The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-12-09
State News.
HANCOCK COUNTY

HANCOCK COUNTY. ag
We learn from the american tt,at on Thurs
day morning Nov. 2sth, Mr. Thomas Peters of
bl9ehlii, was found dead by bis bedside. He
ha1 1 ocen ABOUT ms business aS usual the day
and evening before, but for some DAYS had
been complaining of feeling upwell. He re-
tired 10 MS room between 9 and 10 o'clock I'M
dressed and went to bed. But Sometime dur
ing Tue nisht ne arose, and lighted his lamp,
toos skelh OF yarn from an adjoining room,
made shp-noose with it around his neck, and
passed the end over the bed-pnst and tbraw
himself from the bed. When found his knees
ana nands were resting upon the floor but he
was dead. ~
Fl PENoBscor COUNTY. .
Friday morning the mercury at Bangor
stood at degrees below zero. rf
The Bangor Democrat case was to have been
argued before the full Court last Saturday.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The sleighing al Eastport last week, was ex-
ceilent, snow enough having fallen ON Monday
to make it good. But up river at Rohbinstnn
and CALAIS, there was hardly snow enough to
cover the ground.
Mr. Hunt of Robbinst IN has a large brig of
40 tons on the stocks which can be got ready
to launch IN ten days Ship building on the
st. Croix is at low ebb just at this time
The Steamer between PASSPORT and Calais
Will be hauled up for the season after this
week. Capt Prince, the commander and part
owner, has made himself popular in that region
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The people of Gardiner are rejoicing at the
arrival OF a new hearse, purchased at cost of
1925 by the ladies Of Oak Grove Cemetary AS
socation. We presume they will now be ready
to be buried. Isl -
Navigation on the Kennebec river is effectu-
ally closed up at and above Gardiner until
| spring.
sAGApAHoC COUNTY
The Bath Times says Mr.. o. S. Caryille
| who was seriously injured by being assaulted
| with some sort of blTdgeon or by being thrown
from his buggy, has recovered the use of his
faculties, but strange to say he is unable to tel
how he received his injuries il--t
| The steamer Eastern Queen has been fitted
| up,her cabins and statetooms to be warmed by
steam and she is to run during the winter
| from Bath to Boston, on a fare Of S15O. She
| will leave Bath on Monday and Thursday fol
Boston, and return on Tuesday and Friday
YORK COUNTY u.
| A dispatch to the Star states that the GOV
ernor and Council have decided in the York
| 20. cases that there is no choice for Senat ors
| The matter of the county officers is still under
| Amusement '' H'i'it-t .
A wooden building in Saco owned by MIS-
Ward and occupied by r. S. Boulter, harness
maker, 81. Cleaves, marble worker A. s. Ber
| ~, shoe manufacturer, and by family III
stairs, was injured by fire on Wednesday night
which broke out in the shoe shop. The dam
anne is estimated by 1.-THE Biddeford Union a
more than $1,000.
Rev. j. d. Emerson of Haverhill, n. H., ha
| accepted the call of the ID Parish (Othodox|
Biddeford His pastorate will commence the
first Sabbath in January. Salary, $3.50, AM
rent of parsonage.
4 Charles Harvey, a lad of 10 or H. was fonnt
dead Saturday morning, under the elevator i,
the Pepperell Mills, Biddeford The coroner
jury found verdict of death by accident