The Portland daily press., 1871-12-23
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

~, WING ilUIllc WIFI u lUdu VI Woou, Wno do-
lacked with paralysis His wife noticed when
The horse came into the yard that MIR. Penley
with difficulty seemed to make progress into
the house. She Immediately helped him, and
he was taken into the house, but was able to
only a few broken words. His con-
dition grew rapidly worse, and his recovery is
not anticipated.
The Journalsays William Hodgdon of Wales,
in driving to Lewiston, Thursday forenoon, in
the extreme cold, became insensible and a
passing team found his horse out at the road
side and the driver in an unconscious state He
was Immediately cared for and carried to a
house, where he was gradually re-
stored to consciousness.
The Journal says Mr.. Cressey, whose skull
was fractured at City Building, Wednesday,
was conscious and quite comfortable Thursday
afternoon. He inquired about the extent of his
injuries, and gave some directions about his
business.
The Franklin Company at Lewiston, has de-
clared a dividend of four per cent. payable at
the office of the Treasurer, in Boston, on the
first of next January, to stockholders of record
on the Goth inst. So. ,
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The Bridgton Ne,os says Miss Alwilda S.
Wight, aged 26, residing in Naples, COM
mitted suicide last Wednesday morning by
hanging herself by rope in her fathers corn n
chamber From appearances it seems that she
deliberately heightened out the rope by attach
ing the husk braid Of a corn ''trace" and then
having fastened one end to beam and adjust
ing the other round her neck stepped out of the
chair and launched into eternity. When dis
covered by her brother, life was totally extinct.
No cause is assigned for the dreadful act, but
ill health and consequent temporary insanity.
The Meas says last spring, Mr. Dominicus
Edwards, of Otisfeld, offered for sale about
one and half ton of hops, crop of 1870, for
10 cents per pound, without finding purchaser.
Since harvesting the wears he
has sold his whole stock of hops for about 81
10000, realizing $150000 on the old hops which
he could not sell in the spring. IN
The old brick school house in Bridgton, with
all the books of the scholars, was destroyed by
fire last Tuesday. The town house was in dam
ger, says the News, but by vigorous efforts of
citizens was saved. f%tfE III
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Journal says as Mr. Bean, brother of
Rufus Bean, trader in Hallowell, was driving
down Winthrop street in Hallowell, Thursday,
with horse and pung, and when crossing the
railroad track his pung was struck by the noon
train and stove into kndling wood The horse
leaped, Bean kept fast hold Of the reins and was
twitched out into snow bank and his life saw
ed His head was muffled up on account of the
cold weather and he did not hear the engine
bell
fsfyE OXFORD COUNTY.
The Lewiston Journal says that the measles
Bethel HILL that the schools have been put off
for the present
The Register says Nellie Landon, little girl
that has been living with Mr. John Weeks, of
Porter, and aged about eight years, was drown
ed in well on the 18th inst. She went to brick
yard few rods from the house, for some sand,
in which was an open well; she returned with
the sand, and it is supposed she left her mittens
and went back after them and accidentally fell
or slipped into the well and was drowned
PENoBscoT COUNTY
The Bangor Wing says George D. Stowe and
Benjamin f. Terry of Boston, were arraipned
before Judge Clark of the Police Court Thurs
day forenoon, charged with obtaining twenty
thousand dollars from Joseph W. Pollard, of
O!dtown, under false pretenses. The warrant
alleges that they pretended to be doing large
business in silk and other goods in Boston, and
thus deceived him into letting them have money
until the above named sum was reached No
examination was held and the case was contin-
ued to next Tuesday, each of the respondents
being ordered to furnish $4,000 bail for his ap-
pearance at that time. Stowe found sureties.
but Terry was committed. aAsEE
Edward Lake, charged with an assault with
dangerous weapon on policeman Grant of
Bangor, and committed in default of $4,000 bail,
NOV. 10th, was, on a hearing before Judge
Kent, Thurday, admitted to bail, (which was
reduced to $4,000 with VIM. H. Strickland.
