The Portland daily press., 1870-06-02
State News.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.


The Lewiston Journal states that on Mon.
day gold watch case was found in the street.
nearly opposite the site of the burned store for
merly occupied by 7. NJ. Varney. The watch
case was b'ackened as if by fire, and nothing
put the outside case was found. 1t will be re-
memDered that the watch belonging to the late
M. d. Chaplin, who was burned to death in
the fire which destroyed Mr. Varnev,s store
has never been found, though diligently souohe
for Beyond all question the case found on
;Mohuay IN the street. nearly opposite the spot,
II the long-sought witness that the Iamente,i
Chaplin came to bis uotimely end by an acct
denial confiagration. In the clearing I'D of
ee i y nat sstraase that it should
moved few feet from the fatal spot
The Journal says that Mr. Maxwell Of Sabat-
tisvllle, whose accident was reported yesterday
broke both legs near the ankle He was at.
tended by DR. Garcelon, and is comfortable.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
John Clarey of Litteton while at work
blasting in Patten last week had his hand bad
~ Injured. A part of the hand was amputat-
ed.
A five years old hefer, mixed Durham and
Ayrshire, belonging to James Ward of HOul-
ton, dropped calf the 10Th ult., which. when
but few hours old, weighed lis pounds, and
when one week old, weighed 1856 pounds.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
Tobias Lord, Jr. has been appointed Post
master at Steep Falls vice VIM Wineate re
signed; and John ?. Stevens Postmaster in
New gloucester vice Charles p. Haskell re-
moved.
KENNE9EC COUNTY.
A remonstrance is before the City Council
of Augusta, against the appropriation of any
sum OF money by the city, "for the benefit OF
the State Agricultural Society, or for the pur-
pose OF aiding in defraying the expenses of an
Agricultural or other Fair, to be held in that
nj H., Al
ety., alleging that such an appropriation
would be illegal, aud an uniustiia5le tax up
on the citizens of Augusta"
Messrs. D. s. HI. w Colder of Belgrade
Mills have bought the past winter ten thou
sand cords OF white birch timber for the manu-
gross of spools daily, ard have contracts for
six months. Colder s. Goodwin, Excelsior
Manufacturers, have bought four bupdred
CORDS OF poplar at an average cost of So so per
cord. They make one ton daily, with con-
tracts for all they can do for one year at least.
The house in Gardiner occupied by Andrew
Hartman, was destroyed by fire Tuesday af-
ternoon. The fire was not discovered until IL
had enveloped the whole of the second story.
The family lost all their furniture, clothipg.
&C, IN the second story, only saving a few ar
tlcles on the first floor. Loss about $1,000: in.
sutea LOT Sc0O on the house; no insurance on
furniture. Supposed to have caught from a
spark. "
PFNOBSCOT COUNTY.
me Bangor Wing says on Monday, Mr. Abel
haskell, a man advanced in years, fell to the
ground from a staging at "Barkersville,"
Hammond street. He struck ON his shoulder
fracturibg it very badly.
A young man named Bennett, belonging in
Bucksport. was thrown from his team. on
winch was two tons of manure, Monday, in one
OF the streets in Bangor. The wheel passed
over one OF his legs, between the knee and the
hip, producing what physicians call COM
pound, comminuted fracture-the bone being
broken in a number of places and pieces OF It
thrust out through the flesh and skin in horri-
Bile manner The Whiq says it is thought pos
sible that he may recover.
WASHINGTON COUNTY
George Pierce has been appointed Postmas-
ter at Barring, vice VIM. McLelland resigned.
YORK COUNTY
Our York County court reports will be found
very full and readable
AT LARGE
Gen. Smith of Maine is on his way home
from trip to Florida with two fine ailigators
which he proposes to enter for the fall races at
Jerome Park, New York. So saws Western