The Portland daily press., 1869-10-12
State News.


The Pennington Chronicle says that Mr..
ID. l.. Perry, OF Letter E, met with a serious
accident a few weeks since, He was in the
woods telling trees with a man named Marden,
when Marden, wishing to draw his axe from
the handle, struck the bead against tree,
when it few from the handle, glanced and
the blade struck Mr.. Perry across the knee
pan splitting it completely in two.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The Ellsworth American says that Mrs.
Wooster of Hancock had her ribs broken by
COW stepping on her. She was milking, when
another COW hooked the one she was milking
and that cow started and stepped on her.
KNOX COUNTY.
In Thomaston, on Monday last, Mr.. Andrew
Hoff,es, Sd, fell from staging at the stern of
the ship building by Hon. L. O. Brien, and was
fatally injured, living but short time after the
fall, being the third fatal accident on that ship
this season.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY
The Bath Times says:-Durng the storm of
the 4th inst, part OF the masts and rigging of
an unknown vessels washed ashore on the
Small Point Beach. The masts were broken
off above deck, leaving the lower ends held by
rigging above water. The hull of the vessel
lies in ten fathoms of water. east by north,
from the end Of the Cape,-distance about one
mile, and west by north from Seguin. Two of
the vessels crew found on the beach, were
buried the 9Th inst, by the authorities of
Phipsburg. One of them had spread eagle
printed on the right arm below the elbow, with
above the elbow was printed, 81. S.
G. born 1845." From pocket OF the other.
was taken part of an envelope containing
lock. OF light brown hair, aud addressed to
"Sarah J. Fenton" Tor something like it,) "Ea
Boston" The vessel was undoubtedly sunk
in the great le Of September asst Further ru"H
Information will be furnished by Tallman Low
ell, Esq, Small Pc mt, Maine.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Reporter says that Messrs. Lyon & Co.,
of Skowhegan, have been repairing their paper
mill and making such additions as to inc,ease
their capacity of production nearly Is per cent.
The Maine Farmer says that Mr.. 8. D.
Greenleaf OF Sandstone of the best farmers
in Somerset county, and gentleman who has
gwen muct attention to he breeding of sheep
has recently Refunded from Canada with a
flock of about two hundred choice sheen. of
the Leicester and Cotswold breeds with grades
of the latter. designed for the imprOv. mept of
themselves of the opportunity given them
through his efforts.
YORK COUNTY.
John E. Butler Esq OF the Union & Journal.
leaves tomorrow for trip across the Continent
Mr.. Nathaniel Roberts of Lyman who for
several years has carried on the farm and man
aged the business affairs OF the Misses, Brack.
ct Of yman, died very suddenly of heart dis.
ease last Sunday morning. He was returning
from the barn and dropped to the ground near
the threshold of the door and expired almost
instantly. He was very intelligent and nm
right man, and will be greatly missed by bis
neishbors and townsmen, whose confidence
and esteem he enjoyed in marked degree.
William Seaman an old resident of Saco
offers for sale all his personal estate proposing
to remove to Iowa.
Capt. Edward Mason of Kennebupk ba. sold
his residence in sMousam village to Stephen
Perkins, Esq, and moved out to Kansas. His
brother Capt. Tobias s. Mason has sold his in
terest in the store and stock to his late partner
James w. Mason and proposes to remove to
Kansas also We learn that Capt. Noah Mason
Of Westboro' Mass, who formerly lived in Ken
nebunk talks Of moving westward too.
Henry II. McKenney who for so many years
kept the gunsmiIh shop in Biddeford, opposite
the City Buildings has gone to live in Balti-
more where a son resides
The body of Hilton, the second of the two
men VINO were drowned at Wells Friday nigh
mas since washed ashore. 1t is thought they
were returning into the harbor when their
boats were swamped by the surf
We regret to learn of the illness of James
II. McMullen, Esq, the efficient superntend-