The Portland daily press., 1882-08-04
STATE NEWS.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.

The Chronicle says as Mr.. Enoeh Hunt of
Pennington was walking across plank laid
from scaffold to scaffold over the barn floor
with horse fork weighing about thirty
pounds in his hand, the plank tilted throwing
Mr., Hunt off into an empty rack which stood
on the floor IA feet below. The fall broke the
bottom of the rack letting Mr.. Hunt through
to the floor, the horse fork falling upon him.
He was picked up insensible and is in critical
condition.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Mr. Mathew Oliver of Orono while at work
in his mill Tuesday by some mishap got his
left hand upon a circular saw in motion which
cut the hand considerably in the palm and be-
tween the thumb and fingers. No sooner did
he feel the cutting of the saw than he suatched
his hand away in such force as to throw him
self bodily against table where another Cir
eular used for cutting heading for barrels was
in motion, and his left arm coming in contact
with this saw was fearfully torn and mangled.
He freed himself from it however, and taking
in the situation at glance grasped his bleed
ing arm firmly with his right hand to stop the
blood, and getting into his carriage rode to his
home nearly three miles away whsre the
wounds were dressed and he is now comfort
able
SOMERSET COUNTY.
There is once more no little talk of the rail-
road from Skowhegan to Athens, and prob
ABLY to Monson. The people of Monson are
wide awake in the matter, and appear very
desirous to have railroad connection with
Skowhegan.
The Republican says that the lightning
struck Mrs. Hannah BarboUr's stable, in
Detroit Friday, july 2Sth, passing down in
two places, SCATTERING it up considerably.
the same shower. He was in the pasture with
several Others
During the shower last Thursday afternoon,
Samuel N. Harding of Norridgewock, had 10
sheep struck by lightning and killed, under
tree, where they had taken shelter. One OF
them was valuable buck.
Hay is nearly over, and the farmers admit
they have gathered the best crop grown IN this
vicinity for years.
WALDO COUNTY.
The Belfast journal says the army worms
are SO numerous at Warrenton that the streets
for long distance are actually black with them
They resemble in appearance singed catorpll-
lers, and march in close columns
Edwin Hamilton of jackson was instantly
| killed on Tuesday noon, by being
run over by an OK team. He was naulng IN =
! load of hay when the oxen got frightened and
| ran. Mr.. Hamilton caught hold of the OK horn
| and was thrown down. The wheel OF the
| vehicle passed over his body. Mr.. Hamilton
was about fifty years of age and leaves VIE.
YORK COUNTY.
| Monday afternoon about o'clock the large
barn on the farm in Eliot called the JENKINS
| place, now owned by farmer named Rnodes,
| took fire from some cause (said to be from the
smoking Of pipes in the building by the farm
hands, and was total destroyed with its con-
tents, being well filed with new nay Just
stored for the season. The loss is placed at
| over $500. About two years ago the house on
| the same farm was burned, but a new one has
been built, which is there now. The barr
burned on the 3Oth ult., was insured, but the
| hay was not.