The Portland daily press., 1874-07-02
STATE NEWS.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.
Hon. A. G. Denison of Nechanic Falls, and /
MIR. Foster made a trip over the p. q o. c. r
X. Monday to view its condition before making
arrangements for a lease of the road for tern
of years.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
In letter from E. r. Burpee, ESQ.,. is the
following in regard to the Fredericton & Riviert
du Loupe Railroad, and line to Fort Fairfield
Il am sending my cousin to make survey fo
q bridge at Tobque and line to Fort Fair
field. We have all the iron on hand and shall
have cur line Of. & r. du L. opened for bust
ness to Tobiqde early in October. After that II
IS our intention, if possible, to bridge the St
John river and get to Fort Fairfield. You may
be sure for next winter business we shall be
running to TObique.
The great jam in Aroostook Falls, which was
three-fourths of mile long, and piled up
twenty or thirty logs deep, some standing on
end, went out last week after the pouring rain
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
An infant child of Sumner Ward of Angus
ia, had its skull fractured by falling from its
mothers Monday, and will probably die.
Mrs. David Richards of Benton, while wash
ing windows, Tuesday of last week. fell across
the back of the chair in which she was stand.
ing, fracturing two ribs and sustaining internal
injuries OF serious character
KNOX COUNTY
A fire in Thomaston Tuesday destroyed the
barn OF Mr.. HalIowell.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The light of large fire in Waldoboro was
seen in Thomaston Tuesday. What was burn
ed is not known
PENoBsCoT COUNTY
The Dexter Cheese Factory Company has
commenced business, and made the first cheese
on Monday.
The Wing learns on good authori ty that it is
expected the Bucksport & Bangor Railroad
VIII be completed and trains running over it
the coming fall.
At the prize defamation of the third class
OF the Maine Central Institute, the prizes were
awarded as follows: LIST to w. l.. Watson, Cam
bridge; I'd to E. f. Curtis, Knox.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
Mr.. George A. Rogers, a prominent citizen
OF Topsham, died Tuesday
A barn in Bath was struck by.lightning Mon
day. but not badly damaged.
SOMERSET COUNTY
Fairfield wants a national bank.
The man who was attacked by q dogs in
Athens has just had a hearing before trial
justice The q dogs turned out to be eleven
pups, and defendant alleged that plaintiff at
tempted to poison them He GOT Indictment
however, for $40 and COSTS
A hearing was had at Fairfield Tuesday he
lore the County Commissioners of Somerset
and kennebec counties on petition to Law ont
road across the river where the toll bridge
now is The stock of the toll bridge having
been bought by the Maine Central Railroad
Company and made a free bridge. the village
corporation. through committee, had assum-
ed charge of it. Some repairs being at this
time necessary this petition was drawn
large amount of opposition was manifested by
the residents of Somerset and the back part Of
Fairfield, they acting Gas though thew had
arudge against the village. After a long and
tiresome hearing the Commissioners have de-
clded unanimously to locate road, and Fair
field breathes again.
YORK COUNTY.
Miss Hannah Worster, aged 1O1 years and 6
months, died in Berwick on Saturday last.
Work at the Kittery May Yard is shut down
completely in the department of construction.
and all hands except the bosses and appren.
tees discharged. Naval Constructor Wilson is
ON a board of adjustment of accounts, now in
session at Charestown Navy Yard, and Assist
ant Constructor Hitchbourn is in charge at Kit
terry. Wv
David Weber of York, James Baker of New
castle, and Oliver Moody of Kttery were very
seriously injured at Bddeford, by falling from
staging to a vessels deck, distance of TWEEN
ty feet.