The Portland daily press., 1874-03-26
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

ANDRoSCOGGIN COUNTY.
The Lewiston Journal says the house and
farm buildings of Charles Bradbury of Greene
were wholly destroyed by fire Tuesday morn
ing. The fire occurred about two o'clock, and
was so far advanced that he lost everything but
his cattle, horses and carriages He was in
sured for $1,000, which will not more than half
cover his loss
The Journal says the people of Turner vii
lage narrowly escaped a confagration Tuesday
morning. A trader on his way to his store dis
covered that the roof of the ell part of the vii
lage hotel was on fire. A strong wind was
blowing at the time, but the flames were sub
dued, very fortunately, for had that building
gone it must have carried others with it, The
fire originated from the burning out of Chin
ney.
Messrs. Charles Clark, Edward A. Little and
John Pickard, the committee on the Edward
Little statue, to be erected in Auburn, have
made arrangements with the sculptor Simmons
to model the proposed statue
The Journal says a lodge of Good Templars
was formed in Grand Army Hall in Lewiston,
Monday evening, under favorable auspices
ARoosrooK COUNTY.
A horse belonging to Lyman Houlton of
Houlton, got out of the stable early Monday
morning, and was afterwards found dead on
Main street.
The Pioneer says that the Houlton Dairy
Company held a meeting at the town hall on
the 14th inst, and voted 70 accept the charter
granted by the last Legislature for the manu-.
not yet been decided whether the factory will
be erected in time for operation this season.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Lewiston Journal says Mr.. Theodore
Braley of Carthage, died suddenly Saturday.
March 21st, aged about 6S years. His health
has been poor for number of years, but last
Saturday he ate his dinner as well as usual, and
after dinner he started for his store, few rods
off, when he suddenly stopped, said he was not
well enough to 60 over to the store, went back
few steps towards his house and dropped
down upon his face, bruising it somewhat He
was quickly carried into the house, where he
breathed a few moments in ali unconscious
state. Nouns were resorted to for his recovery,
but all proved upavailing.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Inc Bangor Wing says Francis Gallagher,
arrested MONDAY evening on the charge of fir
ing the wood IN the wood and coal yard of
p. s. Farrar, esq.,, was arraigned in the Police
Court Tuesday and admitted to bail.
The Wing says little son of Mr.. Ira Nc.
Ikenney OF Stetson, few days since drank a
large quantity of medicine left by physician
Ior MS INVALID mother, and died in very short
ume. The physician had cautioned the par-
ents to keep the medicine out of the reach of
the children, but the boy in some way cot hold
of the fatal draught and drank it before any
one noticed what he had done. He was only
about three years of age.
YORK COUNTY.
The Times says Henry Williams aged about
16 years, son of John Williams of Wells. came
to his death last Friday in very shocking man
manner. He was on one of the vessels at the
landing with gun, which he had placed on
the house of the vessel; on leaving he took the
gun by the muzzle and dragged it across the
house when the cock caught in seam and was
drawn back sufficiently to strike the can hard
enough to explode the gun. He received the
whole charge in his right breast and died al
most instantly.