The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-06-03
STATE NEWS

The Lewiston Journal says slight fire wa.
discovered Friday afternoon under the flool
over Sturgis's apothecary shop. 1t was either
another case of spontaneous combustion. OF
rats had carried matches into the wall. It was
easily extinguished. or.
Mr. Joseph Proctor will appear in Lewiston
next Thursday evening in his original chara Z.
ter of the "Jibbenanosay' -
ARoOsTooK COUNTY
| The North Star says that Barney McNamee
| aged IA years, son of widow McNamee of Fort
FAIRFIELD, has been missing since Sunday, D.
m. He was in the habit of playing round the
river and was good swimmer. 1t is supposed
that he has been drowned, as no one has seen
MIN tor several days. He was nearly deaf
The North Star, in comparing the difference
between New Sweden last year and New Swe-
den this year, says Last year no seed was
sown till May a. This year they commenced
to sow April 80. Last year the narrowing was
done by two horses owned by the State, this
year 10 owned by Swedes Last year 165 acres
were put into crop, this year 900 acres will be
put IN to q crop. If we have an average year
Ior crops the Swedish colony will be self-sus-
the spring wheat and rye is two and three
inches high. Ua .lla 'E8I 81 -
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
ldr Wm Winter of Farmingdale was thrown
from his horse at Grams Mills, West Card
ner, last Monday, and received serious injuries
avn "hioh hO las HoG YET recovered. ~
The Wateryille Null says the Directors of the
MAINE central Railroad Co., and their commit
Tee, after full examination, were of the opin-
ION That the interests of the company would he
best promoted by locating the machine shops at
Watervllle; but strong pressure from other
I0calitles mas since been brought to bear upon
them and what the result will be no one pre-
tends to predict r. r
The City Council of Augusta are not slow to
and manufactures. They recently passed an
order exempting Mr.. Stacy's Contemplated
shoe factory from taxation for ten years. Also
another building which he proposes to erect to
be devoted to the manufacture of straw goods
tuH OXFORD COUNTY. .-L
The Bridgton Neacs says the annals of fire
whereby human lives are imperiled, rarely nre-
sent greater acts of heroism than are renorted
Mrs. Liberty kigore of Waterford, on the
occasion OF the late burning of Mr. Emerson
Kilgore's dwelling house. At the Imminent
peril OF her own life she stove in the window of
the room where Mrs. Kilgore and two cbildren
were, in helpless condition, caused by snffo.
cation, entered and taking Mrs X. in her arms
carried her to the window and passed her ont
to her husband. She then secured the two chill
dren, and had just time to escape from the
flames with them, but not without some in;nrv
to herself from the intense heat
The Ne,cs says Asa Smith and Eben Fesson-
den of Fryeburg, who lost twelve fine sheen at
the commencement of the winter. have iust
found four of them alive and in good condition
How they managed to survive the five inciem-
ent months without shelter, and, we might
almost say without food, is indeed a wonder
-!a PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Dexter Gazette says Col. David Jones of
Corinna, was few days ago thrown from his
carriage and several ribs broken Alfred Chase
in another fracas with his brother-n-law Geo
Thurston, got another severe beating War
rants were taken out by each; both parties were
tried and both acquitted. St4 - y
The Wing is gratified to learn that Hon. Eli
Jah L. Hamlin, who has been seriously ill for a
short time past, is much better, with prospect
of rapid recovery. -..ss
A man named Lewis, who left his creditors
in st. John to mourn his loss, and started for
New York Friday, was beaten by the telegraDh.
and on his arrival in Bangor by train was ar,
rested.
The horse and wagon of Mr.. d. w. Garland
were stolen from the front of his store in Ban
gor Friday evening, while he was engaged in
his shop. 70
PIscATAoUIs COUNTY.
[From our Monson CORRESPONDENCE
CommemoratiOn Day was observed at Mon
son May Both, by q large collection of peonle
Remarks were made by n. S. Knowton. Rev
A. III. Tyler, DIR. Patten and others, and the
graves of the soldiers were thickly strewn with
flowers ~ uC
There is a movement on foot to start wool
en- factory at Monson. W.
WALDO COUNTY ...
The dwelling house of Eff Kicker, Winter
port was entered on the night of Nav 10Th. and
the drawer of the bureau in which Mr.. Kicker
kept his money was removed. Outside the house
the burglar took, as he thought, all the money
from the drawer, amounting to $175, leaving |
the papers unmolested. But he did not discoy- I
er $50 which was directly under the pile he
took. AT last accounts the burglar had not |
been arrested.