II years. He was born in
Lebanon and went to Calais about 1884. He
married Miss Mary Cheney of Calais. Com
menced the manufacture of boots and Shoes
and since has been in the trade also. He
leaves wife and seven children. One son,
Rev. Henry Clark, is chaplain in the
OHlleu OtaueS navy MI. Clark was one OF
the first nine in Calais who voted the s'aboli-
ton ticket amid the SCOTS and scorn of some.
He was a self educated man and had vast
amount of general information and was pre-
pared to discuss questions of general interest
with any class of persons. He was man of
the strictest integrity of character. He held
offices OF trust in the town, and had been
elected as alderman after the city organization !;
with the high esteem and respect of his fellow
citizens and a good hope as Christian he has
passed away from earth.