The Portland daily press., 1874-05-07
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

The Lewiston journal says Thomas Conlan,
who escaped from Jail Saturday AFTERNOON, was
re-captured between three and four o'clock
Tuesday morning. Conlon was sentenced to
two years imprisonment at the January term
of the 8. j. Court. Upon being arrested he
remarked: "Just my -- luck"
The Journal says the City Council of Lewis
ton on Monday evening again considered the
question of a new bridge. The Common Coun-
Gil voted in favor of its construction. The AL
but members desired more time to investigate
the de9ails and Investigations by which it is
proposed to erect the bridge.
The Journal says Monday afternoon Geo.
ID. Field, an operative in the boot and shoe
manufactory of Little, Smith & Co. of Au-
burn, had the ends of the two middle fingers of
the left hand cut off in stripping machine.
An order to build twenty-five thousand dol
lar school house on the Spring Street lot was
refused passage of yea and nay vote; three
to two in board of Aldermen ana eight to four
in Common Council of the city of Auburn.
In the Supreme Judicial Court at Auburn on
Monday e. ID. Wiggin was arraigned ON an in
dictment for Icing common seller of intoxi
eating drinks He pleaded nolo contendere and
was fined $100 and costs which he paid. The
respondent is, and has been for some time, on
the Police and Detective force IN Lewiston.
-KENNBBEu COUNTY
The officers of st. Elmo Temple of Honor
No. 13, in Vassalboro', were Monday evening
duly installed by D. G.. w. G. I. R. M. Jones'
There has been an unusual amount of sick
ness and several deaths recently in the western
section OF the town of Winthrop.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Two men belonging in Edgecomb, Joseph
Nickerson and Jason Huff, were drowned in
Wiscasset harbor about Z O'clock Tuesday eve
ming. They were in two boats loaded with sand
and the boats sunk,
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
Melvin Preble, NJ. D., who was City Physi-
clan of Bangor in 1872, has recovered verdict
to small pox patients during the period of that
disease the winter of 1928. The defense
was that as City Physician he was bound to
take such sum as the City Council should vote
for his services, viz: $500. Plaintiff claimed
that it was no part of his duty to render such
services as City Physician, and that the sum
voted was inadequate to the services rem 1ered,
and refused to accept that sum, and appealed to
the court. The court ruled that it was no part
OF his duty as City Physician ard the jury rem
dered verdict for plaintiff for $17O1.0O.
Ground has been broken in Bangor on the
site of the Jail workshop to be erected.
Thirtytwo deaths in Bangor during the
month of April.
Amos Collins the colored man who stole a
horse, saddle and bride from the stable of
Captain G.. W. Reed ON Essex street, Saturday
night, was arrested Monday night about sew
queen Niles InlS sue OF dOulC0n. and, with
the stolen steed conveyed back to Bangor.
James p, Davis, who committed the shock
ing homicide at Stetson last Saturday, was dis
charged from the Insane Hospital in December
1872, after residence in the institution of
about three months. AT the time he had much
improved, physically, and appeared to have re-
covered his mental soundness.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The town meeting in Arson last week to see
tt the town would vote five per cent. of its val
uation in further aid of the Somerset Railroad,
WIS adjourned TO the Monday following the
ANIMAL meeting of the corporation in order to
receive correct details of expenditures, etc.
WALDO COUNTY.
Hon. Nehemiah Abbott of Belfast on Satur-
day night had second attack of paralysis, on
account OF which he is completely Frustrated.
second attack of the same disease en- Satur-
day lase, which has deprived him of the use of
his limbs.
YORK COUNTY
Mr.. John Holland, of Holland Mills, LINER
lex, bought some fish of fish peddler Tuesday
and giving them to servant girl, told her to
roll them in meal and fry them for dinner. The
girl went out of the room and while she was
gone Mr.. Holland put pint bowl of meal on
the table and went to the mill. The girl re-
turning supposed the meal was to be used to
roll the fish in and did so. At dinner Mr.. Hol-
land complained of gripping pains and on in
CURRY found out the girl had used the meal be
had left on the table which he had mixed with
arsenic to poison rats at the mill Doctors
were procured and the amily, consisting of-Mr.
and Mrs. Holland and two children were work.
ed over all day and night and it is hoped they
are out of danger.