The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-08-12
state News.

ANDAoSCOGGlN COUNTY.
=, The Lewiston Journal says the barn of Green
Norcross, rear LlvermOre Falls, was struck by
lightning on Tuesday and burned, together
with some twelve or fifteen tons of hay and
grain. Loss $1,000; insured for $500. John
HammOnd's barn in East LvermOre was also
destroyed at the same time and in the same
manner. A horse was burned
Jane Strout, Jr., prominent citizen of
Durham, died on Wednesday of apoplexy.
He was an active Democrat, and had been a
Senator from Cumberland County.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
A correspondent of the Lewiston Journal
says the FreeWll Baptist meeting house tat
Gray has been thoroughly renovated, and a
new carpet has been presented to the society
by manufacturing firm in New York.
FRANKLIN COUNTY
The Chronicle says that the population of
Pennington Village Corporation is about 1900,
of whom 200 are French Canadians.
We read of a party of twenty-one rom
Weld who visited Mt. Saddleback and gather
ed twelve bushels OF blueherries fefore noon.
While they were at lunch four young hears
came out of the woods and ate up all their
berries, and the industrious gatherers went
home empty-handed. Ets Ea
Mrs. Elijah Bailey CT Pennington had her
arm broken on Sunday last by being thrown
out of wagon.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The population of Readfield is 1856 loss
OF 60 in ten years.
The Fall term of the Maine Wesleyan SEM
nary at Aenrs Hill has Just begun with $50
students. The new building, Bearce Hall. ia
rapidly approaching completion, and promis es
to be one of the most tasteful, as we'll as the
most commodious, school buildings in the
country.
The neighbols Of James I'll. Hutchinson of
Fayette-who was incapacited by accident
from performing his usual labors on the farm
voluntarily turned out last week, and cut.
cured and slowed his hay crop for him, the
Lewiston Journal says.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Roek'apd Free Press SAYS that few
nights since, Mrs. Elliot, of Thomaston. a
widow lady, in depressed state of mind at
tempted suicide by jumping off one of the
whaIveS, but the tide was out, and she landed
fast in the flats, where the sticky mud held her
a prisoner. She finally made an cutlery, and
was relieved by some person who heard her.
e LINCOLN COUNTY
Rev. VIM. A. Spaulding, from the Bangor
Theological Seminary, was installed pastor of
the Second Congregational Church in New
castle on the 4th inst
barn in Waldoboro', belonging to GEORGE
Overlook, was totally destroyed by fire ON the
night of the 9Th inst. Supposed to be the work
OF an incendiary, as an unsuccessful attempt
was made to fire the dwelling.
OXFORD COUNTY
Canton is to have a trotting park
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing says potatoes are row
coming in plenty for the time of the year, and
shippers are buying cautiously for the Boston
market at from 70 to 80 cents per bushel.
The Wing says the house of widow Orr. near
nm Rnn o.
railroad, was burned on Wednesday, and only
part OF the furniture was saved.
The Wig is informed that apple trees in Or
which were stripped by the serious
tornado of few weeks since, have again BIOS.
somed and commenced spring business anew.
Locust trees have also blossomed.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
A patent has been granted to Samuel r.
Robinson, John Robinson and Christopher G.
Putnam of Skowhegan, for apparatus for tam
ming.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
We learn from the Machias Union that a
Liver" shark, twenty mine feet long, was cap
tured off Lubec, Aug. 9Th.
The house of Sturgis Adams in Calais was
struck by lightning last Friday. The fluid
played sad antics, breaking dishes and furni-
ture, and splitting the fixtures of the building,
but no person was burt.
The City Council of Calais has appointed a
TO a; certain by what authority the
sum of $1288 45 was paid to Hon. Q. r. Wild
den on bill for obtaining the city's war claims
against the State:
YORK COUNTY.
On Monday afternoon the double house
owned and occupied by Geo. Googins and
Justus Camel on Alfred street Biddeford,
was damaged by fire to the amount of $500.
Insured.
Daniel L;ttlefeld lost part of his left hand
by means of a circular saw in Whitcher's mill
at Alfred on Monday last.
The second decennial reunion of the alumni
Df Limingt0n Academy will take place on the
Beth inst. There will be an address of well
come. historical address, an OF alton and
poe m, dinner. chronicles, neurology, &c.
AT LARGE.
The Bunker Hill Hose Company of B ostOp,
viii make an excursion to Maine, September
18th, first visiting Bath as guests of steamer
No. l. They afterward visit Lewiston as the
guests of the AndrosccggIn, and Saco, where
the Deluge Company will receive them. They
will be accompanied by the Boston Cornet
Band.