The Portland daily press., 1885-07-14
HANCOCK COUNTY.

present Time.
HANCOCK COUNTY
Mr. Fred Saunders, native of Portugal,
who has resided for some years past at West
fremont, and who has lately fallen heir to a
fortune of over half million, by the death
of a relative in Portugal, accompanied by
Mrs. Saunders, who belongs in West Ire
mont, left few days ago for Lisbon, Portu-
gal.
On the train from Bangor Saturday morn
ing was a girl about years old, who had a
ticket for Hancock station, but wanted to
stop at Franklin Road As this place is
simply a flag station and there were no other
passengers to stop there, the train sped by
at the rate of about % miles an hour. Shortly
after it passed the station the girl jumped
from the car. The train was stopped as
soon as possible and backed up to the place
where the leap was made. 1t was found,
however, that she was not injured particle,
having landed in sand bank.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
A free high school is to be established at
Readfield. Within $40 of the sum needed
for the purpose has been pledged.
The Halloweu city council have reeonsid-
cred and revoked their order abolishing the
City Liquor Agency.
Gardiner is without police court judge,
just now, Judge Farrington's term having
expired July 1st.
Mr.. George Tobey of Augusta broke both
bones of one leg, between the knee and
ankle, Saturday afternoon, by an accidental
fall.
A new agricultural paper has been started
at Augusta by Mr.. P. o. Vickery. 1t is
called the Farm and Hearth and will be pub
lished monthly.
The Twentieth Maine Regimental Associ-
alton have contracted with the Bodwell
Granite Company to cut a fine granite monu-
ment to be erected on the field of Gettsburg,
where the regiment lost some Of its bravest
and best men and where it won laurelS and
renown for gallant conduct.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
President Cleveland has recognized p Nc
Conville, Esq, of Bangor, as consul for the
republic of Hayti at Bangor.
The up train on the Bangor and Piscata-
quis, Friday morning met with a narrow es-
cape from serious accident. When round
ing one of the big curves between Blanchard
and Shirley the engineer noticed a big rock
between the rails just ahead, and the train
was stopped just as the locomotive was about
to strike the rock 1t had fallen on the
track from the high bank above, being loos-
ened by the heavy rain
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
A singular marriage recently took place in
Sebec, according to the Dexter Gazette.
George +. Steadman, a man between 40 and
so years of age, was married to Grace Preble,
a girl II years of age, both of Sebec. They
were at first refused certificate, but finding
there was no limit in regard to age, provid-
ing the consent of the parents was obtained,
| they were granted certificate and were i'm
mediately married.
SAGADAHoC COUNTY.
The Allaquippa House, Small Point, in
| Guiding the large lot of land, owned by the
| Lowell heirs of Bath, has been sold to sew
| eral New York gentlemen, the price paid
| said to be $4,000, and it will be converted
| into first-class watering place. The par
! ties making the purchase of it are the Cogs-
wells of New York city.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
| At Pittsfeld there are a dozen dwelling
| houses in process OF construction. and a
block of three stores, at an aggregate ex-
pense of about $4,000 The village is one
| of the few in Maine that shows a good an
nual growth.
John Cushman, an old gentleman living
| with Eben Brooks on the road from Pitts
| field village to Hartland, committed suicide
| Wednesday. He had previously made sew
| eral unsuccessful attempts to take his life.
| He was found on the bank of the river,
| hanging from tree, having placed his neck
in a crotch of a tree and settled back. When
| found he was dead. His age was 81 years.
YORK COUNTY.
| The annual assembly of the Ocean Park
| Association Gree Baptists) will be held at
sembly lectures will be delivered by Rev. R.
Dunn, d. d., Hillsdale, Mich; Rev. d. W.
| c. Durgin, d. D., Pike, n. Y; Rev. Smith
Baker, Lowell, Mass; Rev. 0. r. Bachelor,
MidnapOre India; Prof. D: M. Fisk, A. NJ,
| Hillsdale, Mich. Hon. T. r. Simonton,
| Camden, Me. Mr.. Yam Phou Lee, Canton,
China; Prof. G. c. Chase, Lewiston, Me.
IN GENERAL.
The farmers throughout the State will get
well started in having this week MANY of