The Portland daily press., 1882-06-10
STATE NEWS.
AanRoscoaa1N COUNTY .

ANDROSCoGGIN COUNTY.
Ths Journal says: The referred case be-
tween tho city of Auburn and the Auburn
Aqueduct Company will be argued next week
before threee Supreme Court Justices. The
company has retained, as counsel, Hon. w u.
Patnam of Portland, and Hon. Geo. q. Wing
of Auburn. The city has secured the services
of Hon. ARENAS Libbey.
"Them Steers says that Mr.. Loranur Briggs
while repairing some stone wall on the farm Of
his brother, Ii. w. Briggs, in Livermore, last
Saturday, was seriously injured by heavy
stone rolling from the wall, striking his leg
about half way from the knee to the ankle,
against another rock, crushing the large bone.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
Not long ago Mrs. Rebscca Spearin of Island
Falls observed loupcervier attacking her
lambs, and seizing club she went to the
rescue and succeeded in driving him OFF. He
had killed one of the lambs.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
A child of Alric Green in Bridgton fell into
a well last week head first. Edward Wey-
mouth put down the well pole which the child
grasped and was drawn uD, but when near the
top lost its hold and fell in again. The pole was
put down once more, the child again ciutehed
it, and this time was rescued, and was soon
restored TO full consciousness, but little the
worse.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Chronicle says Mark G. Walker of No.
plantation is remarkably unfortunate man.
On October I'd, 1880, he was driving on the
track at Phillips, and was run into and broke
his ankle. The same fall he fell from load of
lumber and broke his shoulder. The next
spring he got his finger pulled out by the joint,
and this spring he went to get into wagon,
and hurt his knee SO badly that he was laid up
two weeks He was just getting around again,
when he was kicked by Farmers BLACK
Pharaoh" directly between the hips.
KNOX COUNTY.
On Nav 9th son was born to the wife OF
Charles w. G. Smith of West Camden, who is
now in prison for his terrible crime of last
September, when he shot and killed their first
child. an infant, and Mrs. Smiths mother,
Mrs Robbins. He also shot his wife twice, in
the breast and in the neck, and neither bullet
has been extracted. She recovered from her
wounds with remarkable rapidity, and her
child is smart and healthy.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The Diocesan Convention Of the Episcopal
church will be held in Augusta this year, be-
Ginning Monday, June. 10Th, and continuing
through Wednesday.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The publication of the Oxford County Ad-
vertiser recently burned out at Norway, Will
be resumed. Mr.. Meserve retires from the
firm, and Mr. +. W. Sanborn, formerly of the
Taeonia, N. H., Democrat, will take his place.
PENoBscoT COUNTY
1t is reported that the tanneries of VIM.
Plaisted & Son, in Lincoln and Princeton, have
been sold to the Shaw Bros.
The Commercial says a force of 20 to 30 men
are engaged in grading this week for the
foundations Of the large and costly pulp mill
that is to be erected at West Great works
this season.
Eon. L. @. Flint of Monson has succeeded
in driving his entire drive OF logs lover three
millions) out of Black Brook and into the
Kennebec river.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The East Somerset Agricultural Society will
celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the society
by grand entertainment at their grounds in
Hartland on Tuesday, July 4th. There will be
races, an Grafton, military parade and baby
show. the whole to wind up with dance at
Agricultural Hall.