The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-07-21
STATE NEWS.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.

AROOSTOOK COUNTY.
A great deal of lumber is hung up on the
headwaters of the st. John. Mr.. Robert Con
nors has the most of his drive of 20,OOO,OOO
stranded % miles above Grand Falls near the
mouth of Quisbis stream. Messrs. Kilburn q
Atkins have 100000 feet hung up on the st.
Croix branch of the Aroostook. Geo. B. Dnnn
has like amount lodged at Aroostook Falls,
and Fred Moore 100000 at the same place.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.
July 18th l. w. Pulsifer of East Poland was
moving with a machine when his son, SIX
years Of age, accidentally got in front of it and
had his right foot nearly severed from his
leg.
Mr.. John Carville formerly of Lewiston, was
shot dead in Leadville, Col, Saturday. Mr..
Carville was formerly Deputy Marshal OF Lew
iston, and went to Leadville last winter. He
obtained situation on the Leadville police
force, and was shot while in the discharge of
his duty, by drunken rough whom he at
tempted to arrest.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Stillman Cotton of Orland, died Friday, the
10th inst, aged 80. The deceased had been a
Mason for many years. On Sunday he was
buried with Masonic honors. Not only his
own lodge, but large delegation from Bucks
port and many from adjoining towns joined in
the procession.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
" .. 1AItOIlloy w. T. LULU dppodIcu UClOIc
U. S. Commissioner Badger in Augusta, Mon
day, as prosecuting attorney in the case of
Government VS.. III. Frank Prescott of New
Portland, who has been arraigned for selling
liquor without United States license. Pres
colt was put under bonds for appearance at
the Circuit Court in Portland, Sept. 23d.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Friday night Mr.. Ossian E. Phillips of Au-
burn and another gentleman were riding in
Oxford, when lightning struck the road within
few feet of their carriage The horse was
frightened and both gentlemen were thrown
out and seriously injured.
The house, barn and outbEildings of Hiram
Bennett of Gilead were destroyed by fire on
Monday of last week. Most of the household
burnt. The whole family were out in the
field at the time but arrived in time to save a
few things from the house.
During the shower of Friday night the
dwelling house of Joseph Briggs, in the
Whittemore, district Paris, was struck by
q boy and girl, were badly injured by the dis
charge. The boy was seriously injured, and
the girl besides being badly burned, is threat
ened with blindness The same bolt also shat
tered set of buildings located close to JOS
eph's. and connected Herewith by a shed.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Frank S. Trickey of Bangor has been NOM
mated as special constable for PenobScot coun-
ty to enforce the liquor law.
An important will case has been on trial be-
fore Judge Godfrey, in the Probate Court in
Bangor. The contest is over the will of the
late Sylvanus Rich. recently one of the promi-
nent and wealthy citizens of Bangor, who died
last April at the good old age of s. years, leav-
ing a large property estimated by some as
high as 100000. The origin of the suit is a
bequest of $4,000 to Miss Mary Gilkey, which
his direct heirs claim swas revoked by codi-
Gil.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
Sunday as Mrs. Ames of Blanchard, was
driving with her daughter in-law some portion
of the harness gave way and the horse became
unmanageable. The ladies were thrown from