The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-12-11
State News.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

The Lewiston Journal says number of ex-
perienced gold miners are making prepara-
tiots to visit and examine the newly found
mine on the farm of Mr.. Vosmus in Danville.
The Executive Committee of the Androscog-
gin County Temperance Alliance have made
arrangements with r. D esser, Esq, of Au.
burn, to visit the various towns of the county
for the purpose of aiding IN organizing the
friends OF temperance and awakening interest
in the cause.
The Lewiston Journal says ON Tuesday af-
ternoon young lady named Catherine T0bn,
employed in the weaving room of the Lewiston
Mills, had her arm caught in the machinery
and barely escaped losing it. As it wa the
arm was terribly wren he'd and twisted. and il
will he some time before she can have the full
nse of it.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
A young man named Murphy, at work in
5. d. Powers cabine. shop, in Houlton on
Friday last, in attempting to reach over a cir
cular saw, at which he was working, the sleeve
OF his right arm caught, drawing bis hand on
to the saw, nearly severiDg it from the wrist
Two of the fiugers will be saved, the Pioneer
says.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
We learn from the Chronicle that Mr.. VIM.
Brown, OF New Sharon, who attempted suicide
not long since, and was lying in a very preca
rlouS CONDITION, as announced last week has
sluce died. lie had attempted the same act
plishing 1t by the timely intervention of
friends. Mr.. b. was in comfortable circum-
stances, and much respected by nejghbors and
tOwnSmen.
The Chronicle says the most gratifying re-
ports are received from the Gilman Silver
N ne IN Industry. A specimen forwarded by
j.. w. Smith was assayed by DR.. Hayes Of
Boston, November 9th, with the following re-
suit: "One ion OF the ore contains 1850 o.
dwt., 16 gr., and is worth $2145 A.
The Chronicle states that Mr.. Hollis Green.
OF Starks, engaged in hauling stone from
Chesterville to that place with team of six
oxen, had occasion to bride his load prepare.
tory to desce ending steep hill in New Shar-
Ou. While thus emp Dyed The team started,
throwing him beneath the feet of the rear
yoke OF oxen. He had the presence of mind
TO seize the tongue of the sled and retain his
sold until he reached the foot of the hill.
where he was rescued from his perilous nosi
ton unhurt, with the exception of a few
bruises; me team was heavily laden, aud it
Is wonderful that he was not crushed to death
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
On Saturday evening last Miss Minua
Woart, young lady about nineteen wears of
age, while skating on the Mill Brook, at An
gusta, fell and broke her leg.
The new Baptist chu tch at Augusta has
been completed aud will be dedicated on Tues
day of next week. The exercises will take
place at two o'clock in the AFTERNOON. Dedica
tory sermon by R-v. A. X. p. Small, of Port
land; prayer by Rev. DR.. Wilson of Water.
vile.
We understand that Mr. Turner has pur-
chased III. interest OF Col. Williams in the
augusta house proprieto ship, and will here
al er have the entire management of The
house. o
KNOX COUNTY.
The Rockland Free Press says Z, M, Wool
Esq. ,of camden, stepped OFT the sidewalk
near his residence Monday plight, in tho dark
ness, and fell, dislocating and fracturing his
arm, at the elbow. On the same night. a Mr..
Kuel Philbrook and Captain William FRYE of
Camden, were returning from Rockland they
met the Belfast stage between Rockland and
Rcckpo t, with which their carriage came in
contact, and both gentlemen were thrown out.
N Mr. Philnrook was but slightly injured; but
coLtusloa on the head. He was taken up in.
seuslbe and remained partially SO till thew
reached Camden. '
OXFORD COUNTY,
Friday afternoon, two boys, G Gorge Richard
son and Clinton Russell, each abe ut 10 yeors ~
age, while skating on Whitney Pond. fell
through hole in the ice and would have been
drowned but for the efforts of Willie Lucas. q
lad OF fourteen, no other assistance being near
as we learn from the Thomaston Journal,
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Melen e. Chamberlain, lad 16 wears of aoa
In this office, says the Bangor Wbie'
was accidentally killed about noon. Wednes,
lay. He was skating on the ice by the side of
Court street, when he slid into the street EFF -
high back, and ell between the wheels of q
oaded team which passed over him, breaking
ais neck and causing instant DEATH DR.. IT n
Seavey was on the spot in moment after the
ce, but life was extinct. His father
md mother are both dead, and he was the
ward Of A. G. Lebroke, Esq, of Foxcroft
In the Police Court in Bangor on Tuesday.
Howard A. Cleveland was held for trial at the
February term Of the Supreme judicial Court,
or the murder of Warren George. Mrs. Blais-
iell was held to answer to the charge OF being
accessory to the murder. She furnished the |
necessary bail iD the sum of $1,000.
~ me Bangor Wing says the house in which |
on @' ret, George was murdered, in East Oring-
~, vas burned to The ground on Monday eve |
IS ~ GarCies unknown. The C items of the |
place WI! not regret that it no longer remalns |
IS reminder of the terrible tragedv which
ook from their midst an as+;mGIn' 1910: "ion
steps were being taken to have II remo1ad -;
! legal manner, bu, their worl, has bean sn
,erseded. "oo" SUI
We learn from the Bangor Wbio That
chool house in Orripgtou was hnrn ,nI' !"
Monday evening" A singing school had be on
,eid du ing the evening, and the house tooi-
Ire PROBABLY from fire in the stove.
WALDO COUNTY.
III Un TTiday last, the distance from Liberty tn
iIa and return was walked by MIR.
waoer &c esn' OF Liberty, In seven hours. for
A hv h;, VI Sooo. Ihis entire dis lance tr vars
-, ~ niin was thirty-two miles. or a it'll 20
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