The Portland daily press., 1870-07-27
State News.


The Lewiston Journal says the house OF
Widow Blethen, in Durham, near Little River
Village was destroyed by fire Monday night.
An unoccuped house in Turner, owned by
John Chandler, was struck by lightning in the
shower Sunday night and badly injured.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
A Phillips correspondent of the Lewiston
journal says: "We are suffering severely by
the drouth, and vegetation is wilted down, in
some places; in others, curled up. The leaves
on many trees, about the fields, are dropping
as though there had been fire at their roots
The water in the rivers and brooks is very low.
The fires are raging on the hills back of us. 1
understand to quite an extent in Rangely."
Mr.. Luther Turner of Phillips was tossed by
a Jersey bull which he was attempting to yoke,
and very severely injured. He will be confined
to his bed for some time.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
A horse valued at $500, belonging to George
W. Chase of Gardiner, died from the effects of
the heat Sunday.
The receipts for freight at the Hallowell sta
ton of the Portland s. Kennebec road average
upwards of $4,000 per month.
Seventeen carloads of beef cattle and three
carloads of sheep for Brighton, passed
through Augusta on Monday.
The Dirigo Base Ball Club of Augusta have
issued a challenge to the North Star club of
Portland, to play them game for the Junior
championship at Augusta on Friday of this
week. .---
Brick, who has been doing profitable ex-
press business between Boston, Portland and
Augusta, has just sold out to Mr.. James s.
Little of Augusta, proposing to continue the
business in another locality We wish him
success.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Youths Temperance Visitor, published
in Rockland, for the last eight years, comes out
this month in a new form, enlarged and great
ly improved. 1t now appears as "The Young
Peoples Helper and Temperance Visitor"
with a very handsome new engraved heading,
making beautiful paper of 16 pages
OXFORD COUNTY.
Gen. Grover, U. S. A., and Hon. L. Grover,
Governor elect of Oregon (brothers,) are
spending few days in Bethel, their native
town.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
B. II. Mace, Esq, of Bangor, was severely
injured on Monday by being thrown from his
wagon by runaway colt.
The E. & N. A. Railway Company has COM
menced in earnest to construct a branch from
the Orono depot to Upper Saltwater. A large
force is now at work grading and laying the
rails.
The Prize Defamation of the Sophomore
Glass OF the Maine State College of Agricul-
ture and the Mechanic Arts will take place on
Tuesday evening, August I'd, at the Methodist
church in OronO. Examination at the close of
the term will occur on the next day.
The Bangor Whig gives the following state
ment of the tonnage of the District of Bangor
on June 60th, 1870: 8 ships, 10 barques, 48
brigs, 16O schoOners, 15 sloops 6 steamboats,.
Total pa; total tonnage 29026 S5-1OO tons.
The Trustees of the State Agricultural Col
lege at Orono are finishing the laboratory
building, erected last year, and are laying the
fvv ,lnti for tlor hill
the accommodation of the increased number of
which are expected to enter at the
next commencement. They are also making
some improvements on the farm by grading
and draining.
PISCATAQUIS COUNTY.
[From our Correspondent
Mrs. j. "a. Edes of Guiiford, fell down a flight
of stairs on the 22d inst, fracturing the aero
monion process and dislocating the scapula
and numerous. Doctor Straw was called.
Judge Clark of Bangor was rustiUatipg
among the hills of Piscataquis, the last week
Mrs. Bray of Guilford in passing through
fell over shingle- bolt, severely con-
tusing the left side and causing congestion of
the stomach. She lies in a critical condition,
The blueberry crop is unusually large around
Moose Head Lake and thousands will resort
there to gather them the present week, via
Steamer Fairy.
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copying articles f1om the PRESS without due
credit, well knowing that the purloined articles
are written by correspondent who was driven
out the columns of the Observer, q year ago. NV
being denounced in that paper, as a rebel svm
pathizer and depriUed the privileqe of renl,,;no
steal rebel thunder.
DR.. Mudgett of Guilford has been on blue-
berry vacation to Russell Mountain.
The Dexter Gazette is informed that the raa-
,on why the PRESS did not "give the resnlt of
he trial" of Capt. Morrell to haul one and one
lalf tons OF rocks Is rods, at Parkrnan, on the
Eth of July, was because the umpire has not
ret decided whether he did did not do il.
lie used ladder to walk on over part of the
distance and it is claimed that the ladder
lauleG a part of the rocks. S.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
A building on Western Avenue, Bath, con-
aiming six tons of hay, all owned by James E. |
Walker, was burned Sunday morning. No in |
urance. The fire was kindled by an incendi- |
ry.
At Bath on Tuesday James Peters attempt |
d to Jump on the train from Brunswick, and |
ell under the wheels, which crushed his right |
rm n and he received other injuries. The crush
q hmb was amputated.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
w nile Stone & Murrays wagon horses were |
elng stabbed at the Brewster House stable in |
'kowhegan, the hoor of the shed gave way,
citing some half dozen of the animals into
og pen beneath. No injury to any OF them.
YORK COUNTY
Saturday afternoon as the Saco steam
re-engine was running to fire the
ose carriage became disconnected and
young man by the name of Frank
sedlon who was riding on it fell in
.Ont of it. At the same time one of the wheels
ave way, and he was fastened between the
ose and the ground. When taken out he
,as unconscious, but soon recovered, besides
eing stunned being only slightly bruised. 1t
Tas narrow escape.