The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-12-11
STATE NEWS.
ANpRosCoGGIN COUNTY

ANDRosCOGGN COUNTY.
the Lewiston Journal says youngster skat
ed off the ice into an opening in the river, Sat
urday night, but swan ashore safely.
The Journal says the lumbermen up river,
are having an excellent winter so far. They re-
port about two feet of snow, and favorable
weather for their operations.
Corn retails in Lewiston at IS cents, but the
Journal thinks the price will soon 60 up to 81
The freight of corn from Chicago to Lewiston
is 39a cents per bushel.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
A valuable horse. the property of D. E. Lucy
ESQ.,, of Houlton, broke its ankle while exercs
ing 'all alone by himself Monday morning
After the accident, he was sold for 800.
The North Star says that the dwelling house
OF Thomas DAILY, of Lyndon, was burned on
Thanksgiving day. His wife and children
were in the house when it took FIRE. She car
ried her beds and what few movable things she
had, out of doors, and then left the establish
ment without giving any alarm.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Wednesday morning of last week, while
Stephen Morrill,. man nearly seventy years of
age, and a citizen of Windham, was leaving hi 8
house with brOad-axe on his shoulder. he slip
ped and fell to the ground, striking the back of
hishead on theledge of the AXE, cutting cash an
inch and half long, but which fortunately,
was not very deep.
KNOX COUNTY.
press Correspondence
Our correspondent from Thomaston under
date of Dec. 9th, writes thus about the fire in
the State Prison: AS saw an account of the
fire at the Maine State Prison in your last Press
take the liberty TO correct it. The fire broke
out at about II o'clock last Thursday night, at
paint and wheelwright shops were also in this
same building. Owing to the lack of water it
made rapid progress; in short time the whole
building was in flames, 1t seemed for time
as if the whole prison would be consumed, but
owing to the united efforts of the firemen and
citizens the fire was confined to one building
The main prison canght, but was speedily ex-
tinguished, The steamer No. l, of Rockland,
which was sent for, arrived just as the fire was
got under control. The stock, machinery and
$4,000. rs stss, av
PENOBsCoT COUNTY.
The house of G. w. Mansur in Bangor, was
entered Monday night by burglar, who pro-
ceeded to Mr.. Mansur's room and carried off his
watch, but missed the sum of 5000 which was
in one eff Mr.. MS pockets.
There is prospect that Bangor will soon en-
joy the benefits of the carriers post office deliv-
cry.
People in Bangor were betting on Tuesday,
that navigation of the Penobacot river would be
open within week.
Edward A. Shay, who says he belongs in
Bangor, is in trouble in Boston, being charged
with thefts committed at sundry times, of coats
boots. and the like, from the City Hotel.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
The correspondent of the Lewiston Journal
says Asa T. Haines of Parkman, chopper in the
numbering crew of McKusick and Robinson,
while he was attempting to dislodge tree,
on Tuesday, the I'd inst, it fell from the stump,
and catching his ankle, crushed it. He was
brought home, and the fractured bones set, and
he is now doing WELL 1t is hoped his foot will
be saved,
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
A few weeks since, Daniel E, Nichols of
Cherryfeld, died, and shortly after the funeral,
the family cat was observed for several nights,
to leave the house and return the next morning,
covered with mud. On following puss, it was
discovered that she went directly to the grave,
where she had dug hole to the coffin in the
endeavor to find her kind master.
YORK COUNTY.
The village of Dams Mills in Newfield, has
four blacksmith shops, two grist mills, one
foundry, one sewing machine shop, one saw,
threshing and stave mill, two carpenter shops,
eight carriage manufactures, four stores, two
sale work shops, one shoe shop and one marble
workers shop.