The Portland daily press., 1870-08-20

ity, ana in the morning had disappeared frot,
the hoIl leaving all his clothing excent his
shirt. A letter from bis mother, Mary Al. Me.
Allister, was found in his pocket. 1t is thought
that he had succeeded in drowning himself
The Gardiner journal SAYS two youno lad;os
at the New Mills, reading an item about the
lutte switches, went home and Commenced ~
investigation, and on shaking out their sw;tcha,
large numbers of a kind of worm was tonnS
which microscope was needed to detect os
they were from an eighth to Quarter os a ao
inch long -"
OXFORD COUNTY.
There is couple living in Buckfield r r
Waite and vile, whose parents were ali LIVING
the 9th inst, each one of the four being over
eighty-four years Of age; each couple have
been married and lived together over sixtv
years, having had ten children apiece; twelve
now are living with fifteen grand children and
twelve great-grand children.
The school house at East Hebron was strucl,
by lightning last Tuesday and considerably
damaged. Fortunately the teacher had dis
count OF the approaching shower.
Democratic county NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
| VIM. Gordon, I'd, of Fryeburg, and jeremiah
Bartlett of Woodstock; Sheriff, Gen. Clark S.
Edwards of Bethel County Attorney, A. S.
Kin,ball of Waterford; County Treasurer
Mark p. Smith of Norway.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
| Luz DauSOr why ttllS VI IHIto UT, nOQ0X
ministers OF Massachusetts, who have been on
hunting and fishing trip to the Schoodc
Lakes. They met with marvellous success.
killing three bears the first day they were out
| They captured unlimited numbers of fish and
small game.
Webster Kelley Pierce, ESQ.,, of Winterport,
who retiIed from the profession of law to en-
ter the ministry, has recently graduated, with
distinguished hOnors, at the Bangor Theolog-
cal Seminary.
People are beginning to call the new town
near the mouth of MOlunkus river by the pleas
ant name of "Kingman." There is some pre-
priety in calling this town Kingman, since Mr.
Kingman owns a large tract of land around
the town, is building mills, and is to erect the
largest tannery in the country.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Annual Cattle Show and Fair of the
East Somerset Society will take place on the
society's grounds in Hartland, Tuesday and
Wednesday, Sept 18th and 14th.
The Seventh Day Adventist Camp Meeting
will he held in Skowhegan, one mile above
Pishon's Ferry, on the Somerset & Kennebec
railroad, from September 1st to 9th, inclusive
The ADVOCATE says gang of men have begun
to work on the Somerset railroad in the woods
south of the village OF Arson.
Enn. Asa Clark of Norridgewock, died last
week. He held the office of Register of Deed:
for twenty-five years, being elected ~ >tht
Wings though Democrat. He held other po
sitions ef'trust and honor, being once a mem
Der of the Executive Council.
WALDO COUNTY.
There arc ninety-eight persons and firms il
Belfast who pay tax of 500 and upwards
The highest tax is paid by the Alfred W. John
son estate, viz: SLIP. The next is paid BY
Ralph q. johnson, $1551. No others go owe
one thousand.
The camp. meeting at Nortbport will begil
on the 10Th inst.
YORK COUNTY.
A correspondent of the Biddeford Journo
notes large increase of buildings at Lyman
Centre the past year.
The Franklin Base Ball Club of Biddefor
and the Pine Trees of Portland played a mate
game in Biddeford ON Wednesday. The Frank
: Inns won; score 80 to IA.
John G. Locke of Buxton had valuabl
colt killed in the pasture by lightning last Fri
day night.
Joshua Littleield, 18th, while driving fror
Portsmouth to Wells Beach few days age
with load of goods, had cask of ale stole
from the wagon by two unknown men VIII
drove up behind. The ale and men were miss
, | ed about the same tme
, The Biddeford Journal says quite numbe
of Germans have made Old Orchard Beach
rendezvous, and last Friday evening they bel
glorification in honor CT the successes of tn
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, songs, and of course a considerable quantity c
lager was furnished.
There was very we'll attended and profits
BILE session of the Maine Dental Society at Bid
defOrd last Wednesday. The following officer
. were chosen for the ensuing year: Presiden
, Thomas Fillebrown. D. NJ. D., of Lewiston
!, Vice President, DR.. I. Smell, OF Augusta; Re
cordng and Corresponding Secretary E. i.
Roberts, d. d. s., of Vassalboro; Treasures
y DIR. w. II. johnson, of Portland; Executy
Committee, e. Bacon, M. D., of Portland
chairman.
q AT LARGE
The report of the Treasurer of the Andres
coggin Railroad shows that the earnings of tbs
road have been constantly increasing since il
extension to Brunswick. In 1860 there wa
12,34S passengers and 1918 tons of freight trans
e ported, both paving the road 1874 033 81. Thes
? have rapidly increased every year until til
past year 81 O62 passengers and 55 260 tons
, freight were transported by the road, yieldin
l revenue of $204, 7O318. OF course the ex
, penses have increased rapidly from increase {
f MISUNDERSTANDING $16,92I 81 in 1860, an
= $l21 $685. the past year. The net earnings
the road in 1860 wore $17 112; during the pas
year, $3.50, 007 81. The rolling stock Nov. 81
, 1861, consisted of four new engines and one oil
one; two passenger cars; two baggage cars
twenty box cars, and thirty-one platform cars
: total of forty five cars and five engines. Jun
80, 1869, it had been increased to 1872 cars an
seven locomotives.