The Portland daily press., 1875-01-30
STATE NEWS.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.

FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The stable of Mr., L. Gilbert of Kingfield.
was destroyed by FIRE on the afternoon OF the
18th. Three horses were burned. Loss $1,000;
no insurance.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Castine harbor closed on the night of the
26th inst, and people crossed the ice on foot
the next day. The "OldeSt inhabitant believes
this to be the first or second time that the har-
Dor OF Castine has been closed in January for
forty years.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Monday last man by the name of Ames
while sheathing in the fourth story of the fac
tory, fell from the staging to the floor breaking
his wrists.
KNOX COUNTY.
Muscle Ridge channel is filled with floating
ice and Tenants Harbor is frozen solid to
Southern Island.
Ice cutting begins at Towards pond, St.
George, next week, the lee being fifteen inches
thick.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Union says that the river at Machias is
very low. Water has not run over either dam
for some time, a thing that rarely ever occurs
here at this season of the year.
Thomas Kilday of St. Croix, engaged 10 I'M
loading logs at VancebOro, was seriously if not
fatally injured last Thursday, by being thrown
from load of logs on which he was standing.
YORK COUNTY.
The water in Peperell's cove froze last week
for tine first time in fifty years.
Mr. Larkin Mills of Freedom, N. H., was
very badly injured while logging in South Par
sonsield, by falling tree one day last week.
On Monday, Jan. 18th, an eight-year-old son
of Lewis G. Richards OF Limerick. had his leg
broken above the knee, while at play with 9TH
ers on the banisters in the town house.
A slight fire occurred in the naval construc-
tors residence, on Seavey's Island, Kittery.
Wednesday afternoon. 1t was extnguished
with but little damage. ...
WE publish this morning the annual state
ment of the Etna Life Insurance Company of
Hartford, Ct, for the year ending January l,
1875. Notwithstanding the unusual depression
that has existed the past year in nearly all
branches of business, the progress of the EtEa
Life has been uninterrupted. From their state
ment it will be noticed they have issued 9,716
new policies, insuring $15,1s2, 400, that their
assets have been increased to over twenty mill
lion dollars 100000, 0OO) and after deducting
all liabilities by the highest test of solvency
Massachusetts standard per cent. reserve)
they have $1,56l, 81O.46 surplus, and by the
New York standard al per cent? they have
$3,Os3, 66O.92 surplus. The investments of this
company are of the safest character and from
which an average, or about per. cent interest
has been realized the past year, which, taken
in consideration with the fact that this large
business has been done at an expense of only
fraction over 9 per cent of income for the year.
should commend the Etna to all those who are
seeking cheap and reliable insurance, as all
persons holding participating policies receive
the full benefit of the above prudent manage
ment in proportion to premiums paid. Since
organization the Etna Life has received $685.
562, 659.52, of this large amount nearly 10000
600 is now held by the company safely and
preftably invested, to meet future liabilities as
they mature, showing adegree of economy in
expense of management (frOm its organization)
that commends it 10 public fsysr and conf
hence. Don't fail to call upon an agent OF the
Etna or send for circular giving full particu-
lars before insuring your life.