The Portland daily press., 1869-07-02

ANDRoscocGIN COUNTY

ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.
The Lewiston Journal says the mother o
Mr.. w. l.. Davis of Auburn, came to Mr.. d.
home on Saturday, to make visit and diet
on Monday, after an illness of a few hours.
The journal says Mr.. Sinclair of Lsbona few
days since attempted to commit suicide under
strange circumstances. He has been out O
health and somewhat depressed, and last week
went. to Brunswick ostensibly to consult phys
ician. He went to Brunswick; did not how
ever, visit the physician, but purchased re
| volyer and some ammunition, and returned tx
| the cars and left for home. His wife went tt
the depot to meet him, but missed him ant
proceeded homeward. On reaching home hs
| sent a boy to meet his wife and ask her to hur
| ry home and bring some one with her. Just
| before reaching the house, she heard the re-
port of a pistol in the barn, and suspecting
some mischief hurried thither. On reaching
| the barn she saw her husband standing before
| mirror which rested against a barrel, pistol
| in his hand. He explained that he had Just
discharged at his head, aud he was only sur
prised to find himself still alive. He said he
had procured mirror in order to take aim
more carefully, and gazing into it he had pla-
ced the mu 4zle of the revolver at side of his
head and discharged it. The ball. to his sur.
prise, struck the skull bone and glanced up
wards, making only scalp wound, and he
was non--plussed to discover that he wasn't
killed. He seemed very cool and deliberate
and said that he did not expect to recover his
health and so preferred the shortest cut the
grave. He is now quite comfortable.
ARoosTooK COUNTY
The Pioneer says last Friday, David Ather-
ton of Houlton sold his gray Messenger, "Tom
Hyer," to j. Nj. Robinson and G. f. Jordan
of Oldtown, for two thousand dollars This is
one of the best colts that has ever been raised
in this county. 1t has trotted a mile on the
Houlton Park in 2:35, and we have no doubt
can be trained to go inside Of that time by
several seconds f5i
We learn from the Pioneer that on Friday
evening last, as Alexander Hughes of Hodg-
don was returning home with a load of clap
boards, when within about mile and half Of
his house, the load upset. burying him be-
meath its weight, and, as isisupposed, causing
instant DEATH st2AA fe4s ly+st4A
Nelson Herrin Of Houlton, has sold his colt
"Young West" to gentleman from New
York, for two thousand dollars. This colt is
very handsome, and bids fair to be fast trot-
ter.
FRANKLIN COUNTY,
The Chronicle says Jas. P. Greenough, OF
New Sharon, killed an otter on his intervale
a few weeks since which measured 8 IL feet
from his nose to the tip of the tail, and weigh
ed, when stripped Of his hide, % pounds.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Some estimate nan be formed, says the Ellis
worth American, of the amount Of Messrs. III /.
M. and B. Halls lumber business, when it is
stated that they have twenty-five double teams
hauling lumber to the wharves and these teams
make four trips each per day. This firm is
shipping daily more than a thousand dollars
worth Of lumber. It cut and put into the riv-
er last winter fourteen million feet of lumber.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
AS is well known, monument is to be erect
ed to the memory OF that pioneer agricultural /
editor, the late DR.. Ezekiel Holmes of Winthrop.
An association for the purpose has been form
ed and funds collected, sufficient to Justify the
trustees in giving the order for the monument,
which is now being prepared from the Halo
well granite. Its dimensions will be as follows
Base feet square and IA inches high; pinth 3S
inches square and 9 inches thick; die 80 inches
square and % inches thick; cap 2 feet square
and Ii inches thick, spire 16 IL inches square
at the base, 10 inches square at the top, and
IL high. The whole to be in the very best
style of workmanship. ss..s.is
The Gardiner Journal says some miscreant
entered the stable of Jedediah Thomas, Jr.,
of that city, and cut the throat of his horse
Tuesday night
As the schooner Post Boy, lay at Gays
wharf, in Gardiner, on Sunday night last, she
grounded at the bows, and the water in her
run aft so that the pumps would not bring it,
and the lime in the hold set the casks on fire
and burned the vessel somewhat. The matches
were closed and the fire smothered. There
WeTc suuic uuuuItu UdrItlS OI llule QeSLrOYeQ
says the Journal.
John w. Rowe, an employee at Wyman' s
mill, Augusta, was severely injured in the
stomach on Tuesday, by piece of wood
thrown from circular saw.
KNOX COUNTY.
Rev. A. r. Abbott, pastor of the Universe
| list Society in Rockland, ON Sunday last, af-
| ter returning home from the Sabbath School
service made a misstep by which he dislocated
his ankle and broke the outer and smaller
bone of his leg.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
+ The town of Concord has voted to rescind
| the vote passed May 11th 1868, to loan the
credit of the town for ten thousand dollars in
| aid Of the Somerset r.. r., IS to %.
YORK COUNTY.
The citizens of the village of Kennebnnk
Depot, celebrate the 4th Of July on Monday
evening July 81 by magnificent display Of
| fireworks, prior to which there will be prayer
by Rev. Israel Downing, and reading the Dec
laration of Independence by Rev. j. 81. Pills
bury. Coaches will run from Alfred, Kenne-
bunk and Kennebunkport. 4
On Saturday afternoon, the 25th ult., while
| Mr.. j. James, telegraph wire repairer, was
between Ogunquit aud Cape Neddick, his
horse took fright, and he was thrown from his
wagon and broke his leg above the ankle bone.
The Washington National Republican,
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