The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-10-10
STATE NEWS.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY

CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
SAINT Cook of Bridgton had his right eye
seriously injured last Saturday. He was at
work in the sealing rooms of the corn factory,
when, touching the hot sealing iron in vessel
of acid, the liquid flew into his eye. 1t is
thought the sight will be saved.
The large tannery of Mr.. Somes, at Casco,
was totally destroyed by fire Wednesday even.
ing, at eight o'clock 1t was insured
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Geo. w. Stevens of Prospect, lost five sheep
on Wednesday night of last week, the same
having been killed by bears within two miles Of
tide water.
KNOX COUNTY.
Thursday, as one of the workmen on Clark's
Island was abont touching off blast in the
quarry, the powder ignited, injurng him Sc
verely in bis eyes and on his right arm. Al
though suffering severely, he will recover.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Miss Jennie Armstrong of Wiscasset who
has been for several years pupil of Maestro
Lampert, is now singing before Italian audi
euces with fattering success.
OXFORD COUNTY.
tPress Correspondence
The enterprising firm of B. G. Green & Co.,
of Hiram are running their clothing manufact-
DRY on full time. This is commendable mas
much as very many clothing manufacturers
are now closed on account of the dullness Of
of the times. They have renown for doing
their work in the best of manner. This is
owing largely to the fact that they employ
none but those who understand their business
The liberal pay and kitd treatment they be.
stow upon their operatives make them favortes
with the sewing girls
PISCATAQUIs COUNTY.
On Monday afternoon last the Katahdin
Iron Works caught fire in the c0rnice from the
accumulated coal gas. A serious confagration
was imminent, but by the use of Babcock
Extinguisher the incipient fire was promptly
eXtinguished with slight damage to the build
ing.
A few nights sincea party of boys in the
western part of Sebec went to scramble new
ly married couple, with horns, tin pans, etc.,
and among them was young man named
Wallace Pratt, who, it seems, carried pistol
loaded with powder and ball, and while care.
lessly handling it it accidently went off, the
ball passing quite through the left hand.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
Willie Braddock, a child eighteen months
old, Thursday crawled upon the track about
miles from Bucksport. Owing to the fog, the
engineer on an approaching locomotive did not
see the boy until he was close upon dim, and
he was knocked between the sleepers. At last
accounts he was living, but unconscious, and is
not expected to recover.
The third span of the Bucksport & Bangor
railroad bridge is completed, the fourth span is
well advanced, and the work of framing the
draw span has commenced The span across
the European & North American railway will
soon be begun, and the trestle work between it
and the main bridge. The rails are laid to
within about seven miles of Bangor, and this
portion of that work will be temporarily sus-
pended for the purpose of blasting ledge The
company is building at Bucksport the largest
and best wharf east of Portland.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The buildings of Darius Ham of Hartland
were destroyed by fire Thursday morning. His
family barely escaped. Furniture, clothing,
farming tools, hay, grain and some stock were
burned. Doubtful insurance for small amount
Origin of fire unknown. Loss estimated to be
$780,