The Portland daily press., 1873-07-24
STATE NEWS.
ANDROsCOGGIN COUNTY.


Levi Danforth of Lewiston, was badly injur-
the first floor eff new building, precipitating
him into the cellar.
A Boston paper says that there is fresh re.
vival of the gold mining interest in Lisbon. and
Philadelphia company now at work there are
reported to be getting yield of SS5 per ton,
affording profit of $50 per ton.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
Complaint is made of the exorbitant CHARGES
of the Express Companies running into this
county.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
S. Bessey of Albion recently attem pied to
cut his throat, making fearful cash. He
still lives
A survey will be commenced this week for a
new railroad bridge across the Kennebec be-
tween Waterville and KendalPs Mills.
KNOX COUNTY.
Messrs. Draper & Hall of Boston, recentlv
sold thirty horses by auction at Berry Brothers
livery stable iu Rockland, the average price be-.
ing about $120. They were western horses,
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
A man named Pease, belonging in Gardiner.
committed suicide at Dexter Thursday, by
dro wning.
Whooping cough prevails in Bangor
The tanneries at Winn have scspended oper-
ations for the summer.
Norombega Lodge, X. of p, make an excur.
sion to Islesboro Aug. 9TH.
Mrs. William Campbell was thrown from q
carriage at Hampden Thursday and had her
arm broken, besides other injuries. She be-
longs at Winterport
Augustus q. Wing has been appointed post
master at Hampden, vice Mrs. Z. S. Starbird
resigned.
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
press Correspondence
Frank Jones, a worthy young man from
Parkman, and Levi Tracy, an equally worthy
young man of Parkman, have deceased within
few days, both leaving small families, and
both dying very suddenly of cerebro spino
meningitis. l am informed that young Jones
leaves $1,000 life policy, recently obtained.
DIR. Stearns of Parkman, is confined to his
house with acute sciatica.
Frank Strout of Parkman, came home from
Florida few days ago, sick with malarial few
er, and died ON the 18th inst His funeral was
attended by Hillside Lodge of Good Templars,
Silver Moon Lodge Of Cold Water Templars
numbers 80 members.
There is one case of cerebro spino menin-
gifts in Monson. The patient was attacked in
stantly, but is reported convalescent.
Cerebro spino meningitis has given q new
impetus to life insurance.
Farmers are generally pleasantly disappoint-
ed in obtaining 25 per cent more hay than they
anticipated.
Capt Isaac Pease a,wealthy and respected
citizen OF Parkman, committed suicide by
drowning, on the morning of the 18th inst No
cause assigned for the deed. He was about 60
years OF age.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
Gen. Hyde lost by the recent fire at Bath
$4,000. Insured for $450O.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
A lack of water at Machias has shut down
nearly all the mills
The hay crop is coming in finely. The de-
mand for help is large.
YORK COUNTY.
Several persons have been discharged from
kittery navy yard because they did not choose
to tell anything about the missing copper.
A rumseller of Biddeford announces to the
public that he has quit the business,
Last Monday, while Mr. Charles Henderson
OF WATERFORD was moving, he fell forward up
ON his scythe, cutting one of his legs severely.
The Portsmouth Times says the copper stock
at the kittery Navy Yard has been weighed,
are missing. Perhaps the following from an
other paper may explain the mystery: An en-
ployee OF Uncle Sam was returning from the
navy yard to his home in South Berwick the
other evening, bearing his big dinner pail with
upon baggage truck, when by some accident
his dinner pail was upset and out rolled guam
tity of copper.
A party were riding on York Beach Sunday,
when wheel of their carriage came off and all
were thrown out One OF them, a Miss Mary
McDonnelly, was the only sufferer, having her
right leg broken in two places. Her friends
did not realize her situation, and put her Into
the carriage and drove home, long ride of two
hours. A surgeon was then summoned, when
for the first time it was understood how seri-
ously she was injured.
Mrs. Mary Cults, widow of the late w. Cults
of Kittery. was thrown from her wagon Mon
day, and it is feared fatally Injured. Her skull
was fractured and her thigh broken.
IN GENERAL.
VIM. p Whitehouse, ESQ.,, Hon. N. G. Hich-
born and Josiah G. Coburn, commissioners on
the new insane hospital, appointed under Sc
solves of the last Legislature, advertise for
proposals from cities. towns or individuals, of
fering inducements for the location of new
insane hospital.