The Portland daily press., 1878-07-12
STATE NEWS
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY.
Deacon William X. Wyman, aged about 5S
years, died in Livermore upon the 9Th inst. He
had been at work in his field during the day,
and at about o'clock in the afternoon, sud-
denly dropped dead, without speaking word,
and without previous warning. He was man
highly respected in the town and vicinity
wherein he was known, and bis loss will be
severely felt by his family and friends, the
Baptist church of which he was deacon, and
by the community generally.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
There came near bsing large fire in West
Falmouth Tuesday, and from singular cause
A good housewife had cleaned her milk pans
and turned them up on pile Of soft wood and
brush near the barn. About noon a neighbor
going by discovered the wood to be on fire, and
in removing the pans they were so hot as to
burn the PERSONS hands. The suns rays
beating on the pans had formed focus, the
heat setting the wood on fire some distance
from the pans.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The house of Nelson r. Jellison at Ellsworth
Falls was burned last Saturday. Loss $1,000;
insured for $500.
Buildings in North Hancock belonging to
Mr. Allen Heath was burned last Tuesday.
Loss heavy.
Bunker and Rena Stanley of Cranberry Isles
were thrown from carriage at Southwest Har-
Dor on the Fourth land Miss Stanley's wrist bad
ly sprained. Cimbria was gaily decked
with flags on the Fourth The Lamoine
Band went on board in the afternoon and
were entertained by the officers at supper. In
the evening there was quite fire display of
fireworks The Cimbria still continues the
centre of attraction, and the officers still win
golden opinions.
KNOX COUNTY.
Capt William Stetson of Thomaston drop
ped dead from apoplexy, Sunday morning.
He had been in apparently perfect health, and
the day before had worked at hayiDg. He was
a ship builder, and man of sterling qualities.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The graduating exercises of Hebron Academy
are to take place July 18th and 18th. Address
by Hon. VIM. P. Frye, Wednesday evening
the 18th, and poem by Prof j. f. Moody.
Thursday, the graduation and class exercises,
and Thursday evening concert by Billiards.
orchestra.
WALDO COUNTY.
Sometime since the English ship Rodell Bay
sailed from Portland, Oregon, for Queenstown.
Ireland, for orders. Shortly after leaving port
the captain died. The weeks later the mate, in
fit of insanity, jumped overheard and was
vessel cleared from port the ship was practi-
caly without officers. The command of the
vessel now devolved upon the boatswain,
Charles Sweetser, a son OF Samuel L. Sweetser
of Belfast. The ship was taken to her port of
destination, making an average passage. AS
mark of their appreciation for his valuable
services, the underwriters on ship and cargo,
representing about 100000, have unanimously
voted Mr.. Sweetser handsome gratuity.
Schooner A. w. Ellis of Belfast. Capt.
Thomas G. Bartlett, was struck by lightning
while lying at Thomaston last week. and the
foremost shattered.
At the annual meeting of the Belfast &
Moosehead Lake Railroad Company last week,
the old board of directors was reelected, viz:
G. B. Hazeltine, Daniel Faunce, VIM. M.
Wood, Philo Hersev, J. w. White, Josiah
Mitchell, Edward johnson, j. G. Dickerson,
j. G. Brooks. The floating indebtedness of
the company has all been paid, and the
directors report the financial affairs in good
condition. The meeting was adjourned to
August 81, to give time to investigate
question concerning a change in the preferred
stock certificates, so as to facilitate their trans
fer.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Calais had an election Monday to see if the
people were in favor of investing eighty
thousand dollars in water works. The vote
stood 2O5 in favor of it and 2O1 against it.