The Portland daily press., 1874-05-29
STATE NEWS.

FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Camp-Meeting John Allen has been present.
ed wi tn a gold-headed cane.
Mrs. Joseph Viles of Industry, committed
suicide Monday by hanging, She was derang-
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Augustus L. Smith has been elected captain
of the Capital Guards.
Work will be commenced ON South College,
Waterville, this week and it will be thoroughly
reconstructed.
KNOX COUNTY
A couple of Thomas eats marched into q room
in Union, knocked down kerosene lamp and
frightened two girls nearly Out of their wits
The room was set on fire but extinguished be-
fore much damage resulted.
In taking down the old bank building in
Thomaston, last Friday, Mr.. Thomas j. Beyer-
age was SO severely injured by the falling of
the upper flooring upon him, that he only lived
two hours.
PENoBsCOT COUNTY.
A lumberman named Robshaw fell dead at
Bangor, Wednesday,.
The Commercial tells ayyarn about the stop
page of a train on the E. and N. A. Railroad
by swarms of black flies which had gathered on
the rails.
James 2. Davis who murdered his father at
StetsOn on the End inst, has been taken to the
Insane Hospital at Augusta. Davis has been
very quiet and gentle while in Jail, scarcely
showing sign of insanity except in speaking
of the murder. He now denies all knowledge
of the affair." but says that he was placed in
Jail for killing goose two years ago.
The residence of John b. Packard on Sixth
street, Bangor, was slightly burned ON We'd
nesday.
The mother of the Rainey girl of Orono. who
| was thrown from carriage in Bangor few
days since and seriously injured, came to
that city Wednesday to carry her daughter
| home. On the road to Orono the horse took
| in the carriage, was thrown out and injured,
probably fatally.
| PISCATAQUIS COUNTY.
Press Correspondence
| G. N. Rand, ESQ.,, of Pinkham, resigned the
Office of Supervisor of Schools on the 18th inst.
| in consequence of ill-health.
Rev. II. E. Libby resignedssthe Office of one Of
the experimenting School Committee ON the
same day, in consequence of his duties calling
him to Chicago to be absent year or two
| SOMERSET COUNTY.
Most of the graduates of the Maine Central
Institute will go to Bates. They object to the
military drill at Bowdoin.
WALDO COUNTY.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Webb of Unity, were
thrown from their carriage last week and both
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Belfast Jail is empty.
A steamer is to be run between Belfast an6
lslesboro, Castine, Deer Isle and Sedgwick.
4 Oshea P. Clark of Waldo, was severely in.
iured on Wednesday by falling tree striking
him on the head.
On Tuesday afternoon while Mr. George
Weber of Brooks, was driving load of press
ed hay into Chase's storehouse, he was damned
between the load and the girt overhead, inflict
ing severe internal injuries. When released BY
ike team being backed, he fell ten feet, strik
ing on rocks and timber. 1t is thought be can
not recover.
| WASHINGTON COUNTY.
J. H. McLarren has been elected President
of the Eastport Savings Bank, and w. T. Ho
bart of the Pembroke Bank.
| YORK COUNTY.
Mr.. George Hobbs of Wells, succeeds Mr.
Samuel A. James of Kittery, as weigher and
receiver in the steam engineering store at the
navy yard.
There was little jarring at the last meeting
of the Biddeford City Council. alderman Han
was sworn in, though it was announced that hi.
election would be contested DIR. Hussey, the
defeated candidate, got into discussion witt
Alderman Weber, after the meeting, and
row was likely to ensue when the Mayor order
ed the room to be cleared and 80 squelched it