The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-03-08
STATE NEWS.
AanRoseeeers COUNTY

= A1a 3 ANHRoseaaaIN COUNTY.
The Journal says the shipments of shoes and
boots from Auburn and Lewiston stations, the
past week, have been 1856 cases. to 1873 cases
for the preceding week The receipts of leather
were 1880 pounds, to 1880 pounds the previ-
GUS week. - niH tn N&- 8W
The Journal soys girl named Joanna She
han, who was at work in the Androscoggin
Mill, had her hand caught in some of the ma
cMnery, Tuesday morning, and injured 80 as to
require amputation of q finger.
A boy in Lewiston, last "Wednesday, just to
the iron rods of the bridge. He hasn't quite SO
much tongue now as he had, and is not dispos-
ed to repeat the experiment
: 7u gHg FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Pennington Chronicle SAYS Mr.James
A: Russell, ex-e0llector Of taxes FOR the town Of
Weld, who committed suicide on the 18th of
february was young man of exemplary hab-
committing the rash act is mystery to every
body. He had not been collector for some two
years, and consequently could not have become
involved in any financial difficulty in this d.
reG09 Il + saHught y those
tackled with sudden insanity, as he had been
travelling most of the day before and GONE
without his usual food. Arriving home about
twelve o'clock Saturday night he retired to his
pea with severe headache. Sunday he did
ing Well, Monday mofning, about DAYLIGHT, he
went into his barns, watered and feed his stock
and then hung himself with a small rome to
one OF the beams. When found his knees rest
ed upon the floor, and life was extinct.
>, The Chronicle says the train from Lewiston,
Tuesday, arrived at Livermore Falls about s
o'clock, evening Conductor Knapp started on
foF Earmngt9a with engine, anoW.plouah and
saloon car. Arriving at North JAY. and hear
ing nothing from the passenger train which he
supposed was following him up, he detached
the engine and plough and sent them ahead,
thinking there was no danger to be apprehend,
ed from the passenger train which was thought
to be snOw-bound below. But the cause of the
delay of the passenger train was the freezing Up
Of the pump of the engine. in about two hours
the pump was thaWed put and the train started
vance, the the saloon car of the plough train,
left standing ON the track, in which were con-
ductor Knapp and one or two others. was not
noticed, on account Of the binding drive of
snow, and was run into, causing quite a commo-
erably demolished. The passenger train 'waa
of Steam Haa there beeh fa pf Reaa HIN 81 p steam
on, the saloon car would undoubtedly have been
mtn SR@ ahd REoG Ed MI kn and those
at Pennington about two o'clock Wednesday
morning
efi ttI HANCOCK COUNTY,
The house, store, barn and outbuildngs of
Capt Leonard Pratt of Bucksport Centre were
burned to the ground Wednesday morning. The
fire took in the hot-house. Loss $40, 900; insur-
ed for $40, 800. F. ~ 1p
Capt. Jabez Stubs of Bucksport who has
been sick for .nuMbeg Of years, died on Iues-
Oldest as well as most esteemed sea captains on
Penobscot river. a q sg,e a.
D. KNOX COUNTY.
The Rockland Free Press denies the asser-
ton of correspondence Ethe Argus shat the
spot ia TAoinastan' WheFe the remains Of the
late Hon. John Holmes repose cannot be iden-
titled and further says: John Holmes mar
ried as his second wife Mrs. Swan, the daughter
of Gen. Henry Knox, and after the death of
Mr.. Holmes in Portland, his remains were
brought to Thomaston and deposited in the