The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-05-20

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will be at the Congregational Church.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
James S. McCurdy arrived at Gardiner
Tuesday evening, exhibiting evidence of in
sanity. He attacked DR.. Barrows, without
doing any damage, however, and raved
strangely at times, assuring the bystanders
that he would be the next President. He was
placed in the lookup over night, and We'd
nesday morning carried to the Insane Asylum.
The Hallowell Gazette has been enlarged and
improved and the title changed to Saturday
Gazette is now published in the quarto
form and presents a handsome appearance.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
John Marshal of Damariscotta, committed
suicide Tuesday, by drowning himself in a
well. He had been subject to fits of melan-
choly.
Damariseotta has voted to loan the credit of
the town to the DamarscOtta Water Power
Company for $4,000 for the period of twenty
years; also to exempt the corporation from
taxation for ten years. The work of con-
structing the dam across the river will be COM
menced at once.
OXFORD COUNTY.
A few days ago, a small boy named Wood,
fell from the penstock, which carries water
into the tannery of MiXter and Watson, into
the stream and came near being drowned. He
hoated nearly past the tannery, when work
man discovered BIN Ey chance, leaped in and
rescued him from watery grave. Had he
hoated but a few feet further down he must
unavoidaby have been drowned
PFNoBsCoT COUNTY.
There has been an unusual drought on the
branches of PenobscOt river. The owners of
logs upon the west branch are concerned at
the prospect of getting any considerable por-
ton of them to market this season. 1t is fear
ed that from fifty to seventy-five millions will
be held back from = scarcity of water ON the
{,,sE
that the logs which are available have advan-
ced In price one dollar per thousand.
The Bangor Wing says the Board of Trus-
tees of the State College of Agriculture and
Mechanic Arts met at the College Farm in
Orono, Wednesday morning. Every member
OF the Board was present, and an important
discussion was bad upon the question whether
the community" or separate room" system
should be adopted, in the buildings about to
be erected. 1t was finally resolved to adopt
the latter plan. The subject of the erection of
new buildings was taken up and thoroughly
discussed. 1t was decided to proceed at once
to erect a building to include a kitchen, din
ing hall and laundry, to be separate from the
other buildings, and also q dormitory. Mr..
Fasset of Portland will furnish the plans.
Somebody at Bango according to tie Whiq,
encouraged by the gro ling popularity of frog
dinners, has commenced to cultivate the
backed jumpers and has quite a stock of
them growing nicely.
PISCATAQUIs COUNTY.
Our correspondent says as Mr. Seneca Buck
OF Abbott was at work upon the headworks
OF the PenObscot Log-dr.ving company on the
10th inst. he was struck on the head by the
Shalt OF capstan, knocking him senseless. in
which condition he remained for several hours.
he has so tar recovered as to reach home. but
suffers from vertigo and partial paralysis. Sew
eral other men were injured, though less dam
mo fI,n,,, c.,
uel Withee, Esq, of Dover.
The saw, shinge, lathe and clapboard facto.
tory of lothian Works, Esq, of Abbott which
was consumed by fire in the winter of 1889 is
now completely rebuilt upon an improved
plan and supplied with machinery of the most
improved modern styles. With good crews of
Intelligent, active and temperate men, this IS
adjustment is rich curiosity for lover of
order, neatness and business combined. to
look at
The mill of o. P. Wtham s. Co. of Abbott.
which was burned last winter, is being rapid
ly rebuilt. TX; q
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Miss Spaulding of Norrigewock. hung be--
self in the shed chamber of her fathers house
last Sunday. The family went to church,
leaving her in care of a sister, who was obliged
to leave her few moments, aud during her
absence she hung herself Iaesssi.y -.x+ss- the
cause.
YORK COUNTY.
BY the late freshet Of the Saco river in the
vicinity OF Biddeford, Mr.. Luther Bryant lost
$780, or more, by the washing away of one of
his houses, and by other damages.
The large hotel being built at Old Orchard
by Messrs. Seavy &, Roberts, is rapidly APP
preaching completion. 1t is four stories in
height, with French roof
One day last week young man named
Stanton, residing in Saco, cut three of his fin
gers nearly Oft with a circular saw at the Saco
Water Power Machine Shop
We have received COPY of the annual re-
ports of the several departments of the city
government of Saco for the financial year end
ing February %, 1870; The Treasurer's re-
port, unlike many documents bearing that IT,
tie, is spread out in tabular form in such a con-
else and systematic manner that schoolboy
can understand it-a result not always attained
by gentlemen who undertake to explain the
financial situation. Mr.. Beatty has establish
ed quite reputation in this direction which is
July sustained by this report. The total re-
ceipts for the year were $99,743 e.; expendi-
lures, $4,000 The expenses OF the CITY
farm were S1.21 Il; receipts 1926 q. Tine net
expense of poor OF the farm was s. 259 rs.
Number of paupers on the farm %; average
number, ~. The overseers recommend that
the present city farm be disposed of and an
other purchased nearer the village. The city
marshaPs report shows that 142 arrests were
made during the year. and $S4 was received
IoI llCcustS Vi WHICH Sfz was lOr dogs. The
fire department, according to the Chief En-
ginee1's report, was called out 80 times; IA
fires occurred in Biddeford. 10 in Saco and 12
were false alarms. The department. consists
of one steamer and two hand machines. Mr..
Chadbourne makes several valuable sugges-
lions which will doubtless commend them
selves to the judgment of the city fathers as
worthy of consideration. The sales at the
liquor agency amounted TO 1910 SO, upon which
the city "laid up loss of $45 81. births
and deaths occurred at the city farm, which
gain will perhaps more than compensate for
the loss at the liquor agency The school COM
mittee recommend a larger appropriation next
year for schools, and state that better school
houses are imperatively demanded The
schools are reported in prosperous and salts
factory condition. The book is elegantly print
ed by William s. Ncyes & Co., and will CON-
pare favorably with any town report ever done
in New England. The citizens of Ssco have
reason to be proud of the specimens of the
''art preservatve'' which issue from their es-
Enlistment and do their '",evel best to sup
port and make it profitable. Few things give
outside barbarians better impressions of a
town than fine specimens of printing, and
there are no neater, more tasty or accurate d.
ciples of BENJAMIN Franklin Printer than