The Portland daily press., 1876-05-11
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY

NS~ONOA1t OOON1x
The Journal says there are no new cases of
smallpox or yaIioloid in Auburn The child
hyerson died of smallpox on Thursday even
ing. The child was about six years of age and
was quite feeble when attacked. Young Noyes
is comfortable.
The body of the Hooper boy drowned with
his father last fall above the falls at Lewiston
was found by the river-drivers at 10 O'clock
yesterday forenoon. The body was floating
near the surface of the water upon the western
bank OF the river nearly opposite the Lewiston
steam mill. The body of the father of the lad
drowned from the same boat, was picked up in
the river below Bath, few days since.
ARoosTooK coUTYY.
The mail due at Fort Fairfield Saturday,
April I'D has never reached the Office. Meas
ures are being taken to investigate the case.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
A little son of Rev. G. T. Redlon, while at
play in Harrison few days since, fell from
pile OF shook, ten feet, to the ground, He sus-
tained severe injury in his back, causing inter-
nal hemorrhage, but is comfortable, with good
hope OF recovery.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
A correspondent Of the Lewiston Journal
writes :-Patrck Conner residing in East part
of China, was seized few days since with
singular freak of insanity proverbially q pru-
deur thrifty farmer, and very industrious, he
proceeded to Albion, purchased variety of
oloVh, OueEiuR IOE Ou0 cow LWlC6 Ln1 DrtCo
asked, brought the stock home, turned 1t loose
into his hay y-mow, and then drove his pigs into
the same place. The unfortunate man having
evinced increasing symptoms of arrangement,
was Monday, conveyed to Augusta Insane Hos
piIal.
Judge Daniorth has authorized the receivers
of Winthrop Savings Bank to pay depositors a
first dividend of 40 per cent.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Damocrat saws the oround or xford ruaa
all covered with snow Friday morning, May
5th.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Democrat says that as the result of the
eggs that were hatched in the Penobscot last
season, the river is now full of young salmon.
They vary in length from four to twelve inches.
One was Caught at Veazie little over seven
inches long. If this young school of salmon is
not destroyed, Mr.. Stillwel, the Commissioner,
is confident that in two or three years the river
will be again crowded with salmen as it was rs
years ago. The demand now is that these
fruits OF the fishery commission shall be pro-
tected.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
The Times says as Mr.. Henry Preble was at
work day or two ago repairing the floating
pier at the Sagadahoc Ferry landing, on the
Bath side of the river, a screw by which the
slip was raised to allow him to work under
meath, by some means fell out causing the pier
to settle with Mr. Preble caught in such man.
ner tpab ne COulu not eXtrcato himself AS
the pier settled the water began to flow into the
box float so that the whole thing was going
down faster and faster every instant, forcing
the man under water His cries brought
number of people tc the spot, and he was with
difficulty rescued, not moment too soon, for
the float Immediately filed and sunk.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Union chronicles the following: In jan
uary, 1873, Mr.. - Horan OF Trescott, died,
aged 103 years. April Is, 1875, his widow, Jane
HoraD, died. aged 98 years.
Charles Cary, ESQ.,, of East Machias, while
riding with friend at Providence, r. L, one
day last week. was thrown out of the carriage
breaking his leg. He will not be able to return
home for two or three weeks.
YORK COUNTY.
The Independent says a fire in the woods on
the southeast side of the Old Orchard road
near where il crosses the Gosse Fair brook, last
Tuesday, burned over about fifty acres, The
growth was owned by Joseph Bradbury and
others.
Our North Parsonsfeld correspondent writes:
Mrs. Edwin A. Whitten has sold her farm to
Albion Towle of Somerville, Mass, for $500.
Charles Morrison, school teacher, short
time since sawed cord of green hard wood,
two cuts, and twenty sticks of it three cuts, in
one honr and thirtp-fve minutes. Hus-
sey has sold his farm to L. A. Pendexter for
S2700--G. +. Chapman and A. III. kenison
have sold their store and hall (unoccupied) to
the Grangers for S400.-Gardner Smart keeps
in stock a supply of fancy flour and groceries,
also boots and shoes, which he is selling at
small margin above cost.