The Portland daily press., 1870-04-30
state News.
AADRoscoGG1N COUNTY

DAAooco"1AN COUNTY.
The Lewiston Journal says that Richard
Berry. Esq, of North Leeds. fell fton, oi' sl,a
platform in alghtihg from the train WI VIC
day night before the train had fairly s+ouneS
and had his leg badly broken ''oppeo'
Last Thursday, the Lewiston Daily .1o,,rn,,
entered upon the tenth year of its publicat;nn
and this week the Lewiston WeeEl,, .Ioa'nsl
enters upon its twenty fourth yojuwo ". o.'d
twenty fourth year of its existence """
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Chronicle says that Francis w. Fnlsom
a young man employed at Walton's mills
Pennington, was seriously injured last Fridov,
afternoon. while planning bed post Some.
thing in the m 1chinery became disarranoed
the post flew our and struck him in the abdo.
men iDhctDg dangerous and it is feared will
prove fatal wound.
The Pennington Chronicle says one dav las,
week two of our town citizens Committed the
funny blnnder of employing the same attornaU
in little matter of legal disagreement whio
had previously arisen between them. The
"man OF law" had forgotten the first applicant,
aud so rendered advice pro and con. When
the mistake came TO light, he thought il hest
| for the disputants to settle without legal mo.
cess, which was remarkable, honest and com
| mendable way OF doing business.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
| The Maine Farmer says that Senator
Sprague's recent visit to Augusta had refer.
ence TO the rcOulluinS OF tne dam. 1t under
| stands that the result OF his observations was
| of a character to encourage the belief that i'm.
| mediate and energetic measures will be taken
to carry out the original plans and purposes al
the company, which will only be DELAYED unti]
the river falls to its summer level. In tbe
meantime, the arrival of several car loads Of
machinery last week designed for the old mill
| and the new one now in process of erection. is
an earnest indication that no backward sten !,
to be taken in an enterprise in which so much
capital has been invested, and in the succcss
full prosecution of which the communitv a,
large are so interested.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The house of Mr.. Marshall of wa,doboro,
was burned down Sunday morning. Sunnos
ed to be caused by some defect in the CHIMNEY
Loss about $1,000 Insured for seven or eig6
hundred dollars.
| PENoBsCOT COUNTY.
The Trustees of the Maine State AgricuIEu
raj College held meeting Thursday at tb,
bangor House; There were present ex-Goy
Dyke, of Kennebec, Perley, of Cumberland
Hon Lyndon Oak ard w. F. Wipgate of Pen
obscot, and Hon. James G. Madigan, of Aroos
took. hon. Thomas 5. Lang was unavoidable.
absent.
| SOMERSET COUNTY.
A new and comnodious ferry boat has JUS
been put upon one of the ferry routes nea
Norridgewock.
Only two boarders in the county Jail.
WALDO COUNTY.
Elwell, Of the Portland Transcript, has on
enthusiastic admrer IN our city-an old lad
who has read and admired the paper for Ia
these many years. Receiving a photograph O
the editor, along with other prompt pawn
subscribers, che hung it up between the pic
lures of Saint Paul and st. Peter. '.Why.
said neighbOr who was not aware of any can
onized editor, do you call him saint?' g
don't know" said she but saint or no sain
be writes better than either of them!-Rt
p,b Journal
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
"A large dwelling house in Calais, owned b
Mr.. Joseph Granger, and occupied by six fam
lies was consumed by fire recently; loss $50,
There was no insurance on the building, An
other building standing adjoining, owned b
Mr.. Patrick Turner, caught fire and was near
: Iy destroyed; partially insured.
} We learn from the Machias Republican tina
Everett and Harris Tucker, Augustine Gran
and Henry Small, four boys, at Steuben, pu
OIL in the harbOr in small skiff one day rt
Gently. upset and were barely rescued fror
drowning.
: The St. Stephens Times says that Mr.. Josia
Loring, custom house officer at Calais, mysts
rIously disappeared on the 18th inst, sine
which time nothing has been heard from hin
J dis wife was very sick, and died the followip
morning. Loring was informed by the dor
tor that she was near her end and no reaso
eau De assigned for his sudden disappearance
AT LARGE
The Brunswick Teleqraph learns that n trai
Is soon to BIZ put on the Portland and Kenn,
Dec railroad, which will leave Brunswick fc
augusta IN the morning and return in the a
ternOOn. :