The Portland daily press., 1869-03-29
state News.
AapnoscoaarN COUNTY.


A friend of ours, says the Mechanic Falls
Herald, Mr. f. A. Millett, actually froze his
ears riding from West Minot to this village on
Thursday morning, March 25th, and Miss
Bsarce coming from the same place to this
village to take the early train of ears froze
several fingers. sesA
The Mechanic Falls Herald says: "A very sad
accident happened at Pages Mills, one mile
from this place the other day. Mr.. Maybury
was at work in the shingle mill and sent lit
tie boy ten or twelve years old down below to
bring him an axe. Hearing an unusual sound
he shut down the mill and went below him
self where he found the boy with his clothing
wound around piece of shafting upon which
it had caught, that had been whirling him
with terrific velocity and striking his legs and
arms at each revolution against every obsta-
Gle. The little fellow was insensible and bleed
ing profusely from numerous cuts and bruises.
One leg was broken in three places, one arm
in two places and his feet very badly bruised.
We understand that his physicians have declin-
ed to amputate either OF the limbs fearing that
he could not survive the operation, yet at the
time of writing this he is as comfortable as
could be expected
The Lewiston journal says little daughter
of J. G. Hackett of Minot,- owns Leghorn
hen, that has been petted till she can be han
died very readily. Recently the little girl put
her pet in the lap of her mother, whereupon
biddy Immediately swallowed gold pin that
had become unfastened from Mrs. H. 8 Dress
The pin was an inch long, third Of an inch
wide, and weighed three-fourths of an ounce
To save the pin and the life of the pet, Mr.. 81.
cut open the crop of the hen, extracted the
pin, and then closed up the wound The hen
recovered rapidly, and in week commenced
to lay.
The Lewiston Journal says girl named
Joanna Hallisey. returned from her work in
the mill as usual one evening recently, ate her
supper, and rising therefrom, fell dead. She
II of and Iivad the I.awie.
ton Machine Co.'S Works.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
A fire broke out in Castine Saturday morn
ing, in the basement of McClusky & Co. s tail
oring establishment, totally destroying their
store, together with the stores of Perkins &
Co., grocers, and Mr. Clark, boots and shoes;
also the dwelling house of Capt. Hodsdon, oc-
cupied by Capt. Pike. The stock of Perkins
& Co. was saved, but in a badly damaged con-
dition. Mr.. Clarks stock was saved. The.
goods of Miss Parker, Miliner and Mr..
Hooper, apotheoary, also the stock of @. w.
TildeD, were removed. The damage to their
buildings was slight. The cause of the fire is
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The dummy train from Augusta to Gardiner
ran OF the track near Augusta Thursday
night, in consequence of a switch being mis-
placed. The train was stopped just in season
to avoid being precipitated down steep en-
bankment into the river
The Gardiner Reporter says two young lads,
aged some ten or twelve years, broke into the
dollhouse, on the Gardiner and Pittston
Bridge, last Saturday night, and took all the
money therein-seyeaal dollars in scrip and
coppers. On Monday, they visited the office
of Mr.. Arthur Berry, and turning the key,
which was in the door, entered and carried off
a quantity of postage and revenue stamps
They were detected with the stamps in Itheir
hands, and were arrested, when they confess
ed their guilt They were sentenced to the
Reform School, but the father OF one of the
boys, appealed and furnished bonds.
A military company is being formed in Gar
diner Sixty names have already been obtain
ed.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
A drummer from Boston clothing house,
in attempting to jump on shore from the
steamer, at Calais, last Tuesday, missed his
footing and fell into the river. He was res
cued, and was advised not to be in such hur-
ry next time.
Calais proposes to send delegation to Gil
more's great festival in Boston.