The Portland daily press., 1876-07-18
STATE NEWS
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY


The Journal says barn belonging to Cyrus
Briggs at Poland Corner, was struck by light
ming in the shower, Friday afternoon and en-
tirely consumed. There was in the barn at the
time about four tons of hay and some farming
tools.
Saturday afternoon lad named BENJAMIN
Thornton, son of Fred Thornton of Lewiston,
was drowned in the river just below the island.
The body has not been recovered. The lad was
ten years old.
There are now 60 boarders at the Poland
Spring Hotel, and they are still arriving
The Journal says Mr.. N. f. Lombard, fore
man of Smith q Millers carpenter shop in
Lewiston, was seriously injured by being thrown
from carriage Wednesday. Saturday he was
able to sit up.
Preston c. Barker of Turner had his leg
broken and foot badly crushed by large stone
he was moving.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
A daughter of James Meads of Bucksport,
had her thumb cut off and her forearm split to
the elbow by moving machine last week.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
Correspondent (D.) of the Lewiston Journal
writes that barn belonging to Mr.. Rufus
King of Winthrop, was burned Saturday even
ing. Two pigs, one calf and most of the farm
ing tools were burned. No insurance.
The Journal says Mr.. Henry Small, formerly
of the Kennebec valley, was the engineer on
the fast train from Odgen to San Francisco
The trip was made in 90 hours and Al min
utes
Tho Governor and Council closed their ses-
sion Saturday forenoon, adiourning to meet
again August 10th, at 10 a. m.
A correspondent writes: Winthrop Morrill,
of Waterville, cuts this year $50 tons of hay.
Three moving machines are Kept running all
the time and the hay is cared for by crew of
% men.-The trustees of Colby University
have levelled and prepared three acres of land
next north of the College grounds for the stu
dents to play base ball on.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The Kennebec Journal says Albion Oliver,
of Bristol, recently picked up near Matinicus
rock trunk belonging to Mrs John O. Brion,
formerly of Cape BIeton, who was passenger
on the packet Kittie, which is supposed to have
foundered in the gale of April 4th, causing the
loss of 63 lives.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Wing says the City Aims House has
now about seventy-fiv inmates.
AS the St John train was nearing the sta
ton at VIM, Saturday. the forward trucks of
the Pullman car were thrown from the track,
cutting up the sleepers and throwing the track
out OF shape. No serious damage.
The Wing says Mr.. Thomas Allen of Ban.
gor, diver, who is employed by Capt. Bailey,
of Boston, in drilling the ledge on the river
peu oppoSlto tne MAINE central depot made
search Sunday morning for an anchor that was
lost last winter, and in his wanderngs about
he came across large cannon, weighing about
1900 pounds, measuring feet in length. and
having a tour-nch life bore The gun is
somewhat rusty, but is quite historical relic,
1t is similar to the one found few years ago.
They were thrown overheard by the English
during the war of 1872
The Wing says that Sunday forenoon Mrs.
Benjamin Bussey and daughter were thrown
from carriage. Miss Bussey's skull was
fractured and she also received other Injuries
that are liable to prove fatal. Mrs. Bussey was
not seriously injured.
The Wing says Hartley N. Lamb, young
man about 90 years of age, resident Of Lin.
neus. died very suddenly Sunday morning at
the house of Henry M. Harrington, where be
was at work haying. Heart disease or apo.
plexy is assigned as the cause.
WASHINGTON COUNTY