The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-12-09
STATE TOPICS oFINTEREsT.

A Pembroke farmer has had better
luck that have most of those who have
dug for buried treasures in Maine. He
needed more water for his stock and be-
thought himself of a noted spring that
was dug on his farm by Scipio Dalton, a
freed slave and the first settler of the
place, all trace of which had long been
lost But traditions Of 'sOld Scip's"
spring had been handed down from
father to son and Mr.. Hersey concluded
to search for it. Near large and flour
islling cedar tree. about eighteen inches
through it's trunk, there were indications
of moisture, and digging about four feet
below the surface, brought to light an
Identical spring of which he was in
search. The head bears the marks of
having been rudely made with an axe,
two holes having been made for the adj
mission of the water, and the wood of
which it was made was as well preserved
as though it had but recently been placed
there, instead of more than 100 years
ago.
The town of Arson has brought suit
against the Somerset railroad for $780,
900. When the road was built the town
loaned for that amount, securing itself
with the bonds of the road. The road
failed to meet it's obligations, and the
town had to pay. The suit is brought to
realize upon the bonds Conductors and
station agents have been summoned to
appear at Skowhegan next week.
DR.. j. w. Davis, of South Paris, who
had been visiting in Kingfeid, was re-
turning oihis home Tuesday morning,
when he suddenly became insane. He
was a passenger on Conductor p. d..
Gardeners train, and Mr.. Gardiner no
ticed that he acted very strangely. The
doctor had rifle in the seat with him
which he handled in a very careless man
ner Conductor Gardner took the rifle
from him. H. w. Lincoln, prominent
Odd Fellow of Auburn, was on the
train, and as the doctor is also a mem
J Der Of the order, the former took charge
of the unfortunate man till the train
reached Lewiston. Mr.. Lincoln called
to his assistance G. F. Goss, another Odd
Fellow, and the ogentlemen continued
to- care for the doctor until he was taken
home on the 2.30 train Tuesday after
noon. st
B. Walker McKeen, secretary of the
state board of agriculture, F. S. Adams
of Bowdoin, member of the board from
Sagadahoc county, Wallace S. Weeks of
Vassalboro. and John F. Buker Of Bow
doin, were in consultation at the Tontine
hotel, Brunswick. Wednesday afternoon,
over the state dairy meeting, to be held
in Brunswick December 14-16. Practical
tests will be made of the deep setting
and separator processes of gathering
cream. Milk will be furnished from the
stock farms of Messrs. Buker, Adams
and Weeks.
The Franklin County Agricul tural So
ciety has chosen the following officers:
President, Herman Corbet. Pennington;
vice president, R. S. Currier, East Will
ton; secretary, R. Hatch, Pennington;
treasurer and collector, j. NJ. Currier,
Pennington; trustees, E. f. Dyke, Ches-
terville, B. W. Brown, East Wilton, M.
P. Tufts, Pennington, D. o. Coolidge,
Jay, 0. P. Whittier, New Sharon.
The trustees of the Saco & Biddeford
savings institution have declared their
seventh successive semi annual dividend
of "a per cent.
VIM. H. Rich has been nominated by
the President to be postmaster at Ber-
wick.