The Portland daily press., 1867-09-16
state Items.

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The Calais Advertiser says joiner by the
name of Andrew Mcleod, at work on Mr.
Beckett's new store, next to the Post Office,
| while adjusting window frame to it's place in
the third story of the building standing on
! the outside, lost his balance and fell backward
| down on to a pile of lumber lying on the side
walk, carrying the frame with lam, distance
of about twenty five feet, without being in
jured in the least by the fall.
The Skowhegan Clarion says the Railroad
Co. are building new freight depot at that
place, 175 feet in length by 4s feet in width,
with double track through it. The company
is also making other improvements. it4 ''i'"
The Clarion says there were frosts in that
| vicinity on Tuesday and Wednesday nights
last, but no great damage was done.f tIA
Last Friday little boy named Peter Fee
ny,ased about four years, residing in ,Gprliam
had one of his legs broked by some lumber
falling upon him while at play with some 9TH
er little boys. asi-l aso5s r9fis.a
The Bangor Wing says at half-past three
Friday morning, Il fire broke ouu in the stable
of Mr. Jefferson Drinkwater, on Fern street,
which destroyed the stable and L of the house,
and partially destroyed the main house. The
furniture and other property was mostly saved
MIR. Drinkwater had an insurance of about
$1,000. He first discovered the fire himself. as
it burst from the stable near the door. He
thinks it was set on fire. The loss is about
$500. Another fire occurred Friday night in
Muzzy Foundry 1t was soon extinguished.
Damage slight.
The Oldtown tribe of Indians held an cleo
ton on Tuesday, and chose Sockabesin Swas-
sian to represent them in the next State Leg
islature.i gaan -a-l"o} ip ,91a al'""I Hi-hi
The Oxford correspondent of the Bangor
Wing writes: The railroad survey to New
port on the route cia the Dixnont Notch, will
probably be completed early next week, and
the PARTY will return on the southerlyi route,
through Troy, Montville, Sc The question as
F to waich route viii be selected depends upon
the amount ofstock the towns located on the
/ routes subscribed for, SO far the indications
favor the first route, both being feasible e--.
1 The musical convention at Searsport last
week was a success. .......r-
The publication of the Lvermore Falls
Gazette has been suspended.
On Tuesday evening, the 10th, C. b. Stet-
son, Esq, delivered an address in Free Chapel,
at Lisbon Falls, upon common school educa-
ton. s-H .Y5tlID4 aHl lnat'.ls.la3 aift-3 Is /
{ 1-The Mechanic Falls Herald says the dedi-1
cation of the new Chapel at Hebron took place
last Tuesday and the services were very inter-
estng. r.5., .,,s...t ia ... ..,-... -
/ The Herald also says that +. Drake of
that village, 70 years of age, and quite lame,
walked to town meeting on election day and |
voted. The distance is ten miles. We think
the Herald is mistaken in the distance.
The last stone for the new dam built by A. |
Y. Dennson e Co., of Mechanic Falls. was |
lald last Wednesday. This dam is a noble
work and we trust Mr.. Dennison will have his
name and the date ofbuilding the dam engrav-
Oh on one of the stones so that coming genera
lions may know what was done in this. ..
The Waterville Mail says the market price
OF hay at Belfast is set at ten dollars n ton.
AT Waterville the price is not fixed. but tbe
quantity is enormous, and second crop" and
lali feed are in proportion. OF course butter
must be very scarce and very high. @
The Calais Advertiser says George Board
man shot bear last week near Chipitncook.
lhe hide measures six feet long and the carcas
weighed nearly 400 pounds There were two
u 'hese monsters together, but one escaped /.