The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-08-19
STATE NEWS
ANDRosCnGGIN COUNTY

The Androscoggin mills are erecting gas
works to supply gas for lighting their mills
and boarding houses.
The Journal says that on Friday morning
last the team of G. f. Edgecomb was stolen
from his stable at North Turner Bridge. No
as yet.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The News says that Mr.. Richard Smith
Chaplin, OF Naples, dropped dead in his barn
on Friday morning last He had been affected
with heart disease, and had been cautioned by
his physician to avoid excitement or severe
exertion, as they might cause death at any
time
The Register says that son of Widow
Seavey, living at Harrison Flat aged II wears.
and daughter of Hawthorne Dawes, aged Il
years, left home short time since and went to
New Hampshire, where they were united in
marriage, ard then returned to the home of the
brides father, where they did not find warm
welcome.
The News says that in some parts Of Har-
rison the web caterpilars are destroying the
ash trees. Though they slightly iniest other
forest trees and apple trees, their main depre
cations are upon the brown ash.
The News says that Volney Barker of Bridg-
ton mas invented sweet corn cutting machine.
wnich VIII supersede the old method of cutting
by hand. Mr.. Barker made ali the patterns
and the machines are manufactured by the
BridgtOn Machine Co, The machine is A modal
OF beauty, simplicity and effectiveness. Seven
ty-four OF these machines are already manufac.
tured. Mr.. Barker and his business partner,
Jonathan Ingalls, Esq, of Otisfield, retain the
possession of the machine, and cut corn for the
various factories at stipulated price per
pound The present season they have con.
tracted to cut all the corn for the following fac
torres :-BIldgton, l; Burnham & Morrill,, 8:
Portland Packing Co., g. Each machine does
the work of ia al1 of
ting 5000 lbs. Q20 bushels) in 10 hours
The Brunswick Telegraph says that the
ground selected tor the muster is that known as
the Berry field" just north of Mere brook
on the east side of the Maquoit road, say one.
half mile from the NJ G. depot Under the
directions OF MIR. w. Il. Field, men are now
grubbing up the bushes to give full vie W from
the road, and to secure retreat under the
trees on the back part of the field to the SOL
dlers when OFT duty A number of hogshe ads
have been sunk near the brook, which will
ensure fuii supply OF clear spring water.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
The journal says that the barn of Henry
Clough, in East Readfeld together with its con-
tents, was burned Thursday morning. the
barn contained some fifteen tons of hay, farm
ing tools, two horses, two calves and two hogs
all OF which were burned. 1t is thought that
the IRE was caused by tramp, as it probably
originated in the hay.
hNOA COUNTY.
The Free Press says that City Marshal Low
OF Rockland has just received letter from
Chas. I. Robbins, the "Annie b." murderer.
whom Mr.. Low recently returned to the Insane
Hospital after his escape therefrom. Robbins
letter Is well composed and neatly written, and
SHOWS MS thinking powers are clear He
thanks the Marshal for his kind treatment,
and says that as all thugs in nature are gov
erned by fixed and unalterable laws he believes
the lives or men are so governed. and that he
is living out prescribed course of life, and
although it is unpleasant, it is all for the best
He hopes for an early release.
The Gazette says that there were thirteen
steamers OF the porgy feet in Vinalhaven
harbor on Wednesday.
1t costs man dollar in the Rockland
Municipal Court to get drunk and beat his
wife.
The Rockland Gazette says that Deputy
collector Crocker reports that there are $40
vessels OF all classes hailing from Rockland,
with an aggregate measurement of 10000 TONS
There has neither been any appreciable increase
nor dlmlnutIon since last year.
AT the Maine State Prison Wednesday mora
ing two convicts were !sportively running
around the coOk-rOom. when one of them,
Frank +. Dillon, fell heavily down on the
stone floor and broke his leg half way between
the knee and ankle.
The Waldoboro News says: On the Kenne.
bee they are Dragging about the ''boss cake" of
tnis place loaded several cakes which weighed
more, one cake in particular tipping the beam
at S65. Next.
The News says that Boothbay is growing
rapidly. There are not houses enough to meet
the demand. Three new houses are being
erected ,-one by E. Tlbbetts, one by James
hichards, one by Samuel Boyd. Roscoe Hodg-