The Portland daily press., 1868-07-27
state News.


The Mechanic Falls Herald saws ON We'd
nesday ne Saloon-car of a freight train on the
Grand Trunk ran off the track about half a
mile from Oxford station. Four nersens' CON
ductor, brakeman, and two passengers were
in the car at the time. The conductor was
picked up from under the car badly bruised,
but i9}rtunateiy The sottness of the ground
saved his life. The brakeman as the car keel
ed over, was thrown several feet landing di-
rectly IN the tops of the thick bushes. which of
course broke the force of his fall and left him
unlnJured. One OF the passengers got several
ugly cuts about the face, but the other was not
hurt.
Friday afternoon as the o'clock train was
leaving Auburn station, the horses attached
to the Turner stage became startled and sud-
denly started to run, overturning the stage be-
fore reaching the road. The Journal saws the
passengers Were all somewhat bruised, espe-
cially lady, resident of Turner, named
Adams, upon whom a large piece of the bro-
ken wagon tell, and who was at first thought
70 DC SERIOUSLY INJURED, She was conveyed to
house near by and Dr. Edgecomb called who
pronounced her injuries to be nothing more
than serious bruises ~ ~
s~b ARoosTooK COUNTY.
"Ex-Typo writes from Perham Plantation
under date of July 10Th. that the crop of hay
Is not quite as large as last yeai, but grain is
looking splendidly with the exception of win
ter wheat, which was badly injured Proba-
bly, more wheat was sown last spring in Aroos-
took than ever before. Large quantities of po-
tatoes and beans have also been planted, and
are looking hrst rate. Farm produce never
| commanded so good prices before as they have
| the past season, and farming is looking up
| in consequence. With oats at 81 aud buck
| wheat 80 to 80 cents wheat SO 80 to 81 and
| potatoes from so to IS cents per bushel, farm
! ing in Aroostook pays better than any other
| business; but still some men prefer TO make
| cedar shingles to raising their bread. Labor
| ers are very scarce and command from 81 80 to
| 81 per day; carpenters from 81 to "a and mill
men get good pay.
| 1881 CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
| We learn from the Bath Times that Mr.
| Charles Brown, highly respected citizen of
| Freeport, aged about 60 years, hung himself
Friday morning, during the temporary alb
| sence of his wife, who had gone to a neighbours
| OF an errand. Long continued sickness of
| over year, with 30 prospect of relief is sup
1 posed to have so afflicted his mind as 10 lead
to the sad act. He was u mason by trade, a
member of the Freewill Baptist Church, and
his death will be lamented by large circle Of
| friends.
| TO- -l4 HANCOCK COUNTY.
| The Bangor Wing says that the lightning of
| Wednesday week struck the Roberts Hotel at
| Bar Harbor, Mt. Desert, and passed through
the house, IN which were forty persons at the
time, but very fortunately no one was injured.
/ t3 al KENNEBEo COUNTY eI.
The Gardiner Reporter says young lady,
the daughter of John Williams of West Gar
diner was severely injured by being thrown
from carriage while turning the corner of
High and West Streets in that city, CD Tues
day afternoon. She narrowly escaped a fatal
injury, as large stone and the sidewalk were
within few inches from where she was taken
up insensble
The Gardiner Reporter says Frederick A.
Sawyer, the newly elected Senator from South
Carolina, will be remembered by the old resi-
dents OF that city as the teacher of a select
tchool in the Lyceum building, for some time,
! IN ha 1icb +Lo
School. He afterwards taught in Wiscasset,
and still later removed to Boston. He went
South a few years before the breaking out of
the rebellion.
/ OXFORD COUNTY.
We learn from theMechanic Falls Herald that
on Tuesday of last week, Mrs. Diantha Lover
ing, wife Of Prescott Lowering, of Greenwood,
committed suicide by hanging herself with a
skein Of yarn in the barn. Insanity, doubt
less, was the cause, as she has unsuccessfully
attempted to take her own life before.
Our correspondent at Paris informs us that
a large barn belonging to James Merrill, of
Paris, was struck by lightning Friday. The
barn, containing large lot of hay, with farm
ing tools, SC, was entirely consumed. F-
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Skowhegan Reporter says the many
friends of Moses Lttlefeld, Esq, will regret
to learn that he is confined to his house by
sickness of quite serious character.
.Hl-lf WALDO COUNTY. Ief Il
The Belfast Age learns that Mr. Sharon
Banks, of Poors Mills in that city, was thrown
or fell from n wagon load OF barrels some ten
days ago, and died in a few hours'from the in
jurieS received. His age was about forty-fve
years,
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Tuesday evening last, while locomotive
was running from the mills in Princeton to
the depot, deaf man named Mclaughlin,
aged about 90 was observed walking on the
| trao An al in1tu adj ntalU rais hnt
all possible means tried to stop the train and
give HIM warning of the danger proved fruit
less. The poor fellow was knocked down, the
wheels Of tho locomotive passing over his head
nj, NIL killing him instantly
The dwelling house OF MIR. James Mckay,
IN Barring, was destroyed by fire on Thursday,
Guilty, losing nearly rything-furnture
clothing, house and outbuilding