The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-07-17
State Items.

The Saco Democrat says, on Saturday
Morning stable occupied by Mr. Jerry Horri-
gan was burnt, and his house connected with
it was badly damaged. There was NO insur-
ance.
The saco Democrat says, at dance given
at the Seal Rock House, Ferry Beach, Satur-
day evening last, Timothy Welch of Saco in
suited Capt. Armstrong of Baltimore and af-
forwards apologised. 1t was supposed the
matter was settled, but afterwards WEIGH
sprang upon Armstrong with knife inf1ict-
ing severe injuries in the eye, face, and wrist.
The Saco Democrat says: on Sunday
morning Dep. State Constable surgeon
solved a small quantity of whskey at the Seal
Rock House. On Monday Dep State Con-
sttably Wilson seized about one pint of
whiskey at Half May House. Kept by Cheney
and Chadburne The owners cleared out for
parts unknown and no trial was had. 1t is a
hard case to be compelled to run away for.
pint Of whiskey, but such seems the tenor of
the law.
The receipts of the Unitarian Fair on the
4th in Calais were about $500, says the St.
Croix Courier.
The Bath Times says:-"The long agony is
over. ard the Knox & Lincoln Railroad comes
to Bath, the locating committee so deciding
Monday, by vote of six to one. We shall
give full report tomorrow.
The Lewiston Journal says George Della
no, who was robbed of $65, Friday night, by
the burglars who enteled Mr. A. B. Furbishs
house, died suddenly at P. NJ, Sunday, of
heart disease. The day before he was at his
place of business. He was previously in poor
health and somewhat excited in attempting to
discover the robbers. He was formerly a
member of the LIST Maine Cavalry, and shared
with that regiment its dangers and privations
during four years of hard service.
The Bangor Wing says: A slight fire oc-
Cured last Monday night at about ten o'clock
in the new building owned and occupied by
Mr.. G. W. Merrill.
! The Skowheean Clarion reports more
building going on in that village than at any
previous season.
The Winthrop Gazette says the Winthrop
Mills Company have just finished their large
and substantial brick storehouse just below
their mill. EeA8
The Lewiston Journal says no clue has yet |
been discovered to the burglars whose bold |
operations in Auburn last Friday night, are |
already reported. A reward of $50 is offered |
for their apprehension. 1t quite well settled |
that the rogues were the same party who oper- |
ated at Bath. In one of the houses in Auburn |
entered by one ofthe burglars on Friday night |
one inmate had $4,000 in his pocket book, |
which was in his vest pocket hanging in his |
room. As good fortune would have it, the |
rogues after gaining access to the main hall of |
the house found all the doors opening from |
from the hall locked. so that they were unable |
to open the door of the room where the $4,000 |
was hanging.
The Lewiston Journal says The Young |
Mems Christian Association If Auburn now |
support or aid in the support of12 mission Sab
bath schools and prayer meetings in the town |
of Auburn, with an aggregate average attend
ance of over 500 persons.
The Bangor Wing says William Lawless,
a third of the State Prison convicts that es- |
capped from the Augusta Jail, was arrested in |
New Sharon early Monday morning. He was,
of burglary and committed to Pris-
on December, 1865, for ten years.