The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-08-21
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY,

ANDROsCOGGIN COUNTY.
About eleven O. clock Thursday forenoon, Mrs,
Bramigan, living in Lewiston, while washing at
q tub, suddenly fell back upon the floor, appar-
emily expiring Immediately. Coroner Small
was potlted and jury impanneled, but Drs.
Cakes and Russell of the jury, after a close ex-
animation, were unable to decide positively
whether it was case of death or suspended
animation, and the inquest was postponed until
that fact should be demonstrated. 1t is stated
that the eyes have all the appearance of life,
and there is mono of the rigdity that follows
death.
Frank Moren, of Lewiston. French boy IA
years old. went in bathing in the Androscog-
gin, near the mouth of the cross canal, soon
after dinner, Friday, and getting in to deep
water, he sank; and before two companions
could reach him, he was drowned. His body
was recovered about an hour after.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
The excavation has been made for the cellar.
and the stone hauled for the wall and the fo1n-
dation of the new hospital building which is to
be built in connection with the Soldiers Home
at TOgus. This was ordered at the last meeting
of the Board of Managers
The Gardiner Journal says that young man
belonging in Litchfield was arrested Saturday
afternoon for insulting some ladies he volun-
teered to assist at the down train. He had a
team at Augusta, and while waiting for the up
train had taken too much tange.foot 1t cost
him eight dollars and some odd cents.
Messrs. Norton & Leavitt sold to Gen. James
A. Hall, of Drmariscotta. Thursday, all their
slate quarry at Waterville for the sum of one
hundred thousand dollars.
There is some talk in Augusta that the Bates
Company of lewiston is negotiating for the
Sprague Manufacturing Company at that place.
The Journal reports twenty-five DEGREES Of
divorce granted by the Supreme Court at it's
recent session in Augusta. In all but four of
the cases the wives were the petitioners. Be-
tween six and seven hundred divorces have
been decreed in this State the past year.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The barn of Thomas B. Libby, of Porter, was
struck by lightning on the 7th inst, and slight
ly injured. The wife of Mr.. L., who was in the
house at the time, about 100 feet from the barn,
was so shocked that she was unable to speak
for half an hour.
The Quarterly Session of the General Baptist
Society will be held in Porter on the 21st and
22d inst The following ministerial bretheren
are expected to be present, viz. W. Parker, o.
Cannon, 7. Strout, j. Stanley and j. Dodge.
A young son of j. H. Jack, of Denmark had
his face badly burned on Sunday, 1st inst, while
playing with gunpowder.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The September race meeting of the Bangor
Trotting Park takes place Sept. Is. 16. and II.
Twelve hundred dollars are offered in premi-
ums, and two purses will be trotted for on each
day.
Captain Chas. Brewster, of the schooner B.
f. Farnum, of Bucksport on the return from
Tampico to New YORK out into Tortugas where
he was taken down with yellow fever and died
on Friday of last week. Captain CHM, of Or
rington, formerly of the brig Home, left Thurs
day morning for Tortugas, to bring the vessel
back.
In the S. J. Court, at Bangor, Thursday
Paangburn, who murdered his wife at Midway,
Sunday,July 18th, was arralgned. pleaded guilty
tomanslaughter. He was remanded for sentence
He says in private that lie did not commit the
murder, but plead guilty by advice of his coun-
sci.
Ths Wing says that Edward Field Hackett.
son of 3. N. Hackett, of Brewer was run over
Monday noon by jigger loaded with stone.
His chest was so badly crushed that he died
three hours afterwards.
The Wing says that the stockholders Of the
E. & N. A. Railway met in Bangor, Tuesday
but adjourned for 80 days without taking any
action. The committee for the creditors have
prepared their report, and will present it at an
early day.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
The Pscataquis County Republican Conven-
ton meets at Dover August 26th. Mr..
Blaine is announced to speak.
The Observer announces the death of Timo-
ahy Hazeltine, Esq, prominent citizen of
Foxcroft.S
The Dover district Republican Glass Conven-
ton, will be held at Parkman, Saturday Sep
TENDER a.
The store of Charles M. Packard and the
dwellings and pest-office occupied by John FL
lot were destroyed by fire Tuesday the 10th
inst.
S. O. Brown pays a tax of S2430. rs in Dover.
It's on account of wooden mill which is good
thing to have in town.
SOMERSET coUNTy
The Republican County Convention, for Som
erset county, meets at Coburn Hall, SkOwhegan,
Wednesday, Aug. 25
The large barn on Columbus Hilton's farm,
East New Portland.was burned Saturday night,
with some forty tons of hay, hog and calf.
Supposed to be the work of an incendiary, no
insurance.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
1t is expected that the next meeting of the
Agricultural Board will be held in Calais, the
farmers in that section having put in their
claim. Secretary Boardman has been there the
last week, to look over the ground, and decide
finally in regard to the meeting.
WALDO COUNTY.
On Saturday last as Mrs Elisha Allen and
Mrs: H. w. Hunt of Burnham were riding they
ran into wheelbarrow and were both thrown
from the carriage. Mrs. Allen striking on her
head, partially dslocated one of the vertebre
of the neck. producing injuries, from the
e11ectS OF winch, she died Monday morning.
Mrs Hunt had the lower ends of the radius in
both arms fractured, and also received slight
fracture of one shoulder.
YORK COUNTY.
On Monday Rev. w. Fl. Booe baptized
lady from the beach near the camp ground.
Was not this the first instance of the going
down into the waters of Old Orchard beach for
such purpose?
There are eight U. S. vessels now lying at the
klttprV ward viz tho Tsap Sahino
Marion, Enterprise, Despatch, Speedwell, Kan
sas and Portfre The Lancaster will remain
at quarantine until winter The Kansas, just
returned from a cruise, has been stripped and
her stores, etc., landed. The Despatch is being
calked, and the Marion and Enterprise are be-
ing fitted for sea.
VIM. Noyes, esq.,, the veteran printer and
publisher, has associated himself in the publi-
cation of the Independent his son William S.
Noyes. The style of the new firm is Noyes &