The Portland daily press., 1873-07-21
STATE NEWS.

ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.
The August meeting at the Lewiston Trot-
! ting Park promises TO be of unusual interest, as
$500 in premiums are offered.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
1t is not yet definitely settled that the fall
meeting of the Board ofAgrculture will be held
at Houlton, although the probabilities are that
it will be held in that town, Secretary Board
! man was inAroostookCounty onThursday, max
ing arrangements for the meeting of the board.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Tiger engine company of Hallowell are to en-
terrain the Warren hook and ladder company
of Boston, August Goth.
| LINCOLN COUNTY.
Recently, near Waldeboro, a boy milking a
| COW was annoyed by her switching tail, so he
tied it to his leg. The COW got frightened, and
ran, and the boy had narrow escape from
/ death. This is sad Tile.
The Waldoboro Suspender Factory use alliga-
| tor skins in their work.
| John Doe of Waldoboro, had an ankle brok-
en- Tuesday, while using moving machine.
A case of spontaneous combustion occ urred
at Waldoboro Tuesday.
The State Commissioners of Fisheries were
at Waldoboro Thursday, examining the Med >
max river with view of having fishways built
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Saturday morning fire broke out in SIZED be-
longing to George Skillngs at Brewer 1t ac-
complshed the following damage before it was
extinguished Samuel Dyer, store and dwell
ing. loss $780, insured for $4,000 in the Bangor.
Samuel Dyer, house occupied by Skillip, loss
$500; insured 5000. #. G. Arey & Co., store
honse, total loss $500; insured for $500 in the
| Union of Bangor. Same firm loss ON store
$500 to $500; insured $1,000 in the Union. E..
Batchelder stable total loss; insured $780,
The young Bubier boy now confined in Ban
gor Jail, crawled up ventilating f1ue eight in
ches square and thirty five feet long, leading to
the roof a few days s,nce. Upon reaching the
roof he found it was too much for him and re-
turned to his cell. The next morning, boy-like
he told of his exploit
In Dexter there is grave stone made for a
man still living. He thought it handy to have
in case of death.
F. Jones of Dexter, died suddenly Thursday,
of cerebro spinal meningitis.
The telegraph wires are up between Dexter
and Dover
The small pox hospital at Bangor was burnt
Friday
There is a man in Hampden, Stubs by name
who fourteen months ago, had a paralytic
shock; since that time he has neither spoken or
moved. He takes nourishment and evidently
has possession of his mental facultiet The on
ly limb over which he has control is his arm.
t PIscATAoUIs COUNTY.
The Howard slate quarry has been closed and
the workmen discharged This is located at
No. s.
The new spool factory at Foxcroft will cost,
when completed, $4,000.
The grass crop in the county is unusually
good,
WALDO COUNTY.
Samuel Moody of Belmont, aged "a years,
committed suicide Thursday, by taking red
precipitate of lead Domestic trouble was the
cause,
T. Scribner, aged 70 years, died suddenly
Thursday, at jackson Brook.
WASHINGTON oUNTY.
Thomas G. Allen of South Lubec, recently
picked up adrift board little more than a feet
square, painted green, on which was incribed
with initials and Authorizations of two others.
IS M. Har'g', and u. B. Er'b," wrecked in
the ''Sch Gipsey," on Cross Island, August 49,
1872. No one in that vicinity have ever known
OF such a vessel being lost on Cross Island and
if such had been the case, the vessel must have
got clear again or drifted out to sea afteI she
struck.
A site for life saving station has been selec,
ted by government officials at Carrying Place
Cove, Lubec.
Burglars are at work in Calais Saturday
the store of VIM. Todd was entered and $40 in
money, revolver and other articles taken; also
from the store of j. b. McDougal, 500 in mon
ey was taken the same night.
A girl aged fourteen years, named Bro wn
was drowned at Red Beach Thursdsy.
YORK COUNTY.
A young man named Frank Prentiss, was
drowned at Kennebunk on Friday.
Smutty Nose Island, Isle of Shoals, the
scene of the Wagner tragedy, is said to- have
been entirely deserted by the superstitious
fishermen living there.
Mr.. Clement Hutchins of Kennebunkport,
had field set on fire the other day by sparks
from locomotive on the b. & NJ Railroad.