The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-05-08
State News.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

We learn from the Lewiston Journal that
James Sands, Esq, of that city, has received
the appointment of Superintendent of the
Dwight Manufacturing Company, Chicopee,
Mass, under Gen. G. ii. Nye, recently ap-
pointed Agent, and will leave for his new
field of labor in the course OF a few weeks
Mr.. Sands has been an overseer in the Hill
Mills for the past year and a halt in which no.
sltion he has met with entire success. At the
last city election Mr.. Sands was chosen Alder
man from Ward in lewiston. indicating the
high estimation in which he is held by his fell
low-citiZens.
.ar ai 1ta ARoosTooK COUNTY
The merchants and business men of Houl-
ton are making q movement to have the tele-
graph lines extended to that place.
e- FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Pennington Chronicle states that on
Saturday Ben. Baker, who has been running
gift enterprise" in that place for two or
three months, was arrested by an officer from
Portland, on charge of violating the internal
revenue law in not procuring or paying for q
license.
The house of Mr.. John o. Rackliff in In
dustry, was burned on the 9Th uIt,, together
with part of the furniture. Partially insur-
ed: The fire caught from a spark from the
chimney.
ta1 ~ KENNEBEc COUNTY. "a
The Gardiner Journal states that Mr.. Thos
Anderson young man at work for Morgan
& Wadsworth, on Monday sawed his thumb
in two, and badly mangled the fore finger of
his right hand. There is danger that he will
have to have them amputated. r-.--
At Augusta on Monday evening, while a
colored mani by the name of Parkman S. Gar
diner was walking along State street, he was
stabbed in the shoulder by a white man nam
ed Edmund Reyes. The wound was a sliobt
one. Reyes was brought before Judge True
charged with felonious assault with intent to
kill, and after hearing, was bound over in
the sum of $500 for his appearance at the next
term OF the Supreme Judicial Court He was
committed. 1-a-.-..> -F---
The Kennebec journal saws that the bouse
of Mr. f. w Bran came very near being de-
stroyed by fire, few days ago, caused by snon-
taneous combustion. A bundle of cotton
goods which had been soaked seven hours
previously in linseed OIL had become consuno
ed, and a hole burned through the floor when
the fire was discovered. -
f'hr8 KNOX COUNTY.
The barn of Mr.. Robert A. Smear. in War
rem was destroyed by fire on the 18th of Anril
A COW, yearling calf, swine, two woke of oven
fifteen sheep, and some fifty or sixty hens. TO-
gether with eight tons of hay, were DESTROYED.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY -.
The Bangor Wing states that en- the 29th of
April an application was received at the office
OF the Union Mutual Insurance Company. in
that city, for insurance to the amount OF
$1,000 on the house and adjoining BUILDINGS
of Mrs. Lavina w. Mitchell of Dexter. t6e
same to take effect at noon, on the first dav of
May. The policy was duly made out and
forwarded, but before reaching its destina-
ton letter started from there countermand-
ing the application, and stating-the BUILDINGS
Intended to be insured took fire ut s1Centy min
atteS before toCetOe, on May first, and were EN-
tilely consumed. Almost insured, but NOT
quite.
Lumber freights a1e now plenty in Bangor.
10 iO afnI 1s, y p
as we are informed. The rates are about two
dollars to Boston and four over the shoals
YORK COUNTY
The Saco Courier states that on Wednesday
last DIR. Warren of Biddeford, assisted by Dr..
Hall, removed tumor weighing fourteen
pounds from the lett leg of MIR. Libby of Saco.
IL had been growing for eighteen years, and
ITS position, extending from the knee Joint
down the outside of the leg, rendered the on
Grafton delicate matter. The patient beino
under the influence of ether, he was relieved
from tins dlsa2reeable and dangerous append-
age without difficulty, and is now rapidly i'm
proving.
Robert Smith of Kennebunk, and Mr.. VIII
nam Leavitt of Saco, We're riding down Deans
Hill, Main street, Biddeford Mr. Smith driy-
ing, one of the traces became unfastened.
winch let the horse out of the shafts. Mr.
Leavitt grasped the reins with Mr.. Smith in
order to hold the horse, and put his foot
against the front of the wagon to brace him
self The horse being frightened, kicked into
the wagon, and after he had been stopped,
Mr.. Leavitt found that his leg had been bro
ken below the knee. He was convened to his
residence, when the broken limb was properly
adjusted by DR.. r. g. bennett
The Maine Democrat says that on Wednes-
day, Goth ult., a little daughter of M. NJ Getch-
ell, at Wells Depot, aged years, fell from the
bridge over the railroad at that place TO the
N Lot I. r
Is lfet
juring her,