The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-12-21
state News.



F. l.. Kurdish, son of Mr. BENJAMIN Kurdish,
of Brunswick, as we learn from the Telegraph
was quite seriously burned on Wednesday
morning, when about to light the store stove.
He put in considerable quantity of shavings
with charcoal. When the shayings lighted,
the draft for an instant was from the stove,
and flashed the flame directly in his face, burn
ing him seriously.
City Marshal Philbrick of lawrence arrest
ed on Thursday in Brunswick Young man
named May berry for the larceny of two hun
dred dollars worth of goods from different par
ties in Lawrence Nov. 9th. ..C.. ,rrrei
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Mr.. VIM. r. Rice, of Cranberry Isle, has q
letter from Capt. VIM. L. Crowell Schooner
Broadfield, of West Dennis Mass, dated at
Baltimore, Nov. 26, saying that Herbert Rice,
his SON, in the act of putting on a stop on the
flying ib, the 14th inst, during gale of wind,
off Block Island, was washed overheard and
drowned. He was seen. but once after falling
overheard. 2SA . p - so
Va PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
We learn from the Observer, that the dwell
South Sangerville, were destroyed by fire ON
the 9th inst. Insured 81 Shlks
WALDO COUNTY.
= Three persons have died suddenly, says the
Age, in the town of jackson, within a few
days. One, an elderly man named john
Moulton, was found dead in his bed an elder
iy woman named Bickmore, was found dead
in a room which she had entered few min
utes previously; and a young man named Hall
fell dead while bringing pail of water from
the well. 6 +t &sS S - II
A two thirds vote was not obtained at the
town meeting in Troy Saturday, in favor of
increasing its subscriptions from $4,000 to
100000 for the Belfast and Moosehead Lake
railroad. The vote stood la to "a.
YORK COUNTY.
An interesting case will doubtless be brought
to light, in few weeks. relative to murder
and other crimes. A woman who has lately
been sent to the aims house in Elliot, by
man whom she called her husband, has made
a confession of certain crimes. The name
of the man whom the woman claims as her
husband is James Stray alias James Strong,
alias James Stone, and Jim Stewart He is
said to be native of Newfield, Me-; he has
brotherin-law i'll Manchester, N H., not of
the most reputable character, who is said
to have served one term in Concord State
Prison, forburglary of house in Fran
kiln, N. I'll. His accomplish has several
aliases. The woman says she is from Phila-
delphia, says they have been living in the
woods, all around. She tells several very Sc
we're things against her husband, and his ae-
completes, among others murder The at
tentlon of the citizens as first drawn to the
matter by her confession to some parties after
she reached the Aims House. The services of
U. S. Detective Kent of Portsmouth were
sought, who after an investigation into the
matter recommended that the whole affair
should be put into the hands of Deputy Sher-
'iff Bartlett of Kttery, to work up and he is
now very busy in the matter and promises to
be successful. The two men have been arrest
ed at Dover, N. H and are now in Jail.
The middle tie-up floor, containing six head,
of cattle, belonging to R. G. Smith of Cornish,
broke through recently and hung four out of
the civ nv tho
by the tie-bows breaking and letting them
down to the ground. , ..ts.a-