The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-10-24
state News.
ANDRoscoGaIN COUNTY.

state News.
ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY.
The work on the interior of the new CathO-
lie Church at Lewiston, is being rapidly push
ed forward under the direction of George
Hanson, the contractor, who hopes to have the
wood work and plasterng ready for the paint
ers by the first of January.
A lady crossing the bridge at Lewiston,
forenoon, was seized by drunken
fellow, who kissed her several times. lie bore
aW ay the marks OF finger nails upon his dirty
face, and staggered along cursing the lady in
the most offensive language.
At prize shooting match in Auburn,
afternoon, Mr.. Emery of Lewiston,
was accidentally shot bat not seriously wound
ed, receiving one shot in his lip and another in
his hand.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The Brunswick Telegraph says the Nye mill
privilege in that town has been held in COM
mon and undivided for long period of time.
C. j. Noyes, Esq, has been surveying this
property, and the question has come up on
reference fiom the Supreme Court, with view
to determine individual ownership and to set
off individual rights in the power. The Board
OF Reference consists of Phinehas Barnes Esq,
of Portland, Thomas Quinby of Biddeford,
and c. J. Moves of Brunswick. The hearing
in the case commenced before this Board on
Monday last. Hon. Bion Bradbury appears
on behalf of the petitioners for division of the
property.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Hundreds Of irrels of apples, says the Win
throp Bulletin. have been hauled by their Office
during the past week to find market in Port
land, Boston and New York. The supply is
good and the quality fair.
The amount thus far received on account of
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The Winthrop Bulletin says Miss Lizzie
Heath, the young lady injured short time
since in the wooden mill in Winthrop, is not
dead, but liveth.
The Rockland Gazette says in grading the
ground for the Knox and Lincoln railroad, in
ThomastOn, little west OF the State Prison, a
skeleton was exhumed, and is supposed to be
that of white man, buried there, as from ap-
pearances it seemed to have been encased in
coffin. This was undoubtedly the remains of
a man by the name of Ball or Bran, who was
in August, 1880, convicted and condemned as
spy by military court marshal, and hung
ing a pine tree standing on what was then
called Limestone Hill, and was buried near
the spot of his execution, and in the near To-
cality of where the bones were dug up.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Democrat says on Sept 10th, VIM. V.
Porter, of Roxbury, killed bear at noon; he
set trap and at five O'Clock the same day
took from it cub; Sept. 21st he took from his
trap another bear; Sept. 10Th another, and on
the 9th of Oct. another, making old bears
and one cub that he trapped and killed in
less than one month. The State and town
bounty he receives is 800. He has sold the
skins for $35. He got gallons OF oil worth
81, per gallon-$2O, giving him cash proceeds
amonti ng to S75.
~ provsy,- nf xv-oo1S,,,t .o,o,,,o
farm last wear for less than 81 300, and raised
this year 1000 bushels of potatoes-about l.
600 of which were merchantable, and among
the lot, there were not two bushels of rotten
ones. They were Jackson's and grew on high
land, not MANFRED. He also secured fifty tons
of hay. He wintered 70 sheep which also
turned out well. He sold $110 W orth of wool,
besides what he reserved for his own use, sold
800 worth of lambs, and kept Is for his flock.
He can sell his potatoes now at Byrants
Pond. for so cents bushel. So says the Ok
ford Democrat.
Howard, Esq. of Rumford Point, member of
the Oxford Bar, and young man of exem-
plary habits and promise. He was suddenly
stricken down, in apparent robust health,
with bleeding Of the lungs, and lived but
few days.
The Methodist Church Society at WEIGH
vile village have now nearly completed their
new Church. When done it will be one of
the most beautiful church edifices in the
county.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The three girls who left their homes in Ban
gor Monday morning, mention of which was
made in yesterdays paper, returned Wednes-
from the Bangor Wing. He found them at
Saltwater, where they had hired out to do
homework. They were willing to return
home, and will not probably again attempt
such ridiculous adventure.
PIsCATAoUIs COUNTY.
We learn from the Observer that Rev. John
A. Perry died very suddenly at his residence
in Guiltord Village, on the morning of Friday
last, supposed from heart disease. He arose
in tue morning as we'll as usual, and after
breakfast, while reading his B bile was noticed
to falter, and before he could be removed to a
bed life was extinct He attended the funer-
a. of Rev. B. G. Chase on the previous after
noon. having made the Introductory prayer, IN
q very fervent, eloquent and feeling manner.
His father died in a like manner, we under
stand, some twenty years ago.
The Observer says young man was injured
by the bursting of the driving wheel of
threshing machine in Sangerville ON Thursday
last-a fragment of the wheel cutting his eye
brow quite seriously, and otherwise ipjuring
him. IN On the same evening the wife OF Rev:
Mr.. Patterson was thrown from her carriage
at Bear hill, and considerably injured by the
shock. Both patients are doing well.
sAGADAHoo COUNTY.
The Bath Times says last Sabbath the con-
gregation worshippng at the North Street
Church in Bath, had the good fortune to have
with them all the clergymen who have been
settled over that society since the dedication
OF their house: Rev. N. Brooks, now of Man
chester, N. H., Rev. A. H. Morrill,, now of
Rarper's Ferry, Va, and Rev. E. w. Porter,
the present pastor.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Skowhegan Reporter says Jack Hale,
the veteran horse thief, who was sentenced to
the State Prison for four years at the late term
Of Court, was taken through that town last
Monday on his way to the prison.
The Reporter says the barn and out build
ings of Mr.. John Collins of Harmony, were en-
tlrely destroyed by fire last Saturday night.
About so tons of hay and all the produce of his
farm were also lost Insured for $500.
WALDO COUNTY
The new ship Emily McNear sailed from
Belfast, on Saturday morning for Mobile. She
had @ crew of fourteen negroes, says the Bel
fast Republican.
We learn from the Bangor Wing that the
Bangor Democrat case" which was to have
been tried at the present Waldo term has
been put over to next term on account of the
severe illness of Hon. Rufus Dwinel, one of
the defendants.
wAsHINGToNlcoUNTY.
We learn from the Calais Advertiser. Thurs.
day night about II o'clock, while Captain
Andrew Hayne, oil the schooner Caroline c.,
and his men were moving the schooner from
the wharf In Calais, where she lay to make
room for another, Captain Hayne fell over
board and was drowned. Owing to the hurry
and confusion of 1.-THE moment and the dark
ness OF the night, no one saw him when he
went over As soon as he was missed, search
was made for him, but without avail. His
body was recovered the next morning about
fremont.
Mr.. A. Buckman, of Princeton, had three of
the fingers of his right hand cut off by a circu-
lar saw in one of the mills on Thursday of last
week
The Calais Advertiser says a young man by
the name of G. 81. Burnham, employed on Mr.
Kinds Marine Railway, while engaged in
making last schooner which had been
from the ways, struck his foot
against the hatchway combing, and pitched
head foremost into the hold. He struck on the
keeison, dslocating his shoulder and bluisng
ms mead and side very badly He was taken
: iot dead. He was carried to his boarding
mouse ana every attention was paid to his
wants ne Is now III fair way of recovery.
The Eastport Seminal says Mr.. James
Hucklns, a man of 66 years of age, belonging
at Lubec, was at work Wednesday morning,
with others at the rear of the building, occu-
pied by s. Il. Byram, in Eastport, repairing
the foundation; a heavy sill had been raised
to its place and propped up SO that it rested
about six feet from the ground; when the
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