The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-03-22
STATE NEWS.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.


The total valuation of Harrison for 1878.
was S25S,6A The total amount of tax raised
S4,9S252 Tax rate $1.68 on $780, The total
Liabilities are reported ss S642.05, aud the
resources as 81, 252.75, thus leaving balance
IN favor OF the town Of $61070. Business at
the village is fair.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
By action of tha Faculty of Vasssr. stude nts
of the Wendell Institute at Pennington will
he received into that college on certificate OF
the Misses May, no entrance examination
being required. This is com pliment to the
school winch may well be appreciated.
HANCOCK COUNTY
The family of Geo. W. Potter Of Ellsworth.
consisting Of himself, wife, his wife's grand.
father and hired girl, have for some time
beea suffering with SYMPTOMS which suggested
has at last found his suspicion to be correct
having discovered the Yeast or EN- Dtyiue's
pitcher to be covered with piece of sheet
lead, which by the action of the compound
covered BY it, has been eaten through in
several places By this means, the lead has
the bread which they were daily elting.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
The epizootic which has been prevailing in
other places has reached Belgrade, and MANY
OF the people there are suffering with it at the
present time There are also several cases of
measles at the Mills.
The concert BY Miss A. o. Mountfort and
her pupils at Belgrade March 18th, was
decided success. Much interest has bean
awakened in music 10 the town during the
past winter, aud Miss Mountfort has flourish
ing Class in music at Belgrade Mills.
KNOX COUNTY.
Capt. Cyrus Porter. native of Camdsp.
master OF the brig JOHN Mason, sailing from
new I0rB, was lost at sea February 17tb, on
voyage from Ponce, 2. r. He was Caught in
the main sheet during heavy gale and car
RED over board. he was seen to rise from the
water, when they threw the main batch over
upon which he climbed. The brig was stopped
aud boat lowered and noed, which started
Tor MS relief; but owing to the heavy gale aud
sea, and the brig drifting at the rate of Ave
miles an hour, they were unable TO reach him.
and he was left to find watery grave. How
long ne hoated is not known. He was watched
from the matntoD as long as he could bs seen
with the glass. His wife and two of his three
children were with him. As might be ex-
pecled under such trying rcumstsn noes his wife
was frantic, and 1t was only by main force that
she could be restrained from going to his as
sistance.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The house of Christopher w. Grover in
West Waldoboro was burned Monday.
Hartman, the pedestrian, is to return to his
home in Whitefeld.
PENOBSCOT COUNTY.
The annual town meeting 10 Dexter next
Monday. One OF the articles IS to see if the
town will vote to allow in the accounts of
Collector Merrill, the sum OF S350-claimed BY
oim tn have been paid TO Treasurer B .rros, on
the afternoon OF thu tragedy No receipt
for the payment was taken by Mr.. Merrill aud
no CT DIT for the payment was found on Mr..
barron's books. There will probably be
some discussion ca the question.
The McLain house 10 Brewer was burned
last Tuesday. Insured for $500.
sAGADAHOC COUNTY.
1t is said there Is a large rock on the western
base Of Rich's monument, in West Bath, com
pletely covered with strange characters and
hierogyphlcs which are supposed to have bsen
made BY the Indians who inhabited that
region before the advent Of the white man.
Rude figures of men and animals can be
traced, accompanied By irregular characters
not go legible.