The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-09-17
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCoeGIN COUNTY.

ANDRoSCOeGIN COUNTY.
The Lewiston corporations hold their annual
meetings Wednesday
George Lambert, in No. l Bates Carding
Room, Lewiston, had his hand badly injured in
the machinery Saturday
The Journal says that Samuel Rand, ir., a
watchman in Farwell's Mills at Lisbon, was
arrested Saturday morning by Deputy Sheriff
Coombs, charged with stealing property from
the Mill. He was convicted and sentenced to
pay $6, and costs, which he failed to pay and
was committed to Auburn jail.
The Lewiston and Auburn railroad bridge
across the Androscogsin will.,be of iron. the
Grand Trunk agreeing to furnish it at slight
increase above the cost of a wooden bridge.
The Journal says that young man named
John Murphy, employed on the Continental
Mills addition, fell through a scuttle at the
mills Friday. descending forty. five feet and
striking fairly on the bottom of his shoes on
the lower floor. The ankles were extensively
disocated and fractured and the bones driven
through his feet, which were thus mangled in
shocking manner. The physician who treated
the wounds, is confident of saving the feet.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Mr.. w. L. Foss of Surry lost two children
Friday night very suddenly. The symptoms
baffied the attending physician Sunday two
daughters were attacked in the same manner
and it is feared they will both die.
KENNEBEC COUNTY
HMrs. Caroline Fox Potter, widow of the late
Judge Potter of Augusta, and mother of Hon.
John F. Potter of Wisconsin, died at Augusta
Saturday.
The Kennebee Journal says that, the Maine
Granite Company of Hallowell have purchased
the entire working property of the Yarmouth
Granite Company, which consists of derricks.
wagons, carts blacksmths' tools, steam drills
and accomplishments, fourteen oxen, ten horses,
six of which cost S3 300 and are splendid teams
The above stock will be placed upon the COM
pany's quarry in Hallowel, at once,
The new cotton mill at Augusta will COM
mence operations at once.
rENoBscoT COUNTY.
Dexter proposes, as soen as all the companies
OF its fire department are in working order,
probably in about month, to have a parade
and trial of engines, with levee and ball in
the evening.
Mr.. George Flynn was kicked in the chest by
horse in the Bangor House stable, Saturday
evening, and quite badly injured
Large quantities of South American hides are
being transported by rail to the Winn and
Kingmsn tanneries.
Bangor has had an epidemic of garrotinc and
burglary, and now its citizens are enjoying the
sweets of numberless rows.
The Wing says that the Bangor Mechanics
Library contains {, 300 volumes, and the number
of subscribers is 200 Last wear the issue of
books was $500. The conditions of member
ship require that the applicant for admission
into the Association shall, at some time in his
life, have served at some mechanical trade or
occupation. Connected with, and KEEP. in the
same room with the Library, is a small mn
scum and cabinet of minerals, the latter pre-
sented by DIR. jackson, at one time State
Geologist. 1t is one of the finest collections of
the minerals of Maine to be found in the State.
and is thoroughly catalogued
YORK COUNTY
A term of the Supreme j judicial Court will
commence at Alsred to-day. Judge Barrows
presiding.