The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-03-27
STATE NEWS.
ANpRoscoeG1N COUNTY.


The journal says Tuesday afternoon Mr.. AL
yah Rounds, in the employ of the Dennison
Paper Manufacturing Company was caught by
belt and carried around shaft. He was
taken up in an insensible condition. Though
badly bruised he will probably recover.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Capt. John True, an old gentleman living at
Perham Stream, in the east part of Madrid
died almost instantly on the 10Th inst
The Chronicle says very delicate and dam
gerous surgical operation for strangulated her.
mia was performed Sunday upon Mr.. Abra m
Yehue, an aged Frenehman, in Pennington, by
DIR. ~. B. Severy, assisted by Drs. Blake and
Linscott. Monday morning the patient was
comfortable and it is thought he will recover.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
DR.. George Parcher has been nominated as
the Citizens" candidate for Mayor of Ellis
worth. Mr.. Joseph T. Grant was nominated
by the Republicans, but declined.
Some 10000 tons of superior ice have been
cut at Bucksport, of which six or eight cargoes
have been shipped and the balance has been
put in store for future shipment.
The American says the teams and lumber
men have nearly all left the woods The latter
part of the season has been more favorable for
numbering opera tions than the first part, and it
is now thought that quite two-thirds of the
amount of logs usually cut on the river will be
hauled.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The Home Journal says that the new City
Council of Gardiner seems to be a progressive
one. They have given the Public Library $500;
voted $1,000 towards Soldiers Monument and
$500 for paving
KNOX COUNTY.
The City Marshal of Rockland is instructed
to strictly and impartially enforce the prohibi-
tory law. The name of any police officer neg
lecting CT refusing to do his duty in that con-
nection, or who shall receive cigars or gifts of
any kind from any saloon keeper shall be
promptly reported by him to the Mayor and
Bosrd of Aldermen.
The Camden Herald estimates the income to
that town from the ice crop at 100000.
Mr.. Elnathan Young of Rockport, who In a
fit of dependency cut his throat with razor
some two weeks since, died on Friday last
A little son of Mrs. Simon G. Wentworth of
Rockport, was badly burned last week by get
ting hold of some matches and ignitng them
on bed, setting the cotton clothing on fire.
He will recover.
PENoBscoT COUNTY
Wednesday the stable of John Hunt at Her
mon Centre, was destroyed by fire. Fortunate
ly Conductor Vests train, on the Maine Cen
hands saved the adjoining buildings from de-
structiOn. The fire was caused by boys PLAYING
with matches. Loss $1,000.
Francis Gallagher, charged with setting fire
to piles of wood belonging to E. s. Farrar, esq.,.
idence. '''--'.-... - "'n' u o'-
A young man named Davis, Of veazfe, bad a
narrow escape while attempting to jump on a
car as it was leaving the Bangor station We'd
nesday evening. He slipped, but held on with
one hand-the other being encountered with
bundles-and was dragged some little distance
before being rescued from his perilous situation.
WALDO COUNTY.
in Belfast Tuesday, looking up delinonents IN
his department. 1t is understood several nor.
ties were found to be selling without licenses
and one person was arrested and taken To D.,
laud by U. s. Marshal Marble. Several liouor
sellers indicted at the last term of court 49,
also called upon for contribution. "'io
The Belfast Age says: Business is quite brisk
Der and other lumber is being brought over TIN tha
road and considerable other freight transnort.
ed, The passenger travel is Increasing and The
operators are having all they can do with the
rolling stock at command ''0
Brooks, Unity and Thorndike have become
quite large potato markets. 1t is estimated
Inat some seventy thousand bushels have been
past winter y -"0'' ''ie
The Belfast Journal saws at temnerance
meeting on Monday, COMMITTEES was formed
OF Two ladies' from each religious society in
Town; Their purpose does not appear yery
clearly IN the proceedings, but it is rumored
belfast IS to have the exhortations of praying
YORK COUNTY.
. The pickle and corn houses connected with
s. M. Blake's establishment in Biddeford, were
destroyed by fire Thursday morning Loss be-
tween $500 and $500; insured.
A committee of three representing the Wolf
DOro Second Advent Camp-meeting Association
nave been at Old Orchard the present week en-
leavoring to lease or buy tract of land on
which to hold their annual camp meetings,
rbey have selected fine grove belonging 10
Joshua K. Patterson, and desire to lease ten or
fifteen acres. But Nh. Patterson refuses To
ease. wishing to sell his whole lot.