The Portland daily press., 1869-03-19
State News.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

Thursday morning Mr.. Roscoe G. Phillips,
conductor on the morning train between Lew
iston and Danville junction, in attempting to
shackle the cars, got his hand caught, one of
his fingers taken off, and the bone crushed.
On Monday occurred the annual meeting of
the town of Poland, at which the following Of
ficers were elected Moderator, A. G. Deni-
son; Town Clerk and Secretary, Chas. Lane;
Selectmen, Assessors and Overseers of the
Poor, A. G. Weston, J. s. Gerry, and j. G.
Davis; Town Agent, A. G.. Weston; Superin-
tending School Committee, j. G. Davis. All
Republicans except J. s. Gerry. Town in
debtedness, $27, 900. Raised for schools. $2755 :
town expenses, $4,000; town indebted ness,
$4,000; roads, $2400.
AROOsToOK COUNTY,
The Pioneer says the adventures of the mas
sengers on the train which left ST. Stephen on
Monday OF last week, are worthy place be-
side "Kane's Arctic Expeditions. Thew
were nearly three days on the route, being
completely blockaded at times by the heavy
snowstorm. On one OCCASION the rate of pro-
gress was but two miles in fifteen hours. The
passengers, some twenty in number were des-
tltute OF food, and starvation stared them in
the face. At this juncture, however, a guam
tity of rice was found among the freight, and
a portion of it was cooked, and served up with
molasses.
The editor of the Pioneer says he saw at the
Mattawamkeag stage stable, on Saturday last,
three specimens of carabou, one of the female
and the other two of the male persuasion.
They were captured in the northern part of
Aroostook county, near Madawaska, for Alex
McLain of Molunkus, who endeavored, unsuc-
cessfully, to procure some of them last winter
They are to go to the Central Park in New
York,
j. s. Tarbox, formerly of Phillips, now lum-
bering in Aroostook county, has already got
in 100000 feet of logs. with probability of
getting 1000 900 more.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
We learn from the Chronicle, that, availing
himself of the provisions of the law recently
passed by the Legislature allowing reviews in
criminal cases, e. f. Pillsbury, Esq, counsel
for Lawrence Doyle, convicted in that county
of the murder of the Libby girl, filed at the
last term of court petition for a review, part
ly on the ground of newly discovered evidence.
tending to show Doyle's Innocence, and partly
on the ground that one of the jurors had pre-
judged the case. If a review is granted the
case will be again tried, though probably in
some adjoining county.
At the recent term Of the Supreme Judicial
Court at Harrington, seven divorces were
granted Six of them were on petitions of the
wives
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
1t is said that j. NJ Larrabee, Collector and
Treasurer of the city Of Gardiner is default
sr TO the extent of $4,000. No settlement has
been made with him for three years His
father promises to hold the sons bondsmen
harmless.
KNOX COUNTY.
At the recent term of the Supreme Judicial
Court in Rockland thirteen divorces were
granted-nine of them on petitions of the
wives.
:, The Rockland Fress learns that child of
MT Henry Wall, of st. George three or four
Years old, being locked into the house few
J ~ ats clothing and was SO severely burned that
a Ie resulted in a few hours. There was evil
hence 1nat t1e child tried to get out of the
n1use' nut was unable to do SO. There was
a'so younger child in the house with it. =
Lew Gerrlsh, who mysteriously disappear
found in Rockport, and was taken home ~
left home while in a state of mental alteration