The Portland daily press., 1870-05-25
state News =.
ANpRoscoGGIN COUNTY.


The graduating class of Bates College, this |
year, numbers sixteen.
The Androscoggin County Savings Bank
has just declared dividend, at the rats of Z
per cent per aDnum.
On Sunday, Mr.. A. r. Giddings, residing at
Danvile Corner, was thrown from carriage
and quite severely bruised, but sustained, it
was thought, DO serious injuries.
DR.. M. c. Wedgewood of Lewiston, while
driving up the river road in Auburn, last Sat-
urday evening, came in collision with an ap-
preaching wagon. In endeavoring to exiri-
cate his team he was preciptated, with his
chase dowa a declivity of Is or 20 feet. DR..
w. was found quite unconscious with broken
shoulder and severe bruises on mis- side and
limbs. The chaise was pretty thoroughly de-
moralized, the top of it alone preventing the
Doctor from receiving still more dangerous in
juries.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The committee of arrangements of the Cap
ital Guards at Augusta, have fixed upon Sun
day next as the day for decorating the soldiers
graves, instead Of Monday, the day appointed
by Gen. Logan for its general observance
throughout the country. Rev. Mr.. Bingham
of Augusta is out in the Journal against this
innovation, which is in violation of the care
fully considered appointment of the highest
authority in the nation on the question"
A fool went into house in Augusta, loaded
gun, and pointing it, sin FAM" to young
lady, fired. The contents whizzed by the
| young lady's head and entered the dish closet
smashing the crockery strangely, says the
| Journal.
Patrick Mullalay of Chelsea, who has been
| engaged in selling rum to the soldiers at the
| National Asylum, was IN before the municipaI
court at Augusta on Monday and fined $50
and costs for the offence Committed.
KNOX COUNTY.
w. o. Shepard has been appointed post
master at North Appleton vice Mary E. Shep-
ard resigned.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Levi Shedd has been appointed postmaster
at Greenwood, vice D. Fl. Crockett resigned.
The Austin Mill house in Byron with all its
contents, excepting two beds, was destroyed
vus Bolman, and occupied by him and the
family of Alpheus jenkins. The fire caught
from defect in the chimney.
Not far from Rumford Center, last week
says the Lewiston Journal, a lady after making
some other purchases, asked the price of hose
The merchant replied that "the old fashioned
shank (hoes) were IS cents. and the new SOCK
ct ones were 80 cent each'' The lady politely
replied that she wanted cotton hose for ladies'
wear, not the "Ola fashioned shanks.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
Capt Charles B. Sanford of Bangor, has
sold his handsome stallion "Dirgo' to MIR.
David Quimby of South Exeter, for $500.
Monday, as milk-dealer named Jacob Mars
ton was driving along Third street, in that
city, his horse took fright and ran, throwing
Mr.. Marston out upon the ground with ter
rible shock. He was taken up senseless and
it was found that the unfortunate man had
two ribs broken, and was seriously injured in
90 Iuug,
his recovery is doubtful
Two men from Orrington, SAYS the Bangor
Wing were riding on Exchange street Monday
forenoon, leading colt behind when the an
imal became frightened and rearing, jumped
into the Concord wagon in which the men
were, throwing one OF them ont, but not seri-
Ously injurlng him. The colt struck against
projection of the wagon frame, which pene-
trated between his shoulders and breast bone,
cutting cash some eight inches deep.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY
Our correspondent writes, as Mr.. Seth Rol-
Inns of Parkman was riding from his field, on
the 10Th inst, stone-drag. his oxen took
fright, and as he fell from the drag, his heel
caught in the angle of the side and cross rails
and he was dragged some distance by his foot,
| rupturng the capsuar ligament of the knee.
joint and gripping him for life.
| John M. Briggs of Parkman has sold his
| four year old Drew colt-'Lady Gray"-to
"lke' for $1,000
Babb and Strickland of Bangor have nine
vaiuaele horses kept in Parkman, Que of
| whieh mas Recently had severe attacks of pro-
| fuse hemorrhage of the lungs.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
There is considerable activity in the ship
| yards at Path. In Rogers ward the proprie-
tors OF the Spray are building fine steamer
ThurlOw are framing "a small fisherman of
| about ~ tons. Messrs Hawthorn e. Hold kins
| are at work upon large three masted schoon-
er Of full 675 tons burthen. Messrs Coombs
q cornish are underway with small fisher
man of perhaps 100 tons. At Mes>rs. Chap.
man & Flint's yard large ship of 1900 tons is
going forward. At Winnegance Capt. Parker
is also building small coaster,say of 100 tons.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
A fearful confagration is raging iE the tim
Der lands between Calais and the st. John
river. There has been an immense destruc-
ton OF property. Unless the wind changes or
rain falls the loss of timber and buildings will
be incalculable. A dense smoke is in Calais.
and the air is filled with flying cinders.
YORK COUNTY.
Sumner 8. Richards, Esq, has been com
missoned census marshal of the city of Saco.
Rev. Mr.. Worth of Kenuebunk will preach
the funeral discourse of Rev. John Hubbard,
n. at the Baptist church in Biddeford next
Sunday.
Another fire broke out in Hewitt's mill in
Aenne5unk last Saturday morning and did
damage to the stock and machinery'amount-
ing to eleven hundred dollars. 1t is uncertain
whether 1t originated through some careless
ness VI the workmen or design, or from sparks
caused by stones or other hard substance in
the cotton coming in contact with the ma
chinery. Fully insured in New York and a
Boston company.
|. "A false alarm of fire was given in Saco
night before last by some mischievous youth
who delight to get out the tubs. As one of
the engines was being drawn very rapidly
down Main street it ran over Frank Durein
aged about IS, son of Obadiah Duroin, the
city marshal, breaking both his legs and 9TH
erwise injuring him severely. The severest
penalty of the law ought to be inflicted on
those who create so much Inconvenience, con-
fusion and distress by frequent false alarms.
AT LARGE.
In five counties in this State the number of
sheep destroyed by dogs last year is estimated
at fourteen hundred.