The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-09-05
STATE NEWS.
ANDRoscoGG1N COUNTY.

The Journal says the water is running
through the canal of the Little Androscoggin
| Water Power Company, Lewiston, turning the
wheel and shafting without sensibly diminish
ing the quantity running over the dam.
The horse Bismarck is recovering from his
| injuries at Lewiston
C. W, Stoddard had his hand crushed while
coupling cars at North Leeds Saturday.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
| The packing season has begun at the corn
canning establishments in Bridgton and Casco'
| At the former factory great improvements
| have been made, and at the latter it is contem-
| plated that 100000 cans will be put up, and
about 200 persons employed.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Willie Butler of Pennington, son of Capt.
| S. d. Perham, fell over scythe, Tuesday,
nearly cutting his foot off,
The Chronicle says that everything is drying
up.
Leonard Hosmer was badly hurt on the arm
while coupling cars at Wilton, Saturday.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
A terrible fire is raging in the timber lands
in the western part of East Surry. large
force of men are fighting it, but if high winds
continue more or less dwelling houses will be
burnt.
Large, fat mackerel are caught in Castine
hal Dor.
The barn of B. Dunbar of North Castine, was
burnt Saturday.
A Mr.. Gem, of the firm of Gem & Hill of
Bucksport, fell Wednesday from the bowsprt
of vessel on the stocks, and was seriously in
jured.
KENNEBEc COUNTY
Augusta sent 50, 135. 90 to Belfast
Mr.. Charles Wentworth of Clinton, has this
% p5S b noa OF tons IS ii rasne
ries.
Capt. Thomas B. Sampson, well-known
and much respected citizen of West Gardiner,
died at his residence Sunday morning at seven
O'Clock, aged rs years.
There is to be an 'opening meeting at the
Oakland Park in Gardiner, on Wednesday.
The band at Waterville has disbapded.
A large number of new buildings are going
up at Waterville.
KNOX COUNTY
Rockland contributed 81, 12S for Belfast
S. Lord of Rockland, was on Saturday thrown
from his carriage and had his skull fractured.
He will recover.
A letter from Capt. Thomas Williams of the
brig Rachel Cony states that his mate Harvey
Wilson of Camden, died at sea, fifteen days
out, from Bangor to Cardenas, and was buried
on Stirrah Key.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The East Jefferson cheese factory closed it's
operations August Both, after running sixty
eight days. 1t has turned $50 cheese, weighing
$3.50 pounds.
PENOBsCoT COUNTY.
The Wing says: We understand that A. P.
Buck, ESQ, route agent on the B. & p. Rail
road, is to be transferred to the e. g. n. A.
Railroad with an increased salary, and that W.
ID. ID. Stackpole, Esq, member of the 31st
Maine Regiment, will take his place on the B.
& p. Railroad.
Miss Barrows and another lady of Bangor,
jumped from carriage harnessed to runa-
arm broken.
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
The Commissioners of Fish and Fisheries of.
the United States and of the State of Maine
Massachusetts and Connecticut, have arranged
10 Sebec Lake, suitable places for the purpose
OF Matching land locked salmon to be placed in
various other ponds which are not stocked
with them, as is this Sebec Lake.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
Edwin Reed, Esq, of Bath, has been chosen
director, on the part of that city, of the An
droscoggin Railroad Co.
N stiles, station agent at Ba til, lost Dor
ton of his hand Wednesday last, by getting it
badly crushed
SOMERSET COUNTY
The buildings of. Jordan of Embden, were
burnt wednesday. Loss covered by insurance.
81, 400.
WALDO COUNTY
Belfast has received nearly S44, 600 of contri-
putions IRON other places to her relief fund
The Belfast Journal says Sibley & Son dis
cover that they have about $1,000 worth of mo-
Iasses IN the cellar of one of their storehouses.
This cellar is cemented, and as the hogsheads
burned, the molasses ran into the cellar. where
IL remains In pretty good condition
Belfast talks Ct having water supply.
Wednesday, young man named Hanraham,
belonging to Rockland, fell from the third
story window OF the American House. Belfast
ana one arm was broken and he was badly
shaken. He will recover
Geo. and Annette Berry of Rurnham. haye?a
1anliy OF SIX children whose respective weight
are ~, 6O, 90. 40, 80 and 20 pounds. bv Fair
banks standard. Where is the family of like
number more evenly graded?
YORK COUNTY.
A Canadian named Counter. lemploved at the
Bay View House, Saco, was arrested few DAYS
since for the larceny Of silver ware found in his
trunk His wife acknowledged she put it there
without the knowledge of her husband.
A fellow named Grimes was arrested at Bid
deford Thursday, for the larceny of S2S from
his boarding mistress.
IN GENERAL.
The porgy oil factories IN Maine. about fonr
teen IN number, have had good seasons work.
The fish have been found in large Plumbers and
very fat. ~