The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-06-01
STATE NEWS.
AROosTOoK CoUTYY,

AROOST0OK C0UTYY.
The Pioneer says young man named John
Crillin was drowned at Woodstock on Sunday,
2lst, while assisting joseph Smith to save
lumber from being carried off bv the rise of
water. Mr. Smith narrowly escaped like
fate.
The Pioneer says story and half dwelling
at Merriam's Mills, two mile from Houton,
was burned with portion of its contents Sat-
urday. The fire caught from chopping in the
immediate vicinity. Partly insured.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Journal says the stores of A P. Adams
and S. b. Yetten. at Jay Bridge, were broken
into the night of the Oath inst The burglars
picked the door locks and carried away Sl5O
worth of SCRIP, jewelry, SC.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
The knights of Pythias celebrated the ami.
yersary of the installation of Gardiner Lodge.
Monday evening with special meeting, and
afterwards supper and speeches.
The Grange store at Winthropis doing a good
business. Rents in the village are very scarce.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Journal says since the small pox entered
Dixheld there have been four cases, two result
ing in death, Mrs. Littleielt, who died March
Il, and Mrs. Fish, who died May l, and from
30 to Is cases of yarloloid all directly traceable
10 the Libby family. Varioloid in most cases
has run light, two cases last week, where the
PasicutS Wclc very SICK lOr several DAYS, DQtharA
getting better. No new cases.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Bangor officers are now on the lookout
Tor violators of the laws relating to salmon
fishing.
The Penobscot Exchange will now be carried
on under the superintendence of Andrew
Smith, Esq, who has been entrusted with the
entire management since the health of the pro-
prietor began to fail.
The Wing says widow Quagley's house In
Bangor, was badly damaged BY fire Wednesday
morning The origin and cause of the fire are
unknown. Considerable OF the furniture was
saved.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
Maj. S. B. Bean of Brownt1tll hast been a
cripple for the past three weeks from a severe
wound 10 the foot, inflicted with an ak while
splitting wood.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
A correspondent of the Lewiston Journal
writes Sunday, Harlow Kilgore, who lives
near Dodlin granite quarry 10 Norridgewock,
set fire to some brush heaps The wind was
strong, and the fire was soon beyond his con-
troll. Mr.. Henry Spauding, seeing the enemy
advancing III line half mile or more in length
IN the direction of his farm buildings, drove
to town and made levy OF hundred men on
the congregation of the Baptist church, who
Immediately repaired 10 the scene of action
A line was formed on the road leading to
w. w aterville, and advance fires were set upon
and kept from crossing the road These fires
slowly burned back to the advancing flames
and in few hours they were all under control.
Loss to forests and fences, several hundred
dollars. Mrs. Kilgore was badly burned early
in the day by her clothes taking fire.
The Journal says: Two barns, with small
quantity of hay and some farming tools, ia
Starks, the property of Moses Piper, were de-
stroyed on Sunday. A Child had kind ed a fire
near the premises, which the high wind very
quickly carried to the yard, and from thence to
the barns. Loss unknown.
sAGADHAoC COUNTY.
Col. j. w. Spauldng of Richmond delivered
an able and practical address at Bowdoinbam.
decoration Day, says our correspondent The
day was fifty remembered, the ex-soldiers and
c GU tnrnlng ont to decorate the graves of
the soldiers buried in that town. The Boydoin
ham Brass Band furnished music, which per-
Torrance is highly commended. The people of
the Ridge furnished a dinner The pro-
cesslon was under the marssaiship of Edward
.. Fisher.
WASHINGTON COUNTY,
A correspondent writes Monday afternoon.
the 18th, Frank Crowell, aged 90, son of Can't
u. Crowell of Calais, died. The young man
had but recently returned from New York.
where he bad been since last fall. He was on
the street Friday last, and now numerous rela-
tlves and friends are called upon, in his death.
TO mourn the loss of worthy young man.
The body of an unknown woman was found
IN the loft of an outbulllng on Mr.. Ovens
premises 10 st. Stephen, N. b., Monday morn
ing. An unusual noise had been heard at in
tervais since the Wednesday previous. A
search was made Monday, with the above
results. No clue to the name has vet been
discovered. Want and starvation Were evident
lV the grim aoants