The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-03-28
STATE NEWS
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.


The Lewiston Journal says young lady had
the end OF her finger cut off. by some machine
~ at A. Cushman's shoe factory, Tuesday.
Last week three similar cases of the loss of the
ends of q thumb and fingers occurred in other
Auburn factories-the losers being sole leather
cutters -..--.-.- .....- -
The Mechanic Falls depot master and express
agent, Mr.. Fred Parsons, narrowly escaped
losing his life one day last week. Having bus
mess in the express car he entered it, and as it
was behind time, it started before he had con-
cluded his object Jumping from the car when
under considerable speed, he struck an lev place
sharply inclined towards the track and scramb-
led with all his might to keep from slipping un
der the wheels of the rushing train. His pants
and boots were scratched by them in his narrow
escape
DR.. S. F. Neale of Livermore Falls, died on
Tuesday of acutr inflammation of the lungs af-
ter confinement to the house of only three
days. .--.-- 49,
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
At the annual town meeting in China the cit
liens were alarmed at the report of the select
men upon the Indebtedness of the town, which
they represented to be rising $4,000. Without
transacting any town business a committee,
composed of three Republicans and three Dem
ocrats, was appointed to investigate the matter,
and the meeting was adjourned to last Monday.
At the adjourned meeting the fears of the citi-
zens were quieted by the report of the commit
tee, which stated that the debt of the town was
about 1924, 900, only, the selectmen having count
ed in the debt town orders to the amount of
$12, 700 which had been paid and taken up,
and marked paid on the orders and recorded as
taken up and paid on the records, but not check
ed on the index or check book.
"a OXFORD COUNTY. - -.
= Capt. Peter Hardy for many years leading
citizen of Stow, died at Paris, Monday, at the
age of 70 years. -sF
Mr.. Mason, said to be the oldest man in Wa
terford, died on the 18th inst, and Mr.. Arte-
mus Brown. aged eighty years, on the next day.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing says Bowen Holman, ESQ.,.
discovered the tracks of "bob-cat' in swamp
near the Arsenal, a few days since and set a
trap. Tuesday he went to look at the trap and
found the critter safely caught by one fore-paw
The vicious beast spit and snarled and endeav-
ored to jump upon Mr. IL. as he approached,
put that gentleman cut stiff club and with a
few well directed blows laid him low. The an
lmal was nearly three feet long, covered with
coating of thick grey fur, and had head pre-
cisely like that of a domestic cat, only much
larger. N
The Bangor Common Council laid on the ta-
BILE an order from the Board of Aldermen that
the City Marshal and his assistants take all
necessary and proper measures for faithful
and vigorous execution of all Statutes of the
State, regulating the sale and use of ntoxicat-
ing liquors.
The Bangor Wing says note from a gentle.
tleman who was "snowed up last week at one
of the up-river towns, states that during the
last storm SO much snow was blown through
the key hole of the outside door of the house
where he was stopping, that it took two men
two days to shovel it out. And that wasn't the
hardest storm of the month, by any means.
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Jabez Pike, son of Jabez d. Pike of Lubeo,
aged about eight years, while wrestling with
another boy about the same age Saturday morn
ing, was thrown back, striking on his right
arm, breaking it about half way between the
wrist and elbow. 1t was about four weeks ago
that Nh Pixies oldest son broke his leg coast