The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-06-20
State News.
ANDRoscoeG,N COUNTY.


The Androscoggin Herald says that Mr.
Gideon Bearce, the post master at West.
Mlnot, has collection of minerals embracing
nearly one thousand specimens, which for the
beauty OF the specimens, themselves and
their arrangement, surpasses any other col
lection In this part of the State. Is
Lewiston is astonished at a specimen of
juvenile depravity. A girl of eight years
went to a gentleman's house and told pitt
ful story, that she was an orphan child of a
Methodist in Portland and had been carried
to Lewiston by lady and deserted on the
that she was believed. 1t turned out that
her mother works in one of the mills i'm Lew.
lston and that the child was thief of expe.
Renee and was even trying to conceal her
self, fearing her mother had detected her in
some petty pilfering.
The Lewiston Advertiser says that Mr.. Will
liam Abrams of Ellsworth, (Reed's Brook)
neighborhood, was kicked by horse ON Sum
day last, and his skull stove in, the injury
proving SO bad that he died the next day. Mr..
Abrams was hard working and an honest
cltlzen. lie was assisting at the tims of the
INJURY IN embarrassing horse belonging to a
friend who had called to see him.
A little boy of Mr.. John Brown of Lewiston
has been missing for nearly week, and II is
supposed he must have been drowned in the
river. He was between six and seven wears
old. His fathers house was near the river.
.. KNOX COUNTY.
The steamer William Tibbets, bound from
Boston to Bangor, went ashore on Porter
held's Ledger, three miles off Rockland about
half past eight o'clock Thursday morning, in a
thick fog. She is tightening cargo and homes
to get off without serious damage.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The young men of Fryeburg, not wishing to
be behind the times, have organized a base
ball club, and chosen the name of "Pequakett."
which they hope, may some day rival the
'Penns" and "Eons" They have twenty men,
bers all men of muscle"
lsss PENoBsCoT COUNTY. .tt-t
The Bangor Wing says that Salmon have
been taken in large numbers in the PenObscot
during the past few weeks. The plice is now
about 20 cents by retail-cheaper than beef
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
A butcher named Scribner, while driving
in Mount Vernon Monday afternoon fell or
was thrown from his wagon, and broke his
neck. He was man of Incorporate habits
The Piscataquis Observer says some con-
temptible creature has stolen the paddock
and key from the gate to the railing around
the offender be detected and punished.
The Piscataquis Observer says: vegetables
grow rapidly,the grass crop will be heavy corn
looks well and the fruit is now beginning to
set, and the prospect is large crop of apples.
. .au..- YORK COUNTY. -
boy ten years old, son of Mr.. Michael
Hinchey, who resided at Kings Corner, Bid
deford, was drowned ON Tuesday night in the
river He went in bathing with other boys,
got between two logs and was unable to extri-
cate himself His companions neglected to in.
form his parents
The Biddeford Mills are now running Init
four days in the week.
- WASHINGTON COUNTY
During the six months ending June 9TH.
one hundred and twenty-fi persons have left
Lqbec and vicinity for California and the