The Portland daily press., 1870-07-20
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ANDRoscoGGiN COUNTY.

A party of about one hundred ladies' and
gentlemen left Lewiston on Monday for
week of camp-life at Boothbay.
The Lewiston Journal says twenty-one STU
dents have been admitted to the next Fresh
man class of Bates College. The class will
number at least twenty-five
The Journal says the farmers of that section
are busy haying. The crop will, it is Thought.
not be much moe than half as large as last
year. Other crops are looking finely, although
a rain is much needed.
Two sous OF James O'Brien of Lewiston met
with severe accidents on Sunday afternoon.
One fell from a tree, receiving u severe con-
cusslon OF the brain. About two hours after
wards the other fell greater distance, from
another tree, receiving bad cOmpund frac-
ture of the thigh.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Bath Times understands that the in
junction petitioned for, to restrain the Farm
ln2ton Village Corporation from lOaning their
credit to the AndrOscoggin railroad, was de-
nied by Judge Barrows ut the hearing held at
Pennington on Friday last.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Mr.. Francis Davis of Augusta, aged about
seventy years, fell from load of bay while
haying, on Friday last breaking one OF his legs
at the ankle.
A cargo of ice to 20 South was sold at Gar
diner on Monday at SIS ton on board. The
same party takes another cargo at $50 during
the month of August Parties from Washing
tou were at Gardiner on Monday negotiating.
The Kennebec Journal says B. S. Wright of
Boston has purchased the Alden Sampson es-
tate at Manchester village. This well known
place contains two hundred acres, and is we'll
adapted to the purpose for which it was pur-
chased-the rearing of horses. The amount
paid was $4,000.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
noon as young man named Weber was
moving with machine, he rose to his feet to
strike one of his horses, with the ends of the
reins, when both horses started quickly, throw
ing him to the ground in front of the cutter
bar. He shouted to the horses and they stop
ped, but not until the rapidly moving cutters
struck his left ankle just above the instep,
| mangling it in horrible manner, severing the
blood vessels and nearly all .endons. The
bones were also crushed, SO that DR.. Seavey,
who was called. to attend him, removed several
pieces The Dr.. hopes to save his foot, though
of course it will be stiff.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
(From our Correspondent
Hallowell was lucky fellow when he failed
Revenue for the 4th District of Maine The
manufacture of excelsior, which he has started
at Ornevlle is worth dozen assessorships.
The farm buildings on the Roach place, )" in
Abbot, were consumed by fire on the morning
OF the 10th inst The origin of the fire is a
mystery.
From the 18th to the 23d instant inclusive
will be the pressing days of haying in Piscata
| quis, if the weather be good. Help is as
| scarce and difficult to obtain as at any time
| during the war.
There is loud call in Pscataquis for some
shoes and boots with no sharp nails on the in.
side to perforate the feet of the wearers.
The number of visitors resorting to Moose
| bead Lake is very large, if we may judge from
the crowds witch fill Nichols's lines of coaches
between Dexter depot and that place.
| "Gen. Logan" the Knox horse, which wa.
said to have been "sold to parties in Boston fol
| $4,000" is simply on summer tour in Ohio
SO says his owner, j. Nj. Littleield, of Abbott
Mr.. Littlefeld is in no way pleased with the
mis- statement of Such q sale at such figure
| S.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
| Mr. William Allen of Bowdoin, dropped
dead just as he was entering his house, in thai
town, Friday last.
| A little daughter of Elijah Upton, Esq O.
Bath, was severely injured Monday by being
thrown from an ice cart.
| The Bath Times says that on Monday morn
| ing little daughter of John Dane fell from
| an attic window to the ground, distance O
| nineteen feet, but remarkable to relate she re-
ceiyed no injuries except general conclusion
| of the system.
Mr.. David Richardson, inspector in the Gus.
tom House, Bath, had his foot badly crushed
Monday afternoon, while on duty attending t.
the discharging of the cargo of the bark Wet
terhorn by bar of railroad iron falling on his
toes, rendering amputation of some of the toes
necessary.
WASHINGTON COJNrY.
Several of the Congregational churches in
Washington county have contributed to assist
the people at WhitneyviHe, in rebuilding theil
chr ch.
YORK COUNTY.
Viii, Caleb B. Lord Esq.,, of Alfred, was rid.
ing out with his family, Thursday mornino,
his horse took fright at the band car on the p
& r. railroad, and became unmanageable. Mr..
Lord jumped from the carriage and caught the
horse by the head, but was thrown to the
ground and badly bruised. His family forum.
ately escaped uninjnred.
Our Kittery correspondent writes that some
stir is being made in the navy yard on account
Of orders to fit out several vessels with dispatch
Some excellent and improved machinery has
kSO. put :--saurfu5 f,..s
Guiding some of the heaviest planes in the
country.
AT LARGE.
Many order offices have been established al
Gorham, National Military Asylum at Chelsea
Paris and Unity.