The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-07-31
state ~ ews.
ANDRoscoaGrN COUNTY.

The Lewiston Journal says the building op.
eratIons now under way in Lew ston and Au-
burn will consume all the brick that can be
made this season, so that no stock will be left
over this fall. "
The Journal says Tuesday night Henry T.
Kellan and William Marshal escaped from Au.
burn jail. Kellan was arrested in Bangor,
Thursday, and was brought to his old quarters
Friday by officer Littlefeld. On Friday
afternoon complaint was made to officer Nc
Gillicuddy by French boy that pair of pants
had been stolen from him. He directed the
officer to the island, where the thief was dis
covered to be the missing prisoner, Marshal
He was at once arrested and returned TO Jail.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The Sunrise says there are no grasshoppers
IN Aroosteok county, nor never were. ~ o..
Fifty new emigrants passed Fort Fairfield
on Saturday 2lst, on their way to New Swed-
en-, and on Monday eighty more. 81
Hay is SIS per ton in Sherman, right from
the field. .oL
81 CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Bridgton is increasing her population rapid
". Wenotice in the last BridgtOn News the
record of six births in that town the week end
ing July 9th. What other town in the State
can show such record
The News says Mr.. Fogg Of Bridgton, whose
system was SO seriously disarransed by the
Hal!owell railroad accident, is vet confined to
the house, and the prospect Of his speedy re-
covery Is TAR from encouraging. 49,, m
The News says Tuesday night Mr.. L. B.
Moody of BriogtOn, the we'll known hair-dress.
er. made mlscalculation after extinguishing
the light preparatory to ratiring by which, in
stead of stepping into his bed-room, he was
thrown down a flight of stairs, breaking his
lett wrist. But short time since Mr.. M. lost
a finger and was thus incapitated from SER
vice for several weeks. He seems to be very
unfortunate.
few nights since negro by the name of
Ned Gray, broke into the county store of Keith
& Martin at New Gloucester and stole some
articles. He was arrested by constahle of
that town and brought before Trial Justice
Cobb and bound over in the sum of 81 600 to
appear at the Supreme Court in Sentem her
Charles Griffith who was arrested for larceny
year and half ago but let off on promise Of
the men are in Jail.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
An accident occurred to one of Barnum,s
large show wagons, at about half. past three.
Saturday morning. AS the train was corning
down Winthrop hill in Augusta the horses
took fright at loo )motive which was crossing
the road and ran with great speed se,s;nS
the carriage aud throwing the occupants ,nte
the street Fortunately no one was Injured.
with the exception Of the MAMMOTH liant Who
received slight brnise on the head.
We learn that pick-pockets did a pretty az
tensiVe business at Augusta on the dav of
Barnum's show. VI
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing says little son of Vim,
King OF that city, found an unexploded metal
&c plstol-cartridge in the margin of the r;var
Friday, and taking hammer and nail nndor'
took to see what was in the little conner I,ha
he ascertained the nature of the contents IN a
lew seconds, and now is minus the ends of two
fingers and has hole in his leg wy
The Bangor Wing says the country ia be;no
flooded with lottery circulars, sent under 18th" ths
frank OF Hon. j. F. McKenney, M. G MnKem
ney is a Democratic member from the an S;s-
trict in Ohio His name is approprateiv
Frank McKenney. "'o's a.
Rev. Mr.. Hitchings, Rector of ST. Joh,,s
church, Bangor, has been requested NV his
parish to withdraw the resignation tendsrod
short time since, and to continue his labors
among them. Iolaaa '"oo's
WASHINGTON COUNTY,
Mr. James A. Rice, formerly of Lubac ,,os
killed by the explosion of boiler at Mish;oan
Bluff, California, July 18th. er
A bear was recently seen by man in Tn.
oec Both man and bear were frightened and
went different ways.
The Republican Convention for WASHINGTON
county is to be held at Machias August i7tb