The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-01-23

A Mrs. Hughes was buried Thursday last at
Linneus. She was about 100 years old She has
several children, the youngest of whom is near
ly 20 years old.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.
The Supreme Judicial Court at Auburn be-
gins its first week with one of the most impor-
tant civil trials had there in recent years. The
suit has been in court since 1869, and involves
$4,000. 1t IS a case in which j. f. Hirst of
Sabattus is defendant. and pertains to a pur.
chase of wool of a Boston firm in 1865. The
case has been up to the law court, and has
been delayed for one reason and another, so
that at this term it makes its first appearance
before jury. Messrs. Frye, Cottoa & White
and Nathan Webb of Portland, appear for the
plff., and Artemus Libby with May & May for
the defendant.
KNOX COUNTY.
Cyrus Eaton, A. NJ, the veneral historian of
Warren, Thomaston, Rockland and South
Thomaston, died at Warren, Thursday, at the
advanced age of 81 years.
The lighthouse keeper at Owls Head, near
Rockland, reports that 26, 527 vessels passed the
light during the past year.
Mr. Ichabod Jones of Warren, died on Mon
day afternoon, in consequence of exposure to
the extreme cold He went to st. George
and was so chilled in returning that when he
arrived home he was so far insensibe as to be
unable to get out Of the sleigh.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Joseph Bemis of Fryeburg, the last 1872 pen.
sioner in the town, died Thursday, aged So
years.
About six weeks ago the Masons of Bethel,
were detained late at their hall, and sent out to
a store for some crackers and cheese, of which
all partook quite heartily. Within few
hours all were taken ill, and some of them Sc
verely SO. One of them, Mr. Fl. d. Roach, has
been sick ever since, and in the opinion of the
physician can live but short time longer The
superstition is that the cheese contained pois-
onous matter, and in the case of Mr.. Roach
developed diabetes.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Lancey House stable, at Pittsfeld mar
rowly escaped destruction by fire on the even
ing of the 18th. Sparks from burning CHM
new were blowned through the holes OF the
dove cote which fell on the hay aud set it on
fire. Timely assistance saved a confagra-
ton, as the wind was blowing gale at the
time.
WASHINGTON COUNTY
George Ross barn at North Perry was burned
a few days since.
Mayor Duren of Calais has given notice that
the Mayor and City Council of Calais will ask
for an act of Incorporation at the next session
of the Dominion Parliament to enable them to
build bridge across the st. Croix river, for a
railway, foot and carriage travel, near the
terminus of the N. B. & G. Railroad.
YORK COUNTY.
A correspondent writes that the mammoth
ship Ocean King, of over $500 tons, which
sailed from Kennebunkport last week for New
York, arrived there in four days, and the crew
were back to their homes in Kennebunkport
in less than one week. Considering the size of
the ship, and the fact of her having on board
over 500 tons of ballast, Kennebunk may we'll
be proud of her river, which was open for ships
of such capacity in these Arctic mornings,
when many OF the rivers upon our coast are
available only for an ice crop.