The Portland daily press., 1872-05-31
STATE NEWS.
ANpRoscoGGs COUNTY.

ANDROSCOGG1N COUNTY.
The shipment of boots and shoes from Au-
burn and Lewiston the last week have been 1874
cases. to 1900 cases for the previous week
The Journal says Wednesday afternoon some
old waste, under the stairway leading to the
tenement over Sturgis apothecary store, took
hre from spontaneous combustion. 1t was dis
covered before any damage was done. The
waste had been lying there for many months.
The Continental Mills at Lewiston are being
enlarged, to the capacity of 10000 spindles.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Sandy River Cheese Company of Strong.
commenced operations at their factory Mon
day. The prospect is that they will have all
the milk they can manufacture this season saws
the Chronicle.
The Chronicle says while taking down barn
In Avon on the 10th, Mr.. Alpheus Hodgkins of
Temple, fell from the great beams to the floor
distance of seventeen feet caused by the
breaking of the timber. He was picked up in
an insensible condition His right wrist was
broken, besides other serious bruises about the
body.
The Chronicle hears from all sections of the
county that good crop of grass is in prospect
for the farmers
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Fifty-fve million feet of lumber have been
cut ON Union river this year, against thirty-fiye
million feet last year.
KENNEBRC COUNTY
The store of j. s. Berry of South Wayne, was
broken into Tuesday night, and his money
drawer broken open, and some 800 stolen there
from.
The annual meeting of the Kennebec County
Medical Association, was held in Augusta We'd
nesday. The usual routine of business was at
tended to, and the following officers elected for
the ensuing year: Dr. III. Small, Gardiner Pres
ident; DIR. ID. K. Marston, Monmouth, Vice
President; DR. j. Q. A. Halves, Hallowell, Sec
the interests of the association occupied nearly
the entire day, when the meeting was adjourn
ed to September next, at Waterville.
The law term for the middle district COM
menced in Augusta, Tuesday, Judges Apple
ton, Kent, Walton, Dickerson, Barrows and
Danforth, being present.
PENoBsCOT COUNTY.
MT }. l.. Palmer and Mr.. J. K. Holt of Gar
IanII were thrown out of wagon in Bangor,
Meanesoay evening, their horse having been
!rlghtened Dy dog. Mr.. Palmer was slightly
injured, Dut Mr.. Holt was quite seriously hurt
Daniel Stone, Esq, an old resident, and for
many years Postmaster of Plymouth, died yerv
suddenly Tuesday morning Of apoplexy. at the
age of 67 years. ~.
work in Messrs Cutler, Thatcher Co.'S mill at
Great Works, was reaching over the edger to
oil an arbor, when his hand came in contact
with the saw and was terribly mangled, so that
amputation at the wrist was necessary.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
The store OF w. j. Emerson, BowdOin Cen
tire, which was burned recently, is supposed to
have been the work of an incendiary, as the
lock was afterward recovered from the ruins
and found to be unlocked
Nobody of John NJ Loring, who was drown
! ed the 18th inst near WinslOw's Rocks, was
found Wednesday in Trott's Cove, Woolwich.
Bath Times says an awkward contre-t temps
occurred on the r. r. Wednesday Two dead
o oooS were brought from Boston, that of an
tSet ~ W. destined for Damarscotta, and
on .,.; ~ a young woman for Bath A box
Gou'aln ~ corpse and having the Bath num-
per on II was landed here and taken charge of
ny ine anaeiitaxer and after the necessary pre-
burial. There, sister of the decea sad ;nssto 10
| upon viewing the corpse and was shockeJ m
see that of another and older person. II after.
| wards proved to have been the one which shonld