The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-11-30
STATE NEWS.
ANpRoscooers COUNTY.

ANDsooSCU0iIN SOOHIfs
All the burglars who broke into Messrs. Bal
lard's and Poneroy's stores in Lewiston, have
now been arrested. The leading spirit in the
robbery was man named Ed. Hayes.
Several of the Auburn shoe factories have
not yet finished filling their fall orders.
Richard Hunnewell of South Auburn caught
In trap few days lago an animal to which
nobody yet has been able to give name. 1t Is
about four feet long, with black fur, except on
the top OF its head, where the color is grey.
The animal has tail about tie size OF mans
arm. Some people think it is the creature
which has been prowling around in various
parts OF the county, killing calves, sheep, Sc,
aud which has been called panther or wolf.
and has caused considerable excitement.
The Androscoggin Poultry Association will
have no show this year. The Lewiston journal
says there is talk OF getting up a grand poultry
show, open to the world, in Portland.
The report of the Treasurer of the Andros-
coggin Agricultural and Horticultural Society
shows the total amount Of premiums, gratuites
and purses paid by the society. which were
awarded at their late fair, to be S1,il5. rs, and
the incidental expenses of the year S479 SO.
The total receipts OF the year were S1,l39 81,
including an allowance from the state. As the
are all out of debt. --ss.
KENNEBKc COUNTY.
Friday night, at late hour, Deputy Sheriff
Soule of Winthrop, arrested in Wayne, Frank
Hodges, formerly Of Halowell, and on Satur-
day arrested George Brown at Hallowell
They were wanted for stealing turkeys in
wayne. Both men were lodged in jail
KNOX COUNTY.
One Of the men who served a term Of years
In the Maine State Prison for being concerned
In the robbery OF the LIMERICK Bank at Rock
land, Langdon w. Moore by name, has Just es-
capped for while at least term of ten wears in
Massachusetts, prison. by legal technicality,
for breaking bank in that state.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Mr.. Defanshaw Lewis of Newcastle, came
very near losing the sight of one of his eyes by
piece OF steel in the eyeball. While opening
box with a chisel the steel broke and flew
into the eye. The eye becoming very painful
he at once consulted a physician but he failed
TO find the cause Of inflammation. Friday DIR.
Gard was called and after painful operation
removed piece OF steel from the eyeball one
tenth OF an inch in length, completely imbed-
well.
PENoBscor COUNTY.
=. VIM: Merrill, while on his way home from
New York to visit his parents in Dexter,
dropped dead in the train, Monday, 22d. He
aaa tSS for some time been afflicted with 0'nsump-
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
j. NJ. Austin of Machias, while a resident OF
Rockland fifteen years ago, marked twenty
five cent coin and sent it adrift. 1t came back
to him the other day In payment for piece of
work.
The summer residence of Herbert Eaton, To-
Gated at Barber's Beach, near Calais, was saw
ed from buring recently by Mr.. Eaton's s house.
cat paving him in the face When he awoke
his room was on fire, and had it not been for
his cat he would have perished with the house.
YoRK COUNTY.
Chas. Hurd, wife, four children and hired
man OF Biddeford, were nearly all suffocated
by gas from GOAL stove one night lately. Mrs
Hurd had been cooking till late in the evening
and on retiring filled t1e stove full OF coal, shut
the draft and left the covers open little way