The Portland daily press., 1880-12-03
STATE NEWS.


ANDR0SCOGGIN COUNTY.
The closing arguments in the t wo cases OF
p Nancy vs.. the Sundy River Railroad Com
pany, were made before the referees In the
county commissioners room in Auburn court
house yesterday. The referees are Judge
road Commissioner Talbot Messrs. Frye,
Cotton & White are for Mr. Nancy, and Hon.
#. III. Stubbs and DrummOnd & Drummond
for the company.
ARoOsToOK COUNTY.
More numbering will be done in the NADIA
waska region this winter than for several
years. 1t is estimated that between
S,0O0,000 and 100000 feet will be cut during
the seasons operations.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Pennington Chronicle is authorized by
s. G. Burnham, Esq to state that he fully
endorses the action of the Council in their de-
csion not to reject the vote of Perkins planta-
ton, and further that he, Burnhan, has re-
garded his opponent DR.. Linscott, as honestly
elected ever since he received the returns Of
the plantation in question.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Gardiner is to have lecture course this
winter The list of lecturers includes Col.
Russell Conwell of Boston, Gen. Joshua l..
Chamberlain, Mrs. Mary A Livermore. Rev
l. Benson Hamilton: readings by Miss Gertrude
e. Moore of Boston, a concert by the Am
phions, assisted by Miss May Barrell of Bos.
ton.
The GovernorAnd Council have pardoned
Cornelius Sullivan and Henry Robinson now in
the State Prison.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Bodwell Granite Company are cutting
no less than six kinds of granite for different
contracts; and the prospect at present looks
fair for lively winters job.
PENoBscor COUNTY.
The condition of Mr.. Wyatt Weed of Veszie
who was SO badly injured by the cars at Ban
gor is very encouraging and strong hopes are
entertained of his recovery.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Skowhegan has paid its State tax, amount
ing to $1,000.
Messrs Hutchins and Nye of East New
Portland have bought township OF timber
land on Dead River and intend to do consider
able numbering this winter.
WALDO COUNTY.
The house Of Samuel Moody in Belmont
was burned last Saturday. insured.
The Seventh Day Adventists will dedicate
church at Burnham this week.
John Atwood Winterport sailor, recently
died in a marine hospital in South Carolina.
The Belfast Customs Districts, on the 30th
OF June last returned to the Bureau OF StatiS-
! tics 302 sailing vessels and two steamers, an
aggregate tonnage of 81 l,S02.0S tons. Since
1870 the number Of vessels in the district has
decreased from 337 to the present number 3O4,
, but in the same tune the tonnage has In
creased from 70519.30 in 1874, to the figures
/ given above. In 1878 the district returned 331
vessels at an aggregate tonnage of 81, ,329 tons
which is the largest total in the past ten years
| A specimen of founder entirely different
|, from what are usually captured in our waters
for two years, late in the fall, has made its
appearance in Belfast and taken the hook
! quite readily. Fishermen say that they are
! the deep sea or Arctic founder. The fish run
very large, weighing on an average one pound
each. They also contain the spawn when
captured at this season, while our common
shore founders spawn in the spring.
! YORK COUNTY.
The coroner's jury that has been investi
eating the cause of the death of John T. Good
! win who died in Biddsford last week undel
| suspicious circumstances oame to the oonclu
sion that the injuries which caused his deatt
were caused by falling down stairs.