The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-08-09
STATE NEWS.
ANnRoscoGG1N COUNTY.


The store of E. W. Weber at West Durham
was entered Tuesday night, and about one
hundred dollars worth of goods stolen. The
house of Mr.. Allen Weeks was also entered,
but not anything of amount taken.
Joseph Temple of Webster, aged 80 years, 0
months, and Betsey, his wife, (maiden name
Rickew) aged 81; were married 10Th OF Febru-
airy, 1907, and have lived kindly together, hus-
band and wife, on the same farm they now
are, 70 years, 5 months. Their children num-
Der sixteen, ten of whom are living sons and
3 daughters. He is the Oldest person in the
town, and years older than any man in Free
port
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
A Cadet band has been organized i'll Harri-
son.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
About eight miles of the Sandy River Rail
road has been graded. There has been trouble
about getting the iron purchased in Massachu-
sets, injunctions having been obtained against
taking it up. New iron has been contracted
for and is now arriving. When the line is
graded to Strong the rails will be laid at once
to that point.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
On the night of the Republican rally in Hal
lowell, Monday, July Is, special tram was
run from Augusta there. While this train was
waiting in the depot at Augusta, Thomas Nc
Grath who, it is said, was acting as brakeman,
pulled, or pushed from the train James Swan,
q COlOreQ man. thursday papers Wtrt pitCtu
in the hands of Sheriff Libby to be served
upon the Maine Central railroad, Swan claim
ing damages for this treatment to the extent
of $1,000.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Commercial tells of 13-year old
daughter of Peter G. Kimball of Carmel, who
is exciting much astonishment in that vicinity
by her strength and ability to perform hard
labor. She has been doing housework in the
family of Mr.. Clayton, in Hampden, and the
other evening she started out after supper and
put up forty-five punches of hay, and MIXED
the COWS before sunset. The next day she
completed her work around the house and
entered the field again. She loaded four loads
of hay and slowed them away in the barn,
then prepared supper for party OF four, nd
after serving it walked to Newburgh and
obtained a pair of shoes for herself and re-
turned home before dark None OF the young
men in the neighborhood dare compete with
her in the field, either in heavy or expeditions
work.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The trustees of the North Arson Saving
Bank have voted a dividend sufficient to make
up ninety per cent. on the amount of deposits,
including interest up to October last.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Arthur Saunders, of Calais, was discovered
dead in his bed on Monday morning last.
Young Saunders has been in a feeble state OF
health for the past six months with bleeding
difficulty OF the lungs.
The sardne factories at Eastport are now
being supplied with suitable small fish for
their business, and are getting to work in
shape. The Eagle Preserved Fish Company
find their small steamer very convenient i'll
towing their fishing boats in calm weather.
They are now employing large number at
their factory.
YORK COUNTY.
A white woodchuck was captured in South
Parsonsfeld last week.
Hon. Zachariah Chandler will speak at
Clark's Grove, Hollis, on the afternoon of the
18th.