The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-04-12
State News.
ANDRoscoaoIN COUNTY.

64N0AsOoNOG0AN
Mr.. Crawford, who was severely injured by
the cars and his team demolished, at the
Hampshire st. r. r. Crossing ia Auburn, q
year and halt since, has settled with the
Maine Central r.. r. Corporation as the Lew
iston Journal is informed, which pays him
$4,000.
The Lewiston Journal says a crew of men
are employed shovelng the snow out of the
roads in the upper part of Auburn, 80 that
wagons can get through to Lewiston.
The Androscoggin Herald says the little boy
who was injured SO badly in the single mill
at Pages Mills week before last has siuce
died. The little fellow has lived along great
sufferer, but death has finally come to his re-
lief As last resort an amputation of one leg
was performed at the thigh on Wednesday.
After the operation the boy lived but short
time.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The Ellsworth American says Wednesday
afternoon in about two hours fifteen vessels ar
rived at the wharves, some loaded with freight
from Boston aud others from Portland.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The Gardiner Reporter says the City Coun.
Gil of Gardiner has instructed the Mayor to
arrange the matters of Mr.. Larrabee, the late
his bondsmen pay $4,000 to the city, and allow
ing the remaining $500 of the deficit to go un-
settled, az an Offset t , all bills that Mr.. L.,
may be able to find vouchers for hereafter.
The Reporter says the Portland Argus was
Handsomely headed, in regard TO the item in
its Fridays issue, in reference to the city
marshal of Gardiner passing through that city
with a prisoner. In the first place, that off,
cial has not been out of town for the past ten
days; and secondly we do not believe that there
10 woman in this city who has had four hus-
bands.
KNOX COUNTY,
A few says since as Mr.. Erastus Ware of
Union, was about leaving the barn after hav-
ing fed his stock, crash arrested his atten-
tion, and on looking towards his leanto, he
saw five head of CATTLE struggling for lite, the
floor having fallen, leaving the cattle suspend
the stanchions. Mr.. Ware seized an AK and
cut the chains by which they were suspe nded,
and the cattle found their level in the bottom
of the cellar. Cause, rotten timber, says the
Gospel Banner. OF
A store house filed with stoves owned by
Messrs. Cobb, Wright & Norton, in Rockland,
caught fire on Saturday, and was Destroyed
The fire communicated to a large blacksmith
shop owned by the Atlantic Wharf Company,
which was filled with ship moulds, knees, SC.
This was also destroyed. Loss about $1,000;
no insurance.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
A correspondent of the Lewiston Journal
writes that the term of the Supreme Court
which commenced at Wiscasset, last Tuesday
was adjourned Wednesday, until the first
Tuesday in May, on account of the terrible
condition of the roads, The road between
Wiscasset aud Bath isinearly impossible The
stage Wednesday night with four horses, and
only two passengers, was three hours and q
half getting over distance of nine miles The
Grand Jury were in session two days and al
though several matters were presented they
did not find bill.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing well says: Nothing could
1J,f Coz @1,o
than the reports Of the receipts OF the fair held
for the purpose of merely furnishing the Chill
dren's Home. $685. IA for net proceeds, is
no niggardy sum for time when money is
tight in the market.
We learn from the Wing that the Penobscot
County Commissioners on Friday reappointed
Mr.. Geo. Hammatt Surveyor General Of Ban
gor.
The Wing is informed that female peddlar
has been travelling in Bangor highly RECON-
mending fluid for the remarkable ease with
which it removes irom-rust and other bemsh-
es from cloth. Some of the ladies have tried it
to their cost, 1t cannot be said that she tells
more than the truth. The LIQUID not only re-
moves all blemishes, but is corrosive COM
pound and removes the cloth also.
In Bangor meeting has been held to organ
ize society tor the prevention of cruelty to
dumb animals. Charles b. Abbott of Glen
burn, was chosen Chairman, and john e.
Godfrey Secretary. A committee was chosen,
consisting of John E. Godfrey, Rev. A. Bat
ties, Joseph Carr, Rev. j. g. Gould and Geo.
Stetson, to draw up and report a constitution
and bylaws to be reported at the next meet
ing, to be held on Thursday the 18th inst. as
we learn from the Wing.
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
We learn from the Observer that Hon. Chas
w. Lowell who has been appointed DOS tmast-
err at NewOrleans is native of Foxcrott
The Parkman correspondent of the Observ-
er says that town has recently been Wis.,
tied by. "a Godsend, in the person of Lewiston
butcher, who bought several thousand dollars
worth of neat stock; while flocks OF sheep, and
all Of the clapboards and shingles which he
GSuld hnd-paying liberal prices therefor:
LUIS Is tne hrst opportunity which has offered
10. Ine SAFE Of stock since October, and many
tandea are sun on hand. which had been in
tendeo Tor sale in the fall
sAoADAHoc COUNTY.
The Bath Times says on FRIDAY Mrs. Eunice
Waterhoise departed this life. follou;ng her
husband who had preceded her to tha s,ra 90
barely one week and day Thew waro varv
respectable people, and have lived happily v to-
married daughter, Mrs. Smith of Paris wba
had been with her mother for few DAYS vas
taken violently insane the day before thus adj
ding to the Affections of the surviving members
of the family.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
James s. Hall, Esq, Republican, was elect
ed Mayor of Calais on Monday last
The citizens of Calais are moving in the
matter of raising funds in the aid OF the con-
struction of the Houlton Branch Railway.
At meeting of the citizens of Calais it was
voted to sell the Lewy's Island Railroad for
VA, 900. There issome talk. among the pro-
prietors of the Earning Railroad aboat Rsir-
chasing it,