The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-01-26
State News.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY,


The legal voters of Auburn will vote on Sat-
urday, Feb. 4th, on the question of loaning the
credit of the city to the AndrOscoggn Railroad
Co., on certain conditions, for the purpose of
extending the Androscoggin road to the Grand
Trunk.
Over 10000 bushels Of potatoes have passed
down the Androscoggin railroad the present
season. The price paid at the stations now is
from Is to 80 cents.
The city of Auburn is rejoicing over new
steam fire engine.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The law Office of Col. John G. Cobb, in
Windham, was destroyed by fire Monday night
with portion of its contents.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Elbridge S. Weeks, Esq of Jefferson, Sheriff
OF Lincoln county, has appointed the following
deputies: VIM. H. Folsom, Somerville Caleb
Hedgdon, Hodgdun's Mills: VIM. Cnnning-
ham. Edgcomb; Emery Boynton, Wiscasset:
Henry P. Cotton, Damarscotta Mills; Alonzo
j. Partridge. North Whitefeld.
Mr.. Isaac TAR, living on the west side of the
river about three miles above Wiscasset was
frozen to death on Monday forenoon. He fell
through the ice while crossing tho river to out
WOOD, and when found bad been in the water
standing breast high in the ice nearly an hour,
He died in few moments after being taken
out. His struggles must have been fearful, as
his clothing was nearly all torn off by the edge
OF the ice. He was about go years of age.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The Journal says Mr.. Harvey Leighton of
Augusta, who has for some time been engaged
in the sale of milk, has been confined to his
house for several days by disease contracted
while serving in one of the Maine regiments in
the late war. His young wife, not wishing that
he should lose his established business mount
ed the milk cart, and on each of these biting
mornings has driven from house to house, SUP.
their usual amount of milk.
Capt. Isaac Lapham, of Pittstop. who met
with an accident in the woods on Friday last
died on Sunday from his injuries. When the
accident occurred he was chopping down a
tree, and the last thing he recolected was of
appears that as the tree fell it struck with
great force against another tree, breaking off a
very heavy branch, which dropped directly
uponC Capt. Lapham's head.
The Kennebec Journal says every change
which has been made by Mr.. Baker in the re-
vision OF the statutes has been adopted by the
Legislature. In each case it was found that
the changes were essential to the better under
Standing of the several acts.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Gas Light Companv manufac-
tured during the year 1870, II ,4S3, $50 feet of
gas.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
Capt. David Patten, one of the most worthy
and esteemed citizens of Bath died in that CITY
last Monday, at the age of u years.
The Times says Mr.. Varney of Bowdoinham,
who was so severely injured some time since
BY the falling of tree, remains in very pre-
,arious condition.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Petitions are in circulation for holding the
March term of the s. j. Court at Skowhegan.
Fletcher's block in Arson came near being
destroyed last Thursday EVENING" little boy |
having carried lighted lamp into clothes |
n uoa ~ one of the tenements. the flames of |
: h a,cn communicated to the clothing banging !
'm ro1., Every article was destroyed, but by |
WALDO COUNTY.
Daniels, one of the persons imnlicated IN tho
lime Rock Bank robbery, died in Relfast IF