The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-03-28
STATE NEWS.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

We learn from the Journal that the ship
ments OF boots and shoes from Auburn and
Lewiston the past week have been 2I42 cases,
to 2131 for the previous and 1890 for the cores
ponding week of last year.
The Journal says man named Peary. on
Wednesday, had $27 taken from his pocket
while he was sleeping in stable in Lewiston.
Rather bad place to sleep in.
Notwithstanding the rigor with which the
prohibition law is enforced in Lewiston, the
Journal says on Wednesday afternoon, an old
man, ragged and totally blind, reeled along
Lisbon street and finally fell to the sidewalk
and was unable 10 rise. His son, a lad of rot
more than ten years, chung to his hand, ana
with tears in his eyes tried to get him along to
their wagon.
While some boys were sky-larkiug at Me-
chanic Falls last week, a lad was struck in the
forehead with large iron bolt and dangerous
" injured. The lad who threw the bolt was
arrested and bound over
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
The Bridgton News says Edward Lewis. of
that town. while riding to the village last Sat
urday was thrown from his wagon, the horse
having become frightened the breeching break
ing in pulling him in suddenly. and the horse
dashing through pair of bars into field Mr.
Lewis efforts to control the frightened animal
were unavaiing, and the wheels striking a rock
heap he was thrown over the fender down at
the horses heels and was kicked in the face,
breaking his right jaw, knocking out his front
upper teeth and cutting cash in his lip. Mr.
l.. was taken up and attended to. A longitu-
dinal section OF the jaw, together with five teeth
attached, was removed and his other wounds
dressed, which painful operation Mr. L. endured
with Spartan forttude, he preferring not to be
etherized. He is now getting along quite COM
fortably.
The News says Fred Douglass, 10 years of
age, son OF Richard Douglass of West Bridg-
ton, while playing with some other lads in a
cta mill last saturday had oil tho of
one hand cut partly off by circular saw.
Mr. John w. Fowler has sold his stage line
horses, coaches and all-from Bridgton to South
Paris, to Lemuel Davis of Brdgton.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
| The Journal says that the estimated loss by
| IRE in Augusta during the municipal year Just
closed, was $780, on which there was an IN
| surance of $3.50.
| The dwelling house in Readfeld owned by
William Lincoln, and occupied by John T.
Bickford, took fire about II o'clock Wednes-
day, and was wholly consumed. The efforts of
the neighbOrs were successful in saving the
stable. Mr. Lincoln's loss is about $500. Mr.
Bickford loses about $780,
One of the business men of Waterville
| caught young man at his money drawer on
Friday noon of last week. He had succeeded
IN abstracting fifteen dollkrs, and had just turn
| ed to leave the store as the proprietor entered,
when struggle ensued, the boy getting the
worst Of it, and, falling to the floor, was
| promtly dealt with Being of respectable fam
lily the matter was hushed up by the reimburse
ment OF the sum taken and promises of better
conduct
OXFORD COUNTY.
At an auction sale of household goods in a
dwelling house at North Norway last Tuesday,
some forty or fifty persons being assembled,
says the Register, in the chamber of the house,
all at once the floor timbers gave away and all
| present with the large accumulation of furni-
ture were precipitated 20 the lower floor, dis
lance OF some nine or ten feet. On the lower
floor was Mrs. Buck, Mrs. Whittle and two
small boys, when the upper floor with its pom
derous weight came crushing through. An ex-
tension table set ON this floor, and that with the
| hre-frame was the probable means of saving
the lives of those on this floor. No one was
| injured but Mrs Whites, and she received in
1uries in the back and hip.
The Register says Sewell Golf, esq :. of Mex
leo, was badly injured last week by falling from
the roof of Mrs Worthley's house, near Mexi
| co Corner. The house took fire on the roof. and
while Mr.. Golf was trying to put out the flames
his feet slipped and he fell to the ground, dis
lance of twelve feet
A gentleman of Porter says that on the 26th
OF February, 1865, he wrote and mailed a letter
to his brother in Monterey, Mexico, and on Sat-
urday, the 18th inst, he found it in the post
office at Porter village, returned to him from
the dead letter Office Of the United States with.
| ouO ouy Juliet ItCOru VI us many WanQ6rlngS.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
The Times says that E. j. Pask, hack -driv.
| er at Bath, was thrown from his hack Wednes.
day and much injured.
Gen. Sewall arrived in Bath Wednesday, aid
| will establish his headquarters there as Super
| visor of Internal Revenue for the New England
district. The General is direct from the Pacific
| coast, and was on one of the trains which was
| SO badly snow bound In the Sierras.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
(Skowhegan Correspondent
Judge Cutting has passed sentence upon
| Charles White of Augusta, for shop-lifting,
four years; John Benson, breaking and enter
ing and larceny of one harness, two years; Sui
livan for larcenv on the street in Skowhegan,
two years; Charles Hussey, convicted of steal
| ing from trader the sum Of $50, not sentenc-
ed.
/ =, Thursday night ONE of the prisoners sent for
| the Jallor at Norrldgewock, to see him, and the
jailor with his wife went to the Jail door and
the iailor entered the prison, and the wife clos
ed the door supposing it locked. The prison.
| ers, according to an arrangement, made rush
for the door, and two of them, Benson and Sui
| Ivan, passed out of the door, and Sullivan was
| clinched by the jalor when pretty interesting
scufie ensued, and Benson took leg bail for Sc
curity and has not since reported. The others
| were secured.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Eastport Sentinel says now that the rum
shops are closed in that place, there are several
miserable scamps who are carrying liquor about
with them and selling TO boys and to these that
| want the vile stuff.
The town of Perry has balance of $441O "A
in its treasury.
| Clark & Sampson of Pembroke having miss
ed small sums of money at various times, set a
watch in the store and discovered the thief to
| be young lad, who entered the premises
through back window. The boy was arrest
| ed and bound over.
The old grist mill at Dennysville, built by
Judge Lincoln some 45 years ago, has been re-
Gently sold and torn down.