The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-02-11

tempted suicide two weeks since, died Thurs
| day night from the effects of poison and stran-
| gulation.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
| A young man by the name of Benson Emer-
| ton, at work in Aroostook, was taken while in
camp with diphtheria. He started to walk to
the settlement, distance of thirty-five miles.
| He had been gone a few hours when man
started from the camp with team to help him
| along. On arriving at the settlement doctor
was called but only to inform the young man
| that he could live but few hours Young
Emerton called for pen and paper and COM
menced writing farewell letters to his parents
and friends in Bucksport He wrote two but
before he could finish the third died in his
chair On hearing of his sickness his parents
fastened with all speed to his assistance but
only to learn on arriving at the house that
their son was dead and buried.
On Monday, Jan. 30th man named Upton,
of Florenceville, N. b., at work for Mr.. VIM.
Tidlie, in the logging woods on No. 10. Range
3, was loading logs on sled He was holding ing
his foothold, the log rolling back upon him,
killing him instantly.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Charles L. Schofeld. 46 years of age, COM
mitted suicide in San Francisco Jan 30th. He
was native of Brunswick.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
A man, who gave his name as Baxter, from
Readfeld, was snapped up and run into Sta
ton 2, at Cambridge, Mass, last Friday eve
ming. He was very drunk and noisy de had
an old ragged petticoat tied up in bundle,
which he claimed was taken from JEFF Davis
when the old man made his last run from the
Federal soldiers. He was trying to raise
money on the old garment to get back home.
KNOX COUNTY.
VA. Hill, of Rockland has received from
the Boston & Maine Railroad Company an
- 1nlnt
them for damages on account OF injuries re-
ceived by him in the recent disaster at kenne-
bunk on their road. He has the proposition
under Adjustment.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Commercial says numbering operations
are greatly benefited by the snow, although
the amount of the fall was not 80 large in the
logging districts as in the vicinity OF Bangor.
However, there is enough snow for any opera
ton now and it is thought the cut will reach
about 100000 feet by March LIST, although
some set it as low as 600 feet. The
amount added to these figures by March opera
tons is difficult TO estimate now, as one or the
other extremity of weather would upset all
calculations made thusl early. If March is
good hauling month is is believed that the
total cut will reach 120,0000 900 feet. AT all
events the cut will be smaller than last year,
and better prices are expected this summer
WALDO COUNTY.
Some enterprising gentlemen in Belfast are
agitating the question of new boat to run on
Penobscot bay, between Belfast and Castine:
A stock company will be formed with capital
stock of $4,000 to $4,000, which will either build
or buy suitable boat.
YORK COUNTY.
John Switzerland, native of Nova Scotia,
was among the injured by the bridge accident
at Coles Corner, Wells, Jan. 3D. According
to papers of that date he was injured in his
back. His hight was six feet one inch. All
but two fingers of his left hand were gone. He
was en- route home from Manitoba, where he
has passed the last twelve years OF his life.
His brother, Daniel Switzerland, of Barney's
River, Pictou county, N. S., seeing the paper
accounts, began immediate inquiry concerning
the fate of his brother, but no clue has been
obtained up to date by which his whereabouts
could be discovered. he was not taken to the
Maine General Hospital, as at first supposed.
The mysterious disappearance is being invests
gated in most thorough manner.