The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-06-18
state News.
ANDRoscoGcrN COUNTY,


The new flour mill at Danvile Junction was
started up on Monday. The min is situated
on Royals River, and is large and substan-
tial building, with three Turbine wheels and
three runs of stones-two for wheat and one
for corn. The capacity of the mill is about "a
day. a2
st. Joseph's church, in Lewiston was dedi.
Gated on Sunday forenoon with the usual i'm
pressive ceremonies of the Roman Catholic
Church, the services being conducted by Bish-
op Bacon of Portland, assisted by Father Lu-
cey, the pastor of the church, and three eecle-
siastics from abroad. isas5 ss-4fE ssssHag u
Sunday afternoon, says the Lewiston Jour
nal, an Englishman by name of Sam Chatter
two women and small child, and in attempt
ing to turn the corner of Park and Main streets
he was thrown from the carriage. The horse
left to himself proceeded at a rapid rate down
Main street, overturned the buggy and in
mates at the head of Lisbon street, and was
one 81 ts wS snnh s hakGf d Mafs
dressed by DIR. Wedgewood. Mr.. Chattertoh
was taken up insensible, and was found to
have suffered dislocation and fracture of the
right elbow, which was set and dressed by DR..
Graves. The other woman and the child es-
capped uniniured. lss. i.sss4 - s
4. The Lewiston journal says a gang of house,
breakers seem to be operating in that city and
vicinity. In some parts Of the city there was
"a foray Saturday night, and general scare
ensued. f
The County Supervisor, c. B. Stetson, ESQ.,,
assisted by the experimenting School Com
mittee Of Turner. viii hold q Teachers Insti-
tute at Turner Village, on Friday and Sattlr-
day, June 18th and 29th.
4 The Anniversary exercises of the Maine
State Seminary at Lewiston, win occur
next week. The graduating class from the
Latin school numbers 81 gentlemen and 8
ladies, most of whom will participate in pub
Wednesday of next week. The class is very
large and promising.
OXFORD COUNTY.
L the Maine Farmer says the bears still give
the farmers considerable trouble in the back
towns in Oxford county, by killing sheep, sc.
Two boys, Merrill and Barker, of Andoyer,
found one last week in q trap they had set in
Roxbury woods. Both gave him the contents
Of their guns, and then surprising him to be
dead, went up to take him from the trap.
They found their mistake when bruin reused
up and aimed blow at Merrill who in return
dealt him one over the head with his gun,
which finished him-and the gun, too.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing mentions the death Of
Miss Sarah I. Small in that city, at the age Of
81 years, and says her case is one for which q
parallel can hardly be found in the whole
country, for long and lingering sickness For
Orty years she has been out Of health and for
tirty-sir bed-ridden. A friend informs Us
hat thirty-six years ago she called to sec her,
IND sha was confined to her bed to all appear
ances in the last stages of consumption, and
apparently with but few weeks, at most, to
i've. Yet she has been lingering on, and what
s most remarkable, has been afflicted with al
most every disease. contagious or epidemic.
With which our city has been afflicted. Dur
hn a.
It its subjects, but while others, hearty and
obust were cut down. she, upon as it were the
'ery brink of the grave, lived
The Bangor Wing says: "Our lumber deal
rs have been having rather a hard time of it
his season. First, the water Was so high that
he mills were unable to get to running for
eyeral weeks after they might otherwise have
lone SO. Now the water has iallen off SO rap
dly that large amount of logs on the way to
market, must Inevitably lay over till another
eason. We learn that upon the MattaWam-
,eag alone, the amount Of logs which will be
lung up will reach thirty million feet It is
aid that within ten days the water has fallen
I've feet.
We learn from the Bangor Wing tnat the
European & North American railway is pro-
ressing happily, and its influence is being felt
II along the line in the matter OF arousing en-
erprise. The Maine portion of the line will l
each Mattawamkeag this season. and that |
from the time the road reaches that point |
Bangor will receive a large addition of trade |
hat now goes down to the sea the other way. |
During the winter the road will get nearly all |
he travel from the direction of Calais via |
'rinceton, and the Importance of the line will |
evelOp itself to a much greater extent than
many Of the people anticipate.
The Wing says the work of laying the rails
lily = -A'
sAGADAHoo COUNTY.
The Bath Times says Nathaniel Blaisdelr |
rho for some time has been living solitary in
ne of the upper rooms in the block on the |
orth side Of Rogers wharf, in that city, was |
,und dead in his room Monday, appearances
that he had been dead at least two |
avs. Early Friday night he told the watch |
nan from his window that he did not feel well. |
ut did not ask for anything, and nothing more |
. known of his death or the cause of It. he |
ie is the person who has acquired some noto- |
iety as o great eatist.
WALDO COUNTY. /
A lady SO years Of age, by the name Of Dun
ell OF Searsmont was almost instantly kill |
ID by being thrown from o wagon by a run
way horse in Lincolnville last Saturday.
A sad accident befell a little girl about five
ears old, last Friday, in Belfast. While en- |
eavoring to get on a stone team she fell he |
eath the hind wheel which passed over her /
egs, crushing and breaking them in q shock |
ng manner. She is doing as we'll as could be |
expected. * 81 FEN |
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Machias Union says Sewell s.. Quimby.
: Wesley, has caught nine bears within the |
asst four weeks. He traps them. Seven were |
Id bears, two were cubs. He caught one dam
4 trap. Visiting the trap he saw cub with |
he dam, the cub run and so did Qaimby. till |
e caught the cub in his handsi -tsF
The Machias Union says two banks loaded I
y Mr.. Vose were ready for sea June IL. The
fresh Breeze, Capt. McDougal, took 482, 600
set long lumber and % M shingles The Adj |
lie MoAdam, Capt. McGregor, took 37S. 900
BET long lumber and 80 M shingles Both
essels are chartered for Montevedio. or
'uenos Ayres. 500 Yeis lsA t-sf. 10 1
y, We Z, learn 4, from the Union that the Spool