The Portland daily press., 1876-03-30
STATE NEWS.
ANpRosooGa1N COUNTY

Messrs. Huston and Boyntou, Auburn, crush
ed two fingers of his left hand in rolling ma
chine, Saturday afternoon.
Hartman of Auburn, who walked match
in Bangor, with Avery, Thanksgiving, and de-
teated him, walked match on the Keunebec
the other day with a Boston man, and won.
Hartman goes to Philadelphia next month.
and will challenge the world, for fifty mile
walk.
James Maloney was bound over in $1,000
wednesday in the Municipal Court of Lewiston
for stsbbing a man named Doyle 1t seems
that Maloney had an old grudge against Doyle
and took this means to settle it. The quarrel
occurred on Lincoln street, just below Chest
nut. Maloney at the time was very drunk. He
advanced towards the injured party, brandish-
ing large knife, and succeeded in inflicting a
wound about two inches deep ard three inches
wide in the right side of the back, the knife
penetrating to the lung, and making a severe
but probably not dangerous wound.
ARoosrooK COUNTY.
Mr.. Roscoe Weber of Sherman, while out
breaking road Wednesday, after the great
storm, had his thumb caught 10 chain and
torn off or so nearly so as to render amputa-
ton necessary.
Samuel Smith of Molunkus reports that two
or three hunters killed ten deer Zone having
three lambs in herr within few miles of his
camp, last Friday and Saturday. He camps
four miles east of the Webster farm at Molun-
kus.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
At an adjourned town meeting held on Sat-
urday, the 18th, in Bridgton, it was voted to
expend $1,000 in repairing tie buildings on the
town farm.
John F. Porter of North Bridgton, was made
constable and collector of taxes.
Dr. John 81, Kimbill Of Bridgton, is danger
ously ill with lung fever.
Quite number of Harrison people propose
to go to the Centennial A good sized cottage
will be built at home and taken to be put up
on the spot to accommodate twenty persons.
Mr.. f. N. Whitman has valuable mineral
spring in Harrison. He has frequent orders
for water from abroad.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The extensive buildings occupied by the
Portland Packing Co. at Prospect Harb6o,r,
GouldsbOro', were burned Monday night. The
buildings consist of large story and a half
building 60x45 feet in size, and connecting ell
45x24 feet These buildings were used for lob
ster packing and the manufacture of cans.
When first discovered by the neighbors the fire
was about the size of mans hand in the sec
ond story. 1t spread rapidly and buildings and
stock were totally consumed. There were 49,
600 cans destroyed valued at $4,000, on which
there was an insurance for 81 800 The build
they were insured. The buildings were owned
by Mr.. Coombs, who is agent for the Packing
Co.: and will be rebuilt at once.
All of the rooms on Mt Desert occupied last
year, are engaged for next season. The facli-
ties for travel are being SO extended as to pro-
vide for the comfort of large number of vsi
tors.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
On Wednesday last while at work for Cheese
man & Berry. in Farmingdale, Mr.. Albertus
Norton of Hallowell, had an ice pick stuck in.
to his thigh, inflicting painful wound.
On Wednesday afternoon last, Mr.. P S. Rob
inson of Gardiner, had one of his feet badly
jammed by heavy bar of iron falling on it.
The wife of Mr.. E. S. Nero of Augusta, met
with severe Injury Tuesday forenoon. While
at work about the house stool upon which she
was standing tipped, throwing Mrs. Nero back
wards to the floor. In falling her head struck
upon the jam of the outside door. which was
open, rendering her unconscious for some time,
and inticting serious wound IN the back part
of her bead, penetrating to the skull. The
wound was promptly and properly dressed, and
the patient is now comfortable,
About 100 members of the Augusta Reform
Club visited the club at Hallowell on Monday
evening A lively meeting was held and sup
per provided by the Ladies Aid Society. Sew
era additions were made to the pledge, which
now presents roll of over 400 members The
meeting was much enjoyed.
A delegation of members of st. Patrick
Togus brethren Monday evening, and enjoyed
the occasion highly.
The spring term of Hallowell Classical Inst-
tute and Scientific Academy commenced We'd
nesday, the 10Th.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The Lincoln Agricultural Society has offered
premium for the best sample of sugar from
beets raised and manufactured in that county.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
There were rs through passengers on the St
John train which arrived at Bangor Monday
evening; % of them were bound for California.
Two criminals named Louis Leveque and
Matthew Gray were brought to Bangor Thurs
day evening by one of the Houlton police, Mark
Gray. They have each been sentenced to hard
labor in the Jail for one year for breaking and
entering store at Bridgewater.
YORK COUNTY.
A correspondent writing from East Water
boro' under the date of the 2Sth inst. says
"Grasshoppers are very plenty here to-day, I
have caught several. They are of different
colors, some green and some brown. The snow
on an average is over foot deep. Here and
my house when the snow melted away"
Thatcher Jones, a prominent farmer in Ken
nebunk, fell from a load of hay Tuesday, strik-
ing on the barn floor, breaking two of his ribs
and otherwise seriously iDjurng him.
Edward S. Morris of Bddeford, President of
the State Council, organized South Acton
Council, No. AZ, at South Acton, Saturday
evening, the 25th inst, with 80 members, not
withstandlng the storm. President, Ivory
Goodwin; Secretary, Morris B. f. Dalton
President Morris reports, Perfect enthusiasm
They have made arrangements to build store
and hall Will get the timber ont this week -