The Portland daily press., 1874-10-21
STATE NEWS.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

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| Mr.. j. s. Darrell, formerly of the Lewiston
| Grammar School, but more recently OF Law
| renee, has been unanimously elected to the
| Principalship of the East Cambridge mass
| Grammar School at a salary of $500 per an
mum.
Mr.. Jasper Haskell of Auburn, del very
| suddenly Sunday evening. He appeared IN
usual health during the day, and after tea seat
| ed himself on a lounge. In few minutes his
| son thought he saw his eyes change. and reached
him just as he breathed his last Heart disease
| is supposed to have been the cause of his
death.
Wednesday evening some boys employed in
A. Cushman & Co.'S shoe factory in Auburn,
were experimenting with gas, and one of them
filled gallon cam from a burner He then
applied match, and the gas exploded, burn.
ing the lad in shocking manner. One side OF
his face is burned very deep, 1t is feared that
one eye may be seriously injured.
About nine o'clock Sunday evening" John
Anderson, while passing through the covered
bridge across the Little Androscoggin. at Lew
iston, was attacked by two men, knocked down,
his pockets rifled and everything of value was
taken.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Mr.. Griffin, the veteran bookseller of Bruins
wick, has received letter through the post
office, enclosing SIS conscience money. The
letter reads as follows: Mr.. Grifin-Many
years ago, when was a hayward youth, not
having the fear of God before my eyes, when
visiting your store used to take articles with
out paying for them (some call it hooking, lift
ing, trophies, &c. IL stole them. The act has
mined to make restitution and ask forgiveness.
The inclOsed sum will cover the value OF the
articles taken, with something for interest.
The Orient says that this year Bowdoin re-
jects several men who had passed the entrance
examination of some of her sister colleges
without conditions. Her standard, is now, as
ever, among the first of New England institu-
tions.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Thorndike of Camden, who escaped from the
insane hospital and returned after seval days,
was found wandering about with bare feet and
general appearance of neglect and WEAKNESS.
When he arrived at the asylum he was asked
if hew knew what building it was, and in reply
said it was the Omitted States Hotel"
A citizen of Sidney has been summoned to
appear before the court this week, on libel
suit for SANDER detrimental to the character of
a neighbor. 1t is charged that the libel was
written and posted on the outer door of a school
house.
Chief Justice Appleton is to preside at the
term of which opened at the court house in Au-
gusta Tuesday morniug The docket contains
upwards of 1000 cases, and will be pretty for
midable test oflthe Judges well known ability
in reducing large dockets. The bar are under
stood to be ready, and there will be no delay in
entering upon the work. Eight weeks is all
that can be devoted to the term, the presiding
judge being assigned to another county on the
third Tuesday of December.
KNOX COUNTY.
Andrew Morton of Rockport, was thrown
from his carriage by the breaking of an axle
The horse, becoming frightened, ran, throwing
Morton over the road, injuring him severely,
and completely smashing the carriage.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The house Of Joseph A. Young of Green
wood, with most Of its contents, was consUm-
med Friday night about II o'clock. The family
barely escaped in their night clothes. They
were awakened by the dog, or they would prob
ably have persisted in the flames. Mr.. Young
had just purchased the farm Of w. f. Kendall
and there was no insurance.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The building at Norridgewock formerly used
for the Probate Court was slightly damaged by
fire recently.
YORK COUNTY.
The receipts of the York county Agricultural
Society at the last fair was about $1,000 from
all sources OF this amount $643 Sc was taken
at the show grounds.
The dedication poem, read on the dedication
of the Lincoln monument at Springfield Ill,
was composed by James Judson Lord, formerly
of Great Falls; he is brother of VIM. Lord of
Berwick.
A delegation from the Saco Reform Club go
to Buxton next Saturday evening to help set
the temperance ball in mot ion there.