The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-10-16
STATE NEWS.
ANDROsCOGGIN COUNTY

TA1NDhOoSONSAIN OOOI1As
Yesterday forenoon a fire broke out in a
small building in the rear of Lisbon block,
Lewiston, owned by w. E. Pressey, and occu-
pied by f. w. Page as a cabinet and picture
shop. Before the engines arrived the same
parties had torn the building down, and kept
the fire from extending to other buildings by
throwing water on with buckets. The steamer
quickly extinguished the remaining fire.
G. E. johnson of Lewiston, while at shoot
ing match, Wednesday, attempted to draw a
gun from carriage by the mnzzle, when the
hammer caught and the piece was discharged.
The charge struck the right arm just above the
waist, carrying away most of the flesh to the
elbow, but not breaking the bones.
A man named Says went to the saloon of
Daniel Shehan on Lincoln street, Lewiston,
Tuesday evening, and getting into an alterca-
ton with the proprietor was severely injured
by him, receiving it is stated, broken skull
The assailant has not yet been arrested.
ARooSTooK COUNTY.
A few days since a couple Of pretended ply
sicians palmed off a bottle of stuff upon Mrs.
Tingley. Of Littletonn as a sure cure for liver
complaint; asking SIS for the compound but
finally frightening the aged lady out of s. 80.
AS soon as her husband came home he took
steps to bring the swindlers to justice. OBJ
tanning warrant, he pursued them to Month
cello, where he arrested the swinders and
brought them back to Littleton. They settled
the matter by refunding the $3.50 and paying
$25 additional, and then started for the Prov
inces. The names they gave were John Rich
ardson of Lawrence, Mass, and John Jones
alias Porter of Lewiston.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Waterville has a scandal case.
Rev. G. S. Diekerson was injured though
not seriously yesterday, by being thrown down
by a runaway horse.
KNOX COUNTY.
Albert Berry of Rockland is gunder arrest for
stealing axes and shovel handles.
OXFORD COUNTY.
1t is said that Needham of West Bethel, who
was killed recently on the Grand Trunk, was
robbed after the accident and while lying
almost dead, of his pocket book containg $40 or
$l2.
The dwelling of Elisha Mitchell formerly of
Hartford, was struck by lightning at Lincoln,
Wisconsin, Sept, 18th. The bodies of himself,
wife and two daughters were consumed with
the dwelling and all its contents.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Penobscat county jaliworEshop is finish
ed and will soon be put in active operation.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Arson Advocate learns that force of
men are engaged in preparing the road bed of
the Somerset Railroad between Norridgewock
and Madison for the sleepers and iron, which
have been contracted for and on the way thith-
er. The frogs, spikes, etc., for laying the iron
have already arrived.
WALDO COUNTY.
A gentleman in Belfast has canary bird
which was one year old last July, aud has the
past season laid Twenty-Five eggs, Matched
fifteen Birds fourteen of which were singers or
males. The singers sold readily at $3.50 each,
amounting in the whole to $35.
IN GENERAL.
There is an insurance of $150000 on the
steamer Cambridge.
During state fair week the Maine Central
Railroad sold IL 1893 excursion tickets to the
fair grounds and return; the Knox & Lincoln
1877; the Eastern 316; total number of tickets
u, 451; amount received by Maine Central SILL
90444
The New Brunswick shore line company, St
John to St Stephen, via ST. George, have ten
dered the contract to N. Y. Construction Co.,
and have agreed to furnish $4,000 per mile and
pay the expense of survey. The work of sur
veying is to be finished at an early day. The
The N. Y. Co., do not desire to build from st.
John to Calais or st. Stephen, unless they can
build from Calais to Bucksport. If they can
contract to build from Bucksport to Calais,
they will at once contract to build from Calais
to st. John, thus securing through independ-
ent shore line from st. John to Bucksport
thence via Rockland and Bath to Portland.