The Portland daily press., 1876-05-06
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY

The journal says Judge Walton has appoint
ed e. +. Packard, ESQ.,, receiver of Lewiston
Mr.. Packard accepts the position. His bonds
have been placed at $4,000.
A lodge of Good Templars was organized
the Goth ult. in Durham, by Deputy Bryant of
Lewiston.
A little daughter of Noel Dumas of Lewiston
while jumping rope, fell and broke her right
arm just above the elbow.
The Journal says Peter Ryan. aged years,
of Lewiston, went to the woods for May flow
ers. During his absence he found what he
supposed to be some checkerberry plums, of
which he ate freely. The berries proved to be
poisonous, and the lad died at 2 clock Tues
day morning.
The First National Bank of Auburn has de-
clared semi-annual dividend of five per cent.
The Journal says curious accident happen
ed at Poland Mineral Springs aday or two
since. A team of four horses was passing near
the spring when one of the rear span stepped
on piece of board. The board flew up on end
and the upper end was thrust against the
horses body. The span ahead pulled the rear
span forward and the board was forced into the
animals body about afoot The horse fel !
dead.
Lewiston has 6.479 school children. The to-
tai population is 1907. Lewiston and Au-
burn have about 30, 1000.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
81. Gibbs was badly kicked in the arm and
leg by vicious horse, Sunday. The injuries
were dressed by DR.. Bray.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
The Journal says the Howard Benevolent
Society of Augusta have made and distributed
among the poor the past winter, 1853 garmeDs
and 165 comforters. They have given away 4S7
yards of cloth.
KNOX COUNTY.
or T ae q
years Of age, met with an accident that caused
her death. While putting watet into kettle
on the stove her apron was drawn into the fire
and ignited. In a moment her clothing was
blaze. She rushed into another room when a
sister succeeded in putting out the fire, but not
until the young lady's arms, hands and face
and upper part of her body were burned to a
cinder, and the sisters hands badly injured.
Sunday she died.
OXFORD COUNT.
The Register says small pox has taken new
start in Dixfeld. There are eight new cases in
the neighborhood, bordering upon Carthage,
and near the place where it first broke out in
Carthage Mrs. Fish, died with it Thursday
night. DR.. T. w. Bartlett has been untiring
in his efforts to keep the disease in control. Out
of so cases under his care only Is have died.
The pest house is now all cleared out and
cleansed and purified. No new cases in Car
thage or Weld.
FENOBSCOF COUNTY.
Bangor has appropriated $1,000 for Fourth
of July celebration.
A gymnasium has been opened at Springvale.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Advertiser says small house, shed and
and barn formerly owned by William Mitchell,
worth about $500, in Midtown, was DESTROYED
by fire about 2 a. m. Saturday morning. Sup
posed to have been set
The Calais Advertiser has entered upon the
publication of its 35th volume.
The Sentinel says several of the farmers al
Lubec awaited themselves of the fine weather
last week and planted potatoes, which were
covered with snow Thursday after being plant
ed.
YORK COUNTY.
The April dividends of the Biddeford, York
and SacO National Banks were five per cent,
each.
Between u and o'clock Sunday noon, Ed.
ward Tuttle's house on Franklin street, Saco,
took fire, and the roof was pretty well destroy,
ed before the fire was extinguished.
The bodies of A. III. Hartmeyer, the cook OF
the brig Hattie Eaton, wrecked on Gerrish's
island in March, aud the missing negro seaman
from the same vessel, were found on the beach
near the scene of the wreck on Wednesday Of
last week.
Shortly before twelve o'clock Tuesday night
fire was discovered in shed connected with
the Jacobs house, Saco. 1t was extinguished
without doing much damage. 1t is thought tt
have been incendiary.
A carriage and wood house belonging to Jo-
seph Ham, and situated in Kennebunkport
were destroyed by fire Friday night of lasl
week. All his farming tools were consumed
and one carriage badly burned. The fire i;
supposed to have been Of incendiary origin.
A shooting affair of rather singular nature
occurred in W aterboro' in the vicinity of Ossi
pee hills, last Monday evening The circum
| stances so far as we have been able to learn
are as follows: Three young men started be-
tween and o'clock in the evening to hang
May basket on Jacob Thompson's door. As
they approached the house Thompson, man
about 30 years of age discharged loaded gun
among the boys quite severely wounding one
OF them-Walker, a boy about 10 years old