The Portland daily press., 1869-11-10

farmer IN HhllllpS died alter devlSlng one
dollar to his only son. The old gentleman
was duly buried in the venerable churchyard,
which suffered a terrible washing away by the
flood, and a short time ago his body was found
opposite the sons place, having been brought
down the river long distance. When the
tender-hearted son was informed of the fact
he made the touching remark, "Probably come
back after that dollar!'
KNOX COUNTY.
A correspondent of the Boston Advertiser
says that about one hundred of the citizers of
Warren, Union, Appleton, Searsmonu, Bel
mont and Morrill,, will ask the legislature for
charter to build railroad from the Knox
and Lincoln Railroad in Warren, through the
above mentioned places, q distance of about
thirty miles land that The towns may be author
lied to subscribe 20 per cent. of their valu ton
to the capital stock of the proposed railroad.
There are certain constitutional restrictions
upon towns in this matter, and until within
a few years there has been a strong opposition
to allowing towos to loan their credit Tor The
construction of railroads. But it has been
found that the town lps itself by helping on
the iron horse, and the magnificent railroad
enterprises now in progress in this State
would utterly fail were it not for the helm thew
receive from the towns through which they
are to pass and which they are 10 permanently
benefit.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Some Franklin County hunters trespassed
on the game laws over in Oxford a while ago,
and were made to suffer the extreme penalty
They trapped near hundred m nix aud sable
before the allotted time, tempted by the ten
dollars for each pelt.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Rev. 4. Manson formerly of West Buxton
has accepted call from the Free Will Bap-
fist churches of Dexter and Newport and has
entered upon his new field of labor residing at
Dexter aud preaching one half of the time
in each place.
A correspondent of the Lewiston Journal
sends the following interesting items from
Dexter:
The "Dexier Mills" have been running a
portion of the machinery in the Stone and
White Mills-so called-two hours extra each
day until recently, to meet the great demand
for the class ufs goods known as "Repelents -
They have had nearly 40 looms on this class of
goods exclusively, aside from their usual man
ufacture of ladies sackings and silk mixtures
The mill of Campbell & Fairgrieves at San
gervlie is running both day and night, also on
Two new stores have been opened here re-
Gently, viz: crockery and glass ware, in the
post office building, by Henry L. Wood gro
ceries and provisions by j. M. Davis, in a new
block at the depot built the present season.
Among the recent changes in business are
3. A. Aver, dry goods, sold cut to H. c.
Quinby: L. R. Page & Co., jewelers., dissolved
now j. f. Page; Horton & Lincoln, tailors'
and gents furnishing goods, now Geo. W.
Lincoln: E. Corson & Co, boots and shoes, SC,
now Corsop, Knight & Co.
YORK COUNTY,
On Saturday las, Mr.. Edward Cole of Saco
while at work in Shannon's Mill, caught his
hand on circular saw, inficting frightful
wound, splitting the hand nearly to the wrist
The bank of soft sand which formed on Old
Orchard Beach during the summer threaten
ing to destroy it for riding purposes and sup
posed to be one of the results of the break
water at the mouth of the river, has been car
ried away by the recent storms.
York County Five Cents Savings Institu-
ton have declared a semi-annual dividend
OF 3 IL per cent. upon deposits in that institu-
iinn.