The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-09-17


The State reporter" OF the Argus says a
q man named Horace Criggs, of South Paris,
was poisoned last week by field mercury
THE poison ate into his leg, so that an artery
was nearly eaten off which caused him to bleed
oDer a gattOnP' The reporter adds rather super
fnously, that had not the artery been closed,
he could have lived but short time." Tho
same person announces that "rats are never
seen at Island Pond" We suspect the rats are
engaged in smuggling operations and have
their own reasons for keeping out of sight
The Gardiner journal tells a good story of
an old dyed i'm the wool" Democrat of thai
city going to theIpols with two darl1ies OF the
darkest hue, sitting beside him in his buggy,
but alas for the expectations of Democracy,
said darkies voted the straight Republican
ticket. a. 1Ss7s ssWE FRda ~
The Musical Festival at Waterville COM
mences to-day, and promises to be grand en-
tertainment ar-s llsssss f7afR. sgf
--lnBangor they have had a concert in the
First Baptist Society accompanied by the new
organ, and Mr.. Ryan played thunderstorm in
the Highlands SO adroitly, that an elderly gem
tlaman, whose failing sight prevented him
from reading the programme, arose, and was
on the point of hurrying home to escape a
drenching. After this demonstration the great
Boston organ may as well knock under. NJ 10
The Bangor Wing says: "Frosts occurred
in this vicinity on Sunday morning, and one
or two mornings of last week; but not suff-
Gent to do much damage to vegetation, The
corn in this region is mostly so far.advanceda as
to be out of the way of damage" yst-
Mr.. Thomas Smith of Chelsea had leg
broken on Thursday last by being overturned
| in carriage near the Soldiers Asylum-as
learn from the Gardiner Reporter 1t also
says that a Miss Potter of Pittston, was run
over by a carriage and quite badly injured I
The Masonic conservation and dedication
at East Dixmont has been postponed until Oc-
tober 18th. The services viii then be perform
cd by Grand Master MURRAY of Portland ~
The Bangor Wing says we learn from, Mr.
Haynes of the Ellsworth stage line that the
house, barns and sheds on the Black farm near
Aurora village, belonging to Messrs. IT. NJ
and ID Hall of Ellsworth, were destroyed by
fire on Thursday morning last, together with
20 tons of hay, 300 bushels of grain, a moving
machine, sleds, chains, Sc, for twenty teams.
The whole loss is $4,000 or $4,000. Insured for
about 5000. The fire caught On the roof Of
the barns, by spark tromla chimney. saar{
The Maine Farmer says psobsi,ly a thou.
sand girls are picking hops in Bethel At. the
present time.
s ---The Aroostook County Cattle Show and
Fair, occurs on the 25tIl aud 26th 6f this
month. tA Dtea aVtF4Y
Ma Ianrn
is not an established liquor agency in Aroos-
took County. 1t is evident, however, that
some people manage to get the ardent in one
form or another; yet we do not see much
drunkenness in orr streets on public oeca-
sions.
The Aroostook Pioneer says Messrs. bulge
Y Crocker, Of Boston, have lately purchased
thousandaeres OF land in the town OF Smyrna,
winch Hes west OF siiouIton. They with sew
erai OF their associates and friends, inteAi set
Ting upon their purchase next spring.
Col. Smart's Bondraxer has given up the
ghost. Ephraim is no longer joined to his
idol. -5ss
The Bath Times says Mr.. STEPHEN Carr's
horse became frightened and ran away break
ing one of his legs and also the carriage. He
was fine horse and the. owner had refused
$3.50 for him few days befire the accident.
TThomaston has voted, almost unanimously
to subscribe $4,000 to the capital stock and to
loan $100,00Oin aid OF the Knox & Lincoln r.
Il. The other towns on the liae will doubtless
do their part soon.
We fetrn4by letter from Kennabee, that
frost of considerable severity occurred IN
some parts OF that county on Saturday night,
slightly damaging the crops.