The Portland daily press., 1868-11-12
State News.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY g.

| The Lewiston Journal says day or two
since, little child fell out of window in the
rear Of Mr.. James Sanborn's house, in Lewis
| ton. three stories to the basement. The clothes
lines close together were so situated as to break
| her fall, and she escaped with little injury
| The little one said she felt as though she was
| flying.
A town meeting is to be called at Lewiston
to see whether the city will subscribe for $780,
| 900 stock in the Somerset railroad.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The Voice says raccoon got his foot into
| somebody's trap the other day, and STRANGELY
| enough, came dragging the trap to the house
OF r. 9. Barker, of Island Falls, and delivered
himself up.
The Voice says Mr. Jerrold, of Staceyylle
met four bears last week in the road He had
| no gun, but arming himself with stones. he
gave them chase into field where Matthew
Mahan was digging potatoes. Reinforced
with Matthew they made a vigorous attack
| upon the retreating bears. They succeeded in
killing two of the cubs with stones, but the
| old bear and one of her young escaped
The Sunrise says Mr.. Osborne Hoffses of
| Castle Hill, while out cunning last Friday,
| shot himself by the accidental discharge of his
| gun; the charge entered the fleshy part of the
| arm and lodged in the shoulder. The day fol
| lowing, fourteen large shot were taken from
| the wound by DR.. Parker and the patient is
now doing well.
We learn from the Sunrise, that on Satur-
day last VIM. I. Cray, of Washburn, lost his
house, barn, and all of his hay and grain nv
fire. The fire caught from piles of wood burn
ing in the field. Mrs. Cray's face was badly
burned in attempting to save her furniture
Petitions are in circulation for signatures in
al the towns and plantations of the northern
portions OF Aroostook county, requesting the
Legislature to make PreSque Isle the place for
holding the September term of the Court for
that county.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
On Wednesday workmen broke ground for
the foundation Of the new factory to be erected
the next season by the A. & w. Sprague Man
ufacturing Co. The dimensions of the build-
ing will be 205 feet in length and IS feet wide
Should the weather prove favorable the foun-
dation will be completed before winter sets in
North of the proposed factory there is to he
large canal so feet in width
The store of Captain Beeman, in HalIoweu
was entered during Thursday night, by an am
ateur burglar, probably of that vicinity, who
secured to his use and behoof a few dollars in
money, several watch chains and large num-
Der of pocket-knives-all amounting in value
to not far from 1925.
The house of A. w. Doe, near China village.
was destr yed by fire ON Saturday afternoon.
3lst ult. Mr.. Doe was absent from his home.
and had gone to meet his wife who came on
the train from Boston. When they reached
home they found their dwelling in ashes
There was no insurance on the building and
ing towards the erection of a new house
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing says Tuesday afternoon
young lady fell in the street while walking
down Fifth street, and was taken up and car.
rled into the house of Gideon HAYNES, Esq.,
where she died in a few minutes, OF heart dis
ease, 1t is supposed 1t was not known who
she was until after her DEATH when she was
found to be Miss Maria Frances, daughter of
W'nslow Chase, Esq. She had been away
from home spending the day, and was on her
way home when she was struck down by
DEATH Drs. Seavey were called in but she
was already dead when they arrived. She was
ABOUT twenty-five years of age.
me me Wing states that man jumped off the
p%i1Isea a train Tuesday morning, about a
Ill RON ON, Newport He was carried to the
Siiiage with severe fracture of ono Ieg ond a
dislocated shoulder. Dr. Ra y, One Ies' alq
and took charge of him. with donh+S os oa,aeu
ing his leg. N'u'' DIS u say
The Voice states that a hen bawL dove Co.,
chicken the other day in the yard of G $500 ior
Joy of Patten. The chicken rushed f PiiraIin
open door into the house and hid himself Tue ri
der the table, The hawk determined not 70
be foiled in that way and followed chick peIl
nell into the house, and seeing himself in the
looking glass charged upon it with all his pow
er. The result was shattered glass and
bruised head The crash brought in Mrs.
10y just In season to see the defeated hawk,
crest talieln, retreating out of the door, as if
seven wild cats We're after him.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Inc town OF Starks held a meeting last
Thursday to see if the town wonld vote = ,o ,aS'
of $4,000 in aid of the Somerset railroad Ion ON
condition that it should pass thronob th on
town. We learn that the friends of The road
failed to secure vote in its favr
YORK COUNTY.
The one.story house on Gerrish's Island.
Kittery, owned by Mr.. Thomas Billings and
occupied by Mr.. Fuller, was totally destroy
ed by fire, with most of its furniture at 4
O'Clock, Tuesday morning. Loss about $780,
!, The Republicans of Kittery are to celebrate
the election of Grant and Colfax by grand
lnnilee In Armory and Hayes Halls, Kittery
n;oI1es,oe, next Friday evening. The exercises
include supper, dance, &c.