The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-07-16
STATE NEWS.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.
Monday night the store of Dwely, Moore &
Co., at Barkers Mills, was broken into. The
fellows WIN did the work went through the
store thoroughly, taking all the cash from the
drawer aud cleaned out all the cigars and to-
bacco. They then took quantity of eggs and
crackers, went a little distance uo river where
they kndled fire, cooked their eggs and had a
supper.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
Miahael Decay of White Settlement, Hodg-
don, was instantly killed while at work erecting
shed. Another man named White was at
work with him, and while using an axe which
was loose on the handle 1t flew OFT, striking de
ceased in the stomach When picked up, life
was extinct
The North Star, which has been published at
Caribou and Fort Fairfield, has been sold, with
office material, subscrp ion list etc., to Dr. F.
u. Parker and A. w. Glidden, who will remove
it to Presque Isle.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
press Correspondence
Mr.. Dimond Furnald of Wilton, is now run
ming his new wooden factory on full time with
full complement of hands Mr.. f. is the
gentleman who was so successful in the manu-
facture OF the wilton" yarn few years ago
which became SO popular throughout the coun-
try.
The Methodist church, which has been un-
derSolng repairs, is now open tor worship. Rev.
Mr.. Collins, the new pastor, is very popular
with his parish. The Congregational church
have new pastor, Rev. Mr.. Chalmers, a recent
gradua tie of the Bangor Theological Seminary.
He is a gentleman OF cult re and much below
ed.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing learns that General B. f.
Butler will attend the coming Commencement
at Colby University. 1t viii be his first at
tendance at Commencement since his gradu-
alton.
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Notwithstanding the cool weather, is daily grow
ing smaller. and the prospect is now that it Will
all be sold at remunerative prices; though no
fortunes will be made.
The Trustees of the Insane Hospital have
deemed it expedient to raise the price of the
board of patients from $3.75 to $4 a week from
the first of September next.
A correspondent writes that one day this
week man hauling brick for the factory at
Waterville, backed his two horse team so near
to the bank of the river that the load of brick
went down the bank, distance of twenty feet
into the water, taking both horses with the load
and drowning one of them, valued at $3.50. The
horse belonged to Mr.. Hilton of Norridgewock
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Victor King was thrown from a carriage on
State Street, Bangor, Tuesday, and badly
bruised about the head that he was insensible
for some time.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
The town OF Abbot is at present entirely free
from all war or municipal debts, and has fund
of ever $1,000 in the treasury.
YORK COUNTY.
Monday morning while MIR. Shepherd Buck
nam of Lebanon, was going toward Buckfield,
his horse seemingly became unmanageable and
ran furously along the road until he came to
near the Proctor bri ge, spanning the Twenty
Mile river, at a point one mile distant from
Lebanon, where he veered suddenly to the right
against the railing of the bridge, crushing it
over, and allowing horse and rider to fall dis
lance of twenty feet upon the sharp rocks and
into the water beyond The current carried
man into deep water, where he Immediately
sank, stunned from the effects of his fall. The
horse was carried some yards down stream,
where he reached the shore. A large number
of citizens soon gathered, and commenced a
search for the body. His pocket book and hat
were discovered some distance down the stream
among the bushes. The stream was dragged
until p. M, when the body was brought to the
surface.