The Portland daily press., 1872-05-20
STATE NEWS.
ARoOsToNK COUNTY

AROOsToNK COUNTY.
On Saturday, 10th inst, the house of Mr..
Robert Irvine of Maysville took fire. which to-
gether with his barn, very large one and a
large shed, and nearly all the contents were
burned Loss fully $500. No insurance
The Voice says DR., I. S. Fitch has left Sber-
man we understand for New York The place
is again vacant and a good physician is very
much needed in his stead. DIR. Fitch was
good surgeon and gentleman. The people ap-
preciate him and feel sorry he has left u.s.
The Voice says L. c. Caldwell of Sherman,
while clearing land last week felled a stub
which had nest of red squirrels in it, He
took up the young ones and carried them to the
house for his cat which had young kitten
But instead of her eating them as he supposed,
she carefully carried them to her cat house and
. is nursing them with her kitten as tenderly as
a good feline step-motner could be expected to
CUMBERLAND COUNTY. cd
The Bridgton Ne,os says that Walter Blake.
son of Mr. Frank Blake of Edes Falls, while
. at work with a circular saw recently, sawed his
hand so badly that it became necessary to re-
move the thumb. ekf tae
The Bridgton News learns that last SUNDAY a
party of young fellows from Brdgton village,
off on a lark, carried their sport to such an ex-
tent as to break into the dwelling house of
Clurk Lewis in Harrison and to injure the fur
niture. Mr. Lewis has prosecuted the offenders.
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The Bangor Commercial says the enterprising
and gO-ahead town of Bucksport has, by the
liberal offer of thirty thousand dollars. induced
the Forging Works of South Boston to locate
there. The Forging Company have been occu-
plying track of land in South Boston on a
lease which has just expired, and as the land
has appreciated SO greatly in value they cannot
release it and are compelled to remove their
extensive works The machinery will be placed
in the Steel Works at BucksDOrt
A curious suit was tried at Ellsworth at the
last term of court. 1t was upon o promissory
note. The defence was that the note was one
that was written for practice, as the defendant
and his brothers were one evening studying
partial payments" One of the notes was
made payable to an old man who happened to
be in the room. Nothing was heard of it for
several years. The old man died, and now il is
presented for payment by one who claims he
purchased it for valuable consideration The
defendant, luckily for him, was able to prove
his homage at the date of the note, and thus
got clear. ,.-.-. ...-s.g rr.
KENNEBEC COUNTY. ..--
house on Water street, Augusta, owned by
Robert Doyle, was injured by fire FRIDAY
noon. Loss 81 600; insured for $1,000.
The Journal says patient was committed to
the Insane Hospital on Wednesday, Miss
Houston of Searsport. She had been insane for
some time and it was thought best to take her
to the hospital for treatment. She had been
there but little while before she commenced
boasting about her ability to pay her way, that
she was not dependant on any one for money
and the like. Search was made, and there
were found on her person $500 in government
bonds, with coupons attached, Iearly $1OO in
greenbacks, and $26 in gold. 1t is unexplained
as yet how she came by the money.
81 AT the adjourned meeting in Gardiner to
vote upon the question of disseminating the
Liquor Agency there was very slim attend
aance, ana only nfteen votes were thrown, all in
favor of abolishing it.
~ - OXFORD COUNTY. --,
The Register learns that barn owned by
John III. Spring, of Hiram. was set ON fire by
some scamp on Wednesday night of last week,
but by the exertions of the occupant of the
premises the fire was extinguished and the barn
saved. ev.Ergs bs-r.p e''Fr
John Merrifeld of Hiram, had the little
hnger OF the right hand nearly severed by
circular saw, on the eth inst.
We are panied, says the Lewiston Journal, to
learn OF the death of Miss Emily A. Goodenow.
OF Washington, d. c. She was a daughter OF
the late Hon. Rufus X. Goodenow, of Paris.
and since the decease of her parents has held
position in the Treasury Department 1t was
her pen that furnished the graceful letters from
Washington, that met the special commenda-
ton OF our readers, until weakness compelled
her to desist from the task. She was buried in
Paris last Saturday. s.s n 8 =
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Dexter. Gazette says that David j. Jones.
son OF d. Mc(iee Jones, of Dexter, arrived
home on the 18th inst, from PENNSYLVANIA.
Last January, while engaged IN sliding logs
down the slope of a mountain he got caught in
consequence of some miscalculation or nisun-
Outstanding and his right foot was very badly
crushed and his left leg broken. 1t is not
known whether it will be necessary to amputate
the foot.
The Bangor. Wing says the Mattawamkeag
river has fallen six feet during the last ten DAYS
and the Penobscot four feet since the late rise.
The Wig says on Wednesday night. about 70
o'clock, the family of Mrs. Hannah Knowles,
residing in Carmel, were awakened by loud
roaring and cracking, and found their house
was on flre The flames had made such pro-
gress that they had only time to escape in their
night clothing, saving not even dress, and the
house with all its contents was entirely de-
strOyed. The loss is estimated at over $1,000:
insured in the Somerset Mutual for $3.50.
The Wing says Mr.. Abraham Sbley, of Great
falis Plantation, who is n years of age and
the father of twenty children, twelve of whom
are now living at home, was in Bangor Friday
trying to obtain pension, having lost three
sons IN the late war. He thinks the human
race is deteriorating, as man now-a-days feels
PROUD II ne can be the father of two or three
children. - 800
I'D. ..-,- WASHINGTON COUNTY. gaE Fsa
man was arraigned before the Municipal
Court OF Calais last week for selling rum and
he pleaded guilty. The City Marshal said he
not convict him on his own evidence and produc
ed evidence to sustain the plea. Whereupon the
man was convicted and fined $50 and costs.