The Portland daily press., 1873-10-09
STATE NEWS.
ANnRoscncc1N COUNTY

ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY.
Lewiston will make its gas from naptha in
stead of coal.
The Journal says the Barker mill in Lewiston
will commence operations in six weeks-300
hands will be employed The new boarding
blocks of the Continental are finished, as are
the two large brick cotton houses.
The journal says Dwight Buck of Keen's
Mills, broke his arm Thursday
A. G. Gilmore and A. L. Morey of Keen's
Mills, were severely injured Friday by being
thrown from wagon.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
A year-old son of Mr.. Shepard Hoyt of
Fort Fairfield, fell backward into a pail of boil
ing hot water last Saturday, burning him so
dreadfully from the pit of his stomach to his
feet, that it is thought he cannot recover.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Major Shorey's son, run over and injured at
Budgton during the fair, is now thought to be
out of danger.
At the annual meeting of the Bowdoin Base
Ball Association on Monday, the following
officers were chosen for the ensuing year: Ell
bridge Gerry, Jr., President; 6. r. Swasey,
Vice President; VIM. Alden, Treasurer; f. G.
Payson, Secretary. The members of the Exc
cutive Committee are: f. w. Hathorn, o. C.
Stevens, and w. Stevens. The college nine APP
pointed by the committee, consist of A. S.
Whitney, c.; Fuller, P; f. V. Wright, S
S: H. G. Briggs. LIST B.; G. B. Wheeler, I'd B.;
u. OeTTy, CT. Oh I FdySOD, L. Is, "A,
Sanford. G. F.; W, Stevens, r. f.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
First Lieut.. Munger, with a prize crew from
tina Revenue Cutter Dobbin, stationed at Cas-
tine, seized the schooner Village of Camden, at
Bass Harbor on Friday for violation of the reve
nue. laws The vessel was deliverel to the Of
ficers of the Castine Custom District.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Eben Fuller, the Oldest merchant on the
Kennebec river, died Tuesday. Aged rs.
Augusta has q romance OF a long lost brother
who walked into tie photograph saloon of the
brother who wasn't lost at ali, and sat for his
picture twelve times. Then the artist grew i'm.
patient, and the subject revealed himself.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY
During the month of September. 2,7O2 PEN
sioners, (of whom LILO were invalids and .532
widows, children, parents etc. were paid at
the U. 5. Agency in Bangor. The amount paid
to invalids was s2S, 34676; to widows and 9TH
ers, $49 021.69.
The citizens of Etna, under the direction of
the Farmers and Mechanics Club. will hold
their second annual fair at Etna Hall on We'd
nesoay, the 18th inst.
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
VIM. Brown Of Parkman, while on a recent
bee hunting expedition. found tree contain
ing 200 pounds OF honey
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
A hack containing six passengers was run
into by a train at Bath, Tuesday, SAYS the
Times Miss Houghton was slightly Injured.
but the others were unhurt.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Lewiston journal saws a fellow nv the
name of George Brown has been arrested and
had his examination October 9th on CHARGE of
breaking into the house of the widow Smith of
Anson, and committing felonious assault M
on her, on the night of Sept 9th. He failed
to prove where he was during that night and
was bound over to await the action of the
court.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Mr. Hiram Doravan, of Jonesport, one day
last week caught an otter in lobster trap He
taxes up ms traps every morning, but he nor no
otner lobster man ever caught an otter before.
a LOBSTER is worth one cent and the otter five
dollars. wv
A deputy collector of customs office has bean
established at Jonesport, with power to enter
clear and issue papers to vessels, saws the Ma
chias Union.
Considerable timber land in Cooper has been
burned recently by spreading fires, saws the
Union.
The cases known as the "blueberry cases. ARE.
as expected, to be tried this Germ of cyurt at
Machias; VIM. Freeman Jr, and others to re-
cover rent for berries gathered on the great
plains
ThesPenobscot S. JCoart commenced it's ses-
sion Tuesday, Walton, j. presiding. The
Washington 5. j. Court commenced its session
at Machias, Dickerson j. presiding; Miss Abbie
Pulsifer is stenographer.