The Portland daily press., 1874-05-15
STATE NEWS.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.

The Pennington Chronicle hears of gentle
man who got stuck in snow drift between
that village and Strong last Monday, MAY 18th.
and broke one of the thils of his wagon!
The Chronicle states that last Friday in a
district in Pennington the surveyor called upon
the neighbors to turn out and shovel snow in
order to make a carriage road through drift
twelve rods long and three feet deep on the
average,
Hon. Robert Goodenow, who has been quite
ill at his residence in Pennington, is rapidly
recovering.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Our correspondent states that the neither of
HoE. John ID. Hopkins of Ellsworth, fell Sat
urday, breaking her hip. She lis a very old
lady and will hardly survive the injury.
Hon. Wm McGilvery of Searsport, has given
$4,000 to the East Maine Conference Seminary
at BuckSport.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Journal says school-marm "from the
rural deestricts'' made a raid on the Augusta
booksellers Wednesday morning about O clock,
calling them al! out at that early hour, as
though she were in quest of physician in an
extreme case She wanted the ''Key to Wal
tons Arithmeticf'
There is prospect that the people of Water
vile will at last obtain what they have been
pushing for for many years-a fishway in the
Augusta dam. 1t is hardly worth while for
fish dealers to engage salmon from the Water
vile fishermen for the next season.
A few days since as the through freight train
was passing West Watervie station a man in
his endeavors to get into the locomotive fell be-
tween the train and the platform, where he
was held by an employe of the road until the
train had passed, but so narrow was his escape
that the soes of his boots were cut from the
'nppers" by the car wheel, and yet he received
no injuries, says the Fairfield Chronicle.
KNOX COUNTY
The temperance party of Rockland is jubi-
liant because the Aldermen have abolished the
city agency.
Operations on the new court house at Rock
land are to be commenced Immediately.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Warren Merrilrs house, near Damariscotta
Mills, was burned Wednesday. Insured for
$500 in a New York company.
By the fall of a board Capt. John A, Leven-
saler of Waldoboro', was severely injured We'd
nesday
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The new ship building at the yard of Messrs.
William McGilvery & Co. in Brewer, will load
with deals for Liverpool, Eng, as soon as she
is launched.
The matter of locating and erecting car shops
to replace those of the E. & N. Railway at Old
town, recently burned, is still in doubt.
George Marsh who with some companions,
was on Lovers Leap, Bangor, Tuesday after
noon, lost his balance while reaching over the
edge OF the precipice, and but for a bush which
caught him as he fell, he would have been ter
ribly maDgled by striking on the rock hun
dred feet below. He was speedily relieved from
his perious position and escaped with sever
cut on the right hand.
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
Mr.. A. G. Gatchell, overseer in the Sebec
Wooden Mills, was badly hurt a few days since
on the head by being under loom which acci-
dentaly started, catching his head between the
bay of the loom and the shipper, holding him
fast until relieved from the unpleasant position.
WALDO COUNTY.
A building in Belfast containing two moving
machines and a quantity of lumber, in Pierce's
old ship yard, was burned Tuesday night.
Capt. Darius Shute of Belfast, master of the
schooner A. Hayford, died quite suddenly on
board his vessel at New York last Friday, an
his remains were taken to Belfast for inter-
ment Wednesday morning.
A lodge of Changers called the tBlazing
Star" lodge, was formed at Monroe village May
LIST, consisting of so membeIs.
At the funeral of Mrs. Coombs in Islesboro.
last Sunday, Capt. Benz Ryder and wife were
thrown from their carriage while turning a
sharp corner. The horse run, and the clothing
of Mrs. Ryder caught in the wheel, and she
was dragged some distance. She was taken up
insensiblt and was seriously Injured, though to
what extent is not known.
YORK COUNTY.
Robert Smith of Kennebunk well known
snip owner, met with a sad accident lat Satur-
day, while engaged trimming up shade
tree iu his yard. The limb he was cutting hit
him IN the face with such force as to knock
him senseless, and it is feared that he will lose
the sight of his eyes.
The Eastern Railroad depot in Bddeford was
partially destroyed by fire Thursday afternoon
The upper story was greatly damaged by fire
and the lower story by water. The fire is sup
posed to have caught from a spark from pass
ing engire
The Times says there was a large fire Thurs
day afternoon raging the woods some dis
lance beyond Goose Fair brook, on the line of
the Eastern Railroad
The City Council of Biddeford having failed
to elect board of assessors, the old board (Re-
publican, have issued the usual notice to per-
sons liable to taxation to present their schedules