The Portland daily press., 1882-01-14
STATE NEWS.
ANpRoscoGa1N COUNTY.

ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.
Androscoggin county has a debt of $4,000.
| 1t reduced it $4,000 last year.
| The shipment of shoes and leather from Au-
| burn for the week ending Wednesday, Jan.
| 18th, is as follows:-Total number OF cases,
| 1866; weight of leather, 62,276 pounds. Last
week the number of cases was 1889, and weight
of leather 81, 285 pounds. In the correspond
ing week of 1881 there were shipped ISL cases
and 10i 1862 pounds of leather received.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The Republican says young by the name
of Henry Mcdonald, who was injured while at
work in the woods, died last Wednesday night
at Caribou.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Chronicle says e. E. McLain, ESQ.,, has
just commenced new enterprise at New Vine
yard, in the form of box factory, capable
of completing fifty gross day each OF turned
wood boxes mostly used by druggists.
HANCOCK COT sTY.
The American says Lizzie Leslie, daughter
of James L. and Jane Leslie, of Ellsworth,
was burned to death by the breaking of kerr
osene lamp about half-past o'clock Saturday
night.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The Augusta Journal says that at the annual
encampmont of the Maine G. A. R., to be held
in Gardiner on the 8th of February, some fifty
Obto Will no IopIoScntOu Ny dOtCSdtOc. ODuS-
rades will make their headquarters at the
Evans House.
The Farmer says that Jason Scribner, of Au-
gusta, who some four years ago murdered his
two children and came near making way with
his wife and another child, has for the past
year been confined in his cell at the State
prison. The board OF examiners, who looked
into his mental condition, decided that he is
afflicted with homicidal mania.
PENoBscoT COUNTY
The Wing says that Mrs. Ell. G. Thaxter, OF
Bangor, died almost instantly Wednesday of
heart disease.
The Wing says that Monday two men named
John Cleeland and Albert E. Fraser, at work
for Messrs Palmer & Sons, in Burkes camp,
got into an alteration, when Cleeland threw
his axe at Fraser's head. The latter lodged
and received the blade of the axe on the left
arm, near the shoulder, frightful cash being
inflicted. The wounded man was at once sent
to Bangor.
Susan Parsons, of Hallowell, formerly of
Augusta, recently deceased, wills to the Maine
Missionary Society, $3.50; to the American
Missionary Association, $3.50: to the South
Congregational church in Hallowell, $500; to
Bangor Theological Seminary, 5000; to the
Maine Branch of the American Education So
cety, 5000; to the New England Moral Re-
form Society. Boston, 500; to the Maine Con-
gregational Charitable Society, 5000; to the
Classical School in Hallowell, $500; for the
purchase of religious books for the library of
the South Congregational church, Hallowell,
$100.-AugustG Journal.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Reporter says the failure of j. Winslow
Jones & Co. is serious blow to farmers in that
vicinity. The company are owing at the fac
tory in Skowhegan some $4,000 and perhaps
$1,000 at the factory at Fairfield, and the same
amount at the Anson factory. OF the $4,000
indebtedness to the factory in Skowhegan some
$4,000 of it is owing to the farmers of that viii
lage
sAGADAHoo COUNTY.
The Times says that the Rodgers, SO often
mentioned in connection with the Arctic
searches for the Jeanette, is the same vessel
that was built by Goss & Sawyer, of BAH, for
a steam whaler-the first steam whaler ever
built-and was then called the Mary and
Helen. Her name was changed after she was
sold to the Government.
WALDO COUNTY.
The Belfast Journal says that Wesley Da-
ney, 10 years old, only child of Otis Daney, of
Winterport, was sliding on the ice on Satur-
day, Dec. 31st, when he fell, striking heavily
on his sled. He soon began to complain and
died Jan. Sd.
The Journal says the kit factory operated in
Belfast the past season BY j. L. Pottle has
been sold to Charles e. Lane, of Brooks, and
the machinery will be moved to that town.
YORK COUNTY
The Times says that Biddeford policeman
hearing disturbance in house went in and
found a drunken man holding carving knife
against his wife's throat.
The late Cornelius Sweetsir, of Saco, has
been succeeded as President of the Saco M.
Fire Insurance. Company by Mr.. Henry J.
Rich, and as director in the York National
Bank by Geo. Addison Emery.
At the recent annual meetings of the Saco
and Biddeford National Banks no changes
were made in their boards of directors other
than as above.