The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-06-08
state Items.

An attempt was made on Wednesday,
night to steal a fine stallion, valued at $1,000
belonging to Mr.. c. f. Bracket of Lewiston.
The thief had got the horse out Of the barn and
was leading him off, when dog on the prem
lses gave an alarm which brought out Mr..
Bracket, who threatened to shoot the fellow
if he did not lead the horse back to the barn.
This the scamp did, and Mr. b. kept watch for
the remainder of the night, surprising he had
Gagged the thief But in the morning it was
discovered that he had escaped by some outlet
unknown to Mr.. b.
"A young man named Alvin Calderwood,
OF North Haven was drowned in the bay about
mile from Pulpit Harbor, on Friday last, as
we learn from the Rockland Gazette. He was
returning home from fishing and being deeply
laden. it is supposed the sea broke into the
boat and that it sunk Immediately.
"A quarryman in one of our stone auarries
mad his leg broken yesterday morning, a stone
falling on it. His name is Charles McIntire.-
Biddetord Union. go. .o-. -'.-
The Biddetord Union says little son of
John Rogers of that city, aged IL years, while
at work in the Pepperell Mills on Friday last,
had his arm caught in the doubler of No. 8
Mill, breaking his arm above the wrist and
throwing it out of joint at the elbow. s-!F
Gardiner is to have no circusss this wear,
the authorities refusing to grant licenses.
The Railway Station house at Halloweil
was broken into on Monday last and about $50
taken from the ticket office. The theft was
perpetrated in broad day, while the baggage
master was at dinner. The thief entered by
breaking pane of glass which enabled him to
raise the window 20 .- o.
The first ice vessel of the season, is now
loading at Sturgis's ice house in Pittston. The
back wardness of the season has much delayed
the shipping of ice.-Gdrdiner Journal ..e
The Oxford Democrat says very peculiar
thunder storm passed over our village last
Wednesday night. Flash after flash, and peal
after peal, followed each other with barely a
second intervening, till half-dozen occurred.
The lightning struck in several places, and on
the house of Mr.. John Ward, within eight feet
of a tall and well insulated rod; again proving
the poor protection they render. The fluid ran
through several parts of the house, tearing
shingles clapboards and sheathing, and within
about four feet of the head of an inmate of the
family, without doing any material damage to
either the house or the occupants
The Gardiner Home Journal says that as
the circus was passing through that city on
Tuesday morning, a Mr.. Miles and his wife
were riding, and their horse took fright. throw.
ing them out, and dislOcating the arm of the
lady. +a}-
MIR. Frederick Shepherd of Bangor was
found, on Tuesday morning, drowned in =
hogshead Of water, at his residence near the
Arsenal in that city. Tho Wing says he had
been in feeble health for some time past, and
probably fell into the hogshead while dipping
water, and was unable to extricate himself.
lily of two children. -at F ue
The BURBERRY bushes on the plains in Ok.
ford county bid fair to yield an abundant sup
ply Of their rich berries: The blossoms are
late, probably behind frosts.
The body of an unknown man was seen
floating in the Penobscot river near Lincoln
on Tuesday. The persons who saw it had no
boat, and could not recover it.
The remains of Charles F. Brown, have
reached Waterford, where funeral services
were held on Thursday. ae
An aged gentleman was attacked in Au-
burn, on Tuesday, by a savage hog, two years
old, and would probably have been killed had
not relief reached him after the hog had thrown
him down and bitten him in two places.
"A horse stolen from MIR. Seth G. Pulsifer
of Auburn, last Saturday night, was discover
ed in Bethel on "Wednesday. The horse was
seized and the supposed thief who gave his
name as York, was arrested. asss
The Lewiston journal complains of the
legion of "drummers" that infest this State,
and especially that city. 'Fg BE
"A special dispatch from Augusta to the
Star states that the Governor has nominated
DR.. NJ r. Ludwig, of Thomaston, Trustee Of
the Insane Hospital for another term of four
years, and Augustus H. Walker, of Lowell,
Judge of Probate for Oxford county, vice
Woodbury. resigned.