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STATE NEWS. ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY. The Androscoggin Herald comes out as eight page paper and the organ of the temperance reform in Maine. It is non-political and non-sectarian. The paper is unusually full and worthy the support of temperance people. The Lewiston Journal says that a boy named Frank Carville of that city died last week from the effects of being thrown violently upon the sidewalk by a larger boy. The injury was received ten years since. The Journal thinks there is too much business on Lisbon street in that city for one se narrow. The complaint isn't frequent. KENNEBEC COUNTY. Dr. Quinby, of the Gospel Banner, left slide in the rear of the furnace in his dwelling at Augusta, open about au inch. The house got full of coal gas, and Mrs. Quinby and one of the children towards morning were very sick, but recovered after the windows were opened. Dr. Quinby records this experience as a warning to others. A dangerous tramp who travelled about peoples' premises in the vioinity of Waterville village with rocks in his hand and bad cuts on his face, was arrested last Friday and taken in- to Augusta, where he is identified as a former mate of the Insane Asylum for fifteen years, but for two years has been a denizen of the town farm of Bath. He run away last spring. His name is Franklin Hart. The store of G. M. Pishon & Co., at Pishon's Ferry, was broken open Wednesday night, and robbed of various articles-among them a blue overcoat. Three young fellows, from about 14 to 20 years old, lounged about the depot during the afternoon, and are supposed to be the robbers. The Waterville Mail says: "They have come down hard on an employe on the railroad for stealing, but we see no mention of those who were concerned with him but stood above him. To be sure he was only a brakeman and a Frenchman; but the same sauce ought to be served out alike to goose and gander. Poor Perry was a faithful and honest soldier, and though he went through the war unscathed in life, or limb. or morals, he was not proof against vicious associates, and having fallen into bad company he has been led away. The selectment of Waterville have offered $100 reward for the detection of the incendiary who burned the college gymnasium. The Mail says that some of the students are confident that it is the work of outsiders in revenge for being turned out of the gymnasium; while many outsiders are confident that the fire was set be students, and they mention the suspicious fact that the students were in the hall of the Zetas, down town, until after midnighton Sunday night, and it is also known that there was some dissatisfaction among a portion of the students with certain wholesome rules of man. agement enforced in the gymnasium. LINCOLN COUNTY. The News says that Rinda Harding of Boothbay was arraigned before Justice Kenniston, accused of "an attempt at arson. The accused plead guilty, and in default of bail for her appearance at the April term of court, was committed to Wiscasset jail. OXFORD COUNTY. The PRESS' Denmark correspondent writes that Sidney, a four year old son of Eliphalet McKeen, was considerably hurt Saturday by being kicked in the forehead by a yearling colt. cutting a gash 2) inches in length and shaped like a hoof, and presenting the skull to view. The wound was dressed by Dr. Brown, and the child is now doing as well as could be expected. The Journal says that Messrs. Taintor, Wing and others of Lewiston and Auburn on Tuesday organized a Reform Club at Bryant's Pond. There was a very enthusiastic meeting and one hundred persons signed the pledge; among the number forty old topers. The reform work goes or gloriously. Lewiston and Auburn have hard working and earnest reform men who are doing God's work. The News reports the ravages of typhoid fever in Sweden. SOMERSET COUNTY. The Skowhegan Reporter says that in consequence of the trouble with the Solon Savings Bank, many of the depositors in the Skowhegan Bank became alarmed and commenced something of a run upon it a few days since. We understand that there have been paid to depositors within the last two weeks more than fifty thousand dollars, the managers requiring no notice; and they say they are ready to pay all who may call. WASHINGTON COUNTY. The Advertiser says that at the two temperance mass meetings held in Calais, the past week over 150 persons signed the pledge. The new bonds of the city of Calais for $100, 000 at per cent. will be ready December 1. A part of them are already spoken of. The Sentinel says the Russian sardine factory at Eastport is putting up five thousand kegs of sardines a week. In one school in Calais 66 of 104 scholars have had the measles the present term. YORK COUNTY. Our Springvale correspondent writes: Rev. Mr. A. Bryant, from Dover. has been settied over the Baptist church, and Rev. Mr. Blake of Dover over the Free Will.-The first of a series of Dances was given in the new town hall Friday evening. the attendance being large. Music by Weeman & Lewis' quadrille band, a local organization, which can produce better music and more of it than any band in this section.-The water in the Mousam still continues high, and no fears are entertained of a draft, the same having caused the manufac turers much trouble winter Edwin Hodg don is erecting a carriage repair and paint shop at his stand on School street.