The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-02-13

in the world has greater facilities for the stor-
inc Of ice. and no better ice can be found any
where. Indeed, it is it's quality that is gradu-
ally introducing it into all markets.
Can't. Isaac Lilly, of Augusta, who died on
Saturday, the 3Oth ult., at the advanced age of
ninety-two years, as we learn by an obituary
in the Kennebec journal, was member of the
convention which, in 1919, framed the consti-
tuition OF Maine. As long ago as 1914 he rep
resented the town of Dresden, where he then
resided, IN the legislature of Massachusetts,
ne was also member of the first legislature
OF NAME. In early life he was shipmaster,
put about twenty years ago be removed to Au-
gosta, where he resided until his death.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Rockland Free Press learns that one
man was killed and another very seriously in
iured Tuesday, on the Knox & Lincoln rail-
road, near Robert Spears, in Warren. As we
hear, the men had undermined quantity of
earth, for the purpose of producing fall, as
is often done when the earth is hard, and that
it started suddenly, and these TWO men were
unable to escape.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Oxford Democrat chronicles a painful
death in Bethel, on the I'd instant, of Mrs. L.
A., wife of Jonas W. Bartlett, aged 43 years.
She had heen deprived of her usual rest for
several nights in consequence of a sick daugh-
ter, but on the night preceding her death. be-
Ing nearly 0AuduSlcu lOI Wdub VI resi- anu
sleep, she lay down on couch before an open
fire in the sick-room, and at once fell asleep.
While thus asleep, fire was communicated to
the co lion fabric of her dress from spark or
coal from the fire, and when she awoke it had
made such progress that she was unable to ex-
tinguish it. She ran through the front entry
and through the kitchen to the sleeping apart
ment occnp ed by her husband, who, being
awakened by her cries, in endeavoring TO di-
vest her of her burning garments, severely
burned his own hands Failing to do this, be
| led her out and plunged her into the snow
which put out the fire, but not until heI
clothes were nearly consumed and herself
burned in shocking manner. She suffered
| most excruciating torment for the first five
hours, but under the influence of anodyne
| treatment her pain was relieved and she be-
came calm. But SO extensive were her burns
nearly or quite fwo-thirds of her body beins
completely charred, that collapse supervened
| and she continued in a sinking condition till
o'clock Wednesday evening, nineteen hour
| after the accident, when she quietly breathed
her last.
| PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
| On Monday last, Mr.. Thomas J. Hill, O
| Stetson, was taken with apoplexy while u 4
! Harvesting his horse in his stable, and died il
/ about three hours. hE
sAGADAHoo COUNTY.
The Bath Times says in the death of Davi
| Hatch, Esq, Bath loses another of its ancien
| landmarks. For long series of years he he'll
| a rank among the foremost business men o
1 the place. and throughout his long life be eve
maintained the character of an upright, hon
orable citizen. He leaves large circle Q
| friends, some of whom have had the happines
of being able to smooth his path along tn
down-hIn of life. s-trf,tE 81 ~.
| m WALDO COUNTY.
A shop belonging to John West, on tn
Poor's mills road in Belfast, was burned las
| Monday night, together with its contents con
| sisting of tools, horse rake, moving machn
| BIC. valued at several hundred dollars.
/ SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Somerset Reporter says Mrs. Sally Der
| born of Scion aged Sc years has spun min
hundred and nine skeins of yarn and twiste
sixty skeins, and knit twenty pair of teetin,
and five pair Of ladys hose, and seven pair 0
mittens the past year. eG
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Judging from the Calais Advertiser, Their
| must be hard set of scamps in that REGION
The Advertiser mentions various larcenie
| that have been committed in that city and OF
the river for We elk past. .5a
YORK COUNTY. aI55
| The Inhabitants of Limerick, as we Learn
from the BGdeford Union, unanimously votet
on Saturday last to raise sum of money
| equal to five per cent of the town valuation
| to aid in the construction of the proposed rail
road from Saco and Biddefo1d across the line
| of the Portland & Rochester railroad. provided
said road shall be built within hall mile O
Limerick village A committee OF five wa
also appointed to confer with any parties in
terested in, or authorized to act FIR, said road
On the 28th ult. Mr.. Noah Goodwin, resid
| ing on Common street, Saco, celebrated hi.
golden wedding. The aged couple were in the
best of spirits as they paused on the threshold
| OF a second halEcentury of the anniversary O
| an act committed fifty years since, and never
in all the moments Intervening, repented of.