The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-10-17
STATE NEWS.
ANpRosCoGGIN COUNTY


VIM. B. Thomas saw mill at South West
Bend was burned yesterday. Loss $1,000 The
fire is supposed to be incendiary. e.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Augusta Journal says that John G.
Wheeler, the public administrator OF Franklin
county, has deposited with the State Treasurer
according to provision of statutes, the sum OF
$3,779.50, being the amount of the estate OF
George C. S NTH, late of Jay, in said county
deceased. Mr.. Smith was found dead in his
stable, June "a, 1876, and having no known
kin, his effects were suitably cared for by the
authorities, passed through the proper form OF
administration and are now settled as above
mentioned.
The Pennington Chronicle says little
daughter of James G. Perkins died last Satur-
day evening, after an illness of two and half
years, with wasting consumption. Though
IL years old last June, she had long since been
reduced by the disease to fifty pounds weight.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
A partridge, the other day, flew through
one Of the paneS of glass in Memorial Hall,
Colby University flew across the hall, smash
ed through another pane OF glass and fell
dead.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Rockland Free Press says the govern
ment is erecting fog bell at Owls Head. The
bell is of steel and weighs probably 1900 lbs.
1t is erected on the bluff east of the light
house. and will be struck by clock work
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Diphtheria is prevailing in Skowhegan and
several fatal cases are reported.
The Reporter says that Mr.. Hiram Gage of
Skowhegan, lost valuable yoke of oxen last
week. They ate heartily of green grass and
were then put into the stable and fed with
corn which had just been husked. The corn
and grass combined were too much for them
and in the morning they were both dead.
Mr.. Isaac Holway of Bingham exhibited at
the Scion cattle show, "a Knox colt that weighs
$50 pounds and stands 141 hands high, and is
pronounced by good Judges to be as good style
as any in the state. Ii any one can snow
better trot him out.
WALDO COUNTY.
The Belfast Journal says that recently the
citizens of Poughkeepsie, N Y, erected lib
erty pole $50 feet high, from which to display
large flag. After the raising, one of the two
ends of the halyards got away and ran aloft to
the truck No one in town could be found
who would attempt to ''shin" the bare pole,
and after time word was sent to New York
city offering large sum and the expenses OF
any one who would perform the hazardous un-
dertaking. A young Belfast sailor named
Frank E. Dyer happened to be in New York
and volunteered his services. Arriving in
Poughkeepsie the young sailor assembled the
bare pole and brought down the halyard. He
was heartily cheered by the large crowd which
had assembled.
YORK COUNTY.
The Biddeford Times says DR.. and Mrs.
Smith of Newfield have young child who can
claim eleven grandparents and great-grand-
parents, but neither uncle, aunt nor cousin,
and never can have, the parents having neth-
or brother or sister.
r. A. Fairfield left Saco Thurrday morning
for a bicycle ride of about 500 miles. He will
go first to Manchester, thence to Boston, after
xs,sA UAI%h
Upper Falls, Midway, etc. He will be absent
about week.