The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-12-27

10 boiler OF hot water, and was SO badly
scalded that his recovery is considered doubt
full.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The second annual reunion of the alumni of
Bowdoin College resident in Boston and vi
cinity, is to be held at the Revere House on
Tuesday, the 28th inst The business meeting
will be held at four o'clock, and dinner will b e
served at its close.
The Rev. E. N. Packard left Brunswick on
Wednesday to return West, expecting to be
ordained Immediately and enter upon his pas
| toral duties at Evanston, Illinois
Prot. Young, of Bowdoin College, was
thrown from his sleigh on Tuesday afternoon
| falling on his shoulder, it was dislocated DR..
Mitchell set it for him, using chloroform to re-
| lieve the pain.
Last Thursday man named William Smith,
employed on the water works at Lake Sebago,
| in Standish, was accidentally hit on the head
with sledge hammer, which fell distance
of % feet, crushing his skull in such manner
that he cannot possibly recover. He is about
40 years of age, and leaves a wife and six chill
dren in England.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The Ellsworth american learns that B. W.
Hinkey, Esq, of Bluehill, died on Saturday,
| the 18th inst. His age was 81. Mr.. Hinkley
was one of the oldest members of the Han
cock bar, man of ability and a graduate of
Dartmouth College.
Iht. hcuTy ID. I1dTb WHO IOr lQ6 paSC year
has been supplying the pulpit of the Second
Congregational Church in Deer Isle, was or
dained and installed pastor Of said church on
the 21st inst.
The Ellsworth american says company at
Bluehill have found clay on the borders of
Noyes Pond, which is said to be very valuable
to polish metals. 1t is pressed in cakes of a
few inches square and dried. The clay, when
first taken from the quarry is blue, but it
beaches perfectly white by drying. Some
10000 of these cakes or blocks have been pre-
pared and sent to market
The Ellsworth american says Mr. Samuel
N. Springer of Franklin, on Wednesday of
last week, broke through the ice on Narragua-
gus Lake, with yoke of oxen, and but for the
fortunate assistance of some men at work on
the shore, his oxen would have been drowned.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Charles E. Jones hired horse and sleigh at
the johnson House in Gardiner, to 90 to Mon
mouth; but being gone several days, measures
were taken to ascertain the whereabouts of
the team and thief, when information was re-
ceived that the man and team had been taken
at Lancaster, n. H.
The Freewll Baptist society at Gardiner
have purchased the Swedenborgian Temple
in that city for So, 500, and will make it free
church.
Two young girls in Gardiner were sent to
Jail for twenty-five days, last week, for the
habit of creating disturbances in the streets,
especially on Sunday evenings.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
A mill has just been erected at Boothbay, by
Luther Maddox, for grinding rockweed The
machinery will be put in during the winter.
The rockwell, after being prepared, is to be
used as dressing for the culture OF linseed.
PENoBsCOT COUNTY.
A limb of the law undertook to get his
Christmas turkey by sharp practice yesterday.
Selecting fne looking one. he inquired of the
gentleman from the rural districts if he was
young, and being answered in the affirmative
asked him if he would take the oath OF it.
Nothing 10th the poulterer assented and the
oath was administered by the sprig of the law
who then demanded dollar as his fee-Ban-
gor Wing.
Chauncey II. Cochran has been appointed
route agent between Bangor and Dover via
OIdtoWn. This is new service. Salary $780,
PIscATAoUIs COUNTY
Rev. A. b. PendletOn, pastor of the Baptist
church in Dover, will close his connection
with that society at the end of the present
year.
A Monson correspondent of the Observer
says lumbermen have got fairly seated in the
woods and are making the most of the present
season, which has opened very auspiciously
for them.
The Observer understands that quite re-
vivdl of religion is now in progress at Centre
Guildford and vicinity. Meetings have been
held both day and evening, and scores have al
ready met with change.
The Dover Observer says that there are in
Piscataquis county five Wooden Factories in
operation, which gives employment to large
number of opera tives. These mills are located
in Dover, Foxcroft, Sangerville, Guilford and
Sebec.
The funeral services of an Indian 107 wears
Of age, were held at the church in Greenville
on the 18th inst. He had long been a profess
ed christian and had, in years past often held
religious meetings with those in his tribe in
his immediate vicinity. His name was To-
mer.
A young man, at the Seboomook House,
Greenville, last week. in crossing Moose Head
Lake, became intoxicated, and was obliged to
stop when some two miles up the Lake. On
receiving the information, Mr.. Littlefield, one
OF the. proprietors of the Hotel, Immediately
went in pursuit, and with difficulty returned.
bringing the young man whose feet were found
to be so badly frozen that his boots had to be
cut from them.
SAGADAHOC COUNTY.
The Bath Times says there was considerable
railing in that city Friday exening for geese
and turkeys. One gentleman bent on having
turkey anyway carried one home, which after
all his handling of the dice, cost him 1925.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Hon. D. X. Hobart of Dennysville is men,
toned as the coming man for Councillor from
the Eastern district