The Portland daily press., 1872-01-27
STATE NEWS.
ANpRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

The Lewiston Journal says Friday morning,
Adelbert Holland died in the lookup in Lewis
ton, from the direct effects, probably, of strych
nine which he said he had taken short time
before. He had been drinking, also. He was
about 80 years of age, and leaves widow and
three children. -s iae
The Journal says Mr.. Cressey, who had his
skull SO severely fractured at the Lewiston City
Buildings over month ago. is recovering and
is able to be about the house. 1t will be remem-
bered that hammer weighing four and a half
pounds, fell ninety feet, striking him ON the
head, knocking him senseless, creating frac-
ture of the skull several inches long, that DIR.
Horn, assisted by several Surgeons, removed by
trephining, piece of the skull, an inch or two
square, leaving the brain beneath, exposed The
hours since which he has had full possession of
his faculties and, apparently, is now substan-
TALLY recovered.
The Lewiston and Auburn manufacturing en-
prises disburse annually in the two cities nearly
four millions of dollars, about four-fifths Of
which is to labor. There are 81 manufacturing
corporations and firms, employing 8474 hands,
of whom 1894 are females.
The Lewiston Journal says Messrs Richards
u Merrill narrowly escaped damaging fire
Wednesday evening, in their clothing store,
Journal Block, A gas flame in the window
was blown by the opening of door upon goods
hanging near, setting them on fire. In a mo-
ment the window was ablaze, but the flames
were speedily smothered in Overcoats-after
slight damage.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
An alarm of small pox in Brunswick was
created, says the Telegraph, by lady hanging
her red-"sdcE. Tenney calls tout in the
yard to dry.
Tenney of the Brunswick Telegraph still re-
tains his antipathy to the cows Of that village.
| He says of the Kansas cow, of which it is re-
lated that there is not a farm wagon in the
| county that she has not stolen something out
| of; not gate in town that she has not opened
and the stones that have been thrown at her
would make five miles of turnpike, that she
must have gone from Brunswick, for surely
none but Brunswick COW could "cut such d.
| dos" as that.
The Telegraph says there were five young
men admitted to the Freshman class in College
last week-one to the classical and four to the
scientific course. Professor Chadbourne, well
known here, and lately President of Madison
University, Wisconsin, is to give instruction to
the classes in mental and moral philosophy for
the remainder of the year. lsf
rT g KNOX GoUNY f-ss
The Rockland Shoe Manufacturing Company
| with capital of $4,000, has organized
! Messrs. George w. Kimball, Jr., F. A. Howe,
John S. Case, S. M. Bird and II. W. Wight
were chosen Directors. Mr.. Kimball was elect
ed President and Mr.. Bird Secretary. The Ga
zette says the factory building will be 150 feet
lot upon which it is to be erected has not vet
| been selected.
Herring are being shipped in large quantities
from Rockland to Chicago.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Bridgton Ne,cs says one day last week as
| Mr.. Hosea Allen was going from his house to
the barn, he slipped and fell on the ice, receiv-
ing severe injuries in the back from which it is
feared it will take him long time to recover
| He is almost entirely helDleSs
| Hay is very scarce in the town of Mason and
many farmers are purchasing corn for their
cattle In the hope to winter their stock.
The Register says: Daniel Reynolds of Can
ton, 8! years old last July has lived on the
same farm 65 years, is in the enjoyment of
quite good health, and has worked some at his
trade this winter. He can read without glasses
and does not use them at his work He never
saw rail car although they sometimes run
| within q miles of his home-over the P. & O.
| G. R. r. t-f.t{is3 .-5-f II
l YORK COUNTY.
! The Biddeford Union says on the night of the
| 18th, the store of Mrs. James Merrill was en-
tered by burglars and about $15 in money taken.
| An attempt was also made to enter the store of
Charles Frost, but the heavy iron bars fasten-
ing the door prevented them. Judging from
their work, it is supposed they were old hands,
Last Tuesday night destructive fire occurred
at Steep Falls, Limingtnn- Tho -stabfor, snea
were destroyed. The house itself was some
what damaged
| Patents were issued during the week ending
January 23d to Charles E. Morrill,, Deering, for
machine for stitching shoe bindings; James
Robinson, Carmel, for feed rack; Barzilla Har-
rington, China assignor to himself, Levi II.
Straw and Jesse A. Locke of Boston, for ma
terial for filling mattresses; Lyman Pettigrew,
Gardiner, for writing tablet -.f