The Portland daily press., 1869-05-15
State News.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.

CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The Brunswick Telegraph says on Sunday
night, fire broke out in the attic of the house
Of Moses Freeman, just east OF the village. So
sudden was the alarm that Robert Griffin,
who boards in the house, states it was with diff
fieulty he rescued the children from the attic.
No general alarm was given; the house and
shed with nearly all the contents were des-
troyed. Insurance on the house in the Atna
for eight hundred dollars, none on furniture.
Even the clothing of the children was burned.
The Brunswick Telegraph states that Mr..
j. w. Forsaith, on Wednesday, received a tel
egram from Chicago, announcing the sudden
death, on that morning, OF his son, Thomas
W. Forsaith, aged 80 years-a young man OF
great business enterprise and energy.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Rockland Gazette says Mr.. David Ames,
a quarryman of Rockland was preparing to
fire seam-blast containing eight pounds of
powder, on Wednesday afternoon, when a pre-
mature explosion occurred, burning him very
badly. He received necessary medical atten-
ton and we do no not learn that his injuries
are of dangerous nature.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The proposed railroad from Wiscasset to Au-
gusta is to be surveyed Immediately.
Rev. E. A. Bradley, Rector of ST. Philips
(EpiscopaI) church in Wiscasset has accepted
a call TO 90 West and removed to Mlnneapo-
lS.A II. AS
ward Goodr idge, late assistant rector OF Christ
church, Hartford, Conn.
The Wiscasset Oracle says the April term of
the Supreme Judicial Court, which was
obliged to adjourn last month on account of
the bad travelling, was recommended accord
ing to adjournment on the fourth instant, ac-
companied, as usual, by heavy rain storm.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The building at South Paris, belonging to
.,l
was entirely destroyed by fire Friday morning.
1t was insured for $1500. The loss has not
been estimated.
PENoBscor COUNTY.
The Bangor Whig says daughter of Grin
Richardson, aged about thirteen years, was
drowned at Milford on Wednesday evening"
La company with several little girls of her own
age, she was playing on the hanging car
which crosses the main sluice between the
two blocks of mills, when she slipped, fell into
the sluice, and was carried rapidly out of
reach.
The Wing states that on Wednesday even
ing Mr. Henry Severance picked up the body
OF boy in the river at OrriHgton. 1t was ap-
parently that of boy eight or nine years old.
The body had lain long time in the water,
and the hair was entirely gone from the head.
1t is supposed to be the body of the Toole boy
who was drowned while skating on the 14th of
December last, though there were no skates
found npon his feet.
The Wing says that on Tuesday morning
the store of Robert Davis & Co., in Ban
gor was broken into, and a small sum of mon
ey, some tobacco and other goods taken. On
Wednesday the Police arrested lad named
Anthony Murray, runaway from the Reform
School, upon suspicion of having committed
the robbery, and part of the stolen property
was recovered.
WALDO COUNTY.
The Belfast journal says Patterson, who
was last week sentenced by Judge Dickerson
at Belfast, to three years in the State Prison,
will meet there Blake, the murderer of his ia
ther. The two mtn married sisters, and had
frequent family quarrels, where they resided,
In Camden, until one day.Blake, exasperated
by the taunts and prosecutions of Patterson,
procured a gun and shot him. The editor of
the Journal last winter saw Blake at work in
the carriage shop, and Warden Rice pronounce
ed him one of the most valuable hands among
the convicts.
Col. II. w. Cunningham, formerly of Bel
fast, has been appointed Sheriff Of Prince Will
liam county, Virginia.
The Age says r. B. Dunn, Esq, President
of the Maine Central railroad, with Hon. A.
P. Morrill, and Mr.. Hill, Directors visited Bel
fast Wednesday for the purpose of making an
examination and estimate of the business of
our b. q M. III. L. railroad, and to submit an
offer for lease for term of years. But we
given to the Portland & Kennebec road direc-
tors refusal in writing, for q lease of the road
which they propose to build to Winslow, and,
therefore, were not at liberty to make any ar
rangement with them.
Hayford hall in Belfast, the most magnifi-
cent one in the State east of Portland, was
opened for the first time on Wednesday even
ing 1t is capable of seating 1900 persons.
YORK COUNTY.
On Gofu mir ba scf AaiU o1 mil
for saving various kinds of articles with crcu-
property was owned by John f. Plaisted, and
insured for $4,000, which will cover the loss
Incendiary, says the Biddeford Union.
The Biddeford Union says last Saturday
night the barn of Capt. Jordan, on the Buxton
road. two miles above the Saco depot, was set
on fire by some scoundrel who set fire to about
so lbs of hay in the centre Of the barn, but ow
ing to the dampness of the atmosphere, the fire
went out of itself without doing damage
The Biddeford Union says some workmen
We're digging out under an old building IN the
rear of their Office on Tuesday, when they
came came upon human skeleton, with no indica-
tioh OF CONN or wood of any kind. The skele-
ION appeared to be that of adult male, not very
oid, we should judge from the upper jaw,
Wnlcn contained perfect set of teeth. The
bones had been there long time, but how
they came there is mystery. Rumor has it
denly disappeared and no one knew what he
came-of him. But this is only traditionary.
Whether any new developments will come to
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