The Portland daily press., 1874-08-06
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCoGeIN COUNTY.

ANDROsCOGGIN COUNTY.
A little daughter of BENJAMIN w. French of
Liyermore Falls, aged four and one-half years,
was instantly killed Tuesday by cart body
falling upon her.
Tuesday afternoon as the up freight train on
the Androscoggn road was near Sanborn's
Gre ssing, a gentleman and lady with an infant
were driving along the road The horse took
fright 10 sight of the train, jumped one side OF
the road and back into the road. throwiog the
occupants of the carriage out with great viO-
lence. 1t was feared that the infant was killed.
The names of the parties are not known.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
The August term of the Supreme Judicial
Court convened in Augusta Tuesday, Judge
Danforth presiding; There are large number
of cases upon the docket, but it is not likely
that any cases on the civil docket will be tried.
The court will adjourn after the grand jury re-
port aud the criminal docket is disposed Of
Mr.. H. N. Bessey, brother of DR.. A. E. Bes-
sy OF Centre Sidney, was killed in Coatsville,
Pa, recently, by gas explosion.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Freedom Nash of Boothbay, was badly in
jured few days since by moving machine.
His neighbors turned out land finished his hay
ing.
A two story house and ell on the Fitzpatrick
farm, near Boothbay, was burned last Satur-
day.
The factory of L. Brightman & Sons, at
Round Pond. took in one day last week. 1900
barrels of porgies-the greatest days work
ever done by one company: The steamers took
each 800 barrels each, and one other steamer
with the sailing gang, caught 1900 barrels. Up
to date. this factory is ahead Of last year 5000
barrels of fish and 1000 gallons OF OIL
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The citizens of Bangor meet this evening to
consider the Treat Falls dam project.
A correspondent of the Wing reports sui
eide of young girl at Chessumcoek Planta-
ton, but gives no name nor particulars.
Rev. o. M. Cousens organized a lodge of
Good Templars at Mattawamkeag, Tuesday
evening.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Press Correspondence
Large crowds of people are at Skowhegan in
attendance upon the horse trot Over sixty
horses are entered.
Four cars loaded with wool were shipped
from Skowhegan the third inst. to Providence,
r. /.
There will be an excursion from Skow hogan
to Belfast Harbor, Aug. 18th.
There is talk of building new passenger de-
pot in 6kowhegan next spring. 1t is much
needed.
Messrs. A. H. g. G. L. Duren of Fairfield,
put 175 900 feet of lumber into the KennebeC
one day last week, which is run loose to Wa.
tervile, RATED to Gardiner, thence to New York
city by boat.
Mrs. Stephen Dyer of Fairfield, came near
ending her existence by an overdose of hydrate
of chloral, last Tuesday. AS it was she enjoyed
protracted sleep.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
A singular accident occurred at the depot
near the Richmond camp ground, Tuesday Mrs.
Atkins of Augusta and her daughter, being
thrown from an express wagon by the seat
fastening giving away on steep. hill, both
striking on their heads on the hard road
neither was injured.
YORK COUNTY.
AT the annual meeting of the stockholders OF
the Portsmouth Manufacturing Company held
in their counting room in South Berwick, re-
Gently, B. f. Hale was elected treasurer and
agent. and the old board of directors were Re
elected; no prospect of the mill starting up inn
mediately.