The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-08-05
STATE NEWS.
ANpRoscoaerN COUNTY /.

The Journal says diphtheria is raging in the
village of Mechanic Falls. Mr.. A. G. KIM
ball has lost his whole family of three chill
dren from the disease. After the first was
home, that they might not catch the disease,
but they both were sick and died.
The Trustees of the Maine State Agricul-
tural Society will hold meeting at the DE
Witt House, Lewiston, next Monday after
noon, at three o'clock. President Prince has
leased for the coming Fair tent 205 by 50 feet
in size It will be devoted to agricultural i'm
plements and will be the largest ever used by
the society.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The News says Chandler & Wales OF Bridg-
ton, are to finish off hall in the upper part of
their new building for Cumberland Lodge OF
Odd Fellows. 1t will be 80 by So feet and 10
feet post; the windows OF cathedral glass
which like the rich carpet, will contain de-
signs emblematic of the order; the raised por-
ton of the floor will be of hard pine; and with
its six ante rooms and splendid furnishing,
will be one of the finest, most commodious and
well-equipped Odd Fellows halls in the State.
1t was designed by Geo. e. Murphy, architect
and builder of Chandler & Wales building.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Commercial says the West Branch drive
turned into the main Penobscot river, Tues
day The drive consists OF 80, 00e,0 900 logs and
is driven BY 100 men under the direction OF
James Smart, of Milo. 1t has yet sixty-three
miles to go before it reaches Penobscot boom,
where the logs are expected Aug. 10Th. inc
usual time of driving from North Twin dam
to the boom is sixteen days, but this year fully
twenty days will be occupied in the trip.
Allie Sawyer, son of R. w. Sawyer, of Gar
land, in passing along the bayfield, where a
scythe was lying in the grass and walking over
it in some way caught his foot and severed the
heel cord.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Maine Central Institute at Pittsfeld,
and friends, rejoice in its practical freedom
from debt. OF the $4,000 pledged BY citizens,
$4,000 have been paid. OF the $4,000 pledged
by outside parties, $4,000 have also been paid.
All of the floating and part OF the bonded
debt has been paid. and the rest of the bonds
are being rapidly called in. The school is vir-
tually free from debt and has an endowment
fund of $4,000.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
Geo. Brackley of Bath, while swinging in a
hammock was shot in the right foot by COM
panion practicing with a rifle. The bullet
shot away the little toe nail passed through the
next toe, and into, the next, and finally lodged
near the instep The bullet was extracted.
Thursday afternoon Daniel McLane fell into
the hold Of vessel in Rogers shipyard at
Bath, distance of twenty-five feet, and NIL
raeulously escaped uninjured.
WALDO COUNTY.
w. It. Welman, barber, cut from the head
of a 10 years old daughter of Benz. Kelley OF
Belfast, recently, a remarkable growth of hair.
Six ounces were taken off which measured not
less than "A inches, while that growing direct
" over the forehead was 26a inches in length.
The little son of VIM. B. Sawyer of Sears.
mort. resently fell distance of Is feet and
Struck on a cat. The animal was killed but
the boy was not severely hurt.
Mr.. Abner MiIliken, of Lincolnyille, who
died last week at the age of % years, leaves a
wife nearly as old At the time of his death
Mr.. and Mrs Milliken were said to have been
married longer term of years than any couple
in Maine, They had lived together more than
seventy years. Mr.. Milliken died upon the
game farm where he was born.
YORK COUNTY
The extensive repairs on the old Orthodox
church at York village are nearly completed;
the painting is being done, and an 112O pound
BELL made by VIM, Blake & Co. of Boston,
was hung on the Sd. The church will be re-
dedicated. the coming autumn
The town of Hollis boasts of the largest boy
in the State. His name is Charlie Chapm an
His age is 10 years and he weighs 202 pounds