The Portland daily press., 1876-07-24
STATE NEWS
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY

The Journal says the August meeting of the
Lewiston Driving Park opens on Tuesday, Au-
gust 10Th, and continues four days. The first
three days purses of $500 and $500 are offered
for each day. On the closing day the purses
amount to $3.50. The entries may be made till
August Sth
The Journal says during the severe shower
of Thursday small dwelling house on Lincoln
street was injured by lightning. The electricity
also entered the paint shop of Messrs Brad
ford, Conant 81 Co.'S furniture manufactory.
The workmen felt its effect quite sensibly, but
no damage was done.
The Journal says the grasshoppers are com
mitting depreciation on grain in Leeds. One
man had six acres of oats destroyed, and anoth-
er lost fine field of wheat.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
The Journal says on Thursday evening, Mr.
Abram w. Heath of Sidney, while moving in
his field, fell forward from his machine while
it was in motion, when the cutter took his hand
short off at the wrist.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Journal says that Jack Merithew, who
some time ago escaped from Belfast Jail, was
drowned at Tenants Harbor last week.
The Journal says the farm buildings of An
gus McIvor, in Appleton, we're burned Sunday
with nearly all his furniture, two carriages
farm implements and some stock.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Il.
at worlz,in..the hay field Tuesday.
IN GENERAL.
CIV. Hanscombe from Custer City, has ar.
rived at Burlington, Ia, and reports that he
left there on the 2Sth of June, arriving at Chey-
enne three days ago. He states that compa-
nv consisting of Hanscombe, Cook and Carter,
were at work on dry-gulch claim, which was
paving $40 day to a man. The names of the
miners employed were G. Il. Magoone, Bangor;
Henry and VIM. Brown of Waterville; VIM.
Page and Lowell Valentine of Harmony, and
John 81. Huff of Brighton. On the goth of
June the party were at work in a gulch, and
had Just received new hydraulic engine from
Omaha and had been engaged during the day
in placing it, and about ten o'clock the camp
was jumped by Indians, who captured nine
horses and killed the following of the party:
Carter VIM. Brown, Henry Brown, Lowell
Valentine, John III. Huff and VIM. Page.
Hanscombe and Cook cut their way through the
Indian circle and escaped. On returning the
next day they found their companions terribly
mutilated and scalped.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Our Fairfield correspondent, "Seth," writes:
Ground is broken for the new Free Baptlst
| chapel. The work is to be pushed and the
| building, 37x5O feet, put up and hnisned az
| once, Messrs. York and Norton have the con-
| tract for the job. About $500 has been sub-
been given by VIM Cilley, Esq.-The hay
cTon has been secured this year in splendid con-
dtion and the yield will compare favorably
| with previous years. Other crops are looking
| finely The corn crop, which our farmers were
unusually late in planting, is comingPn rapid
| ly and a full crop is expected. About three
| hundred and fifty Thousand cans will be put up
at the factory here this fall.--The log drivers
| say that this has been a remarkably favorable
year for river driving that the water has neld
high enough SO that the river has been cleared
| of logs.--Some of our mills contemplate smut
ting down for want of orders.--The nomina-
| tion of Mr. Lindsey to succeed Mr.. Blaine is
earnestly hoped for on all sides, and considera-
Bile interest is being manifested here in the
I matter.