The Portland daily press., 1872-01-24
STATE NEWS.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

ANOnooCOGGlN COUNTY. .A4
In the Supreme Judicial Court at Auburn in
an action of malpractice, Elijah p Harmon
cred Verdict fsT ed the hR1fet 81.
says plaintiff broke his leg above the knee Oct
2S 1863, In January following he broke it
again in the same place. The left leg is now
about two inches shorter than the other. The
defendant together with another physician, set
it both times. Last term the defendant was de-
fauited, thereby. acknowledging himself liable
to the plaintiff in some amount. This hearing
Is to get at the amount of damages.
.....,, CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Casco Lodge of Masons, No. &C. of Yarmouth,
are erecting a building GO by Sc feet and 27 feet
post; the second story to be finished into a hall
Tor their own occupancy. The use of the lower
floor is not yet decided on. pr liai
KENNEBEc COUNTY. ~
Tbs Journal says a little daughter of Jason
Scrlbner, of Augusta was accidentally scalded
on Sunday evening by falling into large dish
water and it caused her death after twenty-four
hours suffering. The little girl was one and
half years of age. r..r
The kennebec Journal says Monday morning
Joseph Burton, Esq, Register of Probate for
kennebec county, while on his way from his
residence to the Probate Office was overtaken
and violently struck by boys sled and thrown
to the ground, bruised and senseless Mr. Bur
ton was Immediately carried into Mrs Near
thurs house and surgical aid summoned, but
was soon, however, removed to his own resi-
dence He remained in a state of semi-con-
seriousness all day. The principal injury was
ON or near the right temple, and the physician
who attended him expresses grave fears as to
ultimate result. He is a gentleman we'll ad-
vanced in years, and ia-prepared to encounter
such shock as he received.
a., Roswell, the murderer, says he is preparing
the facts for the publication of two books if he
ever gets out OF prison-"one, the life of the
wife that sent me here, and the other. nv trial
compared with others convicted of manslaugh-
Ter, such as Mrs: Sweat, Mrs. Parker, Mr. Muir
ply and Scott Harvey -
from our Correspondence
, M; l.; Stevens, Esq, of Portland, preached in
forenoon and afternoon, much to the satisfac,
tlonof his audience. This church is now with
out PASTOR since the resignation of Rev DIR
Kicker, who has accepted the secretaryship of
tne MAINE baptlst Missionary Society.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Wing says that railroad meeting was
neiu az Corihth last Saturday. Telling speech
es were made, and determination was eY.
pressed to press on in the matter. The propos-
ed road will pass through the towns Of Her.
mon, Glenburn. Levant Kenduskeag. Corinth.
Charleston and Atkinson, to East Dover or
some point near there. Along this route are
no less than twenty-five mills of various kinds
now IN operation, the products of which have
TO De carried to Bangor, by the old, slow, and
costly way. Committees were appointed to
confer with Bangor citizens Maine Central r.
n. 20, ana TO present the matter to the Legis-
lature for charter.
"A. a one armed man named Rich has been VIC
tlmlzlng the citizens of Bangor and vicinity in
soliciting contributions, while he and his aiieg
ed wife would take the opportunity to rob the
c!othes-lines. In their three trunks. left at
Mica MILO as pledge for their board were found
sheets, pIllow-cases and other articles thew had
stolen. The woman hired team in Bangor on
Sunday to go few miles, but had NOT re-
turned Monday night.
Justus Hersey, who lost valuable horse tho
other day, by carelessly, allowing him to
stand upon the railroad track at Dexter, subject
to the contact OF an approaching train, had his
loss repaired by the generous contribution of
citizens of Dexter. arfi
al PIscATAQUIs COUNTY
from our Correspondence
Snow is from two to three feet deep in Pts
cataquis county, and in some localities is piled
up IN manner in no way conducive to pleas
ant travelling.
=, considerable religious interest prevails in
" est farkman and numbers have recently pro-
fessed conversion. p-'
n: "A collector of taxes in one of the towns in
ra1 mas found it convenient to use sew
erai hundred dollars of the peoples' money to
De replaced by his bondsmen.
Mr. Greenleaf Philbrick of Sangeryille. aged
ABOUT ~ years, hung himself on the Goth inst.
ne was an industrious and useful citizen. but
was subject to fits of insanity.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
], Twelve vessels are to be built at Bath during
The coming season; most of them to he rioged
as three-masted schooners; and VARYING from
300 to 700 tons. o. Es 5ess b. --o o".
@R.Aa WASHINGTON COUNTY
[From our Machias Correspondence
Fortune has again smiled upon this mart of
5he globe. About six inches Of heavy snow fell |
here last Friday night and the inhabitants of |
Machias and vicinity are now enjoying ali the
uxuries of excellent sleighing, the first of the
winter E. But in the absence Of sleighing. there |
has been a great abundance of good Skating. |
which has been well improved and hugely en-,
Dyed by the younger portion.
Lumbermen say that the season thus far, has |
,een uncommonly good for their business, and |
hat twenty-five or thirty miles up the river
here has been fine shedding all winter. Be-
ween thirty and forty millions of lumber will
Ne put into Machias and Whitneyville Mills the
oming season.
The subject of greatest importance and the
hlef topic of conversation at the present time
GEMS to be that of railroads" Shall we have
railroad at Machias? A preliminary survey
'ronounces the route an extraordinarily easy