The Portland daily press., 1868-05-06
State News.
ARoosTooK COUNTY,


The Pressure Isle Sunrise states that on
Wednesday last Mr.. c. V. White, of that town,
| set fire to some piles of wood in back field
more than mile from his buildings. The
fire speedily took in some grass which was not
mown last year, and started off lover the hills
and far away" at break-neck speed in pursuit
of other and more valuable piles to burn. Mr..
White started off to the village for help, and
by the time assistance arrived, the fire was
within a few rods of his buildings. 1t was f.
nally whipped" out without having done
much damage. Mr.. White estimates that the
fire burned over more than sixty acres in about
an hour. ...
The Sunrise says young miss, few days
| ago, came into Presque Isle village, having
walked twelve miles, for the purpose of seeing
physician. She returned home the next day
| by the same mode OF conveyance.
The Sunrise is informed that some scamp
set fire to the sugar-house of Mr.. Blackstone,
| in No. Il, one night last week, which entirely
| consumed it, together with barrel of maple
| syrup and two hogsheads of sap.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
By the will of the late DIR. Potter, of Gin
| cinnati, formerly of Sebago in this State, the
bulk of his property eventually goes to Seba-
| go, to be set apart as an academic fund.- for
the support of an academy in the town. 1t
is to be built within three-quarters of a mile
from the church now standing in the town,
and to be free to all the larger children resident
in the town. He recommends that the teach
er be a pious Christian man, graduate of some
institution authorized to confer degrees, or
having passed the Sophomore year in such an
institution; but he requires that the school
shall each day be opened with the reading of
some portion of the New Testament, in which
all the pupils shall join, on penalty of the for
fixture of the right of free admission.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
We understand that the students at Colby
Tuivarcifv Woforvillo houo haoY ind, 1o;,
in some very boysh demonstrations lately.
One night last week they took down the chap
ell bell and buried it in the grove back of the
buildings A few nights afterwards, they burn
ed over the college grounds, and Saturday
night they carried away I'll the gates in the
village and piled them up near the college.
Perhaps the faculty will regard these acts as
indicating a taste for agricultural pursuits
that deserves encouragement, and will allow
some of these young men chance to rusti-
cate for a season. Monday night the pro-
gramme was varied by tearing up portion of
the sidewalk on Temple street.
PENoBscor COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing says loose hay is selling
in that market at from $14 to Is per ton for
the best quality, and from 10 to rs for inferior
qualities; straw from to 10; oats from 80 to
LOO; yellow eyed beans from 400 to 4.75, and
| extra pea beans from 80 to 500; potatoes are
now bringing from 1.30 to 1.35; eggs from 20
48 to 80 cents for the best article; dried apple
from IL to IA cents, and roung hogs 10 to IA IL
cents. The roads are fast coming into good
| condition. and we expect 20 see considerable
produce on our market daily.
| The Wing chronicles the following accidents
| that occurred last week: Mr.. Daley was I'M
| fortunate enough to fracture his arm; little
daughter OF Mr.. Riley, on Third street, frac-
tured her leg; son of Mrs. Lynch, Parker
street, and son of Mr.. Worcester, Lincoln
street each had fractured thigh.
Hon. Samuel 81. Blake, of Bangor. has been
appointed and confirmed as Railroad Com.
missioner-an appointment, says the Wing
which will give strength and dignity to the
| board.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Edward Radley OF st. George New Bruins
wick was drowned May LIST while driving log.
| on the Seven Mile Brook in Jerusalem town
ship. He was unmarried and aged % years.
The dwelling house in North Arson owned
by Charles Atkinson and occupied by @. G
Beas was totally destroyed by fire May 4th
Loss about $1,000. Insured for $500 in the
Somerset Mutual Co.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Machias Republican says that at Eas,
Machias, man in the employ of T. S. Gill
more at the hotel, was very dangerously injur
| ed last Sunday. He was tying cow in the
parn, when for some reason the COW hooked
niin with one of her horns, making wound
IN ms body near the groin, to the depth Of
eE.L inches. Also, that on Saturday, April
11o.n, MT; Elisha D. Gates, of Cutler, was
| drowned from falling from vessel ON which
| he was at work
| Inc Machlas Republican says that on
Monsay last, Captain Benjamin Perry, of Har-
rington, died suddenly, with scarce mo-
ments warning. Probably Of apopieTy.
The Republican says Adeline Preble, girl
about 20 years Of age, living at Dr. Ordway's
consequence of taking strychnine, in the alb.
sence of the Doctor. Whether she took it pur.
posely or not cannot be now told, as she gave
no information on the subject She was sub
| ject to low spirits, and had before spoken Of
dying in order to get clear of the troubles Of
nfe. She lived about an hour.