The Portland daily press., 1883-08-04
STATE NEWS.
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ANDRosCoGGIN cooNTY.
The court street Baptist church at Auburn
OF which Rev. +. W. Brakeman is pastor, has
just wiped out debt of $4,000 by contributions
from the parishioners.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
A large whale was picked up few miles
south OF Schoodic Point, by Capt William
Handy and two other men in small fishing
vessel. 1t is estimated to be worth 800.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Wednesday afternoon Pennington held a
town meeting to see if it would loan its credit
to the Pennington e. CarrabasseJ railroad.
The meeting was very largely attended, and
Hon. Joseph @. Holman was chosen chairman.
After speecheo, committee OF nine were APP
pointed to investigate the merits OF the
proposed road, and report at an adjourned
meeting. The committee were as follows: d.
III. Knowlton, A.. s. Buttsrfeld, s. @. Bel
cher. p. Dyer, G. w. Ranger, FL. w. Lowell,
The meeting then adjourned for three weeks.
The action was victory for the friends Of the
road.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The house and barn owned by Madison
Wright of Readfeld were destroyed by fro
Thursday morning at about 3 a. m. Fire
caught in the stable. Loss about $500. Build
ings insured.
Bciwell, Allen & Bodwell of Gardiner have
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and they are now loading their first vessel.
This cargo goes to Richmond.
Peter sSiby, an old resident of Sidney, and
well and favorably known along the Kennebec
as an extensive farmer and lumberman. died
suddenly on Wednesday at the age of 70 years.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
About week ago Mrs Jonathan Lewis
living near Morrison's Corner in Fairfield,
called at the house of Mr.. Eben Lewis to in
wife his fafhar and rnnthar tn his bousa IN
ner. While there Mrs. Eben Lewis came in
and commenced an assault upon her. Mrs.
j. Lewis was thrown down and roughly
handled. She was severely injured and has
been confined 70 her bed ever since. She is
under medical treatment and the physicians
say that it will be three or four weeks before
she will be able to be al out again. There has
been trouble existing between the two women
for about five years and Mrs. Eben Lewis had
threatened her sistsr-in-law if she was ever
found in her house. Last Thursday, Mr..
Eben Lewis went to Fairfield and cettled for
the assault by paying $50. Since the affair
ne has worried much about it and feared the
injuries to Mrs. Jonathan Lewis might result
fatally. On account OF this severe mental
strain he was taken violently insane last
Saturday morning, and growing worse, they
were compelled to carry him to Augusta last
Monday morning.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Oxford County Advertiser says it Is still
impossible to eeDt despatch from Dixfield
to Portland on accout of the telegraphers'
strike.
YORK COUNTY.
The barn connected with the farm buildings
owned by Mrs. DIR. Brsgdon of California, but
now occupied by Mr.. Lyman Pitts at East
LimiDgton, was consumed on Sunday after
noon, the 22d ult., together with about ten
tons OF hay, farming tools, sc. The fire is sup
posed to have originated by the careless use OF
matches by children.
Joseph Allen, farmer of Wells, was found
dead in his pasture Thurcday afternoon 1t is
question whether he was killed by lightning
or died from heart disease.