The Portland daily press., 1874-02-07
STATE NEWS.
ANpRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY
The Journal says the shipments of boots and
shoes from Auburn and Lewiston the past week
foot up 1lO5 cases to 7O5 for the preceding and
1855 for the corresponding week last year.
Seven divorces were decreed at the recent
term of Court in Androscoggin county.
Thomas w. Kanada, Superintendent of the
Everett Mills at Lawrence, has resigned and
accepted the agency of the Lewiston Mills, at
Lewiston.
In the trial of Lowell, for the alleged murder
of his wife, at Auburn next Tuesday, the pris-
oner will be defended by Mr.. E. f. Pillsbury
and NJ L. hidden. The Attorney General and
cuton.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Last Saturday we announced the death of
DIR. Moses Gould of North Bridgton, and men,
toned the illness of his son, Albert. The lat
ter followed his father very quickly, and died
on Sunday, Feb. 1st
The Selectman of Baldwin, teacher in a
school at Steep Falls, Standsh, who so cruelty
beat one of his pupils, has settled the case by
the payment of $50.
The Telegraph says that gentleman living
| in Brunswick village owns fine dog Two or
three weeks since an old cat belonging to the
| same party was sick, and the gentleman was
house he said to the dog, Watch her. The
dog did so, sitting by her until the animal died
| he then seized her by the neck, dragged her
through two or three rooms out into the yard,
| and commenced to dig a big hole in the snow
| bank. When the gentleman returned he found
the dead pussy lying upon the snow close by
the hole, and the dog busily at work enlargng
| it.
| FRANKLIN COUNTY.
| The house of Dr. j. B. Severy in Farming
ton was somewhat injured by. fire last week,
caused by the explosion of a bottle OF horse
| lniment.
The Chronicle says that Nathaniel Whittier
of Chesterville, is suffering from disease
which has prevailed 10 some extent in Franklin
county lately, called the dry notification
| Nearly 40 years ago he frOze both feet, from
J the effects of which he had never recovered;
| and the present winter he again froze them
Now both feet are affected with this dreaded
| disease.
The Lewiston Journal says Wednesday af-
ternoon train with two engines ran off the
| track near Wilton, and was detained SO it did
not reach Pennington till o'clock a. m. Thurs
day. The pow was broken, so the down train
Friday had nothing to clear the track, and did
| not get through in season to connect with the
train for Boston.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
On Saturday last Mr.. Eben Hill and wife of
| Penobscot, after partaking of boiled dinner
were taken with excruciating pains. and it was
| soon ascertained that they were poisoned. Mrs.
| Hill uleu uOU lOUg dICeT. MI. E1lll Was nOU eA-
| pected to live through the day, but now hopes
are entertained of his recovery. Some time last
| season Mr.. Hill mixed large dose of arsenic
with meal for the purpose of killing crows in a
| TIN pan which was supposed to have been cleans
| ed after using The dish was placed over the
! pork in the kettle in which the dinner was
boiled, and it is pretty evident that sufficient
poison remained to cause this sad accident.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The building in which the post office is kept
| in Readfield, was considerably damaged by fire
on Monday.
The store of G. L. King at Monmouth Cen
| tire, in which is the post Office. was entered
Wednesday night by fellow who gave his
name as William Brown, born in Connecticut,
and on his way from Portland to Bangor. He
was discovered in the post office room with
| about 400 coppers in his pockets, which he had
stolen from the money draw, says the Lewiston
| Journal.
| The Journal says that at the adjourned meet
ing of the Trustees of the insane Hospital,
held at Augusta, Thursday, after the transac :
| ton OF some important business relating to the
! government of the institution, and without
coming to ballot on the vacant Treasurership,
the board adjourned to meet at the call of the
President, any time in the month of March
| after the second Wednesday
| OXFORD COUNTY
| The register learns that it is the intention of
| the Trustees to transfer Hebron Academy to
Colby University if the act Of incorporation
will permit them to 10 so. The design being
to make the Academy special preparatory
school for the above named Univ rsity
The Register says the two children of James
B. Andrews and wife, (both deaf mutes) at
t N3r5h Paris Gan hear and talk as well as any
| PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
| The Street Commissioner of Bangor reports
| the snow fall in that city in the late storm at
Cwo and one half feet
Garland is to have a cheese factory and the
lot for it has been secured.
The Mayor of Bangor has vetoed an order for
the payment of $1,000 to the Maine State Agri-
cultural Society.
The Bangor Wing says on the 18th of last
month man giving his name as Henry A:
Holt, and claiming to be agent for the Portland
Oil, Company. hired grey horse and top buggy
at Libby's livery stable, in Brewer. 1t is pre-
sumed that he had long journey to accom-
| plish as he has never returned, nor has he sent
his regrets, and Mr. Libby is anxious for an in
| terview with him. 1t is another case of ''mys-
FERROUS disappearance" though some might
call it horse stealing.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
c. w. Price of Bath has volume of sermons
printed in 1857, 237 years ago. Said book con-
tains the first sermon preached in st. Paul's
church, London.
The paint shop in the ship yard of Alexander
Robinson, at Bath, was burned Thursday even
ing. Loss $4,000.
YORK COUNTY.
The trial of Timothy Clifford of Newbury-
port, charged with assault with intent to kill at
Kittery-he threw a man overboard-is expect
ed to commence in Saeo to-day.
Sheriff Warren has been ordered by Gov
Dingley to see that the liquor law is strenuous
ly enforced in this county
Freeman H. Spear will receive sentence at
the present term of Court in Saco, his counsel
having concluded not to carry his case up to the
Law Court.
Natures Cafhartie.