The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-01-17
STATE NEWS.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.
The Journal says an old soldier 60 years old,
is in the Lewiston jail for non-payment of a
tax of $4.44.
Mr.. Ell. A. Wallingford of Lewiston has a
home-spun table cloth that has been in use for
80 years. and some towels Of a similar material
that have been used 60 years.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The Bridgton News says Mr.. Curtis Smith
down the shed stairs probably in an apoplectic
fit) and was considerably injured. He lay sew
eral days in an unconscious state, and there is
little hope of his recovery.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Pennington Herald says Mr. w. Grose
and wife of Jay whose combined age is no.
are living alone and doing their own work
Mr.. Grose does the chores at the barn for eight
head of cattle and one horse.
The Phillips Phonograph says Mrs. N. w.
Brown of that town, bled from the nose Mon
day for hours. DIR. Winter checked the flow
by plugging the nostrils.
Mr.. w. S. Libbey of Lewiston, is negotiating
with parties in Phillips to cut and haul 100000
hard lumber from Mt. Blue.
HANCOCK cot STY.
The Commercial says in the month of Feb
ruary the bondholders of the Bangor &
Bucksport railroad, will reorganize and form a
STOCK company. Al budb tlIuo TIC tAt6uSlOu u
the railroad to Ellsworth will be discussed. A
public meeting will soon be held in Ellsworth
to consider the matter of giving the right of
way to the railroad.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The journal says by a recent order Of the
trustees, every patient and attendant at the
Maine Insane Hospital is to be vaccinated.
The Maine State Temperance Society will
hold its annual meeting in Augusta Jan. 18th
and Goth.
Over 81, 100000 year will be disbursed by
the pension Office which is to be established in
Augusta in quarterly instalments.
Probably the largest amount of back pension
money ever drawn by any man in this state,
was by Patrick Dennahy, an inmate OF the
Soldiers Home at Togus, who got $4,000
KNOX COUNTY.
The Thomaston Herald has been sold to
Charles Linnell.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The Waldoboro News says that Hilton B.
Wright of Washington has lately received a
pension of $1100 from the United States, by
reason of disability incurred in the rebellion.
T. S. Bowden, ESQ.,, OF West Washington, has
received q large pension for the same reasons
The Village Herald says preparations have
been made to cut about 10000 tons OF ice in
Boothbay this season.
v
casset, sitting before stove a few evenings
since, was so severely burned by her clothing
catching fire, that she survived tho terrible
shock only few hours, when death came to
her relief. She was So years of age.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
A sad accident occurred in Dover, recently.
Mr.. Nehemiah Crockett was engaged in the
woods chopping, when tree, which was near
" cut off, fell upon him. He was taken up
senseless, and has not been able to move a
limb since, and it is feared he will never re-
cover
YORK COUNTY.
The winter meeting and exhibition of the
Maine State Pathological Society, combined
with farmers institute for York county, is to
be held ct Biddeford and Saco on Wednesday
and Thursday of ext,week.
IN GENERAL.
Loose hay is worth $15 per ton in Bangor.
Maine produces 5000 tons Of pig iron annual
ly.
Past Master d. FL. Thing says that the inter-
ests of the Order of Patrons throughout the
country never looked more hopeful than now.