The Portland daily press., 1881-04-23
STATE NEWS.
AROosTOoK COUNTY.

AROosTOOK COUNTY.
April 9th HI. Golding and Fabier Cyr were
drowned in the st. John river at Fort Kent by
the breaking of the ice.
About two weeks since man by the namc
of William Carter was found dead in his camp
ON the Black River settlement. He had been
sick for some time, but refused to leave his
camp. 1t appears that his camp3had taken fire
and he had put the fire out, and had leaned
over box or bench to eat, with his feet to the
fire and then died. He had been dead some
two days, as is thought, when found.
Last Saturday child of Mr.. J. d. league,
OF Caribou fell into a tub of water standing
near the door and was drowned. This is the
third child that Mr.. aud Mrs. league have lost
within few months, two having died last fall
with diphtheria
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Major Cyrus w. King, the only surviving
child of Names first Governor, died at Bruins
wick on the 18th inst, aged 60 years and 3
months.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The old post office building in Pennington
was slightly damaged by fire Thursday.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
A young man, who has been employed at
the ElmwoOd Hotel in Waterville for some
time past as night clerk, left last Saturday and
the following day tapped the till of the office,
stole $50 and disappeared.
The Augusta Savings Bank purchased last
week $4,000 of six per cent United States
called bonds, paying fraction over Il per cent
premium for the same, and the trustees have
voted to accept from the Secretary of the
Treasury 81 per cent interest upon them rather
than have them redeemed. The bank has
now about 81 100000 invested in United States
securities
PENOBsCoT COUNTY.
man, giving the name of Samuel Kelly,
and saying that he belonged in Orono, died at
the Massachusetts, General Hospital Thursday
from an overdose of opium. He was taken to
the hospital on the 18th inst, and since then
till the time of his death was insensible nearly
all the time.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Ground was broken in Skowhegan Monday
for new corn factory.
WALDO COUNTY.
In the case of Carrie A. Gilmore, of Belfast,
VS.. Hugh Ross and al, an action to recover
damages for injuries sustained by being run
down by defendants steamer, the full Court
has decided that the alleged negligence on the
part of the defendants was not proved, and has
given Judgment for defendants.
Otis Black a prominent citizen of Sears
port, died few days ago at the age of "a years.
He was sixteen years postmaster in that town.
Capt. Eben Hutchings, of Penobscot, died
on the 18th inst. at the age of 90 years and s
months. During the English invasion and &C.
cupation of Penobscot in 1914, for refusing to
take the oath of neutrality and for helping
British soldiers to desert, Mr.. Hutchings was
seized, carried to Halifax, N. S., and confined
in dark dungeon as prisoner of war until
June, 1915. He suffered all the torments
which it is possible for human nature to en-
dure, and nothing but a strong constitution
carried him through, with health much i'm.
paired. He was commissioned captain in the
militia by Gov John Brooks of Massachusetts,
in 1916 and served till 1920
The house and stable of William Warren. in
Stockton, were destroyed by fire Sunday morn
ing. Loss $4,000; insurance on building and
furniture $2400.