The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-02-25
STATE NEWS.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.


AT Pennington, on the 10Th inst, son of
Mr.. j. Wiley broke his leg below the knee
while sliding, and also wrenched the ankle.
Mr.. Amos Hobbs of Walton's Mills, serious
ly injured his left hand on the 21st inst, by
catching it in the machinery of his rake fac
tory.
Mr.. Eben Morton of New Vineyard, cut his
foot badly on circular saw, a few days ago.
The camp of the Franklin Land & Lumber
Company, in Jerusalem, was burned on the
10th inst, with the clothing of the men, and
the provisions and cooking utter sils. The loss
to the Company is $3.50.
On the 18th inst. Mrs. Daniel Lowe of Car
thage, slipped on the step while coming out of
her house, aud broke her left leg below the
knee.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The residence of Mrs Sparks OF Orland, was
destroyed by fire on the goth inst Several out.
buildings were also burned.
A lady in North Castine has separate
chamber in her house, the door and windows of
which are well secured, for the special purpose
OF lodging tramps, and strangers generally
When one of these retires for the night, she
locks the door, takes the key and the inmates
are prisoners until morning.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Mr. William Wright of Gardiner, while en-
gagged in cutting ice, the 23d inst, on the Ken
nebec river, fell backwards aud expired instan t.
ly. Mr. Wright was between 60 aud 70 years
of age.
John Goodwin of Gardiner, while at work
recently unpiiDg logs was struck in the face by
the flying back of timber which he was using
as pry, and had his upper jaw broken.
Recently daughter of Mr.. Chas. Wakefield
of Gardiner, about IA years old, while attempt.
Ing to catch dropping window, thrust one of
her hands through pane of glass, lacprating
her wrist in a painful manner.
Miss Martha Clay fell on the 22d inst, dis.
locating her right wrist and breaking both
bones of her arm.
son of John Covill of Pittston, while slid
ing on the crust on the 22d inst, ran into a
tree and badly injured his head and arm.
There is prospect of large crop of cater
pillars in Kennebec county the next season.
Mr.. Jacob Graves of Boston, has bought the
Josiah Bradley farm, which contains a miner
al spring, and proposes to make ready the
premises for visitors.
KNOX COUNTY.
Mrs. Clark of Rockland, fell on the ice. Mon
day, breaking her leg.
Lewis Cross had his collar bone broken i'm
Rockland, Monday, by being thrown from a
sleigh.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Mrs. Lowering of Oxford, 100 years and 6
months old, went mile and a half, On the 21st
inst, to have her picture taken.
PENoBsCOT COUNTY.
Geo W. Smith was knocked down by a
frightened horse and severely hurt at Brewer,
on the 21st inst.
On the 18th inst. the golden wedding of Hon.
asa Smith of MattaWamkeag, was celebrated
MI Smith had much to do with pioneer life in
that section.
VIM. Hughens, brakeman on the e. & N
A. raiiroad, was seriously hurt at Kngman on
the list inst, by slipping down between the
tender and car. His injuries are very severe
and painful.
load OF bark hauled to Shaw Bros, tanpery
at hlngman, by Mr.. A. S. Leighton of Web
ster plantation, surveyed so feet, or cords and
| 1eet. IL was hauled by span of horses
weighing HOO pounds each, distance of nine
miles on common wood road The weight of
the load was nine and half tons.
The Bangor Amateur Minstrels, which are
one OF the best amateur organizations in the
country, gave, by special invitation. a perform-
ance in St. John on the 22d inst, which is
highly spoken Of by the st. Johns papers.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
There are many deaths from lung diseases in
Dover and Foxcroft this winter.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Sextons and doctors in Skowhegau report the
cases OF death and of sickness to be only half
as frequent this winter as the last.
The Somerset Railroad is graded thee miles
from NORTH Anson, and it is intended if posi-
BILE. to push the road through to Scion, eight
] miles from Anson, the next season.