The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-01-06
STATE NEWS.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.


The Lewiston Journal says Francis Cary.
ESQ.,, OF Turner. was considerably injured Sat
urSay morning by slipping and falling from the
steps of his barn
The Journal says Mr. Millett. the West Mi
not onion grower, has sold 500 worth of onions
OF his own growing, in Lewiston and Auburn
this season.
Inc Journal says; The West Minot Cheese
Factory, we hear, has pald net profit of per
cent to its stockholders the past season.
We learn from the Journal that Mrs. Gar
marche. no was burned on New Years NIGHT
by the explosion of kerosene lamp, died Sat.
urday morning about clock, from the effects
ly burned in his efforts to extingush the flames
and it is feared he may not recover
The liabilities of Androscoggin county are
$2.4S6.
The ticket Office at Lisbon Falls was robbed
of about $l2 Friday afternoon.
AT the annual meeting of the Androscogein
Agricultural Society January Sd, the follow ing
Gfhcers were elected: Nelson Ham, Lewiston,
PRESIDENT; >. B. Ham, Lewiston, and A. G.
Thnrlow, Poland, Vice Presidents: w. r.
Wright. Lewiston, Secretary; David Farrar.
Lewiston, Treasurer; E. P Tobie, Lewiston.
Librarian; James Clark. Lewiston, Agent; Da-
vid Farrar, Lewiston, E. G. Mlllett. West Mi
not. q. A. Giibert, Greene, Isaiah Woodmap.
Auburn, David j. Briggs. Turner, Charles ri
Cobb, East Poland, r. w. Sanborn, Webster.
Trustees
The clothing store of Ward Brothers in Lew
iston, was broken into Sunday night, says the
journal, and about $500 worth of goods taken.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The body of man calling bis name Ed
munds. who has been living secluded life in
Pressure Isle, was found in the snow on New
Years day.. He probably persisted from ex-
haustion and exposure the previous night He
was quiet aud iuoffeusive m n, but no one
knew where he came from. His body was tax
en IN charge OF by the town authorities of
Presque Isle.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
George Mcintosh, employed in the lumher;ng
camp If the Hall Brothers, on Union ryar
was killed last Thursday by "a blow from a fall
ing tree. He belonged 10 Ellsworth and his
body was conveyed there on Friday. He was
fOrty-six years old and leaves a wife and seye-
raj children.
PENoBsCOT COUNTY.
Three cases of epzootic are reported in Ban
gor, the attacks being much milder than here
tofore
Large quantities of ship timber. knees. bark.
iron and slate are being hauled to the stations
along the line of the B. s. P. road to be for
waried to Bangor on the opening of navigation
next spring.
The Bangor police say that the most of those
arrested for drunkenness at the present time
are those who wish to be sent to Jail where
they can get living during the cold weather
without work, and for this reason so many are
let go without being arraigned.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
The Times says that on Dec 31st, WILDER
Ohver OF Bath, while out cunning for part
ridges, saw something moving among the
bushes, which he took for fox and fred on
the morning object. The discharge of his GUN
was followed by loud Shrek, and his mark
proved to be Nelson Rackliff. who also was w.
ing i'll wait for partridges. Mr.. r. is NOT dan.
gerously wounded, it is thought.
YORK COUNTY
The store in Saco owned hy E. C, Stanlas e,d
occupied by e Sauborn, dealer in boots and
shoes, and Frank Foss, dealer in hats and cans
caught fire Saturday night The interior of thu the
store was only injlrpd to the extent of a few
hundred dollars, but the stocks were nearly To-
tally destroyed. Mr. Sanhorn's loss is estimat
ed at $500; insurance $1,000 The loss of Mr..
Foss is estimated at $500, insurance $1,000.
The following is the ship building proposed
or in process at Kennebunk: Crawford & Per
kns are about to build two large schooners.
Capt. David Clark proposes to build barken-
tine. N. L. Thompson has on the stocks ship