The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-12-17
: STATE NEWS.


ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.
The Lewiston Journal says that Andrew
Hodsdon about two years since, in stopping,
dropped stitch in his knee This little AZ,
fair has at length developed into lameness
which has resulted IN the necessity of the am
putation of the leg above the knee, which was
done Friday.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Mr.. Henry Fairbanks of Winthrop, who was
so severely injured at the Seabrook accident in
October last, has SO far recovered as to be con-
veyed to his home
The Reporter says that DR.. C. w. Whitmore
lies dangerously i'll at his residence in Gardi-
ner, with congestion of the lungs and heart dis
ease.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
press Correspond ence.)
The citizens Of East Jefferson who have for
q few weeks past, been contemplating the
building of a cheese factory in that place, met
Monday evening Dec. 9th, and organized under
the name of "The East Jefferson Cheese Man
ufacturing Association and made choice of
the following officers: President, c. M. Ken
nedy; Secretary, j. j. A. Hofres; Treasurer, s.
j. Bond: Directors, DR.. j. w. North, Eben
Hall, Allison Bond, E. f. Weeks, c. NJ Ken
nedy. The prospect now is that factory will
be erected and put in operation the coming
summer with capital stock of $2500.
The officers of the Knox s. Lincoln Railroad
Co. contemplate building steamboat to be run
from the foot of the Damarscotta bay to the
head of the pond in Jefferson.
At the annual meeting of Riverside Lodge
of F. and A. M. the following officers were
NJ; E. B. Benncr, S. w; W. H. Moves, J. W.;
B. d. Ames, Treasurer, j. j. Bond, Secretary;
II. D. Clark, S. D.; s. H. Bond, j. d.
PENoBscor COUNTY
A girl employed in the kitchen of the Ma
tional House, Bangor, slipped and fell forward
upon hot stove, Friday afternoon, and was
badly burned about the chest and arms.
The Bangor Wing says that on Friday morn
ing Mr.. I. J. Wallace of Halifax, who came
through from st. John on the E. & N. A. nj ght
train, discovered that he had been robbed du-
ring the night while asleep in his berth, of
notes and drafts amounting to $4,000, $50 in
money and two diamond studs valued at 500.
tendents office his pocket-book, containing the
notes and drafts, was brought in, having been
discovered some distance from the track near
Mount Hope.
The second meeting to consider the matter of
aiding the Shore Line Railroad was held in
s. p Strickland, DR.. Ladd and others advocat-
ed the measure and Messrs. Boynton and Bass
opposed.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
press Correspondent 'Somerset'D
Danforth Jewett of Skowhegan, was found
dead in his field about o'clock Saturday after
noon. Cause, heart disease. Mr.. Jewett was
about 65 years old and for great many years
has been farrier.
WASHINGTON COUNTY
The Calais Advertiser says that Abner Till,
by slip on the ice, fell and broke his hip
BONE
In Calais, DR.. Porter's little boy has the
smallpox; supposed to have taken it from his
fathers clothes after visiting patients.
YORK COUNTY.
The NeUs learns that Mrs. John STABLES of
Biddeford, who was seriously hurt Saturday af-
ternoon, the 18th, by runaway accident in
Saco, died Thursday afternoon from the effects
of her injur es.
Dr. Gilman L. Bennett, q well-known and
highly respected citizen of Parsonsfed died
at that place on Tuesday last, aged 81 years.
DR.. Bennett has been a somewhat prominent
man in the county, and has held many offices,
town and county, in his day.
A Christmas ball is to come off at Berry's
Hotel in Buxton, on the evening of December
25th.
Mr. Edward G. Moody of York, has been APP
pointed Chief Accountant at the Navy Yard
and will assume the duties Immediately
IN GENERAL.
The following patents have been issued to
Maine citizens: j. i. ODER, Mount Desert.
shoemakcrs tool: c. H. KnoWlton Rockland