The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-05-26
STATE NEWS
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY

ANDROsCOGGIN COUNTY
There is to be balloon ascension at Lewiston
on the 4th.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
A woman was crushed to death by rollers in
tie pulp mill at Brunswick, Wednesday after
noon.
The name of the French boy who was drown
ed at Brunswick Wednesday was Vardie. He
was insane.
FRANKLIN COUNTY
The Chronicle saws the body of Frenchman
named Louis Robash was brought to Farming
ton Tuesday, from the Chain of Ponds near
Eustis, where he had been employed as a ''to-
sick and lived but four days. Being some
twelve miles from any settlement it was impos-
sible to summon physician.
New Sharon is the banner town. 1t has the
Oldest retormer of any town in this state if not
in the United States. AT a recent meeting of
the club Mr.. Christopher Dyer aged 90 years,
stepped up and signed the irOn-clad.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
On Tuesday Adelbert Millilsep, boy of -
years, and son of Mr.. Simeon Milliken, was
drowned in the river at Ellsworth.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
Mr.. David Leighton of Mt. Vernon, died re-
Gently at the age of 80 years. He was much
respected citizen of that town.
The bronze statue of the "Citizen Soldier. :"
for the town of Watervlle made by Robert
Wood of PHILADELPHIA, at cost of $25OO, has
arrived and will be put in position this week.
The pedestal is of granite from the Bodwell
quarry.
The Journal says that the Kennebec Savings
Bank at Augusta, has surplus over all labili-
ties of nearly $4,000.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Gazette says Wednesday forenoon about
10 o'clock Mrs. A j. Shaw, High street. heard
the cries of child, and on fastening out met a
little girl at her gate with her clothing all in
flames. Mrs Shaw instantly slipped off her
own wrapper, and folding it about the child
laid her down and distinguished the fire. The
little girl was daughter of Joseph Dolham,
living on Masonic street. She was very severe
ly burned, the skin coming off from her waist
down, but it is hoped that her injuries are not
OF fatal character
PENOBSCOT COUNTY.
The Wing says the water in Moosehead Lake
is higher than 1t has been for several years.
The ice was sufficiently broken up during the
gale Wednesday night to enable the steamers
to start from their winter quarters, and get to
Greenville preparatory to commencing their
| spring towing of logs.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
There is no liquor agency in either Dover or
FoXcroft, the licences having expired within a
| few days.
Mr.. Stephen Mocers, an aged citizen of Milo,
was found dead in his wood-shed Wednesday
afternoon. The cause of his death is unknown,
but is supposed to be heart disease.
Mr.. Eben o. Gerry of Dover, got into some
| difficulty with one of his neighbors the other
| day, Mr.. Alonzo Judkius, when the latter
| struck him with rail and broke the ulna of
| the left forearm.
WALDO COUNTY.
| Thomas f. Phinney, of Belfast city, is tenn.
| porarily acting as overseer of the Maine State
| Prison shoe-shop, during the illness of the reg
| ular oVerseer,
Josiah Harmon, Esq, one of the most promi-
nent and respected citizens of the town of Uni.
| ty, died last week at the age of 49, In 1852 he
| represented his town in the legislature.
| Mr. Paul r. Hazeltne of Belfast, on his re.
turn from Florida last Monday where he and
his family have been spending the winter. found
that his house had been entered during his alb
sence and silver and other property stolen to
the value of about $780,
The house and barn of NJ E. Curtis in Mon
roe were burned to the ground Wednesday af-
ternoon, last week. The fire broke out in the
roof of the house and spread very rapidly, and
| but little of the furniture was saved. Loss
| $1,000; insured $500.
On Friday the store and workshop owned by
j. W. Mathews, of North Searsport was de-
| stroyed by fire. Loss $1,000; insured $500.