The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-16
STATE NEWS.
ANDROscoccTN coIrNTy

If Rev. John Allen of camp meeting fame, on
Tuesday evening. 1t would draw an audience
Mr. Allen mas attended 234 camp
meetings.
ARoosTooK COUNTY
The Pioneer says that Franklin Ham. ESQ.,.
one of the County Commissioners, died at his
home in Smyrna, last Sunday evening He COM
planned of not feeling well during the week,
but did not until Friday deem it necessary to
call physician. Friday night DR.. Boyd visit
ed him. During the night he was somewhat
delirous. after which be sank into condition
of stupor, in which he remained till Saturday
evening, when death ensued.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
From our Phillips Correspondent.
last week Samuel Clark of Rangeley, for
many years guide at the Rangely Lake. had
one Of his hands nearly sawed off BY circular
saw at Greenville, while saving boards.
The store of Albion Dyer of Strong, caught
fire near the roof, from defective Aue Monday
and burnt quite hole in the roof before it was
discovered Luckily it was discovered before
any serious damage occurred
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The Kennebec Journal says that a man
answering to the name of Savage was arrested
in Hallowell Monday evening on suspicion of
being party to the inhuman affair that occur
red in Milo on New Years night. The authori-
ties OF Milo have been telegraphed, and he is
uclu III uuAtuCt Vie.
The Augusta Journal says that there are 70
workmen in Stacy's shoe factory. The pay roll
now aggregates large sum.
OXFORD COUNTY.
from our Paris Correspondent
Mr. H. M Bryant of the Reform Climb has
been engaged by the Grand Lodge of Good
Templars to give d course of lectures in this
county. The first was delivered at the Copore-
gational meeting house in South Paris. The
audience was large and enth usiastic. Efforts
are being made to organize a temperance lodge
in that village, and a meeting has been called
for that purpose on next Monday evening, the
Goth inst. Mr.. Bryant spoke on Paris Hill on
Tuesday evening. A fair audience assembled
at the court house and were we'll pleased with
the speaker. His lecture is deliveredin an easy,
coll0quial manner, and is much mere likely to
interest the audience than one composed of
of figures and ponderous arguments 1t is to
be hoped that Mr.. Bryant will be greeted BY
large audiences and that much good will be
done by him.
PENOBsCoT COUNTY
The Whtg shows that the smallpox in that
city is subsiding.
Charles D Clark has been elected LIST Lieut..
and E. E. Small I'd Lieut.. of the Jameson
Guards.
The Wing says that young lady who came
to that city last Friday ON the train from st.
John, was robbed of all her money, amounting
to nearly $500. She was on her way to Boston
and did not discover her loss until she arrived
at the Maine Central dept. She was provided
with funds to continue her journey by kind
hearted passenger Three hundred and fifty
dollars were represented by check on Bos-
ton bank, which she will save by procuring a
duplicate check.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Hon: J; A. ldlliken, of Cherryfeld, succeeds
Hon. lothian Lppencott as Judge of Probate
who has held the office sixteen years.
Two juries tried two cases at the late term OF
the court at Machias which was in session but
four days.
The Machas Union says that some of the
shipbuilders in that county are having timber
drawn twenty to twenty-six miles to their wards
for vessels frames.
A singular story is told by Millbridge phy.
stefan of Rufus Mitchell, aged thirty, who re-
Gently bled to death from slight cut: "He
was one OF those unfortunate men who bleed
from the smallest scratch of the skin, anil many
| times he has lain and bled till it seemed that
the blood had all run out, and then he would
gradually recover. This time the cut was quite
large, and he lived but few hours. There is
| something remarkable about this family. who
are here termed as belonging to the bleeding
family. None but the NAL. S bleed, and they
are the sons of the females of the same family.
For instance, this man has left children; none
of them will bleed, but if the girls should have
boys in their families, they will be of the bleed
ing kind, but the boys are Themselves free and
| their families will be The same"
| YORK COUNTY. r.
The Times says that Hon. Henry X. Brad.
| bury and his brother, DR.. A. K P Bradbury
have recently taken up their residence in Santa
Barbara County, California.
The Times says that Sheriff Warren has an
pointed the following named gentlemen to be
Deputy Sheriffs in this county:
Biddeford, Robert NJ. Stevens; Saco, Obadiah
Durgn; Buxton, Thomas Tarbox; Lebanon
| Frank n. Butler; West Lebanon, N. E. Lord
| North Berwick, Charles A. Stillngs; South
Berwick, Reuben H. Kicker; Newfield. VIM.
Dunnells; Parsonsfield, D. W. G. Merrill; Ber-
wick, Alvin B. Spencer; York, Geo. P. Thcmp-
| son; Shapleigh, Ivory A. Hall
IN GENERAL.
There are now 1858 miles of railroad in the
State. No new roads have been opened this
year New railroad projects are under consid-
Grafton in parts of the State for which charters
have been granted, and some of them are ma.
turing into the appearance of early construc.
ton.
Ninety-one persons were killed the past wear
on the railroads within the State, mostly EN-.
ployees, and eighteen were injured. Six of the
injuries were the result of misplaced switch
and one collision.