The Portland daily press., 1882-05-05
STATE NEWS
ANDnoscoGaIN COUNTY

AEDROSCOGGlN COUNTY.
A horse owned By Mr.. Benjsmin Milliken
OF Mecbauie Falls ran away on tho atrsef
Wednesday, throwing MIR. Milliken out and in
jurng him badly 1t is thought the bone near
the left eye may be broken.
The Auburn shoe shipments this geek show
a slight increase over last week the total being
1912 cases. One of the largest factories in Au-
burn, that OF Messrs. Packard, Briggs q Co,
which has employed over 200 hands, is now
still. 1t is the intention of the propriesors to
retire from the business.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Capt,G p Cochrane, who was severely
wounded at the battle of Antietam, Sept. 18th,
1862, has just received from government his
arrearages of pension, amounting to 5000,
and is to draw SIS month in the future.
The secretary,of the trustees of the Insane
Hospital received a letter Wednesday inform
ing him that Mrs. S. A. Orne, late Of Maiden,
Mass, deceased, had by will bsqueathed to
said Hospital the sum of $1,000, to be sppro-
priated to the benefit of the patients at that
institution. The lady at one time had son a
patient at the Hospital, and this legacy is q
testimonial of her appreciation OF the good
management of the institution.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The Bath Times says the friends of Robert
Heal of Westport, who was said to have COM
mitsed suicide some time ago, have not heard
of his being alive and well nor have they re-
ceiyed any letter from him.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Dexter Gazette says that John f. Nut
ter of Ripley has lost five cattle which were
attacked by a disease which he thinks is iden-
tical with the rinderpest Of the south and
surgeon of Bangor, calls the pleuro-pneumon-
la. The first symptom is one dry cough; sec
ond a trembling of the muscles of the flank
and neck; third running at the nostrils and
eyes, difficulty of breathing, etc. The crea-
.ture usually refuses to eat the second day, and
finally dies, apparently Of suHocation.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
The Times says Dea. Joseph Bowker, one OF
the most respected citizens of Phipsburg, died
Wednesday Of pneumonia. He has for many
years been leading man in the town, serving
frequently as one of the municipal officers, has
baen several times member OF the legislature
and has always been man OF strict honesty
and integrity. His age was about u years.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Saws the Reporter: The amount scaled down
by the Skowhegan Savings Bank has been re-
stored, and they have surplus OF more than
SIT 900 above all their liabilities
YORK COUNTY.
The association Of Congregational ministers
of York county meets next Monday at Spring
vale.
The Maine Sentinel says Capt. William
Storer of Wells was found dead in his bed on
Thursday last He was about eighty years Of
age, and had ever been known as a man o.
high moral character, and had filled many pc
sitions of public trust.
The BIddcford Times says the balance o.
York county debt, about $4,000, becomes due
ia July. This je5t was created at the time OF
rebuilding the jail at Alfred. In the coarse Of
ye,r the county is expected to be free from
debt The expenses of the county in 1881
we're about $4,000 The county win raise THU
year and also next about $4,000 to meet the
maturing bonds and current expenses OF thu
county.