The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-12-14

"A correspondent in Cornish sends us the
weight of pig slaughtered this week by Tim
othy Brackett, Esq, of that place, and chal-
lenges New England to beat it. Said pig was
nine months old on the 10th inst, and weighed
after hanging up one night 400 Ihsl Shall Mr..
Bracket have the championship" in the pork
line?
We learn from the Lewiston Journal that
Sheriff Parker assisted by Deputies Strout and
Rowe arrested Rufus L. Larrabee and VIM. Y.
Harmon on charge of butchering the horses
and cattle in Durham. The trial will come off
on Friday next. ..
The Kennebec Journal says Mr.. M. c. Mil
hken, the popular music teacher, who contem-
plated removing to Portland for the purpose of
engaging in other business, has concluded, at
the earnest request of pupils and musical
friends in that city, Hallowell and Gardiner,
to make Augusta his permanent residence, and
devote himself wholly to teaching music.
"A fire in Lewiston yesterday morning, des-
troyed two buildings ON Main street near the
canal, occupied as carpenter and cabinet-mak-
er's shops. The loss which falls on several par
ties, is estimated at about $5OOO There is insur-
ance for something over $4,000.
The Bangor Whig of Thursday says: ''The
anchor ice made pretty rapidly in our river
yesterday, and navigation may be closed in
day or two, if the weather continues cold
The Lady Lang left yesterday afternoon on her
last trip, not deeming it safe to remain till
morning. There were but three or four vessels
remaining in yesterday" The Androscoggin
is also reported full of anchor ice.
Hon. s. H. Blake and wife. Willie A.
Blake, and Miss Helen Sanborn, all of Bangor
were on board the mail steamer China which
came so near to destruction on her recent trip
from Boston to England
The ferocious bear, reported to have been
seen in Belfast turns out to be large deer
He was shot last week, while feeding in the
fields with some cattle.
No tid!ngs have been heard from the miss
ing brig 5. ThurstoA, Capt. Fred Clark which
sailed from Searsport Oct. 13th with cargo
OF lumber, bound for New London, Conn., She
left our bay in company with the brig Isaac
carver, Capt. A. Shute, and both vessels sailed
in company during the day and parted at
night OIL Monhegan. Capt, Clark, being soms
distance ahead, stepped upon his quarter-deck
and waved his hand to Capt. Shute as thew
parted company. This was the last ever seen
o. ;n MN OF OF % ms YES vessel or crew. Capt. shute
AAAAoAAio ao sAloe euC WAAu SOOu after Increased
to gale, and that he has no doubt that Capt
Clark's vessel went on to Nantucket South
shoal, and that all hands were lost This is the
second Searsport vessel which has been lost
within year past. The barque John Kerr
capt Stlmson of that port sail ID from New Or
leans with cargo of cotton, and was never af-
forwards heard from.-Begast Age.
"A building owned by Henry s. Sweetland
and occupied by G. M. Wiggin for variety
Store at the village of South Thomaston ,ra a
destroyed by fire with its contents on Sunday
last. Loss: s2,4OO, insured for 81 $50.
There have been built in Waldoboro the
are making to build twenty next year Who
says the towns in Knox and Lincoln are unable
to build railroad after examining the vessel
building statistics.-Rockldnd Democrat.