The Portland daily press., 1877-04-28
STATE NEWS.
ANDRosCOGGIN COUNTY.

ANOhOSCOGGlN COUNTr.
The house of Nelson Jordan in Lisbon was
damaged by fire Thursday morning.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Raymond boasts of a boy thirteen years old
who is six and a half feet tall and weighs one
hundred and forty pounds.
Mr.. Frank Segon, of Bridgton, while shov-
elling ashes from the tannery ash house last
Tuesday, fell headlong on to the mass of glow.
ing Goals and very badly burned.
Mrs. Ellen Lewis of Naples has made the
past year, besides doing all her housework, 700
pairs of sale pants, which at an average Of 25
cents pair come to $175. She has also paint
ed and varuished a wagon in style hard to be
excelled by professional painters.
FRANKLIN COUNTY
A body Of a young man was found Friday of
last week floating in the Androscoggin at Jay.
The body had the appearance of having been
in the water for considerable time. His age
was probably about IA to 20 yeaIs. There was
no clothing upon him except checked wooden
shirt.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The granite parapets for the East River
bridge will be furnished from the Eagle quarry
at East0Bluehiil.
Two ice houses belonging to Rowe Emery of
Frankfort containing 1000 tons of ice were
burned Tuesday. Loss $250O; insurance small.
PIsUATAQUIs COUNTY.
Mrs. E. R. Favor of Dover was found dead
in her bed Tuesday morning last. Heart dis
ease.
President Allen is delivering to the State
College students lectures on law.
Oric A. O-cutt and Reuben Orcutt were
bound over at Brewer. Wednesday, for break
ing into the store of Alfred Rand in Edding-
ton.
A farm house will be built at the State Col
lege some time during the coming summer.
Mr.. Osborne R. Rutters, formerly of Bangor,
who was injured recently at Oneida, ILL.,, by
aeiHg thrown from his carriage, has since oied.
~ A few days since Abby Deering, formerly of
Newport, was fatally shot at Mongona, Iowa,
by agentleman whose attentions she had repu-
dated. MIS-. Deering was an esteemed young
iady-a widow. Her parents reside in New
port, and she has relatives in Auburn
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The annual cattle show and fair of the Som
erset Agricultural Society will be held at
Skowhegan, September IS, 10 and 20.
The stores of Joel Colby and L. c. Andrews
OF bingham were broken into on the thirteenth
and clothing and money to the amount of $50
stolen Daniel E. Stewart was arrested and
bound over on suspicion.
WALDO COUNTY.
Eleven divorces were decreed at the recent
term OF the Supreme Court at Belfast.
An old man named Wing committed sui.
eide inMorrill some days ago by drowning him.
self in pond. Dread of poverty was the
cause.
John Richards has been convicted of assault
and battery on Lyman Croxford by striking
him with sled stake on the road from Win
terport to Dixmont last January. Richards
subsequently eloped with his wife's niece and
was arrested in Lawrence.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The steamer VIM. Stroud will be taken off
the route to-day to have new steam chest put
in her. The steamer Wellman has been char
tered to take her place and will probably COM
mence next week, making two trips a week to
Grand Menan.
Herring have been unusually plenty within
week or two, and have been bought at very low
prices.
IN GENERAL.
William A. Airing, on whose testimony
mainly Jesse II. Lewis was convicted of the
murder of Albert w. Deming of Northfeld
has confessed that he committed perjury and
says Lewis is innocent Lewis is native of
this state.