The Portland daily press., 1872-03-12
STATE NEWS.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

A4NOhOSCOGGlN COUNIl.l E.
The Lewiston Gazette says a young man in
Lewiston who, unlimited, ensconced himself in
the bed of friend at one of the hotels was
surprised when he awoke in the morning to find
he had been sleeping with colored brother
The lawful occupant of the room, it seems hired
the gentleman of color to occupy his place for
the sake of teaching the intruder lesson i'll
The Lewiston Journal says the many friends
of John Read, Esq, will be gratified to learn
that he is gradually recovering from the sudden
and dangerous illness which attacked him Sun
day. His physician, considered Mr. Read in
very critical condition for several days. # 5-,
The Journal says a number of drafts sent
from Lewiston to parties in Western Massa-
chusetts and New York were destroyed in the
mail burned at Springfield. Mass, Friday. p.
KENNEBEC COUNTY. ..I
choral society of twenty-five members has
been formed in Augusta Professor NJ c. Milli-
ken, conductor, to take part in the great June
jubilee. t ' + eHITl
The friends of the unfortunate fremen who
lost their lives upon the Maine Central Railroad
last summer, Eugene d. Gullfer at BELGRADE.
on May 29th and Wilson Cavil at Farming
dale, on June 9th, have instituted proceedings
against the corporation to recover the forfeit
prescribed by law, not less than $500 nor more
than $1,000. The respondents have not yet
answered. The cases are on the docket of the
supreme Court now in session in Kennebec
county. - r
e..-..-.--. LINCOLN COUNTY. .- e,f
The Lewiston Journal says an awful tragedy
occurred at Hodgdon's Mills, Mills, March 4th
The wife of Mr. Chapman respectable Gift
zen of that town (Boothbay), in fit of insanity
strangled an infant child which an hour before
when her husband left, she was rocking in a
cradle She said she had sacrificed her child
for the world as Christ has been sacrificed for
her, She continues maniac. Mrs. c. is
about thirty years of age and has never before
shown any signs of inSanity sHF ..-Il - sr..af
t 4t OXFORD COUNTY smngs
The Norway Advertiser says James +. Farm
um's store at North Lowell, was burned on
Monday the 4th inst, together with his stock
OF goods therein. Loss 81 500 to $4,000 In
sured in the 'Home" of New York, for $3.50 on
store and $500 on goods. .41u.le' .-a-I
-ai sIs PENoBscor COUNTY 1-
The Bangor Wing says nearly four thousand
tons OF hay have been purchased this season of
farmers in Aroostook county in this State and
Carleton county, n. b., most of which has been
or will be sent to the Bangor market over the
N. B, & c. and E. & N. Railways.
A correspondent of the Bangor Wing writes
that mighty hunter of Eddington Bend has
caught during the past year in one trap and in
one hole in the ground, thirty-six full grown
skunks, six wood-chucks, one fox, three striped
squirrels and one ground sparrow and he chal-
lenges anybody to show a stronger record of
success in trapping p lt''a1 --.
The Wing says about half-past six o'clock
Saturday night, Superintendent Angel of the
e. & N. A. Railway, received a dispatch from
McAdam junction, signed ''Thos. Leach, in be-
half OF one hundred passengers" requesting him
10 allow Them to take an engine and snow-plow
ana start eastward on the Provincial portion of
Ine road, TO meet the long-delayed train from
st. John, saying there were plenty of ssyolun-
teer shovellers who would accompany it Mr.
Angel placed engine No. 8, baggage car. and
pillow at their disposal, provided MI. Mcleod
the railway, desired it,. Mr. Mcleod did des;ra
it, and the train and party, augmented bv the
addition of a number of railroad men started
At s o'clock Sunday morning they arrived
at Harvey, having worked constantly through
the night thirteen hours, and cleared nineteen
miles of the worst part of the road. Here thew
met the train which left St John on Tuesday
morning last, turned about, and followed II
back to McAdam, where Conductor Hincks'
train was in waiting. The long-delayed pas
sengers and baggage were transferred, and the
train arrived at Bangor about half-past six
o'clock Sunday night, bringing the first mail
from st. John since Monday of last week. The
next time the Provincials get showed up they
will do well to send across the line for few 60
ahead Yankees to clear their road.
aa PIsoArAoUIs COUNTY.
The Dover Observer says a disease is prevalent
among cattle in this vicinity, supposed to be
fever, and few have already died Mr.. May
ne" OF Foxcroft, lost two valuable cows and
MI '. tray of this town, one, a few days ago
by this disease, and several more are sick In
this vicinity.
The Observer says the indications are as
Spring approaches that considerable house-
building will be in progress in Dover and FoY
croft We understand that w. w. Clark. Esd
is to erect the coming season twenty dwelling
houses. s. w. Hall, ESQ.,, is to erect fine
dwelling in Dover, near the Methodist church,
Others contemplate building as Spring opens
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
The Lewiston Journal says Ruel Williams,
whose arrest on suspicion of burning adwelling
house in Bowdoinham in the night time, has
been noticed, has had his trial before Charles
Z. Quint, esq, at Bowdonham. After a full
investigation of all the facts and evidence
against Mr.. Williams, there was not enough