The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-05-08
state n ews.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

We learn from the Journal that VIM. Mar
tin, Portland youth, who with Edward MUIR
ray, another Portland boy, was complained Of
for stealing a lot of story books from Douglass
& Estes, was sentenced il the Municipal Court
in Lewiston to thirty days In the County Tail,
last Friday. Murray did not appear
The journal says Mr.. L. l.. Barrel, for the
past three years with Msssrs. OBrien, Pierce
Co, Portland, has purchased the -four and
Lewiston, and will continue the flour, meal
and lime business at the old stand. .,s-..,,. -
The Journal says Lester r. Miller, son of s.
T. Miller, of Auburn, Friday forenoon, while
at work with splitting machine, in Miller &
RandafPs tannery, Auburn, caught his hand
in cylinder, which wound his arm around
the machine and fractured the bone between
the wrist and elbow. The shoulder and arm
were considerably bruised, but fortunately he
stopped the machine himself in time to avert
more serious injury. @a' e h9 OF g.
-2o ARoosrooK COUNTY. 7a b. ad 'a
The Sunrise records the May Day excursion
of Mr.. j. Il. Dyer of Presque Isle who found
a very fine colt and litter of fourteen pigs!
The Houlton Times states that on Monday
night DR.: lnnis, on his way homo after shut
a man who salutsd him with demand for the
money he had about him. Dr. f. drawing a
revolver from his pocket replied, s'Here is the
change ii you would like to have it." The
highway gent concluded he would not take it
then, and spologized by saying that he Twas
only in fun" and rapidly walked off. st.s..,
d, vf,ess HANCOCK COUNTY. .,.5..
We learn from the Lewiston Journal that
Capt. John G. Bond Of New York, takes the
place of Capt. Warner In the revenue cutter
at Castine. Capt Bond was on tiis station
several years ago. Capt Warner has been
here three years past. q 7sih4tf roo sff- 5ll {
One day last week the barn of Mr.. Georps
Williams, in No. 80 Hancock county, was de-.
stroyed by fire, together with yoke of 3,years
old stsers, set of double harnesses, several
carts, sleds, all the farming tools and a quaint.
ty of hay. No insurance. ,,.,..f -.
| e..l .-,i KRNNEBEC COUNTY. 5.....
The Journal saws Mr.. William Abbott of
Vassalboro' has sold a four wear Knox stallion
to parties in Portland for $500. g 8 ba4i eslII
We learn from the Journal that Hannah
Holmes, aged 81 a resident of Smithfield. who
has been an inmate of the Insane Hospital for
the last ten year,, escaped from that institu-
lion inursday morning The officers as Yet
nave not been able to learn of her whereabouts
Any information given them upon this point
will be thankfully received. ea.il71ll1 = =
The Soldiers Division of Sons of Temper-
ance, at Togus, celebrated their Anniversary
last Thursday evening in very happy man
ner. hine Iogus Band was present and gave
some fine music. - e"'~
Z - io"i II houi JUG 6afuln0f Reporter that
an attempt was made TO burn the grocery stoI 3
OF William Helah g. Son. in Farm;nutor IN
FRIDAY night April 28. During the night some
one had entered the building and set q fire. in
the counting room; but the store was so tieht.
~ built that the air was soon exbausted ana
the hre went out after charming the insisae of
the store and its contents. The damage was
slight. ad sl7adtss VI N'F> :, "A'1
r. saI OXFORD COUNTY,. Eel.
me Norway Messenger says at recent town
meeting In Norway the mills about to be buil
on Crooked River wete exempted from taxa
vote.
The Lewiston Journal says Mrs. May Chase
daughter Of Timothy Chapman, ESQ. and wife
OF MAI Abernethy Grover of Bethel. died sud.
denly OF heart disease on Thursday morning
May 4th.
After few days the oNd-time stage route
from Waterford to Lowell will be DISCONTINUED
ms 10 part OF the well known Maxfeld
route, which Will now only extend from Paris
to Waterford. This discontinuapce is cans, 4
~ the tapping of that region of country Inv
we Portland q Ogdensbu.g road, which now
takes all the business.
PENoRscor COUNTY.
The Wing says day or two since while Mrs
Joel Hopkins of Brewer, her son, a lad about
ten years old, and a lady friend, were starting
from Mrs. Hopkins house for q ride, the car
them. Mrs. Hopkins arm was broken in two
places and her son SO badly injured Internally
that his recovery is despaired CT. The Other
lady fortunately was not injured beyond few
bruises. .l-...s. lr... ~. ..4- r-I
We learn from the Wing that construction
trains and large force of men are already al
work laying track from Vanceboro towards
Mattawankeag, and the rapid progress and
thorough work daily accomplished, indicates
the early completion of the European & North
American Railway 1t is fully expected thai
trains will run between Bangor and St. John
in August,
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
We learn from the Bath Times that Massrs
Thurlow q Stoutenburgh of Richmr,nd, ara
building fne large ship for Th0s. j. Sontha "a
u Son, OF about HOO ions, to be Completed and
launched this season. ~ =
HsF WARRINGTON COUNTY. sft
:, PEMBROKE is to have new town hall. and in
the same building will be rooms for a Grad Cd
school. 1t 10 to DO erected between the two
principal villages, and is 80 cost $4,000. H..
The proprietors of the Centre Street Church
IN Machlas voted down, two to one, a PROPOSE.
ton to raise their minister 8 salarv Inv q tar nm
the pews. All that the pews are taxed is the
sum oil $3OO tor carreat expenses of the year
We learn from the Machias Republican that
a son OF Mr.. A. Esty of Wesley was fatally in
lured on Sunday, April Both, by falling from
colt Which he was riding. The boy was about
IA years OF age; He went over TO neighbor.
broken and unma nageable, and while riding
was thrown and so injured that he died shortly
after being carried home
The Machas Republican says the house of
George Drew of Noltbfield, Old Stream, was
burned about week age with all its contents.
"a. Az O'CLOCK P. m; Mrs. Drew went to the barn
to milk, and while 50 engaged the fire took
from a stove pipe which went through the roof
Every article in the house was burned except
a feather bed and quilt which Mrs. Drew
pulled through a window.
IN GENERAL.
The Gardiner Reporter asserts that since the
of the Maine Central aud I'll Q
Port}a adj Il Kennebec roads, it has heard much
complaint from business men On the river of
the great increase in price of freightng upon
the railroad. In several branches of business
the rise in freights has been SO great as to seri
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