The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-04-30
State News.

I'D ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.
Honora Mccarthy, aged ITO years, died in
Lewiston Monday. .s..a,..
About 600 operatives will be employed in
the Lincoln mill at Lewiston, which will soon
be in full operation. -.lHt .p
o.. CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The stave mill owned by Jordan and Ad-
Tuesday, April 81 The water-wheel being
over-shot, was saved by raising the gate
Mr.. Lyndon Skillins, of Raymond, had his
arm badly fractured short time ago, in
staVe mill in that town.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The house and out-buildings in Augusta
owned by Mr.. Samuel Trask were DESTROYED
by fire Monday, about three o'clock. Loss
$1,000. Insured for $780, Cause of fire prob
ably defect in chimney,
.. PENoBsCoT COUNTY. a, q
The Bangor Wing states that on Monday
Daniel E. Mills, while engaged in oiling the
bearings of a shaft had his clothing entan led
in the coupling of the shaft-which was MAX
ing two hundred revolutions per minute-and
being unable to extricate himself, was carried
around it and damned between it and nile
of barrels of plaster, which came up to within
few inches of the shaft, and SO near to it
that there was not room for him to go between
them. He cried out as soon as he was caught,
and man in an adjoining room ran to slim
had already nearly slipped it. He was extri-
Gated and taken to his home, and Dr. Sanger
called to see him, who found him badly bruis-
ed, and his left arm broken above the elbow,
but otherwise apparently uninjured. 1t was
narrow escape from death.
We learn from the Wing that runaway
team in that city on Monday struck Miss Fos-
ter, sister OF Miss E. A. Upton, with great
force, knocking her down upon the tagging
with great violence: She was taken up in
sensible and carried into Mr.. Bradbury's drug
store, and DIR. Jones called in, who found her
severely bruised about the face and Jaw, and
after consciousness was partially restored, ac-
companied her to her house, and found upon
further examination that no bones were bro
ken, and hopes she has received no internal
injury. Her escape from instant death was
marvellous, and those who saw her knocked
down and went to her expected to find her
dead rather than living.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
A correspondent of the Lewiston Journal
states that during the past winter an old gem
tleman by the name of Fletcher died quite
suddenly at the house of BENJAMIN Hurd. in
Skowhegan, who has been keeping house at
Harmony and Skowhegan, the former pre-
sided over by his wife, and the latter by a
Mrs. Loring. Mr.. Fletcher was reported to
have had large amount of property in bonds
which his relatives were unable to get any
trace of, and they have been quietly watching
till last Wednesday, when they made formal
search Of Hurd's house in SkOwhegan, which
resulted IN the recovery of about So 800 of the
missing property, and partial confession of
Hurd. Both Hurd and Mrs. Loring were at
once arrested, and an examination commence
ed, which cont nued till Saturday night. when
Hurd was ordered to recognize in the sum of
5000 and Mrs. Loling in the sum of 81 oO0
for their appearance at the next term OF the
Supreme judicial Court The friends of Mr.
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erty to the amount of $4,000 at the time of
his death-but small portion of which as yet
has been accounted for.
Last Saturday morning, says a correspon-
dent of the journal, as Mr.. James L. Wiley,
a Young man about 10 years of age, was riuing
one of Mr. j. H. Gilbreth's Drew colts, at
KendalPs Mills, it became frightened at the
cars passing just then, reared up and came
back on Willey's leg, crushing it so as to break
the homes and drive them clear through the
flesh DIR. b. e. Tasker was Immediately call
ed who set the bones and dressed the wounds.
He is now doing as well as the circumstances
will allow. DR.. Task thinks he will be laid
up five months at least.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
The house and barn in Bath owned and &C.
cuped by Robert Coombs, as we learn from
Ine LINES, were completely destroyed by fire
MONDAY night, together with quantity of hay
IN the parn and much of the furniture in the
mousse Inc nre took from defect in the
chimney. Insured for $1,000, which will not
cover the loss. While engaged in extinguish-
ing the fire. Frank Shorey was seriously in
iured about the head, by the falling OF a Chin
ney upon him.
WALDO COUNTY
A case of considerable Importance, saws the
Rancor Wing, was tried at Belfast last week
in the Supreme Court, between the inhabi-
tants of Frankfort, plaintiffs, and the inhabi-
tants of Lowell, (Maine) for the, support of
nine paupers. Verdict for plaintlffs.