The Portland daily press., 1874-04-27
STATE NEWS.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

The Journal says Friday forenoon an Auburn
gentleman suffering from severe headache,
aad intending to take something to relieve it,
made a mistake and instead took dose of pois-
on. He was thrown into violent convulsons
and for while it seemed as if the error would
be fatal one; but medical aid was summoned
and he is now out OF danger.
Libby, who has been arrested as the suppos-
ed murderer Of Irwin Langworthy at Stoning-
ton, Connecticut, claims to belong in Lewis
ton.
The Gazette learns that the grand jury have
found bill of indictment against DIR. P. B.
Frank of Lewiston for manslaughter in having
caused the death of an unborn babe by prOduc-
| ing abortion. He was arrested and unable to
obtain bonds for $4,000, the amount at which
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The barn of Daniel Grass in Fort Fairfield
| was destroyed by fire Friday, April 7th inst,
together with four tons of hay, one hundred
bushels of grain, wagon, farming tools, etc.
Loss $400.
John Hall, a native of Bucktield, who set
tied in Lynpon in 1845, died of apoplexy. in
that town April 18th, at the age of seventy
| nine years.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
| A culprt attempted to escape from an officer
who had him in charge at Augusta last Thurs
| day evening, when the latter discharged his
| revolver at him, but he managed to escape
subsequently uc WAS dTItSIeu anu III WAS IOuQU
| that the bullet from the officers pistol had
drawn blood, just Grazing his back and coming
within an inch of the backbone
A salute of twenty five guns was fired in
| Gardiner Thursday noon,. on the receipt of the
news of President Grants veto Of the imitation
bill passed by Congress.
The steam mill of the Kennebec Land &
Lumber Co., in Pittston, started up on Monday
| last. Quite extensive repairs have been made
| about the establishment.
The Gardiner Reporter says Stephen Young,
| ESQ.,, President of the Cobbossee National
Bank in that city, was stricken down by shock
of paralysis Thursday, from which there is no
| hope of his recovery. He remained insensible
| up to Friday night.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
MI. IsSac Wett of Waldoboro was so badly in
jured on Saturday, April 18th. in being thrown
| over the wharf by the sudden springiug of a
lever, that he died on the following Tuesday.
Capt. Hart of the schooner Jesse Hart I'd,
was seriously injured by falling into the hold
OF MS vessel, as she was hauling into he stream
| at Waldoboro April 18th.
The Cumberland Bone Company, located at
Boothbay, will commence operations about the
first OF June.
PENOBsCoT COUNTY.
The Whg says the saloons in Bangor were
visited by the ladies on Friday and the pro-
prietors were asked to sign pledge to quit the
sale OF Intoxicating liquors Some signed, and
some refused. The Commercial says no one
| signed.
Further particulars of the burning of the res
idence of A. G. Buffers at Exeter, show that
the fire was discovered in summer kitchen,
the west room in the house. in which was a
stove. The origin of the fire is therefore
| mystery. When Mr. Buffers awoke, fearing
| door Of this room, and in opening it was in
| stantly enveloped in flames He fled with his
night clothes burning and his person severely
burned. But very few things were saved. No
| insurance.
The temperance movement In Orono, under
| the direction of the ladies, has met with very
| good degree of success. The meetings have
been largely attended, the town hall usually be-
| ing filled, and much interest is manifested by
all classes. The different societies are united
in this great work and all are well represent
ed,
Louis Wetherbee of Belmont, while in
state of arrangement or mind last Thursday,
committed suicide by holding his head in a
spring of water.
A dwelling house near Sanford's wharf in
Belfast was badly injured by fire and water
Friday.
YORK COUNTY.
The Biddeford Times relates the following
good story of one of the Biddeford milkmen
Recently lady requested the man who left
milk at her house to furnish an extra amount
of milk, which he agreed SO to do. 1t SO hap
pened that boy came round with the milk the
next day and having left the usual quantityw as
about to depart, when the lady informed him
she was to have an extra quart or so The boy
knew nothing of the previous arrangement, but
as the lady insisted he poured out the extra,
remarking 81 shall have to use your pump"
started for the water with which to make up
for the extra" he had left to accommodate the
lady.
There will be three bands of music in the
Odd Fellows celebration at Biddeford this af-
ternOon-ChandleFs, Coles and the Haverhill
"Cy'' Curtis a burglar, who broke into the
shop of Mrs. Chadwick in Biddeford last
March, was arrested on Saturday.