The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-05-28
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY.
Auburn has a new enterprise in journalism
called the auburn Clipper"
Last Sunday frog hoped down the throat
of boy in Auburn.
Geo. Gould of Lewiston, was badly scalded
last week in spindle shop.
The Androscoggin river is still rising,
A yonng man employed in Roak & Pulsifers
shoe factory in Auburn, had his finger crushed
last Monday. Amputation followed.
Rev. J. G. Snow of Auburn, delivers the ora
ton at Lisbon on Memorial Day.
Thomas Jewell and Mrs Lucy E, Perry were
arrested last Sunday at Lewiston for adul-
terry. The case excites much interest.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Major Samuel Wood of Winthrop, died May
9th, aged Is years. He held during his life
many prominent positions and was held in high
esteem.
j. L. Stoddard of Gardiner, has been ap-
poin9ed Collector of Revenue in the Office of
Gen. Conner of Augusta.
Augusta is talking of erecting mo nument
at the graves of unknown soldiers buried at
Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, so says the Augusta
Journal.
Foster and Dutton of Bethel are to build the
savings bank building at Watervlle for $780,
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Considerable damage was done at Boothbay
last Saturday by hail storm.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The spring term of the Paris Hill Academy
closed last Friday.
Gen. w. X Kimball of Paris, is to deliver the
address on Memorial Day at Paris.
Lait Thursday Clarence Foster of South Par
is, was struck on the top of his head by a clan.
board bolt and badly injured.
Cows are dying from an unknown disease at
Mason.
Judge Rawson of Rumford Corner is conva.
lescent
Hon. VIM. Bean of Denmark, is to erect a
new -four MILL
E. Gray of Paris, dug out nest of snakes
last Saturday, There were only 129 of the lit
tie wigglers.
PENoBscor COUNTY
The Oldtown Mills are shutting down, ow
ing to high water
young man anxious to secure good seat
at a concert given in Bangor recently, sat all
night in chair before the store where tickets
were to be sold.
L. Fl. Eaton, Superintendent of the b. &, P,
railroad, was presented with leopard wood
cane at Bangor last Monday, by the employees
of the road
E. II. Hall has been appointed postmaster at
Kingman, vice G. s. Shaw resigned.
The house of A. L. Bean in East Cornth,
was struck by lightning Saturday afternoon.
One side of the house was shattered the in
mates narrowly escaping death.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
Several large trees were shivered to atoms,
and horse killed by lightning in Phipsburg
last Saturday.
The Patten car works at Bath are turning out
q large number of cars, both for the Maine
| Central and the Portland & Ogdensburg rail-
roads.
, SOMERSET COUNTY
There was shock of an earthquake, accam.
panied by loug and distinct noises, felt at Nor
ridgewock last Saturday evening at fifteen
minutes of six.
YORK COUNTY.
The wife Of D. Littlefield of Sanford was
thrown from her carriage last Friday. from the
effects of which she died on Sunday, Aged 60
Howard NJ. Rundlett. a surgeon in the o. s.
navy, attached to the Kittery Navy Yard, died
Suddenly in Philadelphia last Monday, so says
the Times.
A horse in Saco bit his hostler on the head
last Tuesday.
The Times says that the johnson Grove al
Old Orchard has been bonded by the Metho-
dists with view to purchase for camp meet
ing purposes. They are also contemplating thu
purchase of the Camp Comfort property.
Hannah Littlefeld of Biddeford, having
been indicted for child murder, has been re-
moved to Saco Jail.
M. e. Marshall of Berwick, died suddenly
last Wednesday week. Cause, heart disease
Age 20.
IN GENERAL.
Seven murders have been committed in thi.
State this spring in seventy-four days, the dates
being as follows: March 9th. Ancthe Mathea
Karen Christensen at Isle of Shoals. April
18th, Deputy Sheriff Hayden, Thomas Hub
bard, by Cullen at Chapman Plantation, ARGOS
took county. April 2Sth, John Cullen at Ma
pleton, by one hundred men of Aroostook
May 10th, DR.. Baker at Warren. May 18th, a
baby by Its mother at Saco, As will be seen BY
the dates given, five of these murders were
committed between April 26th and May 10Th
period of twenty-three days.