The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-11-26
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State News.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.

CUMBERLAND COUNTY -"-
B. We learn from tbe Oxford Democrat that on
Monday, Now 10th, man calling himself
Isaac w. Bowen, hired with Mr.. George FL.
Brown, of North Brighton, to work at paint
ing Mr.. Brown had in his pocket book that
morning $110, and left it in his coat pocket,
Wnere brown nad access 10 ~ pue ne uluI
hitss eiio hoHoy ohi INC noA' I riu"5, "nSh uo
nad occasion 10 examine Inc poeket-poo1.
bowen sta,d out lew hours WIN bloWI' IA az
iaht, anu ge1 HIS ctoShihg, pu1 as nc uiu no' re-
turn, when brown louna MS money gone, ne
suspecteS mn anu Ment Ia puIsui!. ne sIi 1
MN TO oouth far1s, wnere ne iouna ne hau
gousn11 w1on VI 1:a Siono1 ioa
1,baS w p5rkar if,bsr1es w W;ii;ams and
William q Williams He was brongbt nm nv
the Shakers in Poland and has heen in State
Prison for horse staa1;ng and nardonad ont
10 10 abo,,t On vears aid Ave, faat three inches
in ba;gbt and IF tawny comnler;on
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lone OF the occupants Oh Inc dwelllng mousse
OF Dr. Buazell, IN Gorham, gong to room t on
the third ftoor, last wednesday, found 1t 1uil
OF smoke, but no ire was to be seen. On open
ing the WINDOWS ana clearing the smoke, IL
was found that the top OF table, standlng
near tne cnimney, was ehHrely consumed, ana
also several artlcies on ~ anu q NUMBER OF
noles were purnt IN tne carpet IL aPpea rs
s9af tEe nre was dil 70 tne tpIe
chimney to stop the draft in the flue, yet it was
most wonderful that it should have extinguish-
ed itself without doing further damage
u On Tbnrs,.n ox,o,,;no ,so,,,o ono in wont ~
corn. helped themselves to some sixty baskets
from a corn house belong to Mr. Ezra Rich
ardson, in Gorhan aNeiia 44l atl
4pal sl KEssEnEc COUNTY. nly
The wafarviIle Mail deser;bes will, land liable
Piiae new patsse1mger car Jtss c3nP5et G ~
.ae pieEo ~, slo az. e.. -
with ali tbe latest i'm nroyements and imbel-
iishments and contains thiIty-two seats which
small but convenient saloon, and costs about
$4,000. f3f ,z M ..i a ,,......
PENoBscoT COUNTY. 'A'''t
Tho Ronoor wb;c hos IN .tio,, az ON in.
o.nd;aru S. nb;nb to- nIona -, tIa ~ lona,itu
known as "Hermon Hili" Friday night. tt
seems that four barns and the meeting house
of the Second Advent Society were set on fire
and three of the barns were consumed. Ac-
tive exertions on the part of the neighbors
were rewarded by the rescue of tho meeting.
honse and the largest barn from the flames
with Int slight damage. OF the three that
were distroyed two BELONGED to Mr.. j. "A. c.
Mason and contained nine TONS of hay. His
loss will he ahout S600 The other was owned
nv ~ Ronndy. and was valued Al 5000 II is
t6ouobt that Mr.. Ronndy,sib harm was first sci
on fire. then the two small ones. the meeting.
house. and the large harm last. The barn which
was s31nd contained nnrhans f,ftv tons of hay
and was also tbe nroperty of Mr. Mason The
officer who investigated the matter became
satisfied that RIM was the foundation of it
The Whio also learns that the stable of Mr..
A. J. Comstock in Passadumkeag, was entire
ly destroyed by lire on Sunday morning, to-
gether with eight tons of hay and eight har-
nesses. "A horse belonging to Mr.. Laing was
much injured, but not fatally Loss about
have been incendiary. tA.
potatons wore sallino in Ranoor on Satnr.
dav at ninety i've cents tn one dol,ar No,
bushel.ed al . Am ITTf L.rI -
Tho TO ,cbers in tho nubl;c sebools of Pom
oor on Saturday even;nr nresentad their s,,-
SSerintendent. Mr.. O. p. Roberts. with silye,
tea-sarvice as n Testimonial of the annrec;o-
ton IN Which his serv;ces are bald bv tbap,
rho VIII ;ntoorr,,,,,o, ~, t,,o -.
Ing w ny y au uoIlheu ny 1ie ensineers Vi
ia r. 60 ~ CIV I,s'' Use noM
tIat ta, 49, - oon,iata W ~ S' Snu
tto ,,iys a. .nn I'm ni
WI a S,srada5 ~ ,,oU+;n,, ~ LIZ ns1 49,
becanse of the cold snan Int the contrsctors
| have now made arran rements SO that tIev can
| act almost indenendentlyt of the weatberE %
regards it's temperature. The work of hailast.
inc is necessorilv about mile beI,ind the end
| Of the track fie most of tho pro1al be;no
| brouUbt from Hiob Head. Int On 'raacb; ~
Orono tbe contracff re- will avail themselves q,
| the hit on the Mayo farm. which will oreatly
expedite the work. Regular traffic on The
road will be opened as soon as January next
at which time it ia honed II will he in workino
order to Oldtowll ~ -l'HG'a-u H'7E. 70
u.fr ligil !i mn ,s,,ro,,ox, ...a.....'.
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Inc MacnIas hepuphcan says MI. Aiiine, In
dav last in the y;cin;tv of Rar;na nj
= s,nugglar's horse Sid m ba a S.ao ,,at, Ths
team was nartly loaded with scotch VII IN
nrobablv manufactured At Scotch Ridnes !,
province of New Brunswick. So
AZ the THO Boat. Della was TOWING Scboono,
John,S Momlton from Mach;as to Macbiasnort
on Tuesday last she accidentally struck the
the toll-bridge in passing the draw at high
tide, and stove in the Moulton's starboard bow
and forecastle, and doing considerable damage
The Machias Republican says that Miss
Amelia Thaxter,.i daughter OF Mr.. Ezekiel
ThaXter, who went to. Europe early last
spring in the employ of a Sewing Machine
Company in Connecticut, has Just returned to
her home in Machias. Miss Thaxter went out
to exhibit the workings Of a certain kind OF
machine which she so fully understood that
the Company preferred her services to all 9th
ers. She has made the entire journey through