The Portland daily press., 1872-05-18
STATE NEWS.
ANpRosooaGIN COUNTY.

ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY.
The journal says bag of wool took fire from
Central depot in Lewiston Thursday. 3D. ... 81 ... .
The Journal says the fire on the Little An
droscoggin Company's lands was got under sub
lection Wednesday night. The strong wind
Thursday however, kindled the fire again. a.
The Journal says the Androscoggin railroad
bridge across Dead River, in Leeds, was set on
fire Thursday, by the engine of the IN train
and considerably damaged before the IRE was
extingushed. 1t was repaired temporarily in
season for the passenger train to pass in the af-
ternoon. lrl 81 -3E lily =
40, ARoosTooK COUNTY. f.,,.- Il &
The North Star says on Saturday morning the
vest end OF the bridge crossing the river at
Caribou began to settle, and soon after one en-
tire span (one-third of the bridge) 100 feet long
fell into the water and drifted down stream
This bridge was built two years ago by the
town OF Lyndon, with the aid of the State, and
cost $1,000. Its loss to the town at this early
date is serious one as it will cost $4,000 to re-
place the part destroyed, to say nothing of the
loss OF trade to the merchants of the village
from the other side of the river.
la HANCOCK COUNTY. -
The Ellsworth american says the house of.
Lewis Carter, in North Sedgwick, was burned
April 30th, with nearly all its contents. No in
surance. r4 ar.8L -sa I'll -iai- d
Mr.. J. w. Blaisdell of Dedham, has a bow
only two years old last October, who weighs
fifty pounds, is three feet and four inches with
out stockings, and measures two feet around
the chest. " "a
N. L. Elwell has been appointed postmaster
at North Sedgwick, vice III. Bowden deceased.
The new steam saw mill of the Hall Broth
ers, situated on Water street, Ellsworth, COM
menced operations last Saturday The mill it.
self is of wood 46 K 80 feet, with a brick en-
CINE house 80 % feet %
KNOX COUNTY. r1.E-s--
A man named O'Neal got too much rum
aboard and tumbled into an open kiln in Rock
land the other day, burning him severely before
he got out rl
The Free Press announces that several new
cases OF small pox have appeared in Rockland.
At meeting of the directors of the Knox g.
Lincoln Railroad, held in Rockland Wednes-
ters, and proposals will be advertised for with
out delay. F
OXFORD COUNTY.
Inc oxford Register says Mrs. Daniel Smart
OIL sweden, was found dead in her bed We'd
f sosuay morning, 9Th inst She received letter
chmn.tt ei husband, who was at work in Massa-
chusetts, about IL o'clock Tuesday night which
was Drought from the village by her son. She
READ IL ana went to bed. Soon after this time
ner aaugnte, got up to see to a small child and
tIIeu 10 aw WAX ner mother, but not succeeding
and the child being quiet, went to her room I5
the morning she was found dead with tbe lot
ter stu in t her hand and the lamp burning She
S. died in nearly the same way about two wears
since. -,r- - '0-'
Charles Bonney of Buckfield, had his hand
badly crushed, having had fourteen river driv-
er's boot corks driven through it. He was |
caught in jam Of logs in New Hampshire.
which he was assisting to start, and was rescu-
cd by the foreman of the drive who unavoida-
bly, stepped on his hand, but saved his life. !
There were seven millions of logs in the drive. |
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
Some years ago, says the Bangor Wing, a