The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-09-27
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

ANDhOoCooUlIS CVUNTf.
Mr.. G. G; Waterhouse,, the popular landlord
of the De Witt, is quite ill at his farm in Po-
land
The shipments of shoes from Auburn for the
week are 1877 cases against 1437 cases last
week. r De
Three prisoners escaped from the Auburn Jail
Monday night. One of the rascals has been
apprehended.
E. G. Mllett of West Minot, has this year
raised 1872 bushels of onions on quarter acre
of land, and Moses Young of Il e same place
has in his garden four squashes attached to
single vine which weigh 200 pounds.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
A young son oil James Cook, of Ellsworth,
broke his leg on the Oath inst.
The american says that Augustus w. Peters,
aged about ten years, son of Mr.. William
Peters, now absent at sea, was found drowned,
few days since, within stones throw of his
mothers house. He was missed during the eve
ning and arch was made; but the body was
not found until the next morning
James Grindle, aged about IS years. living at
East Bluehill, died suddenly one day last week
while sitting in his chair.
Hon. John B. Redman, an aged and promi-
nent citizen of Ellsworth, died on Friday the
goth inst
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Maine Central Company are putting in
COupic VI dDuGlltHtS dJ Tile FallFOdu UTluS6 al
Lovejoy's Ferry, about eight miles from Au-
gusta. The abutments are to be 80 feet wide at
the bottom, 20 feet at the top, and IL feet high.
A new bridge will be built on the completion of
the abutments.
The buildings which compose Hathaway's
shirt factory at Waterville cover about ten
thousand feet of ground, are made of brick and
furnished with gas and steam. This establish
ment gives employment to one hundred and
twenty-five female hands, and several male
The payroll of the establishment is $50, 900 per
year, and the amount of business done is near
treble that amount.
KNOX COUNTY. fs
Thomas Thorn, pardoned by the Governor and
Council, was released fromIprison ON Wednes-
day. Warden Rice brought him to Rockland
from which city he will at once go to New York
to seek his friends.
A new house just finished and a barn stu
ated on a road Heading from County road to
Patterson's Mills in Warren, were entirely con-
sumed last Friday night with all their contents
the property of Mr.. Edward Robinson. House
and furniture insured for $1,000 in Cochran's of
ice, $500 on barn and contents in Warren Mu-
tual Fire supposed to have been caused by
spark from candle falling among some shaw
ings in the cellar. EETA
Eddie, son of VIM. s. d. Healey, of Thomas
ton, had one of his hands badly injured by be-
ing caught in the corn elevator at the Rockland
Co. s Mill last Monday. .s,
Capt. Samuel and Alfred Watts have launched
a fine three-masted centre board schooner 375
tons, from their yard, called the Hattie Turner,
and to be commanded by Capt. Turner. This
ThomastOn. WIZ
E.E OXFORD COUNTY.
The Democrat says Issac A. Walker, of Stow,
has sold the Walker horse, that trotted so well
at the Fair at South Paris last fall, to Boston
gentleman for good round price. She can
make $50. She trotted quarter of mile in
thrty-six seconds on muddy track. ...s
Died in Buckfield, Sept. 18th, Mrs. Sarah
Paris, widow of the late Capt. Josiah Paris,
aged "a years. Mrs, Paris was the last surviv-
ing Revolutionary pensioner in Oxford county.
e PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Mr.. Simon Emery, of Bangor, fell from the
side of a scow Wednesday, striking his head
and face upon large stick of timber. The
side of his head was sbadly jammed one eve
velous.
The Prospect street school house in Bangor
caught fire Wednesday, with but slight damage
Mr.. Charles E. Greene, of Bangor, has been
appointed Professor of Civil Engineering in the
University of Michigan.
Little Harry French who was so terribly in
jured by premature blast at Bangor Tuesday,
died the next day. :.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY
hcSSIS. SutSe anu TulSlIeT, OF Gne Executive
Council, visited Bath ON Monday and examined
the lot and monument of the late Gov. King to
see if any Improvements or repairs were need
ed on the same to keep them in order. They
will make their report at the next meeting of
the Council
WALDO COUNTY.
Typhoid fever is very prevalent in Freedom
Seals are plenty in Belfast bay, and Mr.
James G. Mayo found one entanglsd in his net
few days since.
Fannie Daniels, at work in the shoe factory
at Belfast, had two of the fingers of her right
hand so terribly jammed last week that the
bones were crushed rta.t