The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-11-28
STATE NEWS.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.

CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
DR.. Joseph B. Soto, of Brunswick, is dead.
A portion of the floor IN the barn of Mr..
Joshua Stone of Brdgton gave way Monday
morning, ,precipitating part OF his stock OF
cattle to the cellar beneath. One OK and q COW
were killed. The other animals were saved by
the breaking of the tie-chains.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
A young man named Savage of Temple came
near losing his life by the accidental discharge
OF gun, Friday week. He was crawling
through the bushes in lsearch of cartridges,
when the hammer of the gun was pulled by a
I'VE 1!g as he s9pposes, causing the premature
discharge of the gun, the powder and shot boz
ing large hole through the rim of his hat, and
tearing away the whole side of the crown close
to his head, badly singeing his hair, but doing
no other damage.
Edward Holly of Pennington, while out
cunning recently, mistook Franklin Paine for
a partridge and planted a charge of shot in his
thigh.
William A French of Fayerte, aged 20, at
tempted to draw gun out of a wagon by the
muzzle, and now suffers with very sore thigh
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Mr. Amos circuit of Amherst, who recently
shot himself. died on Thursday week from the
effects of his wound.
The dwelling house and outbuildings in ELS
worth owned by f, j. Sargent were consumed
by fire recently, together with all their con-
tents. Loss $500; insurance $500.
William A. Evans, we'll known citizen of
Bluehill, died recently. He was a graduate of
Waterville College, and for many years was
employed in the Treasury Department.
KNOX COUNTY.
convict in the state prison at Thomaston,
on Monday, cut all the fingers off his right
hand with machine used for cutting leather
In the shoe shop.
A Rockland dry goods firm is puzzled over an
order for beau for corpse"
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The schoolhouse in North Manchester was
destroyed by fire Tuesday night. A writing
school was kept in the house in the evening
Mrs. Aaron Thurston of Vienra fell out of
chair, in which she was standing, and broke her
collar bone.
The diphtheria is raging in Vienna, and some
fatal cases are reported.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
j. III. Macomber. Esq, Postmaster at Milo,
has resigned the office, to take effect December
81, 1874. He has held the Office for more than
twenty five years.
PENOBSCOT COUNTY.
The Bangor Whig says that john Bransheld,
now residing near Fort Kent, was one of the
crew of the Shannon.
Spencer Arnold, a well known citizen of
Bradford, died on Tuesday, after brief illness,
at the age of 70 years.
MIR. John Stockwell of Bangor slpped and
fell few days since, dislocating his shoulder
Cornelius Crowley, better known as "Cor-
nele, for thirty-seven years an employee of
the Bangor House, first as bell boy and then as
porter, retired Tuesday. He is reported to have
anassed in this position fortune ranging from
$4,000 to $4,000.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Our West Watervile correspondent writes
that trains will rnppipp fho
Somerset railroad to Madison Bridge, Monday
nett. The town of Arson hos just invested $685.
600 in the road. Prominent and influential
men of Scion, Embden and other towns along
Mr.. Appleton Of Boston and other railroad
men have recently been through the country
from West Waterville to Augusta for the pur-
pose of looking out the most feasible route for
the Messalonskee & Kennebec railroad pre-
paratory to survey
WALDO COUNTY.
Herbert Stevens of Monroe was thrown from
a wagon one day last week, and had lib
broken.
Uriah Miller, formerly of Lincolnvlle. died
in Columbia, CAL, Oct. 26, aged 70 years.
James Cole of Thorndike, while at work on
the head OF an OK last week, was struck by the
animals horns and had three teeth knocked
out and bad cut inflicted on his cheek.
Belfast boys amuse themselves by hanging
cats to the bed-posts.
Ralph c. johnson, who died in Belfast few
days ago, left property estimated at So, 00O, 00O
which, except some insignificant be0uests, all
goes TO his widow and son.
YORK COUNTY.
A dandeion in full bloom was picked in
Bddeford, Thursday
WPast Assistant Surgeon Winslow has been
ordered to duty on the receiving ship Sabine at
Kittery naval station.