The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-05-19
STATE NEWS.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.

Diphthera broke out again in Sherman two
weeks ago in a malignant form. There have
been some fifteen cases, three of which have
proved fatal. and others are critical The
village school was closed by the municipal Of
fcers on account of it, after keeping one week
Also religious service at the Mills was sns.
pended last Sabbath.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
N. M. Woods of Ellsworth, prominent
temperance worker, died on Monday of last
week. - -''''
KENNEBEC COUNTY. .
On Monday Minnie, the five year old dauel,.
ter OF Daniel G. Sullivan of Augusta. was
playing on the roof of the tank, northwest of
the depot, when she lost her balance and
tumbled Off, striking on an iron rail eight feet
below, severely bruising her head and face.
One night recently, flock of TWENTY-FIVE
sheep and lambs, owned by Mr.. Thia Knowles
OF Manchester, was set upon by dogs and
Killed. The flock was valued at S1OO
Arrangements have been made for field dav
at Colby University for Friday June 18th. ri.
r. Chaplin has been chosen master of cere-
monies and track; c. G. King, marshal: Col
Inns and Tilton, directors.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The lobster factory at Boothbay put up in
the month OF April Il, 800 cans of Holsters On
Friday, April 30, $500 cans were put IN. The
outlook for the season is favorable, and work
on Holsters will continue until July, when
they will commence on mackefel.
Mrs. Julia X. Manning, widow of the late
Edward Manning of Waldoboro, died in Ros
ton yesterday. She was a native of Warren
and about rs years of age.
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
E. I. Monroe of Foxcroft has sold two
horses for $1,000 j. B. Chase of Dover also
sold to the same party spanOf colts for 1887.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
William Hersey of Veazie was arraigped in
the police court at Bangor yesterday on charge
of entering house in that place Saturday
night and making improper proposals to two
women. The prisoner was bound over in SIS. :
600 and committed to Jail.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The dwelling house, occupied by Ladwick
FL. Hanscom, and owned by P. Gafferny of
East Machias, formerly an occupant of the
house, was destroyed by fire on Monday night
about II o'clock, together with the barn and
shed.
YORK COUNTY.
An interesting ecclesiastical council is called
to meet at Kennebunk on Thursday to advise
with reference to the installation of Rev. Mr..
Lockwood. 1t will be remembered that last
spring a council advised the postponement of
the installation on account of the intending
pastors uncertainty respecting a certain article
of faith.
A new mill is to be built forthwith on the
York Corporation, Saco. 1t will be 500 feet
long, "a feet wide and four stories in height
with fiat roof. There will be two towers "a
feet square and Sc feet high from the base,
placed one each about one-third the distance
from the ends of the mill. The new mill will
run PARALLEL with Nos. 1 and 2 mills and be
about 80 feet from them to the northeast. The
lower floor of this new mill will be six feet
above the third story of Nos. 1 and mills.
Mr.. Wheeler of Kennebunkport has pur-
chased the Daily and Weekly Leader, publish
ed at Bloomington, ILL.,, and will take charge
OF those papers in a short time.
A house at Nason's Mills, Limington, be-
longing to Loring F. Kelly was burned last
Friday. Loss 1900.