The Portland daily press., 1872-11-21
STATE NEWS.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.
The Journal says the losses of the Lewiston
corporations by the Boston fire prove to be so
small as not to perceptbly touch a dividend
be large, are very small.
The Journal says Lewiston is thriving-forty
French children loaded down a coach, They
were the household effects Of two or three fam
lilies just arrived from Canada.
There are plenty of New York runners circu-
latIng about Lewiston, taking advantage of
Boston's misfortunes.
In October 5454 cases of shoes were shipped
from Auburn.
The frescoing at the City Building in Lewis
ton has been completed. The room in it for
the postoffice will be fully completed next
| week.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
press Correspondence
j. W. Holden, Esq.,, of Otisfield, travelled on
loot eight miles through the mud, on Tuesday
Nov. 9th, to cast his vote for President Grant,
after twelve o'clock noon-and in the time
called on friend made a visit and took din
ner; all after II o'clock.
Payson Patch of Otisfeld, had pair of val
liable oxen tied up in his barn Morday night
One OF them got loose and got into the crib or
manger during the night and in the morning
was found strangled to death in the crib
James Chase and wife have bought and
moved into the same house in Otisfeld that
they commenced keeping house in when thew
We're first married. about fifty years ago, near
the Free Meeting House.
KEENEBEc COUNTY.
Last Tuesday child of Joseph Whitney of
Augusta, two years of age, pulled from the
stove tea pot full of scalding water, nearly ali
of which fell upon the child. Its face and
neck was horribly scalded and the little sufferer
is not expected to live.
Large quantities of hay is being pressed in
kennebec county, and shipped TO western and
southern markets.
OXFORD COUNTY
The Democrat says the selectmen of Bvron
offer reward of $500 for the detection Of the
person who set fife to John Houghton's barn,
and Mr.. Houghton another hundred and suit
able reward besides for the detection of per-
sons committing theft or wilful mischief on
his premises.
At meeting of the delegates from the three
Agricultural Societies in Oxford county, held
at So. Paris last week, Hon. Geo. B. Barrows
OF Fryeburg, was elected a member of the
Board OF Agriculture, for the term of three
years.
The Democrat says that Geo. Almon, a little
son OF Mrs. Betsy Landing, aged about two
LII, at the residence of Mr.. Daniel Clemens of
Hiram, where she aud her little boy were liy-
ing. The little fellow was in the door ward at
play; he slipped one of the planks off the we'll
near the curb, and unfortunately fell into the
well and was drowned. Mrs Landing lost lit
tie daughter in similar manner less than a
year ago.
SOMERSET COUNTY
Ruth Young a deranged young woman 16
years of age, strayed from her home in Licking
ton, last Thursday, at ten o'clock in the fore
noon, and although diligent search was made.
she was not found until the same hour Sunday.
She wandered in the woods until the early part
OF the night, Judging from the snow that fell
upon her tracks, when she came out into an
open field, three fourths of mile from any
house, where she was found under a roof with
no walls used to put tools under when having.
How she lived three days and three nights.
thnly clad, without food or drink, and NOTHING
to screen her from the cold winds and the Sc,
we're cold of Friday and Saturday nights, is a
wonder Her feet were severely frozen.
ASH Stetson, Esq, postmaster at PALMYRA.
fell from the scaffold while assisting about
threshing his grain and coming in contact
with the machine was injured to such an ex-
tent that his recovery was considered doubtful
for several days He is now convalescent with
a fair prospect of recovery.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
1t is reported that Mr.. Aver from Buffalo, N.
suddenly and mysterlously disappeared from !
that town one night last week. The last seen |
of him was at social party in the village. The
next morning note was found in his room. d. |
rectIng that his books be given to a friend, but
giving no clue to his OWE whereabouts. Atlast
accounts his male pupils were seaching the river
for his remains. The missing man was popn-
lar teachrr, and no reason is known for his
absence beyond the slight dissatisfaction on the
part of one gentleman whose children attended
the Academy.
YORK COUNTY.
movemement is on foot says the Times,
to make change in the Portland road near
Goose Fair Brook, where it intersects the P. S.
an9 +. railroad The county. road is to pass
under the railroad instead of at grade. The
costis $4,000.
Construction trains on the Boston and Maine
extension have reached Common street, Saco
Melvin Norwood of Bddeford, was dan
gerously injured Tuesday while at work on a