The Portland daily press., 1871-09-04
state n eWs.
ANDROSCOGGIN.

The Lewiston journal says rents are exceed
ingly scarce. Somebody must build fifty houses
i'll Lewiston and as many more in Auburn
The law of supply and demand ought to work
in that direction very speedily
The Journal says Wednesday evening the
lightning struck sow in shed attached to N.
Maybury's stable, East Turner. She was in
stantly killed, but her litter of pigs sucking at
the time, were none of them injured.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
An affray occurred at Gardiner on Saturday
night Aug. 26, between two yonng man, dur
ing which one Of them was stabbed with
knife in the right side just below the left lung.
The wound was a dangerous one, but the man
will recover. The assailant was not arrested.
The Reporter says two Swede families ar
rived in Gardiner last week, and signify. their
Their intentionssof settling either there, or in
Pittston, and have made purchases with view
to that end
The Gardiner Reporter states that Mr. E. G.
Brown, who has been in that section several
weeks buying horses shipped ON board,!the
Star of the East on Thursday % fine looking
work horses, bought In Pittston and White
field. They go to Elizabethport, n. j., for use
on a horse railroad.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Lewiston Journal says small building
used by the P. & o. c. r. r. Co., for saving
wood by steam power, together with steam
engine and fixtures. swas totally destroyed by
fire Thursday morning beetwen 1 and 2 o'clock.
Cause of fire unknown.
PENOBsCOT COUNTY.
Col. George Fuller, formerly postmaster in
Bangor, is about to take up his residence in
Michigan, where he will engage in the lumber
ing business. He will locate at Easi Saginaw.
In the pocket of Lawson Woodbury. who
committed suicide in Eddngton last Thursday.
was found card on which was penclied: Il
am 66 years old. have lost every friend had
on earth, and have no desire TO live longer. In
deep depression l leaye all below" Mr.. Wood
bury lost his wife few months since; and
within month or two, his only daughter, Mrs.
Fam Cummings also died, leaving him a wild
over aud chidless. 1t was thought that this
sad affair was the result of mental depression
caused by his Affections.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
From ourlLubec Correspondent SsSx
Loring Winchester, a mechanic from East
port, in the employ of Messrs Langmaids q
Munford, fell from the staging upon which he
was at work, striking his neck across a stick OF
lumber, completely paralyzing his body from
his heart downward He lived only twelve
hours afaer the accident.
A large and enthusiastic railroad meeting
was held in the tow n hall at Lubec, Ang. 80, TO
ele 4 delegates to attend the railroad conven-
ton to be held at Ellsworth, Sept. H. The
town will be represented in the convention by
Col. George Cornstock, Capt. John A. Davis,
5. Ryarson of the firm OF A. Il. Sumner & Co.
z. j. Staples of the firm of Samuel Staples &
Son, p. Giliise, w. II. Hunter, Horace Har-
mon, Ed, and DR.. G. u. Higgins
Saturday night 27A inst, the store of Thorn
as ID. Case, at NorthiLubec, was broken into
and ten dollars in money and one hundred dol
lars worth of boots, shoes and mems clothing
stolen. E.
IN GENERAL.
AT the Fremen's muster in Portsmouth, N.
H.. next Wednesday and Thursday, one steam
engine from this State-the Eben Simpson of
Bid eford-and seven hand engines-Deluge,
of Bath, Niagara, of Saco, Torrent of Halloween
Atlantic of Augusta, Fire King of South Ber
wick, Piscataqua of South Berwick, and Del
uge of Saco will participate.