The Portland daily press., 1886-08-23
THE STATE.


THE STATE.
AROOsTOOK COUNTY.
The editor of the Eastern State, of Dexter,
discovered case of pOlygamy on his recent
tour to Aroostook, as is shown by this item
which appears in his paper ION our 'ex-
plOratOn' tour to Aroostook We made some
discoveries that we did not think OF when we
left home. We passed by the present abode
of a man who used to live in Dexter, ana
who went away and left his wife some years
agoEfor which, perhaps, m ps ne was hOt tre very
seems however, that he had not permanent
ly sickened of female society, as he IS now
living with three women In the same mouse,
one of them, we were told, being the widow
of murderer who was lynched by an infu-
rated populace number OF years ago, after
he had killed three men, and burned their
bodies together with the camp where the
awful deed was perpetrated"
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Thursday afternoon writ of attachment
for $4,000 was filed in the Registry OF Deeds
office at Pennington, on all property owned
Maine, in Franklin county, the creditors be-
ing gentlemen of Sherbr0oke, Quebec. The
International Railway is surveyed across
Franklin county in the township of Lowell,
but it is doubtful if it owns $4,000 worth OF
property in that region.
An organization known as the Lake Me-
gantic Fish and Game Club has been formed,
for the purpose of leasing large tract OF
land in the Lake Megantic region, several
thousand acres in extent, located on either
side Of the boundary line, and including the
Spider River, the Arnold River and Rush
Lake, in the Spider Lake region, and num-
Der of ponds in the Dead River region. Ar
rangements for leasing the rights on the
Canadian side of the line from the Crown
have already been made, and for the rights
in Maine arrangements with the priv ate
owners are in progress. The intention is to
build, at Spider Lake, a club house capable
of accommodating so or more persons, and
to establish permanent camps on each OF the
different lakes and ponds, with trails or
blackboard roads connecting them with the
club house.
A man named Cannon was arrested in
Pennington, Wednesday evening, charged
with assaulting little six-year-old girl OF
that town. The cases has for some time been
more or less public and much indignation
has been expressed that no action was taken
to prosecute. 1t is said there are credible
witnesses to the affair and the county attor-
ney thinks that the testimony will prove
convincing. Cannon was unable to procure
sureties, and now lies in the county jail to
await the action of the grand jury.
There is considerable enthusiasm in Farm
ington over the Grand Army reunion which
it is proposed to hold there on Monday and
Tuesday, Sept. 9th and 7th. There is to be a
meeting for organization, parade and vari-
Gus entertainments
HANCOCK COUNTY.
At Hancock Thursday afternoon, about
o'clock ice and hail fell in large quantities,
breaking glass and destroying. crops. At
noon Friday bushels of ice, or hail stones,
some an inch or more thick had collected In
the cutters. At 7.30 O'Clock Friday. evening
pieces of fallen ice. three-fourths of an inch
in diameter, remained unmelted.
ic ronortod that ax.Sonat0r YUlaa n.
Florida, has purchased DeyilStone, Mrs.
Bowler's cottage at Bar Harbor, now occu-
pied by George and Mrs. W. I'll. Vanderbilt
A great deal of Bar Harbor real estate has
recently been sold alta high price.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The law students Of Augusta have organ
lied a law club for legal decisions, ETC., Tor
the purpose of giving students in Kennebec
county some of the advantages derived from
attendance at regular law schools.
The Kennebec Reporter says that the man
Bishop, who proposes to jump off Brooklyn
Bridge lives in Boston. He formerly lived
in Gardiner, where he was noted for his feats
in athletics.
A large Freshman class is expected at Colby
this fall; among the number will be two col
ored students from Washington.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The base ball association at the State Col
lege at Or0nO have elected the following Of
fcers President and manager, A. w. Sar-
gent; vice president, l.. p. Alley; secretary,
lector, W. Philbrook; directors, G. L. Vose,
E. II. Elwell, Jr, f. l.. Small.
There are ffty-two men at work at Maple
wood Park Bangor, placing everything in
readiness for the coming fair.
Fast progress is made on the construction
of the new Pittsfeld and Hartland Railroad.
About mile of the distance is already grad
ad Tharo ic little 1pUt' or "fill'' for the en-
tire seven miles.
The cashier of one of the Bangor banks
said one day last week that he had cashed
over S65, 900 in checks sent by summer yisi-
tors at Bar Harbor.
Mr.. G. J. Roderick of Bangor, has been
promoted to master of transportation for the
American Express Company
In the case of Fred Cort, the Glenburn
constable who was charged with shooting
with intent to kill Fred Lee, during dis
turbance at Glenburn last winter, the Grand
Jury found no Indictment.
Samuel Guess, Jr., who was serving a
term in the State prison.. having been SEN
fenced from Bangor, died last week. Young
Guess was affected with consumption and,
had the Governor not been away, he would
undoubted have been released and allowed
to pass his last days at home.
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
The Industrial Journal says that the new
house of the Kineo Club, at Kineo, Moose
head Lake, is nearly completed: The Kineo
Club comprises some forty gentlemen, repre-
senting nearly every State in the Union,
who have been for some time planning
building of this kind.
Several young men. some of them belong
ing to respectable families in Massachusetts,
stole ten pounds of honey from l. Hutchins,
in Wellington. They were pursued, caught,
and allowed to settle for 500 and costs.
oxrroDn Cnrr1Tv
The town of Norway will celebrate the
one hundredth anniversary of its settlement
September s. Judge William Writ virgin Oh
Portland will deliver the Grafton, and there
will also be short addresses by well-known
men, besides other literary exercises. The
streets of the village are to be elaborately
decorated, and the committee on music are
expecting to have an anvil chorus and vo-
cal chorus of five hundred voices. Several
of the best bands in the State will be present
including Chandler's Band of Portland. In
the evening, there will be a display of fire.
works. The committee on funds expects to
have about $500 with which to defray ex-
penses, and the citizens are making every
effort to render this grand celebration. A
large number of invitations, decorated with
an engraving representing happy company
of bears and angels, have been sent out.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Hiram, the 12-year-old son of William
Church, Esq, of Canaan, met with pain
full accident, last Tuesday morning. He has
been in the habit of carrying a loaded
revolver in his pocket. By some unknown
means the weapon was discharged, the bull
let entering the left leg about eight inches
from the body, and following downward
toward the knee.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Blueberries are now put up by Woolff &c
Reesing in their Cherryfeld packing factory
at the rate of 30 bushels daily.
The Fairfield Races.
A very large audience gathered at the Fair