The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-07-19
STATE NEWS.
ANDRoscoaGIN COUNTY

h4ND1ASoSO0G1N OOONAA'
A State appointment and intelligence
bureau, for Canadians, which was talked about
during the sessions of the recent French Jana
dian convention, here has been started. Ihe
central bureau will have headquarters IN Lewis
tonJ ID. Montmarquet is President. Correspond
ing bureaus will be established in every
French community in this State. and they Will
report to the central bureau.
Patrick Driscoll of Lewiston was foolirg
with an old gun the other day when the barrel
burst in his hand and blew off his thumb, A
piece of iron six inches long, was burst from
the gun. His thumb went into the air with
1t and he never saw either after ward.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Our correspondent o. writes that Rev. I. G..
Lyons, pastor OF the Baptist church at Blue
Hill, resigned July 10Th to take effect August
LIST.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
A revival has been in progress f0I several
weeks past at the Friends meeting house at
Baileyville in Winthrop, the services being
conducted by Rev. Amos Kenworth and DR..
Bailey, both of Indiana.
Saturday evening seven year old son OF
James Tibbetts, at the New Mills, was badly
bitten by a large Newfoundland dog. His
back, legs and arms were lacerated, and the
boy has since been confined to his bed, under
the care Of DR.. Strout.
Wednesday Mr.. Eliab Lyon of Manchester,
So years of age, died quite suddenly, although
he had been falling some time. Last spring he
was stricken with paralysis, SO that he was
insensible, and it is related that upon recover
ing his sensibility he exclaimed, "the old man
isn't dead yet; he viii live until the 10Th OF
July" He died the 14th.
James Stanton and G. z. Dorr were arrested
in Bangor and taken to Augusta Saturday
night on charge Of swindling man at
Waterville on circus day out of 800 at three
card monte. The man it seems is from st.
Johns, N. B., and was on his way home with
$100in gold, which he had just earned. de
stopped to attend the circus with the result as
stated.
YORK COUNTY.
A delegation of citizens sent to Washington
in the interests of the Kittery navy yard, ar
rived home Saturday. They pronounce their
interview with the Senate appropriation COM
mittee as satisfactory, and express confidence
that the welfare of this region will be attended
to.
The York Advocate says Thursday morning,
when Mr.. Theodore Emery of Alfred, went TO
the barn to do the morning chore he found
his son Nellie, whom he supposed in Boston,
on a load of hay. On calling him by name he
received no answer, and on going up he found
him unconscious. He was taken into the
house, and physician summoned, who found
him aboring under a brain difficulty, but from
what cause he was not able to ascertain
WALDO COUNTY.
The Bangor Commercial relates that on
Saturday tobacco drummer by the name Of
Wright was going from Belfast to Bncksport
with team belonging to John Illlock OF
Bucksport He arrived at the ferry on the
Prospect side all safe, when he got out OF the
carriage and went into the store OF A. Harri-
man to sell some goods and await the arrival
of the ferry boat, leaving his horse standing
unhitched. While there the horse deliberate
ly walked down upon the beach and out into
the river and drowned himself.