The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-06-25
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.

>DNSSOSoNiN COUNTY.
Hon. A. q. Dennison of Mechanic Falls has
given $50 to the Cornet Band of his niano mas a
wards paying for their uniforms, which tbev
are partly in debt for 'iey
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
Slate, said to be of fine quality, has been
found in Littleton. D'on
The North Star says il is reported that NJ
Sticxney has concluded that it is best To resa,
his office in favor of Miss Lydia Whitney.
KENNRBEo COUNTY.
Tuesday afternoon the City Marshal of An.
gusta took to the insane hospital youpp color
ed man who has not uttered word or taken a
morsel of food or particle OF drink, or closed
his eyes in sleep since Sunday morning last,
KNOX COUNTY
Willie, son of George B. Daggett of Rock-
land, had his shoulder fractured Tuesday bv
being knocked off horse he was riding into a
barn.
LINCOLN COUNTY
The body of Mr.. Hopper of Edgecomb
drowned -four weeks ago, was found on the
rocks in the Sheepscot river at Wiscasset, Tues
day.
PENoBsooT COUNTY.
On Saturday, 2Oth ult., Mr.. Daniel Skinner.
living in Garland, committed suicide by hang
ing himself in the barn. He was about 10
years old Insanity.
Tuesday, 23d ult., as Mr.. Robert Libby was
was working in the woods in Garland, he was
struck by falling limb and seriously injured
1t fell end first striking him OH the shoulder,
breaking it in, and injuring him so that he
| cannot probably live.
A dog was shot in Bangor Tuesday suffering
| from hydrophobia. he bit several other dogs
| and Bangor is alarmed.
/ The lower part of Bangor was without gas
Tuesday night. The Wing Office had recourse
| to candles.
! SOMERSET COUNTY.
| press Correspondence
| The new cheese factory is doing a thriving
business under the careful supervision Of Mrs.
| Charles Morse.
| Business generally is quite prosperous and
the weather is becoming fine.
| At the Methodist Quarterly Meeting held at
| the North Village, June Dist, one person was
baptized and two received the right hand Of
| fellowship. The services were appropriate and
highly instructive. Rev. G. e. Bisbee, paste,
| of the society, is young man of excellent
spirit and greatly beloved by the people,
The Free Baptists have preaching part of
| the time.
The Anson Academy is closed for the sum-
mer vacation.
Work on the Somerset railroad is progress
ing 1t will reach Madison by September pro-
badly
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
John Kelley's house at JOnesport, was burn
ed last Friday plight, A little of the furniture
was saved; small insurance on building.
A boy about ten years old an adopted son of
| Albert Lawrence at Harrington, was drowned
June -. He fell out of boat.
A barkentine named Ada b.. Gould was
launched at Addison recently. She is 525 tons
| burden. -
Barque Georgietsa, 400 tons burden, was
launched at Miilbridge on the 18th.
Fri Smith of Columbia, had one of his ankles
badly jammed and injured few days since by
timber which was being moved by a horse.
Woodbury. Leighton, "a master builder at Har.
| rington, recently tell into the hold of vessel
on which he was at work, sustaining severe
injuries.
| YORK COUNTY.
| A Frenchman at work in behring's lumber
| yard, Bddeford, Tuesday had leg broken in
two places by pile of lumber falling upon
| him.
The train leaving Boston at 1890 p. M, over
the Eastern railroad, will carry a mail for Bid
deford the stage owner, Mr. Stephen Gowen.
having offered to convey it to the Biddeford
postoffice free of charge