The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-04-19
State News.
ANDRoscoearN COUNTY.

The Lewiston journal says on Thursday
evening carpenter named Geo. s. Haskell,
attempted suicide by swallowing large dose
of strychnine in molasses. Immediately after
he had it down, he called Mr.. Jones Aver,
who with his vie were at the house to take
care of him. and informed him that he had
been taking poison. DR.. Irish was sent for at
once, and by the immediate and active use of
antidotes succeeded in frustrating his design
of self-murder though Haskell, who was rap
idly succumbing to the influence of the poison,
for some time refused to take the antidotes.
Haskell has been sick for some time past and
for the past week has been wandering in his
mind.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Pennington Chronicle says the town
liquor agency in that place was broken open
on Thursday night Of last week. 1t seems
that the objecti of the thieves was not
money, as the drawer, containing between ten
aid fifteen dollars, was left untouched. A key
containing about ten gallons of cherry rum,
was stolen, also four gallons of medford rum.
There were other liquors in the cellar-Bran-
dies, Wines, &c,-n0ne of which were med
died with, showing that either they were not
in the habit of drinking nice liquors, or the
price ON the barrel frightened them away.
., KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Young Marston again went over tho dam at
Augusta. on Friday, but this time in company
with Major Frank Davis. They made the trip
but the boat upset in the surf and they had a
terrible struggle to save their lives. Another
boat went to their rescue and aided them.
The editor of the Gospel Banner says: A week
ago. Miss Aurela Gilley, daughter of Mrs.
Katie Mudgett, came into our family to do
house work. On Friday morning last, when
going down the cellar stairs with pail in one
hand and buster in the other, and when near
the foot of the stairs, she fell, from what cause
we know not-and striking the back of her
head, near the t0p-on the csmented floor,
toe
siderable blood accompanied by some brain is
sued from the ear on that side. For 48 hours
she was insensble. She is still living Tues
day noOD) knows persons and can talk incohe-
rently. There is but little hope that she can
survive. She is 45 years of age and belongs in
Winslow
OXFORD COUNTY.
A Bethel correspondent of the Oxford Dem
ocrat says that Mr. j. Lamb, from Calais who
owns timber lot up on the Magalloway river.
and where his men have been engaged logging
the past winter, came up some two weeks ago
to oversee his business. The next morning af-
ter he arrived, he went out to the stable when
one of his horses kicked him, imprinting the
shoe into the side of his face. Mr.. L. was tax
en- up for dead, and remained in stupid state
for some time, and finally came out of it and is
yet in a feeble state.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
We learn from the Bangor Wing that the
robbed on Friday night, April 8, of small
trunk containing about two hundred and fifty
dollars in money, eighteen hundred dollars in
bonds, and notes, memorandum, &C., suff1-
Gent in value to the owner to amount in the
aggregate to over four thousand dollars. The
papers are valueless to every one except the
owner, and he offers to let the thief keep the
money if he will return the papers.
The contract for carrying the mail on the
Air Line from Bangor to Calais, commencing
July LIST, has been awarded to Geo. w Spratt,
of Bangor.
The Wing states that Mr., GeoIge McCurdy,
the driver on the Air Line Stage died on We'd
nesday from the terrible injuries received by
falling from his coach on Tuesday.
We learn from the Wing that the construc-
ton of the Bangor & Piscataquis railroad is
pushed on with vigor which promises very
satisfactory success
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
The Bath Times says the other day at pas
senger station on the Portland and Kennebec |
railroad, a traveller offered silver half dollar
in pawn for ticket and, instead of kick |
ing the fellow out for his impudence, the tick
ct master received it and put it in his money
drawer as coolly as if it had been a genuine
legal tender The Times regards the trausac-
ton as a specimen of insanity.
YORK COUNTY.
Fannie Patch, a little daughter of Jesse e.
Patch, at Kittery, broke her leg about half
way between the knee and ankle, while play
ing with her COMPANIONS ON Friday