The Portland daily press., 1869-03-13
State News.
ANDRoscoaa1s COUNTY


A bill to amend the Auburn city charter so
that the members of the City Council may be
sworn in by a Justice of the Peace, has passed
the Legislature. Auburn is therefore ready to
don her city clothes next Monday. She will,
however, be without a Mayor-at least until
Tuesday, when another trial will be had for
one. sA q u
The Lewiston Journal says the Androscog-
gin train from Pennington, due last Saturday,
arrived at Lewiston Wednesday evening at
about ten o'clock and returned in an hour.
Thursday its down trip was made on time Y
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The chronicle says it is probable that Mrs.
Maria Buzzell, who was at this term indicted
for burning s. o. Wilder's barn in Temple last
fall, will be sent to the Insane Hospital the
plea of insanity being interposed by her coun-
sci. tse[
Mrs. Sylvina Smith, now resident in Fay
cite, spun in fifteen months, 1915 skens of
wooden yarn. Mrs Smith is Sc years old.
She had the misfortune to contract disease
in the hip by taking cold at the age Of nine
teen, from which she has been lame ever since.
She has to sit in a chair to spin part of the
time, and having quite family, has good
other of other work to do, says the Chronicle.
Forty four Of the citizens Of Pennington
Centre village have pledged themselves to
board and room 282 Normal school scholars at
reasonable prices.
Eleven children have been born in Phillips
within few weeks, only one of which was a
male.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The first city election in Ellsworth came off
last Monday. James f, Davis, Republican,
was elected Mayor by vote of 319 to 191 for
Mr.. Rodman. A. f. Drinkwater, Esq was
elected Police Judge. The Republicans car
ried three Of the five wards.
The American says the store occupied by s.
A. Holden & Co. of Bass Harbor, fremont,
was entirely consumed on Tuesday night this
week. The store was we'll filled with goods,
and nothing was saved There was no insur-
ance on the store, but there was an insurance
of 1900 on the goods in three offices, the
Bangor Union for $4,000, the Hartford of Hart
ford and New York Office. Mr.. Holden was
burned badly in the attempt to save his goods.
The Ellsworth American learns that the Re-
pnblicans elected the town officers for Deer
Isle this year. there being a slight "onpleas-
antness" among the Democrats.
We learn from the American, that young
man by the name of Staples, of Surry, was
severely wounded in the leg, by comrade ac-
cidently hitting him with an ak while chop
ping in the woods, a day or two since. The
young man is in a dangerous condition.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Upton correspondent of the Democrat
says the snow is from fivo to six feet deep, and
it is difficult logging. Many teams have lett
the woods in disgust, and very few will tough
| ~ turousH uutl AprI ,duoug tuetu Is mche0n
Kicker b Co., whose camp was burned one
day after the men had gone to work some half
mile away, and ne one but the cook was there.
Considerable property was destroyed, among
the rest some 1000 dollars in notes, belonging
to s. r. Goodwin. These teams are at work for
Mr.. Hezekiah Winslow of Portland who is one
of the best operators in the lumber business in
our State. He owns the town of Upton, that
is, the timber lands here.
WALDO COUNTY
The Belfast Age learns that a store and its
contents, and carriage shop and stock, be-
longing to Mr.. Frank Swift of Belmont was
destroyed by fire on Tuesday. Insurance
small. sag
YORK COUNTY.
The town election in Alfred resulted in the
election of the Republican candidates, by 50
majority.
Tie wife of Mr. VIM. @. Lord, of Berwick,
was run over by horse and sleigh ON Wednes-
day of last week. By some means she was
caught under the sleigh and dragged about
rod, and it is remarkable that she escaped
with her life, although her injuries are not of
serious character.
Mr.. Daniel Williams of Eliot,-while walk
ing on the ice a few days SINCE fell and dislo-
Gated his shoulder bone, and also received 9th
er severe injuries f.