The Portland daily press., 1886-07-23
THE STATE.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.

On Thursday of last week, Eddie Spauld-
ing aged IL years, of North Pennington,
broke his leg by falling in his father barn.
Railroad men are accommodating in
Franklin county. A few days ago Conductor
G. p. Bryant, of the Franklin & Megantic
railroad, stopped his train on the way down
from Kingield, to give his passengers good
look at deer that was crossing the track
short distance ahead.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The Squid says that there are one hundred
cottages and summer population of from
six to eight hundred on Squirrel Island.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Mr.. David A. Garland, at his farm on Still
water avenue, Bangor, has raised over fifty
bushels of gooseberries this season.
Tuesday forenoon, a man named Anson
King hired horse at j. Ill. NaSh'S stable IN
Orono, saying that he wished to drive to
Veazie. Instead of doing so he drove in the
direction of Oldtown and from there to Do
yer, where he was captured Wednesday.
The veterans of the Sixth Maine Regiment
have reunion at Bangor during the week
of the great fair for at least two days, and
they propose to make the occasion very
pleasant one.
The conversion of the outstanding town
orders of Oldtown, most of which bear five
per cent interest, into the new four per cent
bonds, is being effected under the manage
ment of A. I'll. Brown, town treasurer. About
$4,000 in orders have thus far been Surren-
dered in exchange.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
The Monson Slate reports very calami-
tous week in Brswnville. Two little chill
dren of Flora Cobb Riley, whose husband
died suddenly two years ago, leaving her
with four little ones, were taken violently III
three or four days ago, with every appear
ance of poisoning. Tqey had eaten OF can
ned fish and canned peaches. All efforts TO
alleviate their sufferings proved unavalllng,
and they both died.
rrrhe failure of Mr.. S. A. Smith caused
great surprise in Brownville. He was one
of the oldest and best established merchants
in the county, 1t is reported that JudSOn
Briggs has offered to settle the business, pay
ing 25 cents on dollar, and many think the
creditors will accept the offer. The failure
is said to be for something over $4,000.
Diphtheria RACES in Brownville still. Mr..
Curtis Billings boy has died with it, and his
daughter is very ill. Friday, a child OF
George Bishop died of the same dread dis
ease. and several other children in town are
Ill with it.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
It seems that the Chinese laundryman
Wah, who was accused of stealing clothes
of Bath people, left the clothes with another
Chinaman, but forgot to inform his patrons
He was honest, but knew little of business
methods.
E. w. Larrabee, the newly appointed ship,
ping commissioner for Bath, has nearly COM
pleted arrangements and will take possession
Of the office in a few days.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The rear of the Kennebec drive was al
Patterson Bridge Tuesday night. The rain
did not seem to help the water much al
though it probably did serve to prevent it,
falling. The Norridgewock Falls, Skowhe
gan Falls and Bloomfield gravels are thC
hard places still to be passed.
DIR. Frank Bodfish of North Anson, wa
buried last Sunday with Masonic honors
| There was large attendance. DR.. Bodfisl
was horn in Fairfield in 1871, but passed tht
most of his youth in Gardiner and Water
Vile Vile He graduated from Waterville Col
Iege. now Colby University, in 1862. Imme
| diately after his graduation he enlisted il
,e the Sist Regiment of Maine Volunteers, ant
was WA assigned the position of hospital stew
ard. il being his business to compound medi
cine. After time he left the army to atten,
a medical college. He graduated from th
Maine Medical College at Brunswick in 1864
| having previously studied with DR.. Boutell
Of Waterville. After his graduation he re
enlisted. and was assigred to duty as Assist
ant Surgeon in the 56th Illinois Regiment 0