The Portland daily press., 1876-05-27
STATE NEWS.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.

CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
A correspondent writes: The dwelling house,
stable and out buildings, belonging to Solomon
Schen, near Standish village, were all destroy
ed by fire Thursday night; insured.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
Francis H. Brown of North Vassaboro had
his thumb and three fingers nearly severed
from his hand, while working with whip-saw
in the machine shop at the Lockwood factory
in Waterv.lle, Tueday.
VIM. Priest of North VassalboIo, while at
work with span of horses in his field. the
horses took fright aud run against tree,
breaking the neck of one of them.
Jacob Wyman of North Vassslboro lost five
sheep by exposure to the storm on Monday
night. They had been shorn few days Ire
viOuS.
The Journal says Wills Mrs. NJ H. Wheeler,
living on Eastern avenue, was absent from the
city, her house has been entered, probably by
boys On returning after fortnights alb
sence, back door was found open; everything
was in confusion about the house, trunks
broken open, and household articles scattered
about pro9lsouousy Nothing Of any great
the house as sort of rendezvous, as lights
have been seen there several nights.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Somerset Railroad will be held at Memori-
al Hall, West Waterville, June 18th.
A new organ has just been placed in the
First Baptist church in Augusta by Mr.. Geo,
A. Ryder OF Boston, at d cost of $4,000.
There was slight fire in the Mansion House,
Augusta, Thursday afternoon.
KNOX COUNTY.
A peculiar stone has recently been found in
an embankment at Carver's Cove. 1t is about
six BY two inches and from one quarter to one
hall inch in thickness, beautifully polished
There are sixty-nine notches cut in the edges
OF 1t and hole in one corner as large as pea.
How and when it was buried there is a my ste.
~. Some think it sign that treasures are
buried in that vicinity.
The Gazette says last Saturday afternoon
Miss Agnes Piston, girl fifteen or sixteen
years of age, daughter of Mr.. A. Piston of
kockland, was engaged in cleaning pair of
gloves with benzne, having them on her hands
for the purpose, and was boiling them over the
kitchen stove to day, when the benzine caught
fire and envelOped her hands in fierce blaze
She extinguIshed the flames by folding her
hands in rug. The pain that ensued was
maddeniDg, causing her to become delirious for
two hours. When the gloves were taken off
the unfortunate girls hands, as well as the
lower portion of her arms, were found to be
severely burned.
A party OF Canadian gypsies are perambu.
lating in the neighborhood of Camden.
Mr.. Manassas S. Hovey, well known elder
ly citizen of Rocklaud, while reading news
paper in his house Tuesday morning, suddenly
dropped MS paper, Iell 1orwari and almost in
stantly expired.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The house of Mrs. Granville Brown in Bethel
was burned "Wednesday night; loss $1,000; in
sured tor 5000. The house was unoccupied,
and 1T is thought by some to havo been an in
cendiary fire.
The house owned by Frank Young, and &C.
cupled by John Hyer, was burned last week,
during the absence of the family. The house
was situated about one mile and half from
oxford village, and was valued at $75. No in
surance.
PENoBsCOT COUNTY.
Mr.. Charles F. Crockett, son of Charles
Crockett, Esq, of Dexter, left home a few
weeks since on tour for his health. Wednes-
day his parents received despatch that he had
died at railway station in Wyoming Terrific
ry. lie was an estimable young man.
The Dexter Gazette says Monday forenoon,
as Mr. Gershom Gould of Dexter, was driving
a team of horses to plough, some of rigging
failed and let one end of the "eyener' back
against his leg with such force that both bones
were broken short off.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
The ice left Moosehead Lake on Tuesday 23d
inst
YORK COUNTY.
miser named Hiram SpiDney, sged about
67 years, living at Eliot Neck, was found dead