The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-07-19
STATE NEWS.
ANpRoscoGaIN COUNTY.

The Journal says that one day last week,
Hattie. daughter of DIR. Fillebrown, was at.
tackled and bitten by vicious dog, infcting
quite wound Tuesday afternoon another dog
threatened her in a like manner, aud in her
fright in endeavoring to escape she fell on her
right hand with so much force as to fracture
two bones in her wrist.
The shipment of boots and shoes from Lew
iston and Auburn for the week ending We'd
nesday, amounted to 581 cases.
The Denison Paper Manufacturing Com
pany have six mills, five of which are in Po-
land. Two are brick. all in good repair. The
machinery is of the most approved pattern.
of which are women. The mills are run "a
hours one gang going on at noon and the other
at midnight. Pay roll is $1,000 per mOath.-
They grind up 125 tons of rags and turn out $50
tons of paper per month which is sent to their
agent in New York.
press Core spondence.)
The vacaccy in the Grammer School in Lew
iston, caused by the resignation of S. S. Barnes
has not been filed.
Science in Fairfield Seminary, N. Y, is passing
his vacation in Minot
ARoosTOoK COUNTY.
Good lime is now burnt at Lyndon.
The distance from Houlton to Carbon is less
than "a miles.
The Reform Club of Houlton are to have a
monster picnic August 9th. j. K Gardiner
and other reform speakers are to give address,
eS.
Lyman Fl. Kimball, % years of age, died at
Houlton July 7th of consumption. He was an
express messenger and was much esteemed by
his townsmen.
A little child of j Martin of Oakfield plant
alton, was severely injured by being struck with
a swing on the 4th inst
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Building operations are brisk in Bridgton.
The Eastern Express Company have pur-
chased the mail contract between Portland and
Bridgton.
A swarm of bees was discovered in the CHM
ney of an old house in South Bridgton few
days ago.
A. G. Berry & Son are making additions to
their mill at Bndgton.
d. Barrows, Instructor, at Poughkeepsie,
N. Y, is at his home in East Otisfeld.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Gardiner is to have soldiers monument
And now Augusta talks about park.
China has a new hotel kept by Mr.. j. F.
Wyman.
OXFORD COUNTY
Within mile of Browntield village are seven
widow Beans, whose ages range from 81
to 81 years.
Dea. Seth Carsley, eyed 81, and his wife, aged
30, have lived GA years on the spot where they
now reside.
Mrs. A Carter of Paris fell Wednesday and
broke her thigh.
N. Crockett of South Paris, was struck on
the foot by hay fork Tuesday, went in bath
lug that night, and the next day was seized
with tetamus spasms. The doctors considerd it
grave case
press Correspondent
DR.. A. McIntire of Fryeburg, died of con-
much promise and had just entered upon his
profession of medicine. He came home to die.
c. A. Pege has resigned the charge of Frye
burg Academy.
The Craigies Mills district, Oxford, has just
completed a fine new school house. 1t has been
much needed. Tbs old one is in very dilapi-
dated condition.
Hebron Heights are noted local resort of
some celebrity for drives, picnics, &c. The
view from the summit is one of the finest in
the county.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The proprietor of the Ferry between Bangor
and Brewer usually crosses one hundred and
twenty times daily.
Bangor has $4,000 postal cards OH hand at
her postoffice.
j. Mcdonald of Bangor, an insane man. got
up in the nighs Wednesday, and bit another
man on the cheek badly. He is to be taken to
the Insane Asylum.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
There is big jam of logs at Madison, few
miles above Skowhegan, containing probably
some $4,000, and owned by various parties,
These logs will mostly remain in the jam until
the fall freshets.
The Reporter says that the body of the river
driver Roderick, who was drowned at the head
of thu Falls July 9Th, was found in a lam of
logs just below the Great Eddy, Sunday. The
body had been in the water eight days and had
foated down the river more than a mile.
YORK COUNTY.
Eugene Gowen of Biddcford, bad a valuable
mare kicked by another horse on Wednesday
last, and was obliged to kill her.
In making an excavation in Biddefor,i re-
Gently a British coin was unearthed, about two
feet below the surface.
Biddeford will open public reading room
next week.