The Portland daily press., 1868-01-18
FRANKLIN COUNTY,


best ruling at S1S.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Pennington Chronicle says that the
Shoe Machine Peg Mandatory in Wilton
Upper Village, owned by b. f. Sturdevant. of
Boston,is driven by steam power, aud employs
thirteen hands. One and half cords of birch
wood, costing $40 cord, are used per day,
making 1900 rolls. One roll will peg sixty
pairs of Shoes so that pegs enough are made,
every day, in this lannfactory, for 80 900 pairs.
Refuse logs are worked up into shanking, an
swering the place OF leather with shoemakers.
HANCOCK COUNTY. HaE
The Ellsworth American states that Mr.
Guy Mullen and Mr.. Amaziah Googins and
his brother John, of Franklin, while chasing
deer last Tuesday, scared up black bear and
gave pursuit. They fired at him eighteen
times before they succeeded in killing him.
He was a noble fellow weighing 435lb. He
was sold in Bangor for $50.
Capt. c. w. Conner, of Sullivan, says the
American, is building fine little yatch for
member OF the Boston Watch Club. This lit
tie craft is 43 feet long, u feet BEAM and has a
draft of water OF 5 feet without centre board,
but Will have an iron centre-board of feet
depth. Additional. She is schooner rugged and
beauty every way.
Rev. DIR. Tenney has married 34 couples
since his residence in Ellsworth
The Bangor Wing learns that the steam
mill, owned by John j. Atkins, in Amherst,
was destroyed by fire at o'clock Wednesday
morning. Loss $4,000 No insurance Cause
of the fire not stated.
~ KNOX COUNTY. III
The Rockland Democrat says that Mr., AL
bert w. Perry, a respected member of Dirigo
Engine Company, took a severe cold by expos
ure at the fire which destroyed Beethoven
Block, which was followed by erysipelas, occa-
sioning his sudden death on Monday. .Oe
Hay is selling at SIG per ton in Rockland.
Beethoven block. in Rockand, which was
destroyed by fire two weeks since, is 20 be re-
built Immediately.
The Rockland Gazette says the South Ma
rine Railway Co., will resume work the COM
ing spring, in recovering the iron from the
wreck of the English iron ship Guy Manner
ing, wrecked on the island of Matinicus last
May. They have already taken up some 200
tuns, and large quantities are still under water.
The Gazette says Rockland sent to market
the past year nearly one million barrels of
lime. Camden sent 10000 barrels and Thorn
aston $1,000 barrels. t
sraEVE OXFORD COUNTY. .sssB esr
The ladies of Norway are to give a Lean
Year Ball, at the Elm House Hail. next Tues
day Evening.
The manufacture of eane-seat chairs is pros
ecuted, on large scale, by WATSON & How
ard, at Shows Fall, Paris. They employ 60
bands
WALDO COUNTY.
The Commission appointed by the Legsla-
ture OF last year to Investigate the affairs of
the Insane Hospital is in session at the Ameri-
can House, in Belfast, says the journal. This
is rendered necessary by the indisposition of
Mr.. Jewett, which prevents him from making
o journey. DR.. Harlow was present ON Tues
day. ha- 4@+tA Ha s4t4A
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The salary of the Governor of the Passama-
nun11xy triha Of Tr1iapc 10 fivod a
and the Lieutenant Governor at $50.
We learn from the Eastport Sentinel that
an unoccupied house on the Ridge at Lubec,
owned by Capt Orrin Dinsmore, who is absent
with his family on voyage to the West Ind
les, was entirely consumed by fire on Monday
night last, together with the out-buidings. It
is not known how the fire originated, but it is
thought it must have been the work of an in
cendiary The house was new, and valued at
about $1,000.
The Calais Advertiser says hay is coming
into the market quite freely, and is selling for
from $l4 to S17 a ton. Potatoes are selling for
$3.50 bushel Eggs bring 40c dozen-and
scarce at that; butter 29c to 30c pound.
A fine steepe is being erected on the Catho-
lie Chapel in Calais.
Charles w. Ring Esq, clerk in the Custom
House, died at his residence in Lubec on Sat-
urday last, of congestion of the lungs, after an
illness of one week. ltoi1 ai
Inc SoeIltlIlel states lnat MIS-. J0nn ~. ClD-
son received quite severe injury last We'd
nesday, by being thrown from sleigh, break
ing her collar bone and bruising her head
quite badly, while riding with her husband
from Perry to Eastport.
? Two tenement houses at Welchpool, Campo.
bello; occupied by three families and owned
by Mr.. Robinson, were burned to the ground
on Saturday last. The fire originated from a
defect in the chimney. The loss was about
$1,000. Not insured says the Sentinel.
The workshop of the Dry Dock in Calais
was burned on Friday night, about half past
ten. There had been no fire in the building
for two weeks. The loss of the proprietors
may be one thousand dollars.
A YORK COUNTY.
Lieut.. Washburne of the U. s. Marine
Corps, is detached from Kittery Navy Yard
and ordered to that at Charlestown, Mass.
Chief Engineer Macomb reported himself
for duty at the Navy Yard on Wednesday,.
Fifteen workmen were discharged from the
Iron Clad Department at the Yard on We'd
nesday.
First Asst. Engineers James H. Morrison
and George d. Emmons, have been detached
from special duty connected with the Contoo-
cook, and ordered to special duty connected
with the trial of the machinery of the Mos
holu at New York.