ESQ.,, of Bangor as surety.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
The Bath Times states that Mr. David H.
Clark, one of the carpenters on Messrs. q. "a
A SewaIs ship, met with quite serious acct
aent wednesday. He was at work on stag
ing when another man who was on staging
over him, slipped and let fall windlass iron.
weighing about forty pounds, which struck
CLARK on the head fracturing the skull and rem
dering him insensble.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Supreme judicial Court commenced its
session at Norridgewock last Tuesday, Judge
Barrows presiding.
The Reporter correspondent at "The Forks
writes that he saw Canadian, the other day,
named Mayo, who had ten gallon can filed
with fir balsam, which he had collected by tenn
ping the trees in the big woods of northern
Somerset He sold to druggists at five dollars a
gallon, and said he could, with good chance
collect gallon day. - ~
1874 WALDO COUNTY
The PROGRESSIVE Age says Harrison Stevens
OF Jackson, late tax collector of that town alb
seconded last week leaving quite number who
had trusted him, in the lurch. He was in
arrears on his tax bills and we hear that the
town authorities sued him and attached his hay
An arrangements was made by which it was re-
llnquished He then shipped the hay with
some other he had purchased to Bodwell & Co.
Vlnalhayen, and took also on board a quantity
OF butter amounting to $75, of Henry Wyman
OF this city to dispose of for him. He previous
ly got note of $500 discounted at the bank.
signed by Wyman and others as sureties. He
sold the hay and butter to the Bodwel compa-
ny, and then went across to Augusta where he
tell In with Mr.. Bodwell and got his paper to
tne amount OF $500 as an advance for future
consignment of hay, which he promised TO pur-
chase, and then absconded and has not been
heard from since.
YORK COUNTY.
DIR. Caleb Sanborn, prominent. well-lxnown
citizen of South, Berwick, died Wednesday
morning of, as is supposed, cancer in the stom-
ach. He was an old physician, having practic-
ca there as Thompsonian for over thirty years
Or. Sanborn was about sixty years of age. and
leaves wife and large family of children.
,Biddeford, we fear is following hard after
larger cities. According to the U7aion at five
g, clock Wednesday afternoon, the police sta
ton In that city held seventeen compulsory
dodgers. The majority were charged with
arunkenness and disorderly conduct, though
there were several arrests for larceny and as
sault and battery. A lively fight occurred Sat
urday night on Vetromile street, another at the
Five Points, " Sunday evening; third at the
haunted house on the Alfred road, same eve
nlng, and an officer was assaulted while arrest
ing prisoner.
A party of six roughs employed on the B. &,
M. r. r. got on spree last Sunday and enter.
ed the house of Jeremiah Kelley, at Kenne-
bunkport, while part of the inmates were AFT
church. They assaulted the remaining in.
mates, broke up the furniture, and created a
general disturbance. Four of the party were
subsequently arrested and fined They were
employees of the railroad extension. g'sTI
The Lewiston Journal says I. N. Parker. ESQ.
had narrow escape from instant death at Ken
nebunk, few days since In attempting to
get on train in motion he lost his foot hold
and fell, but fortunately held hold of the rail
while his feet were dangling between the plat
forms OF the car and of the depot Ono or t,po
gentlemen seeing his dangerous condition. came
to the rescue and saved him from instant death
MIR: Jonathan Newbegin, of Parsonsfield.
was found dead last Saturday, Dec. 18th. A.
we learn, he was at the door saving wood, and
when found was dead and cold. He was aman
between 70 and 80 years of age. .. =
IN GENERAL.
The Kennebec Journal says it is thought Gov.
Perham will recommend in his fortRcoming
message, the appointment of a State Auditors
1t is understood that the members of the Exec
utlve Council are unanimously in favor of the
creation of such an office
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