The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-10-22
STATE NEWS.
HANCOCK COUNTY


Manufacturers at Ellsworth are making
their arrangements for numbering operations
this winter. There will be a large amount of
lumber cut as the favorable saving season
will reduce the stock of logs to be kept over to
a much smaller amount than was supposed
early in the season.
- KNOX COUNTY.
AT meeting of the Knox County Bar Asso-
citation during the term of court, action was
taken on charges preferred against member,
Warren G. Perrigo, Esq, formerly OF Rock
land, but who has been absent for some years
and has recently returned. The offences
charged are adultery. forgery and an attempt
at blackmail. The charges were referred to q
committee of the Bar consisting OF County
Attorney Robinson of Thomaston, Hon. L. II.
Slmonton of Camden, and Q. e. Littleheld,
Esq, of Rockland, who will investigate them
and report whether or not they are sustained
by evidence.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The Journal says that should the coming
season prove mild one outside OF Maine, con-
slderably over million tons will be taken
from the ice fields of the Kennebec. But, be
the winter mild or severe, the operations will
be stupendous. The companies have made
their calculations to go into ice cutting more
extensively this winter than last in any event
Thousands of men will be employed, and a
vast amount of money disbursed for labor,
nearly all of which will 60 eventually to swell
oHo NOlum6 Oh currency Ill ClrCuldblOu III buo
towns and cities along the Kennebec.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The Bath Times says that next Tuesday, the
10Th inst, the Supreme Judicial Court for
Lincoln County will commence its October
session. Interest will be felt in the case of
BENZ. Crossman, who, it will be remembered
beat his wife almost to death in dory near
barter's Island while under the influence OF
rum. But when the case is called it is believ-
ed there will no one to appear against him, and
mol pros will be entered.
John Bennett of Boothbay, mate of Maine
vessel, died in Boston and was sent home for
interment. The coffin was opened in church,
at the funeral, and number OF blotches on
the face of the corpe were noticed Mt the time.
put no one knew the cause. Since then two
brothers of the deceased have been taken i'll
with the small pox. and it is feared that the
Boston and Boothbay, especially at the latter
place, where the coffin was opened.
PIscArAoUIs COUNTY.
The public installation services of Rev. ID
A. Morehouse as pastor of the Foxcroft and
Dover Congregational church, were held last
Tuesday evening in the church. The exer-
cises were conducted as follows: Invocation
and reading of Scriptures by Rev. Mr.. Adams;
prayer by Rev. @. A. Plummer of Foxcroft;
sermon by Rev. G. w. Field, ID. D., of Ban
gor; prayer of installation by Rev. P. B.
Thayer of Garland; charge to the church, Rev.
G. l.. Nichols of Brownviile; hand of fellow
ship, Rev. j. B. Halves of Monson; charge to
the pastor, Rev. @. Davidson Of Greenville;
prayer by Rev. I. M. Lord of Dover; benedic-
ton by the pastor.
YORK COUNTY.
A fire was discovered Saturday night in a
wood room in the Friend Hill establishment in
North Berwick, but it was Immediately extin-
guished. A few moments Roadway would
have resulted in terrible loss of property.
The fire was set from the outside, it being evil
IDENTIFY dropped in at an open window.