The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-05-18
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY

ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY
Only one person has been arragued at the
Lewiston police court for the past ten days and
he was discharged.
Mr. Bolster, bank examiner, has examined
Auburn Savings Bank. and finds the assets of
the bank sufficient to pay deDositors in full and
leave surplus of several thousand dollars.
The Journal says Mr.. Plummer, agent of the
ADdroscoggin Water Power Company, of
Lisbon Falls, reports that the loss of logs by
bis company, will not exceed 200, 900 He
thinks that not over 800, 600 logs went down by
his booms. large number of logs remain
high and dry along the shores between Lewis
| ton and Lisbon.
aRooSTooK COUNTY.
The Sunrise says the ground is yet unsettled
at Pressure Isle, the roads extremely bad and
snow two to three feet deep in the woods
The spring term of the Houlton Academy
closed Tuesday. There were in attendance 127
scholars during the term A summer term
will commence on Monday, May Goth.
The North Star says that on Sunday, April
30th, Mr.. Simon Martin, jr., and his son, aged
ID years, left their sugar camp in Crystal Plan
tation for home. 1t soon after commenced
showing violently, some eighteen inches falling,
CELEBRATING all traces of the road. The father
was about five miles from the camp, the son
half mile farther on.
FRANKLIN COUNTY
The dwelling house of Abel Russell, of
Wilton, with all the furniture and clothing in
the upper part of the house, was burned Sa,ur-
day afternoon. Loss $2,000-insured for 81 900.
DR.. Richards met with a narrow escape last
Thursday afternoon, at West Pennington.
while trying to cross stream of water that
had overflowed its banks and was running
across the road. His horse SHE'D at log in
the stream, and the force of the current carried
horse and gig down; bnt the doctor. being on
the horses back, grabbed tree with one hand.
and with the other helped support the horse
until assistance arrived.
A building owned by MI. Daniel Bean, West
Pennington was entirely destroyed by fire last
Wednesday night.
Mr.. George Paine of Eustis, age about 80
years. on Thursday last while driving logs on
Tim Brock got his feet and legs so wedged in
between log and the ledge, under water up to
his breast that he could not be relieved until
the men went four miles and hosted the dam
and drew off the water from the brook. When
released he was SO chilled or injured that he
died.
KENNEBEO COUNTY.
A gentleman named Robinson. a well-tO-do
farmer, belonging in Mt. Desert, was brought
to Augusta, Tuesday forenoon, and placed in
the Insane Hospital for treatment.
Benz. Rawing, an Englishman residing in
Lewiston, has been brought to the Insane Hos
pital
The boot and shoe store:of Mr.. A. J. Rey-
nolds, in Augusta, was entered on Monday
night. and perfectly cleaned out The thieves
left nothing but one small pair of shoes.
A meeting of the Kennebec Log Driving
Company was held in Gardiner last Thursday,
at which meeting the company voted to accept
the provisions of the resolve of the Legislature
passed last winter in reference to the Forks
Bridge. BY this resolution the Legislature ap-
propriated 50 900 to buy up the stock of said
bridge, provided the company would pay the
balance and make it free bridge
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Fourteen members of the Middle class in the
Theological Seminary of Bangor, were exam
ined and licensed by the Penobsoot Ministerial
Association, yesterday, and one member of the
Senior class not before licensed by them.
Mr.. John Patten, Treasurer of the Bangor
Savings Bank for the past nine years, died at
his residence, in Bangor, early Tuesday morn
ing.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
The Dover and Foxcroft Reform Club now
comprises nipety-six members.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Machias Republican says that Mr.
DriskO of the Union, is able to do considerable
work in his office, but at considerable risk of
injury to his head. Close attention and noise
have an Injurious effect.
YORK COUNTY.
IlStrdm ooIudu Lsq JUG VI Cuo oiuest duu
most respected citizens of Saco, died at his resi-
dence on Saturday last
IN GENERAL.
A stor is circulated that Swedish woman
who was living on the Isles of Shoals at the
time of the murders for which Wagner was
hung has confessed that she was the murderer.
1t is doubtless hoax.
The Bath Times says the directors of the
Maine Central are considering the matter of
extending their line to Scion. The route was
surveyed several years since and is an easy