The Portland daily press., 1888-12-19
the STATE.
ANpRoscoGaIN couNrY.

Mrs. G. |. Barker, Of Lewiston, has In her
possession the picture Of Mrs. Mary Gorham
Irish. the first white child born in Gorham,
Maine. and her own great-great-grand.
mother. The picture is an ancient daguer-
reotype. after pencil sketch from life. and
Is very greatly priced by its present owner
Mrs. Irish was the daughter of Capt. John
Phinney. the first settler Of Gorham. She
died in 1925, aged SO years.
The gates at the railroad crossings In Au-
burn usually come down only at the option
OF man whose duty 1t is to lower and hoist
them. but Tuesday morning was an excep-
ton to the general rule, and one of them
came down Of its own accord. A. B. Crafts,
theimarketman,d drove down Court street from
MS nome on Auburn Heights, In team, and
when ON the Maine Central crossing the gate
on the east side Of the track came down with
vengeance. The horse was pacing along
quite fast, and the first thing Mr.. Crafts
knew about the gate was when 1t confronted
him, and In an instant 1t had struck him be-
low the chest, knocked him over back wards,
and in clearing itself had scraped along over
his body and face. cutting bis lower lip and
otherwise bruising him about the head. As
yet 1t Is not known how serious the injuries
may prove, but, to say the least, 1t was re-
markable escape from serious results. A
man who was present when the accident
happened, says that no one was near the
gate. 1t was after the going out Of the 738
train that the gate fell.
ARoOsToOK COUNTY.
+. G. Robinson, of Blaine, is to build a
starch factory this winter on the River De
Cute, in the eastern part OF Easton.
A hunter named SWEET shot monster OF a
moose last week between Ashland and a
neighboring town. and according to report 1t
Is one OF the largest ever killed In this State.
The dressed carcass weighed 1000 pounds,
and the sntlers had spread Of six feet Four
other hunters in that region did not have
similar lupk tlrOuQh the of
OF the members OF the party. They had been
out hunting nearly all day, and had not been
rewarded by even getting glimpse Of any
large game, which they were after. At last
what should they see but four big caribou
coming directly towards them across an open
place in the woods. Everything was favor
able for good shot, as the wind was blow
ing towards the men, so that the scent would
not be carried to the, caribou, which were
coming along at good pace. The hunters
had concealed themselves behind a log and
were anxionsly awaiting the approach Of the
animals, which were nearly In range when
one OF the number became much excited, and
jumping up blaZed away. None of the bull
lets reached their mark, and 1t Is needless to
say that the caribou were quickly off in an
opposite direction.
OXFORD COUNTY.
ii. A. FGller. Esq, of South Paris, has
been confined to his house bv sickness for
the past six weeks, but has now recovered.
Thursday afternoon Fred G. Briggs, Of
South Paris, was arraigned in the Norway
municipal court charged with assault and
battery on one Annie Warren, OF South
Paris. After short hearing the respondent
was discharged. Hon. Geo. A. Wilson for
respondent, q. E. Holt for State.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The fishermen who take smelts in the PEN
obscot have been meeting with great success
In fishing during the past week. Everett
Douglass, Of Brooksyills, caught 100 pounds
one day, which at 20 cents per pound gave
him S26 for his days work.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Brown & Hilton, Of North Anson, sold
their 2-year old colt Redmond TO G. III. Mel
son, of Waterville, for New York parties
for $500. They gave $1,000 for him one year
ago.
WALDO COUNTY.
l.. Staples, of Lincolnville, attempted sui
eide yesterday morning by cutting his throat
and wrist with jackknife. HIS wife was
away at the time. He was unsuccessful and
will probably recover.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The family OF Capt Lewis Hall. of Addi-
son, were happily surprised Thursday on the
receipt Of a telegram from Morse d Son Of
Bath, informing them of cable message Of
the safety Of Captain Hall and crew at Glib
raltar. Captain Hall was in command Of the
three masted schooner l.. l.. Lambert, owned
by the Messrs Morse, which was reported
after the November gale in the latitude Of
Bermuda, dismasted and abandoned.
IN GENERAL.
1t is not fact that the Canadian Pacific
railway will supply its locomotives on the
Maine division with Yankee coal 1t was
thought at first that the railway people would
bring their coal to Bangor by water and take
it by rail to Brownville and Mattawamkeag
But the road is to use very largely the Spring
mill coal from N0va ScOtia and 10 qarloada
Of it arrived at Mattawamkeag last Satur-
day.