The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-02-16
STATE NEWS.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.


The Lewiston Journal says Mr. James Fair
grieve, late Superintendent of the Pondicherry
Mills at BrIdgtOn and still later Of the firm of
the firm of Fairgrieve, Lake & Co., has accept
ed the position of Superint endent of the Auro
"a Mills. Lewiston, owned by d. Cowan & Co.
The Journal says on Friday, Mr. Ezra Bal
ley, in the employ of the Denison Paper Man
ufacturing Co.. Mechanic Falls, while fixing a
belt, fell quite distance to the floor. His
shoulder was dislOcated and other injuries sus-
tanned. On the same day Mr.. Humphrey Her
rick was thrown t. the ground by a runaway
horse, and had his head badly bruised. He was
quite unconscious when taken up -
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
Hon. A. G.. Jewett of Belfast, is retained for
plaintiff in the suit for damages by libel
brought by Powers against Cary, editor of the
Houlton Times. 1t will be tried at the coming
term of the court in this county, which will We
held by Judge Peters. Joseph Baker of Angus
ia, appears for the defence.
1t appears from the Voice that tho recent
snow storm did not amount to much in the
Aroostook woods-only from an inch to four
inches having fallen.
a KENNBBEc COUNTY.
The Chronicle says that a few days since
young lady by the name of Ada Voglper, of
Watervile, while in the act of kneeling in the
Catholic church, was observed by young lady
who sat by her side, to grew suddenly pale. and
upon approaching her was heard to say, II can
uot ~ AOuC: tueTcdIGeT Su6 Ioll
into swoon, from which no effort on the part
of the members present, nor of a Physician,
could arouse her until two days and half had
elapsed, when she suddenly awoke and called
foRdrink. She had been i'll for several days.
but on coming to herself was in usual health.
John G. Bradley of East Vassalboro while
taking care of horses last Thursday lost six
teeth. had his jaw badly bruised and received
an ugly cut on the cheek, by kick from one
OF tne horses. A tal.l 1
The Rockland Free Press learns that the
Steam Mill and Elevator Company of Rock
land, whose affairs were managed by Mr.. Geo.
Mayo has failed. This is the second company
Mr. Mayo has brought to the same unpleasant
predicament within the past eighteen months
The liabilities are estimated at from $4,000 to
$4,000
Five buildings were burned in Wiscasset on
Friday, at / a. m. Z One of the buildings was
occupied by tenements and as saloon. One
building was stable; another, store house, con-
tanning p freight; another slaughter house; anoth-
smith shop. The loss is put at $4,000; insured
for $500.
e. PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
Mr.. H. L. Leonard of Bangor, has recently
taken $4,000 salmon eggs from the works in
Bucksport to be placed in the tributaries of Sc
bee Lake.
"A man w III gave lis udiut DIS Oudrl6S tlOD-
berts, and says he belongs in New Market, n
H., was arrested in Hampden Friday, on
charge of having stolen horse, sleigh and
harness from DR.. F. c. Hall. at South West
Bend, Durham last Tuesday He had offered
to sell the team, which was worth $500, for
800, in Bangor
A new lime kiln has been built at Duck Trap,
Llncolnyiie, for company just formed, and
another kiln is to be built in short time
YORK COUNTY.
A portion of the weavers on the Laconia cor
poration struck Saturday for higher pay, not
withstanding the wages had been increased
from 10 to 10 per cent. from the first of the
month, and are now as high if not higher than
those paid at Lewiston and Great Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Chandler Lane of Saco. cell
ebrated the fifteenth anniversary Of their we'd
ded life at the Beach House, Old Orchard, last
Thursday evening.
Several gentlemen of Saco think they dis
tinctly felt shock of an earthquake about
half past six O'Clock Thursday morning There
was shaking of windows and rumbling sound.