The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-09-27
state News.

ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.
George Storer of Lisbon, the fellow VIII,
was arrested at Bath last week for horse steal
ing, was taken to Lewiston, and in default O
$500 bail, committed to Jail.
1t is stated that fires have been running il
swamp i've Or six miles from Liverm.r r,
faiis LOT some months. Tho fire originated il
tne woods last June, and after running through
the woods, entered peat swamp. Tie swami
IS eight miles long by two miles wide and fire.
| quently the tire IS seen breaking out at Tho
| surface.
| CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
| =, We learn from the Bridgteu News that 9
Mandatory are to be established in that
| town.
The News says the Bridgton Sweet Corn
Canning establishments has put up, this season
ment put up $4,000 cans Last year from ga
acres planted they obtained 533, 900 cans.
while this year, notwithstanding the drouth
from 200 acres, they obtain 100000 cans.
The town of Harrison has voted to build .
new and commodius town-house, on the site
of the old one.
| KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The Waterville Mail says the house of Mr.
a. =. Shorey. about mile and halt this side
OF the West Village, was burned. on Tbnrsdav
afternoon. The family were absent at The
tlme and lost everything but the clothes thew
na1 on. Loss ABOUT $40O-nO insurance. Cause
of fire unknown.
The vile of the assassin Hoswell, in spite O,
ner w0unds, was able on Friday to be convened
from Hallowell to her mothers home in Car
mel; Her step-father and little son accompan-
j. d. Lang of Vassalboro has lust returned
rom MS Indian treaty visit, and proposes soon
to 60 back.
PENoBsCOT COUNTY
The Bangor Wig says the long continued
drouth on the Penobscot must cause serious
Joss TO lumbermen and manufacturers At
nigh tide the water in the river tastes salt.
something which has rarely been noticed
here.
The Patten correspondent of the Whio saws
one Day last week a little girl, two wears of
age, the daughter of Mr.. Charles Moves. of
Mount Chase, fell in such manner that she
sat into a pail of boiling water and was SO
Dadly scalded that she died in few hours.
The barn of Mr.. Kellogg, on Kellogg Hill
IN Patten, Just outside the village proper was
destroyed by fire on Thursday last, with ali
us Us contents-2O tons of hay, 200 bushels oats,
1OO bushels buckwheat, all the farming tools
several horse-sleds, pungs, sleighs and a nice
The European & North American Railway
Is Is OF great benefit to the lumber dealers owing.
the Bangor Wing, to the low stage
of water it is impossible to run RATS. manv 81
w wulcn are now hung up between here and
,Greatworks" and all the lumber brought
GOWN from above has to come by rail. At
dead low water Sunday afternoon, saws the
bangor Wig, there was scarcely drop lett
IN tne stream, while the bed Of the river was
pared to an extent rarely seen. Sch Water.
loo, OF THIS city, was lying at the Brewer side
oetWeen Two larger schOOners when the tide
went out, and the outside vessel, Sch. Hepsi-
pan, OF Brewer, keeed over upon her, crush
ing the Waterloo's side to a considerable ex-
tent. We do 1earn bo Of A.
damage done.
The following tracts of timber land were
sold at auc ion in Bangor, last week: One
quarter Of Township 3, r. II, to ID. r. Stock
well at S1.75 per acre; one half of Township
:, H. IL IL to to Wm = Pearson at 81 81 II per
4, H. IA, to VIM. T. Pearson at $162 10 per
acre; one quarter of Boydtown, to Leavitt q
Weston at 81. 48 per acre. The whole number
of acres sold is about $4,000, for which was
paid some $4,000.
sAGADAHoCK COUNTY,
A large double-house owned and occunied
by Elijah Clifford and John Perry in Phips-
burg, was entirely destroyed by fire on The
21st, with all the contents, incIudinc the
crops OF potatoes. barley and corn. Not in
,ured.
WALDO COUNTY.
John Shehan, a sailor belonging in Belfast
accidentally fell overheard and was drowned
,"M TIC ScHoouer IseIine, capt. Gilmore of |
hat place, on the 9th inst, in Eagemooan
Reach. eee-
The house and barn of William Bassiek. in
aldo, were burned on 18th inst. with most |
If their contents; only part of the fnrn;tnre
y the house being saved. The fire took in a
he'd among some straw in some nnacconntable |
way. Loss about $500; insured $500
The wager of the Belfast and Rockland stara
company on one OF their horses, 10 travel from
oelfast to ROckland AID back, &c miles. every
lay Tor SIX consecutive days. was decided In
avor OF the company. The mare showed NO
lsns OF distress, and came in on the last day
n hour an half ahead of her time of the nre
ious day, having travelled 1856 miles in six
lays. The driver called on Mr.. Rohbins the
Oser OF the wager, and took him on half mile |
rot around the square. The wager was $500
ide, and the outside betting was to about the
anne amount.
Work on the new Custem House at Machias
as been suspended.
Several pensioners in Washington Co. have
cen notified that their pensions have been
uspended. Thtre are large numbers of per-
)ns receiving pensions who are not entitled to |
1em and the government is investigating the
latter.
Miss Hannah Stevens, a school teacher iu
lachias, was recently complained OF cruelty
finishing pupil eight years of age Upon ex-
mlnatiOn before a Justice, she was discharged |
Mrs. Stratton, wife of Joseph Stratton of
IachIas. died suddenly on Monday night last.
rs. B. sat at the supper table as usual with ,
le family on Monday night. She has been
oubied with asthma, but no serious conse-
FENCES were apprehended.
The Hon: D. X. Hobart of Depnvsville has
zen appointed agent of the Passama0uoddy
,u.an tribe, vice Wadsworth of Eastport re- I
YORK COUNTY. I
frank Pierce of Lebanon, was drowned in
- Oocneco River, near Dover, a few days
nee; ne was driven into the river while
unk, by Dover roughs. "-"'