The Portland daily press., 1872-01-16
STATE NEWS.
ANpRoscoGa1N co11Nrx

- ANDROsCoGGIN COUNTY. aN =
Col. William Garcelon, one of the Oldest citi-
zens of Lewiston, died at the residence of his
son, Mayor Garcelon, on Sunday morning
The Lewiston Journal says the amount re-
oelyed at the last Androscoggin County Show
and Fair was $67285. The expenses, including
premiums were $54003. Excess of receipts
over expenditures $132.82.
The Board of County Commissioners for An
droscoggin organized Saturday by the choice Of
William ID. Roak, esq.,, of Durham, as chair
man. le,l.as i-i..sia e-t
aI3 M KENNEBEC COUNTY
"A correspondents of the Lewiston Journal saws
small French girl in Winthrop commenced
sneezlng week ago and continues sneezing
yet. The doctors of our town, and Dr. Hill Of
Augusta, have never known such case and
cannot arrest it. ar
The Lewiston Journal says on Friday week a.
Mrs Scott Brown of Readfeld went to a neiob-
bors to spend some half hour or more. leaving
her house in charge of her two little ones--one
-FOUR and the other one and a half wears of age
On her return home she found the clothing of
the Oldest nearly burned from its body, and the
nesh G, charred in many places Death came to
is relief in six hours. ,re - =
WALDO COUNTY.
Lot V. Hart, who found baggage check he.
longing to one of the Sanford steamers and at
tempted to obtain trunk thereby, was SEN
tenced by the s. j. Court for Waldo county to
~ days In the county Jail s ft.-v .s.a
WASHINGTON COUNTY .,-o.,S
An eagle, weighing about 40 pounds, was
caught in the woods in Whiting on the 9th inst
fly or to defend himself. His wings spread
about seven and a half feet, from tip to tip.
The Machias Republican says Charles L. and
Otis Parsons, brothers. of East Machias, were
sentenced last Tuesday by Judge Danforth.
S Sl L., to four and Otis to three years in
states Prison, for breaking open the store of S.
T. Whittemore of that town, in December last
Both OF the young men are under twenty-three
years OF age, and Charles L. has spent four
years in the Reform School at Portland. and
GUS mas been arrested several times before for
petty crimes
The Republican says w. H Hemenway has
purchased the entire property of the heirs of
the late Daniel Longfe1low, on the south side of
Main street. This relieves the wharf question
from further trouble as regards the right of pos
session. The price is $4,000. ISL
YORK COUNTY.
There is talk of erecting frst-class hotel at
Saco. sae Ut xHtBg
The annual statement of the financial affairs
OF York county, shows balance in favor of the
county Dec so, 1871, Of $13, OSS. 16 December
81, 1870, the balance against the county was
$I,ol6.7; making gain the past year of $14,-
55%93 About $4,000 has been paid during the
past two years for the new Jail and foundation
Last Friday evening Mr. Reuben f. Brackett
OF Berwick, while driving two-horse team
loaded with wood, from Salmon Falls to South
Berwick, was struck by freight train on the
portsmouth, Great Falls and Conway railroad,
at their crossing in Berwick, near Salmon Falls
bridge, at "Hog Point Ons horse was killed
and the other injured, but Mr.. Bracket fortu-
nately escaped without harm. The absence of
snow on the crossing, with the heavy load, re-
tarded the pace of the horses, and in some meas
ure contributed to the accident 7i
Our kitseFy correspondent writes. The Sec
ond Methodist Church in Kittery Rev. A. w.
i Pottle pastor, is enjoying prosperity, as occa-
slonal conversions, increased interest and at
tendance on the means Of grace indicate. The
floating debt has been removed from the church,
and additions and Improvements have been
made TO church property, among which is
pipe organ, which is now being put in by Mr.
Hook Of Boston: During the holidays the pas
tor and his family were made the recipients of
many and valuable presents, tokens of those
kindly feelings which have existed between the
pastor and the people from the first.