The Portland daily press., 1877-06-02
STATE NEWS.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.


A serious and almost fatal accident occurred
near New Sharon village last week. Mrs.
Fletcher, lady 81 pears of age, who lives with
her son, Mr.. John Fletcher was going into the
barn, and attempted to slide the door which
runs upon trucks at the top, when it run off the
track, falling upon her and crushing her to the
ground. She is in very critical condition.
Charles Merrill Of Newburyport, Mass, %
years of age the tramp who went off with the
Taylor girl, from Starks, last week, was ar
rested with the girl at Jerusalem, "Wednesday,
and brought before Justice Gray of Arson,
plead guilty, and was fined.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Smith, the Bucksport murderer, since his re-
moval to Bangor jail has become dispirited,
and has apparently lost all hope of escaping
the penalty of his crime, imprisonment tor
life.
burglar entered the house of Horace Davis,
of Ellsworth, Tuesday night. and took a vest in
the pocket of which was $S111, but being closely
pursued he dropped the vest in the shed on his
way out.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
The First National Bank of Augusta has
passed its July dividend in order to carry the
revenue up TO the government standard
KNOX COUNTY.
On Thursday morning of last week Mrs. Hi
ram Wooster of North Haven was removing
little boy, she thinking that he was lifting too
hard, left the end she had taken out and hast
ening around to where he stood, ran against the
sharp blade of knife, held in his hand, break
ing it off three inches in the thigh.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
One morning recently, Mr.. Gilmore, who
lives on the line between Belfast and Sears
port, took from his weir ten salmon, weighing
from 10 TO 20 pounds each.
the Theological Seminary. Monday evening
will be the annual anniversary of the Rhetori-
cal Society. Addresses will be given by Green
and Wiswall of the middle class and by Perry
and Wathen of the junior class. Tuesday eve
ming Rev E. W. Atwood of Salem will deliver
the annual address. Wednesday evening the
regular graduating exercises will be held.
There will probably be nine speakers. The ex-
ercises will be held in the Central church and
the Peuo bscot Quartette will furnish the mu-
sic.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Launched at West Pembroke, May 10Th,
from the yard of j. B. Mutt, Esq, a fine bark
entine of $40 tons. She will be commanded by
Capt J. A. Cobb of Eastport, and is owned in
New York, Pembroke and Eastport.
YORK COUNTY.
Biddeford attorneys have agreed to close their
offices at p. M, from June till September.
A few days since Mrs. e. j. Leavitt of Saco,
received intelligence from the South that a
sword belonging to her late husband, who was
killed during the war of the rebellion. had been
found on the battle field where he fell. At the
breaking out of the war Henry B. Leavtt,
ESQ, husband of Mrs. E j. Leavtt, was
young lawyer at Pittsfeld, N. 81. Like thou
sands of Others be offered his services to his
country and was made captain of company
in the 18th New Hampshire Regiment. The
regiment was ordered south on the coast, and
at the first assault on Foat Wagner, July Is,
1862, Capt. Leavit was MORALLY wounded, TAX
en- prisoner and died four days afterwards.
When he departed for the war his friends in
Pittsfeld presented him with a sword appropri-
ately marked with his name, residence, etc.
Nothing was ever heard from the sword until
few days since, when, as stated above, word
was received that it had been picked up on the
field where the captain fell
IN GENERAL.
The result of the trial of Lucy Ann Mink for
the murder of Charles A. Kicker, seems to be
an acquittal of any intent to commit homi-
eide. The jnry accepted her story that Kicker
was shot by accident while he was trying to
wrest pistol from her, but the justice ruled
that even if this were the case she would still
be guilty of manslaughter. Under this ruling
the jury were compelled to bring in verdict of
guilty of manslaughter. Sentence has not
been passed as her counsel are considering
whether or not to take exceptions to the judges
ruling.