The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-10-01
STATE NEWS.
ANpRoscoGeIN COUNTY.

A-NOAAOoSO0oAN SOONAA'
The Journal says that the Auburn Aqueduct
Company has laid 81 miles of pipe which, with.
reservoirs and other outlays, has cost $685. 800.
The Lewiston Journal says that the Campbell
Brothers have retired from the Campbell House.
The hotel is owned by Mr.. Dunn of Waterville.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The Ellsworth American says that STORY
aud a half house of G. P. Dutton was burned
Tuesday. The house was unoccupied at the
time, and the fire was probably the work of an
incendiary. Lossl$500.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Kennebec Journal says that the wife of
Rev. George Colby of Vassalboro', left him last
Saturday in company with Mr.. George French,
as is supposed, and the parties have not yet
been heard from. Rev. Mr.: Colby is Free
Baptist clergyman, of excellent standing in
the community. Mrs. Colby had been engaged
in the miline y business, and on leaving man
aged to pack large part of her goods in trunks,
and took them off with her. Her only child a
daughter was sent to Boston short time pre-.
vious on visit Mr.. French has left behind a
wife and several children. French has not for
some time seemed to be engaged much in BUSH
ness, but spent considerable time in riding over
Vassalboro' and adjacent towns.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Wing says the sad intelligence was re-
ceived Wednesday evening of the death of
Walter G. Boynton son of General Gorham L.
school the past two years. He was taken i'll
few days ago and intended to come home imme.
diately, but his condition would not admit of
it and his parents were summoned. His dis
ease, typhoid fever, rapidly developed for the
worst and has proved fatal.
The Democrat says that o'clock Tuesday
evening fire broke out in the dwelling house
owned by Capt Elijah Sawyer, of Upper Still
water, which totally destroyed the house and
outbuildings; cause unknown. Loss $1,000; in
sured for $500.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
In Monson on Friday last, Frank Jennings
of Garland was quite seriously hurt by the
bursting of saw in N. T. Phillips MILL a
piece from the saw riking him just below the
ear, cutting two gashes close to the main arte.
ry. Within half an hour of the time he was
hurt Thomas j. Roberts, foreman of the Cove
Slate Quarry was very seriously injured by a
blast
The Observer says: "That effeminate whistle
on the Piscataquis Express raised the
neighbors at West Sebec the other day. 1t ap-
pears that party went into the woods black
berrying and their friends on hearing the loco
motives whistle supposed it was cry of dis
tress from the party. Consequently the neigh
bors were aroused, and with trumpets in their
hands and terror in their hearts they set forth
in the direction of the cries. and after scour.
ing the woods and blowing their horns and
making all sorts of hideous notices for couple
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safety. and found them quietly picking ber-
| ries."
The Observer says that all kinds of crops
except wheat and potatoes are fully up to the
average yield. Wheat has in some instances
yielded well, and it is expected that the county
will raise 1000 bushels
The dwelling house, shed, shop and stable of
Ira Buzzell of South Dover, were destroyed by
| fire, together with their contents, Saturday
| evening last Nothing was saved from the
burned buildings except chest of tools. Loss
about 5000; insurance 5000.
Mr.. Jefferds of Foxcroft. let two fellows a
horse the other day to 60 five miles out of town
| They drove it to within five miles of Bangor
and back to Charleston, when the horse fell to
| the ground while being embarrassed and died
on the following day.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
Hon. D. III. Thing of Mt. Vernon, is TO deiv-
/ er the address at the forthcoming show and
fair of the Sagadahoc Agricultural Society, to
| be held at Topsham.
YORK COUNTY.
An ice house owned by Boardman Bros of
Biddeford, was burned Wednesday night
| Tramps' work.
| The Times says that two Biddeford sports
| men Wednesday afternoon were in pursuit of q
fox in the neighborhood of the Kennebunkport
town line, when their hound commenced bay
ing at something in tree, which turned out to
be wild cat. A shot dislodged him from his
/ position, when he turned upon the hound and
though wounded, would have had the best OF
the fight had not the men come to the rescue
and put an end to his career.