The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-07-16
state News.
ANDRoscoGG1N COUNTY.

ANDROsCOGGIN COUNTY.
The Androscoggin Herald tells of the neigh
bors OF farmer in Poland, Frustrated by fever
for long time and was unable to labor who
turned out with teams and tools and plowed
narrowed and planted his ground, and hoed
his corn and potatoes. That's the real charity
of deeds and not words.
The tornado at Mechanic Falls on Thursday
was very severe. 1t lasted but few minutes,
but it blew the spire from the Baptist and a
chimney from the Methodist meeting-houses,
Frustrated fences and trees and in some cases
tore the garden crops from the ground.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
About $50 men are employed on the e. & N.
A. r. working from Mattawamkeag Point to
the mouth of the Molunkus, about IL miles.
Horse cars to be used instead of carts at the
great fill on the north side of Mattawamkeag
river.
Work is about being resumed upon the Epis-
copal church, Ashland. The parish expect the
building will be completed this fall
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Kennebec Journal saws subscriptions
are being collected in that city to defray the
expense of preparing for the State Fair in that
city. 4..
The third story of the wing to the Insane
Hospital is now ready for the painters and pa
per-hangers. The two lower stories have been
plastered and made ready for the finishing
SOMERSET COUNTY.
A. III. Eaton, Esq, County Supervisor. in
froms the Reporter that by actual count, he
met in one day, week before last, two hundred
and fifty Canadians on their way to the lower
Kennebec, between the Forks and Moose river.
1t is estimated that more than thousand have
come through for the haying season.
Mr.. Eaton has been visiting the schools up
the Kennebec. He reports very good schools
in Bingham. Moscow and Moose. river. There
are but few families at Moose river, but they
are large, vigorous ones, having sometimes
dozen children.
OXFORD COUNTY.
One day last week as W. w. Watson was
leaning over circular saw in his salt box fac
tory, at South Waterford, bolt flew, striking
him in the stomach inficting serious injury.
Saturday morning last, four gentlemen from
Bethel went out fishing, and returned at night
with over five hundred handsome brook trout
In the eastern part of Oxford county the
present is the severest drouth experienced for
many years.
The buildings of T. M. Thomas, in Byron,
were burned Friday night, the 1st inst. with
all the farming implements. Loss $1,000; in
sured 5000. A cow and hog were burned.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Bangor is fitting up a neat little place called
Whitney Square, at the junction of Hammond.
Sixth, Cedar and Pond streets, the Whig says.
Four barrels and two half barrels of liquor
was seized on Steamboat wharf in Bangor on
Wednesday. 4E b
Between thirty and forty men are employed
ing rapidly pushed. The walls will be ready
for the roof in short time.
The Wing says the Commissioner of Fishe-
ries has recently been inspecting the fisheries
on the Penobscot river and bay. He finds the
laws very well obeyed in the river, but on the
shore of the bay the fishermen are very slow 10
learn the provisions of law which has never
applied to them until this year. The fisheries
have Lot been so remunerative as usual.
The Republican County Convention will be
held at Skowhegan on the 18th of August.
A heavy shower accompanied with wind and
hail passed over Skowhegan Thursday, doing
considerable damage to trees, crops, &c. The
lightning struck near Ruel Homestead, work
ing at haying, severely injuring him. The
barn of Mr.. Lerton was blown down. The rain
beating into the stOrehouse of L. L. Morrison.
causing large quantity of lime to ignite, do
ing some damage.
WALDO COUNTY.
On the night of the 4th inst, the store of J.
II. Gordon, in Brooks Village, was entered.
and money and goods to the value of twenty
five dollars taken. ~
The University church at Belfast, which has
been re modelled and beautifully decorated will
be reopened on Wednesday of next week, by
Rev. Mr.. Battles of Bangor.
Mr.. Leander Davis of Belfast experienced a
paralytic shock last Monday while at work on
the shin in McGilvery's yard. He was taken
up and carried home unconscious. He has i'm
proved somewhat but is yet in avery critical
condition.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Tho Calais Advertiser says Mr. Silas Wal,
dron has been appointed Postmaster at Mill
town, vice Josiah III. PineO. The latter takes
the place of Mr.. Henry Balloon as Custom
House officer in that part of the CITY,
The Calais Advertiser relates how lad IL
years of age saved train of cars from destruc-
Stephen Branch railway was nearly DESTROYED
by fire. The train was approaching lit fast,
when the engineer, Mr.. Spring, saw the bow on
the bridge trying to get his attention. He was
successful, and the train was stopped within
few feet OF the burning bridge.
The Messrs. Shaw are erecting Forest CITY.
the largest tannery, it is said, in the United
States. They keep some three hundred men
employed.
Sealed proposals will be received at the Office
OF the Clerk of Courts in Alfred until the 9th
gay OF August for providing material and do
ing tne labor requisite for excavating cellar
anu 'oondatlons, and supplying stone, ceme ant,
ga oanG, water, tools and derricks and building
ail loollhs walls, from foundation walls above
foot,ngs and and cellar walls up to the intended
rectiOn to be erected in Alfred. "
Charles E. Jenness, an interesting bav eight
years old, only child of Mrs. II. j. Jenness of
West Buxton, was drowned in the Saco river
near that village in the evening of Julv il
He fell from boat which he was scullino and
before he could be rescued life was extinct A
young man, George Bergman, who was in the
boat at the time of the accident, in attemnting
to save the boy, nearly lost his own life. and
was rescued from the water in an inaa.s;hlo