The Portland daily press., 1888-10-10

ANDRoscoee1N COUNTY

| ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY
The New England Congregational Sunda,
ocnooi Association, which has already he'll
successful meetings In Boston and Hartford
| meets this year In Lewiston. This Is tb1
nrst time the association has been in north
ern New England, and great occasion Is ex.
pected by the Sunday school workers OF
Maine, New Hampshire and eastern Massa-
cnusetts. The officers and speakers, how
ever, come from every State in New England
and the preceding gatherings have been
large, though composed chiefly Of people
from the State in which the convention has
Deen held. The programmes have been is
SUED, and embrace variety Of interesting
topics. Among. the distinguished speaker:
are DR.. Burroughs Of Amherst College, the
Rev. Dr. Blake and the Hon. ID. N. Camp OF
Connecticut, Rev. DIR. Dunning, Mr. Hazard
and Rev. A. e. Winship. editor OF the Jour.
MAJ oI Edacatlon OF Boston; Congressman
| Dlngiey Will also speak II his public duties
permit his absence from Washington. The
convention c0nvenes the 18th OF October,
and VIII adjourn the 18th.
| Jack Stets0n Of Auburn, who had been
| stopping for few weeks with w. N. Dan
iels at Paris, was taken violently insane
revolver and a large knife, and threatened
tne lives OF several people. Mr. Daniels car
rled MS family to a neighb0r's, and tele-
graphed to Auburn for assistance. Or. Gar
eelon went up, and In company with DIR.
Rounds OF South Paris, visited Mr.. Stetson
at Mr.. Daniels's. They pronounced him 10
De insane, and not safe TO be at large He
mas been sent to the insane hospital at Au-
gusta.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
- The store Of I. A. Paul, postmaster at
New Sharon. was broken into Monday night
tne burglars forcing the lock Of the outside
door. The money drawer was rifed of its
contents. The less amounts to only about
$40. WY ""0N'
KNOX COUNTY.
The meeting called for the purpose Of tax
ing action relative to the Organization of
f" Of char;t S4t,e'y 70 carry on systematic work
Church soeiaatefees itate eehQice Of the following COM
Mrs. John SiT Bird: ioi Episcopalis1bt tse various
yeazie; Congregational, Mrs. Mary Norton ;
Baptist, Mrs. G. M. Brainard; Methodist,
Mrs. T. ). Cummings: Free viii Baptist,
| Miss Hattie Bird; Cedar street Baptist, Mrs.
Abbie Burpee; Catholic, Miss Emma Shields.
The farmers Of Rockland and the sur.
| rounding towns are talking Of a creamery
AT q recent meeting 1t was voted 10 raise q
capital stock OF not over $500, in shares OF
80 each, no patron being allowed to subscribe
for more than eight shares. A committee
| was chosen to make inquiries as to cost OF
ing In one week, at the court house at 1890
| a. m, at which time and place 1t Is proposed
| 70 organize the association.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
| About a week ago a small package arriv ed
| at Augusta, addressed to Gen. Beal, and was
left at the Augusta House, where it lay fol-
several days. After a time strong odoI
| proclaimed TO the nostrils Of the clerk that
the package contained something perishable
lt was picked up with pair Of tongs, and
| when carefully opened disclosed the nose Of
bear, which had been sent to Gen. Beal for
bounty. The trophy was at once returned
70 tne owner. Bethel man, who viii proba-
Dly present IL TO the town treasurer and re-
cetve In exchange eight silver dollars.
There seems to be tendency on the part
| OF many leading members of the legislature
/ TO keep out OF the big caravansaries, this
winter, at Augusta, as many will occupy pri-
vate residences when they may have the
family circle and all the comforts Of home
life. There Is no doubt, however, but the
hotels will be full Representatives Malett,
OF FreepCTt, Moore, Of Deering. and Senator
Libby, of Portland, have leased whole
mouse Tor the winter, and will employ a
caterer and servants and enjoy all the COM
| forts Of their own homes. Representative
Dow, OF Portland, and Senator Freeman, OF
Yarmouth, have engaged the residence 0p-
| posite the Augusta House for the winter.
Ex-Governor TX koDle has engaged rooms out.
side the hotels, and also Senator Harding, Of
Gorham. Representatives Fogg and Looney
nave secured rooms on State street, near the
| Court House. Messrs. Green and Whidden,
the other Portland representatives. have also
engaged rooms at private residences.
| Clerk of Courts Otis Of Augusta employs
an elaborate method of apportioning jury.
men, so that each town may furnish its just
| quota. On the basis of the last census the
county Is divided into six departments, each
OF which is made up Of undivided and ada
cent towns. the population Of which is as
| Is convenient. Each of these departments is
| sub-divided into four nearly equal sections,
which, as a general rule, contain two terms
EACH, As jurymen must be apportioned
| equally among the different departments
and sections, and between the towns form
| ing the sections in the ratio of their popula-
| tion, the figuring becomes decidedly intIi-
| cate. In nearly all other counties the jury
are apportioned by mere guesswork.
The Kennebec Journal learns from the
| agent of the Maine Mutual Accident Insur-
ance Company of Portland that Mr.. G. p
Neyers, recently deceased from the effects ol
an explosion Of dynamite, held policy for
| $1,000, but neglected last July to pay an as
sessment of 81, and consequently will re.
ceive nothing
There are now 3i4 male and 277 female pa
tients at the insane hospital The attend.
ants number 60, and are half men. Since
the diphtheria broke out. the authoritie:
have advised the friends Of lunatics nS tC
send them to the hospital unless dangerous
| KNOX COUNTY.
| The twenty-third annual fair of the Acton
and Shapleigh Agricultural Society opened
Tuesday morning. to continue three days
| The attendance was moderate. The first
day is devoted to the entries OF stock and ar.
| ticles for exhibition. There will be good
trotting Wednesday and Thursday.
/ OXFORD COUNTY.
A little daughter Of Lorenzo Hopkins, OF
Milton was so badly burned recently tina
little hope Is entertained of her recovery
She was roasting corn with the other chill
dren when her clothing caught fire.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Hunting parties have been moving in al
| directions in Washington county since thu
first Of the month, and game Is reported
| quite abundant.
The Machias Republican says ii Is not un
common for registered letters to be six OF
| seven days in transit from Lubec to Port
land. The difficulty is not at this post office
| but somewhere on the route between Lube
and Portland. Registered letters mailed a
the Lubec office ought to reach Portland in
side of As hours.
YORK COUNTY.
The oTk County Congregational Confer
| ence met with the Cornish church yesterda,
IN clustering snow storm. A large mum
Der OF clergymen and delegates are present
There is a. strong probability that the thlr'
primary school on Foss street, taught 3.
Miss Minnie w. Fairfield, will have to b
closed for a couple of weeks or so on ac
count Of diphtheria, which Is raging TO
certain extent among the children attending
the school.
Deputy United States Marshal Fred A
Tarbox Of Biddeford, has resigned MS com
mission, ana will in the future devote MS az
tention to his law and detective business IN
Biddeford.
The Biddeford & Saco Horse Railroad
since July, when it was opened to the pub
lie, has carried 129,64O passengers ana col
lected in fares about $4,000
| l. .ho pro,ynin0 murder casa In pro,,i