The Portland daily press., 1885-07-08
THE STATE.
ANpRoscoeaIN COUNTY.

Monday evening Rev. 7. H. Wallace, pas
tor at st. Joseph's Catholic church at Lewis
ton returned from Europe, where he has
been for the benefit of his health He
received a most fattering reception at the
hands of his parishioners.
Mr.. c. c. Torrey, assistant at the Auburn
High School, has been appointed tutor of
Latin and Greek at Bowdoin College, to
assist Prof. Avery. Mr.. B. G. W. CuShman
of Sumner, graduate of Bates College, class
OF 1885, has been appointed to the Auburn
position.
The work of some malicious scamp has
been seen within a few days in Dan
vile, resulting in the death of a valuable
yearling colt, shot in the field of Samuel
Robinson in that place In Mr. Robinson's
field are eight or nine colts and six or seven
head of cattle Mr.. Robinson went out into
his field one day last week and found the
dead colt with bullet hole over his eye and
his body hardly cold The miscreant who
did the deed is not known. Monday morn
ing it was reported that two colts and a
heifer had been also shot in the same field.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The students of North Bridgton Academy
have arranged very attractive commence
ment concert for tomorrow evening" having
secured the services of the Mendelssohn
Quartette of Lewiston, Miss Bertha G. Webb,
ylollnist, OF Portland, and Prof. E. NJ. Shep-
herd, elocutionist, of Boston.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
There is little lady, daughter of the late
James Thurston, residing at West fremont,
who is now in her 21st year, three feet eight
inches in height, and weighs SO pounds
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Congregational and Universalist
churches of Augusta added largely to their
numbers, Sunday last. The former, Rev.
Mr.. Skeele's church, received fifteen men,
bers-eleven young ladies and four gentle
men; and the latter, Mr.. GledhilPs church,
thirty members.
A large four-masted schooner hailing from
Bath got aground on the flats opposite Sands
boom below South Gardiner last Saturday
night, and was not got off until Monday fore
noon. Seven powerful tugs worked on the
vessel two or three days before she was
1oated.
Patrick Tobin of Togus fell among enc
mics on the night of the glorious Fourth. He
has made his home at Mrs. C0chranes, and
on the night in question party of men went
to the COchrane homestead, dragged Tobin
forth, beating and kicking him in a cruel
manner. He became insensble, and farmer
residing near by, seeing his plight, took
club and drove the men away.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Senator Frye and family took up their
abode in their new cottage at Squirrel Island
last week.
OXFORD COUNTY.
II oCl1Uuo lIG HAS Dctl IuIlllIR Ill bUG
woods at Parkertown. A crew of men were
obliged to dig trenches to prevent its spread
ing and doing further damage.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The city authorities of Bangor are rigidly
enforcing the dog law, and some twenty un-
licensed dogs have already been disposed of.
Capt. Llewellyn Alley, who disappeared
SO SO very mysterlously about two weeks ago
from his schooner, the Oak Grove, lying at
Bangor, was seen Friday and Saturday, It is
reported, in Ellsworth walking about the
streets. He would give no reason for his
leaving so suddenly.
A bear recently visited the premises of Mr..
Edward Clary of Holden, and carried off and
deyOured six sheep and lamb belonging to
him. Mr. Elbridge Mann set trap for him,
but when the spot was visited soon after, the
trap was found in neighboring tree, but the
bear had escaped none the worse for his ad-
venture with the exception of one of his
feet, which he had left in the trap.
A Penobscot salmon, weighing 20 pounds.
was sent to Gen. Grant last week by B. p.
kldder q Co. OF Bangor, with note express
ing the sympathy and regard of the people
OF Bangor. The following reply was re-
ceived:
MT. McGREGoR, July 8, 1886.
conference.-the salmon you so kindly sent to
General Grant has arrived and we had part of it
this morning at breakfast. 1t was delicious and
was enjoyed very much. General Grant directs
me to write and thank you for sending it.
Respectfully, f. D. GRANT
SAGADAH0C COUNTY.
Rev. Ira Leland of Topsham has resigned
as pastor OF the Baptist church. The resigna-
tion is to take effect in September. Mr..
Leland has been pastor of this church for
the past 16 years.
Edward Berry of Topsham, while drawing
In his net recently in the Androscoggin,
drew up what proved to be dead body. The
remains were badly decomposed.
YORK COUNTY.
AT a meeting of the Sacn City Council
Monday night plans of new public school
building for the city, to cost $500 drawn
by Architect Stevens of Portland, were pre-
sented and accepted, and the city treasurer
was directed to hire $4,000 to be expended
upon the new building and purchase of the
Sands lot upon which to erect the same 1t
is said the school building will be the best,
architecturally, in the State.