The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-05-02

KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Mail writes up the grand frog concerts
in the neighbOring swamps in neat and appro-
pirate style. Waterville always had "an ear
for music"
Friend John D. Long, of Vassalboro, one of
the Indian Commissioners, started for WASH
ington, Saturday.
The capital Guards at Augusta have been
supplied with arms for the purpose of drill
from the o. s. Arsenal at that place.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
A fire broke out in the Norridgewock House,
IN Norridgewock, at about o'clock Saturday
afternoon, but was extinguished with nut
slight damage. 1t caught from the chimney,
was burning out.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
In Bath, Friday, fire broke out in a two
sto-y dwelling house owned and occupied by
Mr.. Henry Lemont, on Lincoln street, in the
vicinity of the Poor Farm. The upper part of
the house was almost entirely DESTROYED and
the lower rooms damaged to great extent.
The property was insured for $1,000. The fire
caught from defective chimney.
Nathaniel c. Reed, Esq, of Phipsburg, has
been clerk of that town since 1888 with the
exception of one year.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The house of Mrs. Charlotte Kingman, of
Waterford Flat was entered short time ago
and $6 stolen The rogue was found to be
lad named Seavey, ID years old, who had been
for months in the habit of stealing money and
small things, entering houses occasionally to
obtain plumber. ~
The Methodists of Andover Corner have
made arrangements to build a Westinghouse
tho Press..t ss~ss-> Ht q nost of $500.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
From our correspondent 81
Mrs. Therese Bunker of Cambridge has
ton If n,11,li 1y,r;r fho 1oo
secutive weeks, besides doing all of the honse-
work for her own family, consisting of six per-
sons. She has been public teacher sc years,
and is still popular and commands higher
wages than any male teacher in her own town.
The dwelling house Of G. w. Morrell, Esq.,,
OF Parkman, took fire from spark from the
chimney, on the 18th inst, but was only par
TALLY consumed; saved by the almost super
human efforts of a party of ladies' who were
paesent at the time. Fully insured.
The girl who ate the nutmegs in Parkman,
last Sunday, was brought out Of her comatose
condition by the application of blisters to the
extremities. She now confesses to having
eaten several, instead of a single one. The u.
s. Dispensatory says that one-fourth of an
ounce is capable of producing death in an
adult, and yet this little girl probable swallow
ed twice that amount.
One of the best and most popular physi-
clans of Somerset was lately called into Pts.
CdtdquiS W WISH d paCieHt anu returning nome,
in dark evening. was attacked with collie
Taking his morphine vial from his vest pocket
he poured some into the palm of his hand and
eat it. He soon became relieved of collie and
fell asleep. He, at 8 o'clock the next morning,
awoke from his sIumber and found himself
standing in brook up to his arm-pits, nine
miles from home and one mile from anywhere.
Moral. When Doctor takes his owD medi-
cine it is well to have some Eight on the sub.
ject." 30 Fa
s- SOMERSET COUNTY.
On Tuesday of last week DR.. Bell of Au-
gusta, assisted by DR. Hall of Brunswick, and
DR.. Paine of Bath, removed tumor from the
side of Miss Fannie Brown, daughter of o.
Brown, Esq, of Kendalrs Mills. 1t is thought
the lady will recover.
YORK COUNTY.
Z Emigre Cdnadien is a spicy little French
paper published in Biddeford by LLyonnais
frlce Genus y q Il -1rrE,