The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-07-18
State News.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.

We learn from the Brunswick Telegraph
that during the terrific thunder storm We'd
neSday evening the house of Mr.. All Libby in
that town was struck by the electric fluid,
throwing off bricks from the chimney and
cracking it its full length-passng down into
the sitting room and doing some damage there
among the ornaments. Five people were in the
sitting room, all of whom escaped, not sensi-
bly, feeling the shock. A boy, Clarence Stet.
son, thinks he was thrown upon the floor
Two people were in the kitchen, and the
daughter of Mr.. Joseph Stetson was thrown
fat upon her face, but was uninured Mrs
Joseph Stetson was in the she'd and was SEN
slbly affected, being benumbed for some time
She describes the event as if her mouth were
all in flame. and every tooth appeared to be
loosened. The barn attached to the house was
also struck by the fluid; it passed. down and
shattered post just behind COW, darted by
the side of the head of a horse through into a
pig pen, killing the pig; it also run under the
saddle board tearing II up, and escaped from
the westerly end of the barn. The house of
Mrs. William Baker was also struck, but the
damage done was not large.
The Telegraph says twenty-five presented
themselves for admission to the Freshman
class at Bowdoin College on Friday. of last
week, and twenty one of them were admitted
1t is probable that the class will run up to 30
if not 80.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The Western Union Telegraph office at Els
worth was struck by lightning on Wednesday
afternoon, citing the building on fire, which
was entirely consumed.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Winthrop Bulletin says Eva daughter
of Mr.. L. P. Moody, aged about nine years,
fell from load of hay while riding to the sta
BILE, few days since, and broke a collar bone
On Saturday Mr.. James Morse inflicted an
ugly cash in his arm with a pruning knife
while trimming tree in his nursery, severing
an artery The same day the little son of Mr.
Nj INr,~ L. l.
came near drowning by falling into the stream
that connects the upper and lower lakes. His
father missed him from the field that borders
on the water, and on going to the edge saw
him rise. Mr.. f. jumped in and soon had him
on the bank
The Winthrop Bulletin says during the
shower of Wednesday evening, the lightning
struck building owned by Mr. L. Sturtevant,
aud occupied as q storehouse for lumber d DING
considerable damage to the building and the
fence attached, but setting nothing on fire.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Democrat says Asa Proctor, of Ando-
yer, hitched his horse to board fence, and fed
lick her tongue through at the nav Tho
horse bit her tongue off, so he had to kill her.
We learn from the Democrat that Mr.. John
Hall, OF Andover, was stung by bee last Sun
day, which caused him such pain that it set
him into spasms. In about Fl fteeu minutes DR..
Wall called, and expressed fears that he would
die 1t had the same effect that the bite of
rattlesnake would have caused, but he is out
of danger now.
The Democrat says on Wednesday some
whole crews at haying gave up at noon, fear
ing sun-stroke. 1t has been terribly trying to
the constitutions OF men to endure the labor
of haying in such heat.
PENnBsCoT COUNTY,
A correspondent of the Bangor Wing states
that the dwelling house of Alpheus Lyon in
Springfield was consumed by fire on Tuesday.
Loss about i've hundred dollars. No insur-
ance. The fire caught from the stove pine
where it went into the chimney. Thermome-
ter III in the sun.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY,
The Observer states that one mile and
half of the Dover and Pscataquis railroad is
already graded.
The Dover Observer states that operations
have commenced on the recently discovered
mine in Garland, which abounds in antimony
lead aud silver. The prospect is said to be
better and better as the work progresses.
sAGADAHoo COUNTY.
The Bath Times says the lightning PLAYED
the very mischief with the house OF Colonel G,
A. l.. Sampson, during the shower last Thurs
day night cutting up all sorts of pranks from
roof to cellar, and among the rest of its shines
it klndled fire in the attic, but it was ex-
pOIolC uolh5 htIy SSIlUuS damage,
fortunately the family were all in that part of
the house most distant from where the light
ming was at work. Mrs. Sampson was moving
about the room when the house was struck.
and was Frustrated upon the floor by the
shock. No one was seriously injured howev-
er.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Skowhegan Reporter SAYS it is reported
that Whaley & Moreson, who have been sell |
ing bankrupt stock of goods in that town.
after selling their goods nearly out, left for
Canada quite suddenly. Smuggling is said to
be the cause of their unceremonious exit.
The Skowhegan Reporter is informed that |
the Somerset railroad company are about to |
survey from Norridgewock to |
Auson by way of Starks. The Company have |
to raise $4,000 of stock in addition to what |
they now have pledged before they can put |
the road under contract.
We learn from the Reporter that Levi EN-
cry Esq. Of Skowhegan, was quite severely in
iured last Saturday by being thrown from a
load of hay. His collar bone was broken, and |