The Portland daily press., 1869-06-29
state News.
ANDnosooaarN couNrY


The Lewiston journal says Samuel Will
liams, of that city, long employed in the wool
en- department Of the Bates Mills, has accept
ed an offer of q superintendency. in the King
Woolen Co., Of Lisbon, Conn. Mr.. Williams
is the discoverer of some new processes relat-
ing to the finishing of fine wooden goods.
On Friday evening, Rev. W. Il. Bowen was
installed as pastor of the Main street Free
Baptist Church, at Lewiston.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The Times says building is brisk in Houlton
Several neat and elegant residences and a new
academy will be erected this season.
The Times says the formal ceremony of turn
ing the first sod on the Houlton Branch Rail-
road was performed on Thursday last by Mr.
Todd, President of the St. Stephen Railroad,
and party of ladies and gentlemen from St.
Stephen. The party then proceeded to Wood
stock, and some of them took an excursion to
Tobique and Grand Falls by the steamer Whit
tier.
OXFORD COUNTY.
A pretty little sight may be seen at Mr.
Scott Halls at Rumford Falls. A young man
a day old, before they could see, and killing
the kitten belonging to the family cat gave her
the foxes to bring up, which she did most
faithfully. and now she entertains for the
strange offspring all a parents affection. They
are now as large as the cat and perfectly tame,
catching the chickens; SO says the Lewiston
Journal.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Whig says between five and six
miles of rails have been laid upon the Piscata-
quis Railroad, and the work is progressing fa-
vorably.
We learn from the Whig that the house,
barn and other outbuildings of Mr.. Keynes,
on the Bennoch road, in the upper part of Old
town, were entirely consumed by fire on the
afternoon OF Thursday last.
The Bangor Whig states that small boy,
about 6 or years old, was run over on the
European road near Mount Hope Sunday
morning. He was playing on the track, and
was not in sight of the engineer until it was
its speed. The little fellow laid down between
the ties and, strange to say the train passed
over him without injuring him in the least 1t
was miraculous escape.
The Whig learns from Mr.. B. Parker that
he saw large bear while fishing in the town
of Clifton, and that several have been seen in
that vicinity this summer. Last Tuesday Mr..
A. J. fitzpatrick caught the King of bears in q
trap. His skin was six feet and seven inches
long and full five feet wide. His feet were
eleven inches long and six wide, and his claws
would have astonished the "old Scratch him
self
The Bangor Whig gives the. following as the
prices palQ lof prOQuce from Teams IN tndt City
Loose hay is selling as about the same prices SC
| long quoted, the best quality at from $14 tC
SIG per ton, and the inferior qualities from $1(
| to $13; loose straw is worth from $40 to $12
| oats 80 to So cents; potatoes we should quote
at 45 cents-that being about the average price
| paid to-day; yellow-ayed beans So. and extra
hand picked pea beans from 80 25 to 50 30
butter has not been in very plenty for the weeI
and sells at from % to 2Sc, and some very ex
ira lots at 30c; eggs in small lots &c; dried ap
| Piles 16 to 17c tit
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
From the Bath Times we learn that tn,
house and outbuildings of Mr.. Bailey Donnell
| located in Bowdoinham, were totally destroy
| ed by fire on Monday afternoon, last week, to
| gether with a portion Of the furniture, a ches
Of carpenters tools, fifteen tons of hay and
other property. The loss is estimated at up
wards Of $2500; insured for $1,000. The plac
was known as the Carr farm.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Four prisoners escaped from the Jail at Ma
chias last Friday night. Their names are Viii
lam James, John Campbell alias Mcintosh
Henry Gullifer and Andrew Nc Masters. Jane
and Campbell were in for stealing from aves
sci; Gullifer for stealing from camp, ant
McMasters for drunkenness. Their sentence
had all nearly expired, and it is hard to i'm
| agine their object, unless there is truth in tn
report that Campbell is an old offender, hav
ing before this escape from State Prison.