The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-12-22
state News.
ArpsosooecN oouNTY

ANDEosOooGN COUNTY. Il |
p zo,calon's block on Main street, Lewiston;
took fire Saturday morning and the inslae VI |
the building was nearly destroyed. 1t was oc-
cnpied BY T. Sykes & Son, Merchant Ialiofs'
stock swell; S. & J. w. May and +. bran-
ford lawyers, and Office of the Register III
Bankruptcy for the second district. Loss rom
$1,000 to $4,000 dollars Sykes 81 Son were n
surcd for $4,000 in the Bay State. me pulio
ing was owned by Sykes & May, and INSURED
for $4,000 in the Bangor Mutual. Mr.. Mays
law library is badly damaged.
The special election in Auburn for Repre-
sentative to the Legislature, to NIL the va
caucy occasioned by the resignation of Z. nj.
WoodInan, Esq, was held Saturday, with the
following; resu t &C ranville Blake had 304; 7.
N. Woodman 22l; Scattering, one. Granville
Blake was therefore declared elected.
The Lewiston Journal relates a very atiict-
ing lispensaton which occurred IN that city
on Friday, Mrs Mehitable M. Moody resid-
ing in Lewiston, had been i'll Tor a week or
two. Inf was considered to be out of danger,
ON Frjday. Her little child, three years old
fell sick and died on Friday afternoon. In the
evening her physician called 10 see her and
learned the death Of her child. AS he was
about stepping 10 the bedside of the SICK
mother, an attendant came out of her room
and exclaimed, she is dyiag." Before the doc
tor could reach her bedside, she had breatned
her last. The physician thought her death
was caused by paralytic shock, growing out
ofgiief and nervous affection incident to the
death of her child.
The Journal Of Monday says Joel Gray,
ESQ, whose illness at the Dewitt House has
been referred to, does not rally so rapidly as
was at first promised: and grave fears are en-
tertained of his health.
90 KNOX COUNTY. '
A correspondent of the Rocklaud Patriot
mentions that sad accident happened in
Union Thursday evening. A patty of ladies
had been out TO spend the afternoon and even
| ing, aud ON their return, by some mismanage-
ment Of the driver or otherwise, the wagon
| containing four ladies' and three children was
| upset, and Mrs B. Burton and Miss Estelle
| Burton were, the nrst severely and the last fa-
| tally injured and Miss Estelle' died Friday
| morning. Miss. d. was very intelligent, mod
| est Dung lady, daughter of the late Deacon
| Church Burton, and was about twenty-two
| years of age. Mrs. Burton is still in very
critical condition, but hopes are entertained Of
| her recovery. l-sE-i 81 t7f ia
| . OXFORD COUNTY. sd. ~. .
| The wife of Capt. Henry G. Dean, one of
! the oldest RESIDENTS of Oxford aroused her
husband IN the night of Saturday ~ inst. say
ing that she heard some one Knocking He
arose but could find no one, and coming back
to the bed he found her lying dead. "a
M PENoBsCoT COUNTY. il--i49 {
| We learn from the Wing that large barn
| on Main street, Bangor, owned by Messrs.
| Shaw, Tyler.& Co., and useo by them for the
storage Of hay, was destroyed by fire Thursday
| evening. Fortunately there was but a small
| amount in tine building at the time. The loss
will be about $1,000. The flames eommuncat,
| ed to the stable owned by Isaac Dauforth and
occupied by Mr.. G. w. White as a sale stable
for horses. The horses having been safely re-
| moved, the fire department bent its energies
| TO saving the stable, in which they were sue
| ces>tol. ~. -,st IS. 70. -, ..., D.. .t
The Dexter Gazette reports the sudden death
| of Mrs. Luceuia Dinsmore. She arose and
dressed herself at the time of the late fire; on
returning to her room she dropped down and
| expired without uttering word.
The. Bangor Wing says on Friday evening
last, a little boy about three years of age, be-
longing 10 Captain Fowles, of Brewer Village,
| was so injured by door being suddenly open
! ed against him that he died the next morning
| at ten O'Clock. Immediately after the acct
dent he returned TO- his play, but. soon began
| to yomit, and passed restless night. In the
| morning Drs. Gushing and Seavey were in at
| tendance, but no help could be rendered
Death was produced in this case by conclusion
of the brain and spinal cord. coy '
We learn from the Wing that on Saturday
morning, small, unoccupied dwelling house
on Water street was destroyer by fire. An
other work of the incendiaries, as the house
had been vacant for some time. 1t was own
ed by Mr. kelleher and of little value. % q,
- e PIsoATAoUIs COUNTY. nina 81. ,.-.
We learn from the Bangor Wing that on
Tuesday evening last, al Orneville, three men,
partially intox Gated, one named Ryan, and
two brothers of the name of Hall, went to the
tavern OF q. 7. Pearson, which was at that
moment in charge of MIR. Charles E. Stuart of
Bangor, and called for something to drink,
which was refused. At this they became an
CRY, and one Of The Halls attack Stuart, and
while he was defending himself Ryan came
behind and stabbed him in two places, once in
the thigh, severing an artery, and once in the
hack, from which he bled most profusely and
suffers intense pain. The parties have been
arrested and brought before q Trial Justice.
and Ryan was held in $1,000 for his appearance
in February at the Supreme Court in Dover.
and the Halls were ordered to find bail in 5000
each for further examination as accessories, to
be held in one week. . ~
YORK COUNTY. slsI.-
The fire at Saco, Monday morning, of which
we gave brief Geographic account in Mon
days Press. was discovered in the kitchen of
the York Hotel at Saco about one o'clock in
the morning. which spread very rapidly, en-
tirely consuming the house and stable, also
the American House and stable, the stable be-
longing to Saco House, the Saco Bake House,
j. +. Deeripg's barber shop, and dwelling
house ON Middle street owned by A. Cutter
Samuel Miiiken occupied the Saco Hou.e sta
Bile ana lost his carriage &c. Several French
families living over the Bake House lost all
barely esca ling themselves The L.. to the
Saco House was badly damaged. The York
Hotel was owned by Cipt. Pike and Henry
Rice and occupied by SilaS Quincy & CO.
Insured $1Bb0 on house and $4,000 on furniture
which was owned by Quincy. The totsl loss
is about $50, 600; insurance from $4,000 to $1,000.
Insurance on Bake House was $500 IN the
Home of New haven. On tho American
Honse $1,000 in the Home, $1400 in the Securi-
ty, $500 In the Merchants Of Providence On
the York hotel. $1,000 in the Etna of Hartford
On the furniture of the York hotel, $1,000 in
the Enterprise of Connecticut, and $1,000 in
the Dorchester. @ 5if u R3f1Tg e1