The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-01-03
STATE NEWS.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.


On Wednesday of last week Vassalboro
farmer was in Augusta who was badly taken
in by a swindler A man came along some two
years ago and called on the farmer representing
himself agent for real estate agency In BoS-
ton. By much smooth talk he persuaded the
farmer to sign an agreement which allowed
the agency to sell the farm The conditions of
the agreement were as follows: If the agency
sold the farm it was to receive commission of
10 per cent. on sales; If the farmer sold il the
agencyiwould receive five per cent, and If
the owner of the farm withdrew from the
agreement he must pay the agency sum
equal to five per cent. OF the value of the farm
Ii will be seen that the countryman Is III a
trap from which he cannot easily escape with
out loss. He has been consulting lawyer IN
relation to the matter.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Nettie Wolfe, a girl twelve years OF age, liy-
ing in the west part of Wiscasset, died very
suddenly Sunday, under the following crcum-
stances. She was playing with several oher
children on pond of ice near her home, when
she suddenly exclaimed: "Oh nv head, my
headP' while at the same time grasping a
handful of snow, she held it closely to her
face. She then fell upon the ice insensible,
and her companions carried her home on
s,ed. A physician was summoned Immediate
ly, but the poor girl died in few minutes af-
ter being taken h9me. She was IN good
health, and DIR. Cushman, the physician who
can DO given for her sudden and singular
death.
PFNoBscoT COT STY.
The Wing says Ell Beale Post No. 10, G.
A. R., of Bangor, is the largest post in the
Department of Maize. The adjntant informs
US that it numbers 322 members in good stand
ing. During the past year forty-nine have
J''ned the post, and five have died. During
1882 there have been expended for the relief
OF ok aud disabled soldiers and their families
$479 rs.
MIS-. Drolett the woman who nearly met
her death on Saturday last from a razor, Still
lives and shows Signs of Improvement. The
nluries, however, are of SO serious a nature
that the pathway to recovery must necessarily
DO a tortuous and protracted one. Suudry ru-
mors are afoat TO the effect that the uufortu-
nate woman has been at times the victim of
her husbands abuse.
The Bangor Commercial says the Legisla-
ture will be asked 10 pass an act authorizing
the City of Bangor to waive its first mortgage
of $9250O0 ON the Bangor and Piscataqus
Railroad, that the company may issue $780,
600 of preferred bonds, or bonds to take prec-
edence of the city's first mortgage. Forty
thousand dollars of the money is to be used to
purchase second mortgage bonds of the B. and
P. r. r. and the balance, $260000. for ex-
tending the road from Blanchard to Moose
head Lake. 1t was voted at the last municipal
election to do this, but it was found that the
GondS would Lot Sell, and conSequntly this Leg
islation will be asked in order to dispose the
bonds
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
A son of Nathaniel Small of Bowdoip, 10
years old, was out cunning Saturday and in
getting off a fence his gun accidentally "weDt
off, i" sending charge, intended for fox,
through his hand Amputation was performed
at the wrist when it was found that the ulna
was shattered and amputation below the elbow
had to be performed
WASHINGTON -cogNFy.-------'-
G.. R. Campbell 81 Co. of Cherryfeld have
manufactured, during the past season, 4,0G0,-
GOO feet of long lumber, 100000 laths, 1900
Thousand cedar shingles and 10000 clapboards
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