The Portland daily press., 1872-08-14
STATE NEWS.
ANDROsCoGGIN COUNTY

| ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.
1t is said that Auburn will have about 1000
voters this fall
The Journal says that Mr.. VIM. f. Goneding
OF trhr o X L; has boon appointed agent
OF the Lewiston Mills in place of the late F. o.
SANDS and has entered upon his duties
William Gray of Lewiston, was violently as
saulted by man named Lowering. of Effine-
ham, N. H., on Sunday, and had his skull
Iaactufed. Both were employed on the B. & M
extension at Kennebunk
A little girl named McQuinn, aged eight
years, was run over by carriage at Lewiston
Sunday, and sustained injuries from which She
died Monday morning.
The funeral of A. G. Pray of Auburn, wa.
| largely attended Sunday. The procession con-
sistng OF the Auburn Light Infantry of which
ne was captain, the Fire department, Masonic
i ana oa az. peiIpws Societies, was half mile
| in the 23d and 18th Maine Volunteers,
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The brick work on the Normal School bu;ld-
ing at Castine will be completed in about three
weeks 'o
Inc citizens OF Castine have responded liber-
ally to petition of the Cornet Band for money
to be expended in purchasing instruments and
uniforms.
KENNRBEC COUNTY
On Friday last a little son of George Fl.
Ward of Belgrade, aged six months, overturned
pitcher OF hot water that had been left stand
downwards. The little sufferer fingered ahont
four hours when death came to his relief.
Samuel w, Cheeseman formerly of FARMING
dale, who, with his brother James Cheoseman.
had purchased an ice business in Washington
was shot in that city Monday afternoon, by a
desperate named Barney Wood who was for
merly employed in the ice business there.
Thirteen buckshot penetrated his groin and
abdomen, inf1ictiug probably fatal wounds.
Wood escaped, declaring that he would never
be taken alive; but ne was subsequently arrest
ed, after firing shot from his carbine at Iient
Grassford, of the police force, who made the
arrest The latter shot did not take effect.
OXFORD COUNTY.
S. f. Briggs & Co., of South Paris have con-
tracted to furnish the Grand Trunk Railroad
with 5000 cords of wood the coming winter.
Ensign w. w. Kimbal, U. S. N. son of
Gen. w. X. Kimball, of Paris, has been pro-
noted to the rank of Master.
The Democrat says: A few weeks ago Mr..
Dana Farnum returned from Massachusetts to
w. Paris sick with typhoid fever, and died in
the family of Mr.. Sidney Farnum, his brother.
Since then Mrs. Sidney Farnum has been taken
down, and died the 9th inst. On the 10th.
Charles, aged Is, son of Simeon Farnum. and
living in the same house, a nephew of Sidney.
died from the same disease A son of Sidney.
aged years is also very sick.
Mr.. William Page of Bethel, a young man
about twenty-five years of age, was kicked in
the bowels by horse one day last week. caus-
ing death in about twenty-four hours.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY
Fifteen young men were examined last weel,
for admission to the Maine State College EIGHT
of whom were admitted.
Lee village was visited Sunday night bv a
severe shower and the heavy wind which
accompanied it, blew off the spire of the church
and considerably damaged the building.
Thomas Smith of Bangor for twentv-tbrco
years Librarian of the Mercantile Library in
that city, died at Hartand Monday, aged EIGHTY
years.
The Post Office at Holden has been. discon-
tinued and the name of that at EastIHolden. the |
nearest office, has been changed to Holden" |
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing learns that William Giles
of Atkinson, young man about twenty, met
with fatal accident while duck-shooting ON
Tuesday of last week. On firing his niece
which was heavily loaded, it exploded, burning
and mutilating his face out of all semblancs to