The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-02-19
state News.
ANDRoscoaGrN COUNTY

The Lewiston Steam Mill which has been
undergoing repairs the past few weeks. will
start up again in a few days, as we learn from
the Journal. ~ fa4D5 eiIi4e
The lewiston Journal states that Mrs.
Francis Harmon, of Auburn, fell down stairs
on Friday and was seriously. and 1t was at
first feared fatally, injured, but hopes are now
entertained of her recovery. slor,' 10 aasH
ARoosTOoK COUNTY. s-H1. 3JH
The Patten Voice comes to us this week in
double sheet form. 1t is a smart paper The
editor pitches into US in this fashion for calling
the town of Sherman little: "The Portland
Press, in copying an item from the Patten
Voice in reference 10 Sherman, uses the words,
In the little town Of Sherman etc. Now. we
would Inform the Press that Sherman is not
so very little after all. 1t contains Mtrty-six
square miles Not MANY towns in the State
are larger than this If the word little refers
to population, and not to territory, let it be
known sthat Sherman has $50 voters 800 in
habltants in round numbers, and that the
town had 112 men in the late war, not one of
whom deserted, Let it be further known that
over 100 OF the voters of Sherman are Repub-
icans, and stanch temperance men; that the
town has a minister, a doctor, no lawyer, a
hotel, five school houses, five stores, q grist.
mill, two sawmins, four blacksmith shops, and
intends to have a meeting house with a bell on
it. 1t also owns half a monthly newspaper.
We don't want to be called fatle,' Mr.. Press y
The Voice says recently in Linneus, child
of Mrs. Sarah Winshp fell into tub of hot
water, scaldiDg it so badly that it died after
twenty-seven hours Of the greatest agony.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
/, TheiAugus'a Journal says Mr.. Garland, of
Wtnslow, short time since, purchased very
nice sleigh--so nicely painted and vanished
that the back of it reflected like mirror 1t
was put into a building in which was an
aristocratic Independent gent turkey, who in
passing the back of the sleigh thought he had
found an intruder, whereupon he up and
showed light, and did not give up the contest
until he had completely ruined the back of a
costly sleigh. =l@T77 -.
OXFORD COUNTY. gp -9
Our correspondent at Dixheld inf rms ia
that the Dix6eld Wooden factory was DESTROY
ed by fire Sunday morning. Loss from SIC 600
to 1900. No insurance. fu T5 -
SOMERSET COUNTY.
I The Moose River correspondent of the Lew
iston Journal says there have been an unusu-
ally large number of aceidentslso far this win
ter in connection with numbering. On the 7th
instant, man by the name of Patrick Hughes
belonging in Canada, in the employ of Mr.
William Henderson, in this plantation, was
caught under falling tree and his back yery
seriously injured, il not broken He Is still
| living. but has scarcely any use of his lower
limbs. -5 #.... ...
The same correspondent says on the 9th
| inst, Mr.. John Murter, of st. Sylvester, Cana
da, in the employ Of Mr. l. ID. Sturges of An-
| gusta, numbering on the Thorndike Township
| was hit on the front of the head with q falling
| limb, breaking in his skull In horrid man.
ner. He fingered till the night of the 18th
when he expired.