The Portland daily press., 1869-08-07

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Mr.. P. N. Dexter of Lewiston accidentally
hand, last Wednesday, while at work at An
droscozgin Mills. sseEnw@6E
CUMBERLAND COUNTY. ~ s3q
There ara at this time employed about the
factory Of J. w. Jones at Prides Bridge, Fal-
mouth, 100 men, OF whom Is are case makers,
and they are hard ct work preparing for the
next crop. These men having been making
about 60 doz. cans each per day. for green corn,
but Tuesday the number required from them
was reduced to S. tIoz. 10 q man. Mr.. Jones
intends putting up2, SOC, 900 cans OF corn this
year, and has now ready for the same a little
over ,000, 600 cases. This establishment,w when
the corn is ripe, furnishes employment 70 500
hands, some 200 Of whom are women.
KENNEDEc COUNTY. ~
Our watervills correspondent sends ths fol-
lowing: 81 bse slasslasi gf--ersssasszfsH
The new operetta called the ssMinstrefs
Prophecy" was represented for the hrst time
on Thursday evening at Waterville. It was a
MISSES L6w iid wfEsa lts eEedit Rpel
to be its joint authors. The adaptation Of pop
ular airs to the various parts is skilfully done
and often with charming effect, : ~ "a
Mr.. William A. Caffrey, for many years a
well-known merchant of Waterville, was bur-
led on the I'd inst. with Masonic honors.
The water-power company are taking adyaur
tage of the low water in the Kennebec. to build
piers above the railroad bridge for the extsn-
slon OF the dam across TO the WlnsloW side of
the river. The drive of logs passed Waterville
en- the Sd inst. An unusually large number
of logs have been got down the present season.
We are reminded that the shop of Mira. III.
A. Arnold of Readfield, was broken open We'd
nesday night, and about $500 worth Of ribbons
anu o'As' Ai''0'os oaf1lee ons 'z94d at94 - n
KNOX COUNTY.
In Thomaston, Alfred r. Moore, lad 10
years of age had his thigh broken and was 9TH
erwlse injured by the cavlng ofearth in a lime
fooA 4uauy .sfsar4 ssasss isfsAs essAates.s
George Hesley broke his arm By fall
through wharf
II. w Small and Emerson, 2olrae ars 4, .cYS
land have laid the keel Of q craft ~ ohort sso
tons. ~ z77,F z7Tsls' Wv
The Rockland vatar f,o,r,, 10 !, ,,.s. !. q
ed their mills ~ NIT MT J4mpahy nave mprov
sts. me-, !, raas ~ riser by putting N
''s-1A no ~ axron,, ,,,,,,,,,,z,YgF ST AZ.
oronD oooNI1'
Inc citizens OF Dlxheld hold public meetings
each week, for mutual improvement
PENoBsoor COUNTY. ia4 q
A largo and antbusiast;c maat;no &c .ba c;,;-
zens Of Brewer was held At the Town Hall last
evening, to discuss the question Of railroad
on the east side of the river, and to take such
action as shall bring the matter before the peo.
pie, and put lifein the enterprise. Eloquent
speeches were made by Rev: pr Teffs and
q y: " Woodman. hesoinuors favoring
suo p.obecs were passed unanimously and
th nTe appointed 70 confer and sco
soAshsEE-couA
Mr.. Luther Temple, living alone in the edge
of Moscow, next to Bingham, was called to
the door by man whom he recognized to be
in the vicinity, who told him that
cattle were IN nis Held; and raising bis hand
a. !. 70 lHaicase sas osrecnons s5aDoed Mr.
piece Of ramrod into handle ana a. * arnan
ing the end. The weapon instead az nena nSa-
tine strnclr AGAINST iii 90 that ;p.ne.sar
jury was not inflicted. 1919
We learn that the Congregational Church.
est of Bingham and Solon are about to settle
Mr.. W. II. Rand of Keene. N. III, who s yss,o
mated at the Bangor Theological. Seminary
last week.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
A. p Forbusb has onanad . ,,a,v hota,
the steamboat landing, Machiaspoft, which il
spoken OF in the highest terms by travellers.
~ t' suppaies want AMIN !nat mas long been felt at
~ = er rasr, somy S alstapce OF
y.O@oane ouui ucr lSSoi 70 duu CiloOJ Iail to 0s