The Portland daily press., 1869-05-13
State News.


ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY.
The Lewiston Journal says active steps are
being -taifeH to organize military company in
that city under the act of the last Legislature
Willie, son of Addison Small, Esq., of Au-
burn, was run over by rapidly driven horse
and sulky on Hampshire street, Auburn, Mon
day evening, ABOUT IL o'clock, and severely
injured about the head-the bruises affecting
his brain so as to render him for some time al
most insensible. We are happy to learn, says
the journal, that he seems in a fair way to re-
cover
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The Christian Mirror says that during the
College year at Bowdoin, as stated last Com
mencement, not single instance of intemper-
ance came to the knowledge of the faculty,
and understands the same is true the present
year. What wonderful change within the
memory of man?
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Kennebec Journal says young mn
by the name of Croker came very near losing
his life, on Monday, while driving hand-car
in company with others on the track of the
railroad near Steamboat wharf. Hallowell. he
was struck on the stomach by the crank with
such force as to throw him forward from the
car to the track, and the car passed over him.
He suffered greatly, but it is hoped that he is
now improving. His home is in SOmerville.
The Trustees of the Maine Wesleyan Sem
mary at Kents Hill, we understand, contem-
plate the erection. the present season, of new
building for a chapel, recitation rooms, &C.,
at cost of some thirty thousand dollars, and
some more than half of that sum is already
raised.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
Master J. M. Hawks, son of Rev. Mr.. Hawks
of Bath, has received from Representative
Morrill, the nomination to a cadetship in the
Naval Academy, from the second district
John r. Smith, who was recently arrested
in Bath on a charge of forging check for
50, 400 and brought before the Municipal Court
of this city, where he was discharged for want
of jurisdiction of the Court, has been under
going an examination, for the same offence, in
the Municipal Court at Bath, and was yester
day held in the sum of $4,000 for his appear
ance at the Supreme Judicial Court
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Machias Union says Lizzie, daughter of
Zemro Hall, of Harrington, aged about five
years, had her clothes takesire in the absence
of her mother from the room, which so burn
ed the child that iJ died in a few hours. Lizzie
had laid some bread on the stove and attempt
ed to brush it off with her apron. She had
strength to tell her mother how 1t occurred,
and said, "It is we'll with me-
At the present term of the S. j. Court at
Machias the two persons arrested, tried and
convicted for having robbed Messrs. Wads-
worths' safe at Pembroke in the Fall OF 1867 and
who have been in Jail at MachiaS, since April
1868, at which time they had their trial, were
sentenced by Judge Danforth to nine years in
the State Prison at Thomaston. The Union
says their real names are, no doubt John
Lynch and VIM Branch, and they are suppos-
ed to be of gang OF desperate fellows belong,
ing in Western New York. 1t is said Lynch
was released from Auburn, New York State
Prison in August and Immediately commence
ed operations in Maine. The names they have
been known by in the arrest and trial are Geo.
Clark and VIM. Davis: aliases, no doubt