The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-09-29
STATE NEWS.
FRANKLIN COUNTY

The Franklin county Agricultural Society
will hold their show and fair at Pennington.
wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Oct II, Il
and Is.
., At the races at the Franklin Park Tuesday,
troublesome won in the stallion race; time,
2.40a, 2.42, IA. Rocket won in the ESQ eli ass
time, 2.52, 2.53. 2.54.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
On Thursday or Friday night of last week
the schooner Zicavo, lying at anchor near New
bury Neck, Ellsworth, was boarded by thieves,
who cut away foresail, mainsail, jbs and much
OF the running rigging and carried them off.
they also Quilted the cabin of much of its fur
niture, taking clock, compass, stove, axes, Ian
terms, &c The thieves were subsequently, ar
rested and gave their names as W. w. Willard
and Francis Il. Lowell OF Fort Popham.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
Ann NJ, wife of Hon. William Palmer of
Gardiner, died very suddenly Saturday after
noon Of apoplexy.
The body of Harvey Smith, drowned at Gard
liner, was found Wednesday, after being in the
water five days.
KNOX COUNTY.
Wilder G. Moore who resides at the corner
of LIMERICK and Olin streets, Rockland, while
digging we'll short time since, struck vein
OF white lime stone, which has proved on trial
distant, on land owned by Gilman Ulmer, a
vein of blue lime rock has since been found.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
Piscataquis Central Cattle Show and Fair
Will be held at Dover, Oct and B.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
There are 571.cases on the continued docket
s. j. Court at Skowhegan, and q on the new
docket.
F. P. Closson and S. H. Eaton, in the employ
OF Lawrence Brothers, at Somerset Mills were
loading at the mill Tuesday when an edging
n, fha nl
thrown about sixty feet, one piece sticking into
the leg of ClOsson, inf1icting bad wound, and
the other striking Eaton in the side, breaking
two ribs, and it Is thought injuring him inter-
nally.
WALDO COUNTY
A threshing machine burst in the barn of
Albert Meservey in Morrill,, Friday afternoon
last. and fragment of the heater struck
Hollis Longfelow, knocked him down and
broke his collar bone.
Joseph Stevens of Unity, an old man sixty
years of age, was found dead in his pasture on
Saturday morning of last week. He has been
Insane for a number of years, but recently has
been able to attend TO his labor. He evidently
died in a fit.
little boy, son of Widow Shorey of Paler-
mo, was drowned in Branch Mills pond on
Tuesday. He was out in boat. 1t is suppos-
ed he became alarmed and jumped out.
Among the wounded at the recent explosion
OF the warren Powder Mills was Gilbert M.
Hart of Lincolnvlle, who had teen employed
but day or two. he has been taken to his
home, and is SO seriously burned that bis re-
covery is doubtful.
The old man Boothby of Freedom, who re-
Gently attempted suicide by cutting his throat
with razor, has since died. He would not al
low the wound to heal, but tore it open at every
opportunity. He was made partially insane bv
the loss of property at the late confagration in
that town.
The North Waldo Agricultural Society are
making preparations for a fine. show at their
grounds on the 18th and 18th of October, The
Far at Monroe will be held Wednesday and
Thursday, next week.
Richards, the store breaker, who escaned
from the Belfast Jail some two months ago was
retaken Sunday night.
YORK COUNTY.
The field day at Portsmouth to be particinat-
ed IN by the marines from the Kittery navy
yard and local military, takes place on Mon
day next. There will be grand review and
dress parade in the afternoon
Mrs. Elizabeth P. Andrews of Biddeford
died at the Insane Asylum Tuesday.
Valentine Frees dye house on Factory Is
land was broken into Wednesday night. and
several articles of clothing stolen.
The Union Show and Fair at Cornish. held
Tuesday and Wednesday, was success The
race for horses in the 240 class was won nv
Nettie in 2.54. Race for five year ODDS by Cor
nish, and the sweepstakes purse by Eastern
Queen,