The Portland daily press., 1874-03-24
STATE NEWS.
ANDROsCOGGIN COUNTY.

ANDROsCOGGIN COUNTY.
Alderman D. A. Noyes has been appointed
City Marshal of Lewiston.
The Journal says the water in the Androscog.
gin River rose twelve inches on Saturday.
Rev. G. G. LeaveEs, Assistant Messenger
of the House of Representatives. died of con-
sumption at his residence in Auburn Saturday,
aged II years. He was private in the 18th
Maine Regiment during the war, and lost his
right arm at Fredericksburg.
The Journal says that after the Saturday
noon train for Brunswick had passed Crowley s
it was found that the roof of the railroad shed
was on fire. There were but few peoplein the
vicinity, and it was only ly their utmost efforts
that the fire was extinguished, after burning a
hole some ten feet in one side of the roof.
The Lewiston Journal says at meeting of
the corporators of the Androscoggin Insurance
Company, held Saturday morning, a temporary
organization was effected by the choice Of Hon.
Sidney Perham as President and G. E. Dun
lap, Clerk. The following gentlemen were
chosen Directors: E. F. Packard, Ara Cush-
man, Geo. H. Pillsbury, ). G. COburn. S. e.
May, E. A. Little, F. r. Swan, Portland; Oil
yer Moses, Bath; jesse Davis, Lisbon; F. G.
Butler, Pennington; Sidney Perham, Paris.
The directors will open books for subscriptions
to the stock, Immediately.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The Journal says 'hat the City Marshal of
Augusta, on Saturday, warned all saloon keep
ers and others to stop the sale of ale, or suffer
the consequesces of a broken law.
The Journal says that a man named Damer-
in, and belonging in Belgrade, was badly in
jured the other day by an accident at Stevens
saw mill in Belgrade. Mr. Stevens asked Que
of the workmen to pass him sled runner; in
so doing, by some means, Mr. Stevens was hit
with one end of the runner and knocked down,
but not in jured: Damerin, who was at work by
a saw, was hit on the forehead and shoulder
and knocked senseless. In this condition he
remained until the next morning.
KNOX COUNTY
The farmers of Unon not to be behind the
times, are about to erect cheese factory at
Union Corner, to be ready for use the first of
June,
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Whig says the wife of Captain
Francis Jordan of Brunswick, who, with her
husband, is visiting friends in that city, came
near losing her life by fall down stairs, Satur-
Centre street. The heel IF her boot caught as
she started to descend, pitching her forward,
and she struck on her head and shoulders at
the foot of the stairs. She was taken up badly
bruised and inSensble but is now getting along
comfortably.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
MI Samuel Maxwell of Vanceboro', killed
TWO DedTS anu CdpIuFeu duOGuer awe, one uay
last week in that town, and within two miles
of the settlement.
AS VIM. Baker and Samuel Young of Vance
boro', were returning from Lambert Lake on a
hand-car on the E. & N. A. Railway, one day
last week, one of the wheels broke, throwing
the car from the track, and preclpitating the
men own an embankment. injuring them Sc
verely.
IN GENERAL.
Patents have been granted to John E. Coffin,
Portland, match card or splint; Alvin S. Biggs,
Chastervile, suspension, staple for tanning,
reels