The Portland daily press., 1870-07-15
state News.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY,

The Lewiston Journal says the intoxicated
man who threw conductor Barrell into the air
at Danvlile junction, Saturday, was fined S.
and costs at Auburn Police Court.
Mrs. !Ryerson, aged 55, has been missing
from her home in Lewiston since Monday. She
is subject to fits of insanity.
Lewiston had heavy thunder shower ear
ly on Wednesday morning. On Mr.. Chand-
.ler's farm in Auburn the lightning shivered an
apple tree, split couple of logs and extin-
gulshed lamp burning in the house. The
shock awakened the entire neighborhood.
The City of Lewiston has purchased a lot of
land on the corner of Lisbon and Pine streets.
which added to the land now owned by the
city Will give lot about 200x200 as a site for
he new city building.
Thursday afternoon, whirlwind passed a
little north, OF Lewiston. In North Auburn
the barn of Hooper Conant was blown down.
In Greene the barn of Stinson Parker was de-
molished and MIR. Parker lost his life in the
ruins. The oxen and horses in the building
were saved.
ARoOSToOK COUNTY.
Warren Dwinell has been appointed Post.
master at Caribou, vice Lester Dwinell, re-
signed.
A Sherman Mills correspondent of the
Houlton Times says that farmers in Aroostook
county should raise their own apple trees from
the seed, or they will find themselves minus
to the amount CT their money and their
trouble, if they buy New York, or even West
ern Maine trees. He says he has tried it, and
knows. The climate is too severe.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Chronicle says blueberries are coming TO
market, and the crop is reported to be large.
And as for raspberries, there seems to be no
end to them, notwithstanding the drouth.
Josie Belle Paine, of Beams Corner. has
completed the patchwork for magic quilt,
consisting of 999 squares, no two squares being
alike. h
The Chronicle says about two hundred
French Canadians have arrived in that town
to take part in haying operations. They are
industrious, and make good pay, and most of
them Will return home after the harvest is
gathered.
The Little Blue Family School went, on
Wednesday, to Rangeley for their annual
three weeks vacation. The Chronicle speaks
highly of the success of Mr. Blethen, the prin-
cipal of the school.
"A lady in Pennington furnishes the following
illustration of animal affection, which is
worthy of preservation: A sick daughter had
favorite kitten, which entered the room after
the attending physician had pronounced that
his patient had but few hours to live, and re-
ceived its mistress's caresses until remark
ly ensue, when it left the bedside, sought re-
tired spot, and could not atterwsrd be induced
to take food. After few days the kitten died
never having moved from the spot.
HANCOCK COUNTY
The ladies of Steuben, by leyeees and 10 9TH
er ways, have raised sufficient money and
have erected Soldiers Monument bearing
upon it the names of all soldiers from that
town who died during the war;
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The city authorities have commenced the
preliminary work necessary for the long need
ed establishment of complete system Of drain
age in Augusta. -
The Augusta Farmer says that Allen Lam.
bard. Esq, has purchased the DR.. Smell estate
on Winthrop street as a preliminary step to.
wards the founding of Home for Aged and
INDECENT Women in that city. The price paid
by him for the property we understand was
$4,000, and he proposes to fit it up and furnish
1t completely at his own expense, making a
Tree gift of it for the purpose above stated on
condition that sufficient fund should be con
trlbuted for the permanent support of such an
institution.
The Gardiner Reporter says matters look ia
bic Tor the contamination of the scheme for
new road from Gardiner to the military Asy-
ium. The board of managers meets on the 23d
inst, when the plan will be discussed, and
the committee from Gardiner will confer with
the Board III reference to the project. 81
KNOX COUNTY.
The United States Coast Survey are man.
ping Rockland aad the coast mile inland.
Mr.. Rice, Warden of the State Prison. fur
nlshed the inmates of that institution treat
OF strawberries and cream on the 18th inst, and
an hour of recreation in the prison yard. This
latter is privilege which has never before
been permitted to them. The treat was pro-
vlded by Mr.. Dorsey, well known as the berey-
olent friend of the prisoner
Nearly 5000 tons of shipping are being built
IN Ihomaston this year. The firm of Samuel
Watts & Co. is building ship of 1900 TONS.
O'Bren, McCallum & Co., one of 1860 tons
Stefson, Gerry q Co., bark of 800 tons: John
Small one of 800 tons; Walker Dunn g. Go.
have schooner of $50 tons nearly Completed
and will soon put up another of the same size:
one of $50 tons. rN' "'
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
Raspberries are selling at ten cents a nound
in Bangor.
a Bangor policeman is the owner of LARGE
dog which bears him company in his nigRt
watch; sleeping in the forenoon, about town in
the afternoon, and coming down to dntv at q
and go. 0onio
The Bangor Wing says that a family nonoed
Msho in removing from Madawaska to Vim
lost two children by death, on the wav Sin
days after the arrival at Winn, the mother
sickened and died, leaving of the family oniv
the father and little daughter. '-''
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
A singular claim is pending, in law against
Daniel Haines, of Parkman A strange. was
passing his house with heavily loaded team
and wishing to obtain some help about eettinr
bis load up an adjacent hill, called at Mr'
Haines's front door, and, no one answering his
zap, (the family all being absent, )he proceeded
% the back door, where he was attacked nv
he watchdog, which seized him by the chin
with his teeth, inficting an unpleasant wonnd.
This action is for damages inflicted.
WALDO COUNTY.
=, AZ Belfast last Monday, o. M. Shaw's horse |
AcOiellan made half mile in 1.16
we; we learn that the ladies of the Congrega-
,onai society at Frankfort Mills have raised |
= th.yt 20 repair and fit up the church edifice
~, AIRED n Elson attempted to run ten miles in
ne , nC y q az beifast on Monday evening. He
made IL miles in just an hour and he len
mics IN % minutes and Is seconds iack;nc
eat " PeiiorminS tue
A serious accident occurred in tho TOM, of
'h0rndike Tuesday. Three men and a hov
7ere precipitated from the caves of a bsrn ~ ~
he ground, by the giving way of stan;n~
me man and the boy were but slightly ;g;nE.
lone of the others having his arm and
boulder badly broken, and the fourth raca;u-
~ serious internal injuries |