The Portland daily press., 1882-05-04
FRANKLIN COUNTY:

held at Lisbon q few days ago, 1t was voted TO
erect a new school house at Lisbon Falls, and
is to be similar to the new school house at Lis
bonPlains.
FRANKLIN COUNTY:
The Phillips Photograph says that at a recent
meeting of the Sandy River Telegraph Com
pany, it was voted to lease the line to the tele-
phone company, if they would pay two per
cent. interest on the stock.
HANCOCK COT ATTY.
The Wing says the tannery at Mariaville abb
serbs twenty-five hundred cords of hemlock
bark in the course of a season. Eight horses
are constantly being employed hauling hides
and goods from Bangor and returning with
leather.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Eight divorces were granted at the late term
OF the S. j. Court.
The trustees of the Wiscasset savings bank
have been authorized by the court to declare
and pay dividend of interest at 2 per cent out
of the earnings of the six months next proceed
ing April LIST.
A person from Dixmont reports that there
are snow drifts by the side of the roads in that
vicinity that are still four feet deep.
The ice is still quite strong in Moosehead
Lake and the riverSdrivers aresgoing over it in
large numbers every day to the various rivers
and streams.
The Wing says as wss expected the anthori-
ties interfered, and the hard glove contest
which was to have taken place at an early hour
Tuesday forenoon between Bates and Hurst
did not come off. The spot selected was in the
town of Dedham, on the edge OF Hancock
county, about half mile from the stage road
between Bangor and Ellsworth, and about tif-
teen miles distant from Bangor Something OF
a crowd collected at that place, but they dis
persed during the forenoon. 1t is thought the
mill will come off in the Provinces soon.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Mrs. Horace Austin, of Belgrade, lady
about sixty-five years of age,d died very sudden
ly at her residence last Saturday night. She
had not been feeling very we'll for q day or
two, and the physician had been called in.
While he was there abe arose from the lounge
and started to walk to her chair, but fell down
dead.
Mrs. Il. Robinson OF Augusta, Sc years OF
age, assembled flight Of stairs to her room
Monday evening, and at the top was seized
rolled down the entire flight She was seri-
ously but it is thought not dangerously hurt.
WALDO COUNTY.
The Maine Central Railroad Company have
been giving consideration to q proposition to
run a steamer regularly during the summer
between Belfast and Bar Harbor.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Herald says that the Iron Company at
Pembroke, gave notice Wednesday, that the
wages of their employees would be raised 10 pei
cent upon the present rates, the advance to be
dated from April1st.
YORK COUNTY.
The Buxton and Hollis Agricultural Associ-
alton will hold their sixth annual exhibition
the 26th, 9th and 28th Of September.
The Biddeford Times says that few days
ago Everett Davis, q young aman in Dayton,
was grooming horse, when the animal kicked
him in the face. One heel-cork struck him on
the left cheek bone, and the other just over
the right eye, fracturlng the bone in both plac-
es. The "frog'' OF the foot hit the bridge Of
his nose, but did not break it; and the toe
cork took effect in his mouth, knocking out
seven teeth and loosening two others, breaking
the jaw on the left side of his face, and frac-
turing it in front, so that piece had to be re-
moved Mr. Davis is still Suffering severely
and can not speak so as to be understood.