The Portland daily press., 1870-11-22
State News.
KENNEBEc COUNTY

hENNEBEC COUNIf.
The North Vassalboro' Mills suspended OBJ
erations on Friday last, on account of scarcity
of water.
Mr.. George Phillips of North Vassalboro'
an aged man, " lille at work in his field on
Friday last, broke one of his legs below the
knee-ioint, by heavy stone falling on It that
he was lifting at the time, as we learn from
the Journal.
PENoBsCOT COUNTY.
Tho Bangor Wing says Rev. S. P. Fay, of
Hammond Street Church, by request of the
Trustees of Bangor Theological Seminary, is
to spend few weeks in soliciting funds for
that institution.
Timothy B. Carter, Esq, of Etna, went into
his field to work, on Friday last, and was
He had been Postmaster at Etna Centre for
about twenty years. His age was IS years, and
he never saw sick day in his life, Gays COR
respondent of the Bangor Wing.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
The Bath Times says Reuben Hunt of Bath
while whilst engaged Friday in tending cir
cuar saw in the Winnegance Mills had his
right hand caught and sawed comAetely
through: DR.. Fuller was prompt in Attend
ance and hopes to he able to save the thumb
and little finger of the hand.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
A correspondent of the Kennebec Journal
states that one day last week a Mrs. Rowe of
Smithfield. was badly burned by the explosion
of kerosene lamp. The lamp had very care
lessly been left setting upon hot fire frame.
The clothes were nearly all burned from the
person of Mrs. Rowe, and had it not been for
the timely assistance of her husband, she must
have persisted. AS it was she was burned very
badly and is not altogether out of danger.
WALDO COUNTY.
Edna Robins of Belfast who has been re-
siding in Boston about two weeks, attempted
to take her life on Saturday night by swallow
ing pulverized glass. She was discovered in
great pain Sunday morning, and confessed the
act, saying that she was tired of life. Two
doctors were called, whO after affording her
what temporary relief they could, ordered her
removal to the City Hospital. 1t is not prob
able that she will recover.
At the late term Of court in Waldo county,
Frank Sylvester of Lncolnville, aged about
nineteen years, who plead guilty to larceny of
clothing, was sentenced to two years in the
State Prison. The Age says what IS singular
about the case is, that he actually stole the
clothing in order to be sent to the State Prs-
on, that he might learn q trade
YORK COUNTY.
We learn from the Saco Independent that
Thomas Jenkins, the Oldest man in SacO, died
on Monday morning at the age of 102 years
and 10 months.
AT LARGE
j. ii. Manley of Augusta has been sent
West by the Internal Revenue Bureau to in.
yestigate frauds practiced by the cigar makers
in that region.
The st. Croix Courier has it on good author
ity that company there will put on a screw
steamer for freight between st. Stephen and
Boston, touching at Portland, early in the
Spring. 1t says the stock is already nearly all
subscribed, and the success of the scheme may
be considered certainty.
The st. John, IN. b. Globe says, on Tuesday
last the fishing schooner "Romp, of Eastpbrt.
twenty tons, was seized in Back Bay. Char.
lotte county, by the "Water lily for an in
fraction Of the fishing law.