The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-06-19
THE STATE.
ANnRoscnnn1N cn1rNry

ANDR0SCOGGIN COUNTY.
A young lady who works at Mrs. Clark's
boarding house in Lewiston undertook to
clean a dress with ether. In some unex-
planned manner she inhaled too much of it
and was overcome by it. One of the girls
went upstairs for some purpose and dis
covered her in season to prevent serious
harm.
A union has been formed by the BARRIERS of
Lewiston and Auburn. There are over fifty
BARRIERS in the two cities and about forty met
at the meeting of organization, The aims of
the union are not definitely laid down. The
BARRIERS desire two nights week out, uni
form price for work beside social harmony.
Leighton, secretary, and r. S. Taylor, A. A.
Mower and Chas. Phenix, committee of
arrangements.
KNOX COUNTY.
Wednesday two young girls, one of them
the daughter of Mr., Rufus Teel of TeePs
Island, st. George, were in boat on the bay,
when it capsized, throwing the girls into the
water. A little child saw the accident and
gave the alarm Mrs. Teel hurried to the
wharf and after severe exertions succeeded
in getting the two half drowned girls ashore
in an an unconscious condition. 1t was
thought at first that they, were dead, but
vigorous efforts finally brought them to.
The son and daughter of Lightkeeper Bah
son of Pumpkin Island, aged respectively IA
and Is years, were melting turpentine and
beeswax to be used on floors, last Saturday.
The compound boiled over on the stove and
caught fire. The boy tried to carry the yes
sci out of doors, but dropped it and the
burning mass spattered on his sisters dress,
setting it ON fire and burning one entire side
Of her body almost to a crisp. The boy
escaped with less injuries. The house was
burned, but was only building of one room
for summer cooking.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
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has been digging in II. R. Sawyer's pasture
at South Gardiner, the past week. for hidden
treasure. He moved to this place two years
ago. He says he had dream telling him
where it was hid, and that he could find it
near large tree that had his name cut in 1t.
He has dug a large hole in the earth, but has
not found any money yet.
DR.. b. T. Sanborn, of the Augusta Insane
Hospital, is attending the national conven-
ton of insane asylum superintendents at
Saratoga.
Mr.. 2. A. Marrow of Winthrop is one. of
known in that section through his contribu-
tions to the press. He is SO years of age,
and it was go years on the 18th inst. since his
wedding day, the aged couple still enjoying
very good health. Mr.. Marrow is about to
publish book of 200 pages to be devoted to
his writings. Some 70 pages will be occu-
pied with prose and the remainder poetry.
A portion Of the volume is already in print.
A woman representing herself as author
lied by the executive committee of the How
ard Benevolent Association, called at the
residence of citizen ON the East side at
Augusta, says the Kennebec Journal, and
solicited aid for family in destitute circum-
stances. She gave as reason for such
action ''that the society was out of funds"
The executive committee has not authorized
any one to make such an appeal. They have
no such authority, the raising of funds or
the means for doing so being in the hands of
the board of managers. The association is
not out of funds This woman is about 35
years old, feet inches tall, dark hair and
neatly dressed. She is undoubtedly an I'M
postor.
WALDO COUNTY
The Belfast Journal says it is estimated
that 200 men and boys in Searsport are
addicted to the use of tobacco, and that at
fair estimate they use 50, ,757 so worth yearly ;
and as the salaries of their three ministers
are about $1,000, it costs $757.50 more for
tobacco than to dispense the gospel in Sears
port