The Portland daily press., 1870-10-07

cock, Cape Carlisle, is over due and fears are
entertained for her safety, says the american.
The american states that the Typhoid fever
Is proving to be extremely contagious and dam
gerous to many OF our people. DR.. Grindall of
Mt. Desert has several cases in Bass Harbor
and more at S. w. 1arbor.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The Kennebec Journal says one of the tele-
graph wires of the Western Union line was
found to be joined TO the cable wire, the other
night, between Watervlle and Vassaboro' in
terrupting cable business for few hours
Some one had unite d the two res by means of
a small wire.
Three of the prominent citizens of Augusta,
says The journal were granted the Privilege
on Tuesday OF assisting in driving the last
spike in the shutting in" piece at the dam.
The spike was neither gold or silver, but of a
stuck up" at all, but are willing Ito shake
hands with any one on the payment of twenty
five cents.
KNOX COUNTY.
Moore and Hight. the Lime Rock Bauk rob-
hers, have been put to useful labor in the
shop and Hight in the upholstery department.
Mcore's wife purchased carpet for his cell
when she was in ROckland last week.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
! [From our Correspondent.
! A new two story building, in GUilfOrd VIII
lage, owned and occupied by parties unknown
| to reporter, buiused as tin-ware and stove
| factory and sales room, was consumed by fire
| on the night of the 81 inst, together with all
| its combustible contents. The heavy rain
which was falling at the time saved the village
from, otherwise, sure confiagratlon.
A long list of vexatious lawsuits has grown
out OF the flowage of lands by the Sangerville
Manufacturing Co.
The Piscataquis County Lodge of Good
Templars assembled at Abbot on the 3Oth nit
and was duly opened by d. r. Straw, Jr., w
g. T., at o'clock p. NJ. The afternoon ses-
| sion was not especially distinguished for the
harmony of its discussions, altht ugh fra.
ternal spirit pervaded throughout its doings
The Lodgeswest of Dover were fully repre
sented and were all reported in flourishlng
condition. The evening was devoted to pub
lie meeting in which several speakers bore 3
part; Rev. Mr.. Tylor, of Monson, making the
speech of the evening.
Miss Lucie A. Larrabee engaged to teacl
the tall school in a district in Parkmau. She
| went to the schOol-hOuse on the morning of thu
81 inst F, but finding some the glass broken anC
the house being, III some other respects, in
not very tidy condition, she dismissed thu
scholars, repaired to the Office of the Supervis
or and notified him that she would Commences
| the school when the house should be put in
proper condition. A good example tor man,
other teachers to follow. The public will b.
benefited by learning that school-room shoult
be decent and comfortable.
The welcome shower on the night of the 30tl
ult. gave pleasant slumberS to mauy tamille
who had liv. for week in constant fear .
the devourlng element; albeit there we
those who kept awake to enjoy the luxury Q
hearing rain. The rain which commences
on the night Of the Sd inst will set the farmer
plOnghs to work, no plough Dg yet having beef
done in consequence of the late uncOmmOnl
dry state of the soil. Potatoes are mostly har
vested, the crop being larger than ever belor
!, | am n fu hat faU not
are obtained are good and heavy, usual
weighing from IS to 20 pounds to the bushe
though but very few obtain as many as tee
sOwec in the spring In consequence OF the tel
rible devastation hy the grass hoppers. Whea
and corn are sound ana good, and but slight
short in bulk. Turnips are mostly failure
We have almost no cattle fit for beef in conse
, quence of the lack of fall iced No one is will
ing to sell pound Of hay at any price. Th
wiseacres say that we are to have very col
and long winter, the ,ear. undoubtedly, bein
the ground of that opinion.
YORK COUNTY.
Amaziah Benson and William Flanders
Biddeford, accompanied by Lewis Emmons,
: boy IL years OF age, son or Lorenzo Emmons
formerly OF Biddeford but now OF Vinahaven
went out fishing in dory Sept27th and in at
, tempting to return squall struck and capsize
them. They fortunately caught hold Of tn
boat and held on. 1t was near night and the
were about four miles iron Shore Tue DO
Emmons exhibited signs of exhaustion and hi
, companions were obliged to hold him, as wei
as themselves, to the boat. He was soon SO ia
gone as to be unable to speak, but they still
| chung to him in hopes of being able to saw
him ;at last they were obliged to drop him in OF
der to save themselves. Towards mornin
they were picked up by schooner, taken t.
Boston and arrived home Thursday night
Their presence at their residence was the frs
notification their friends had of the Disaster
Mr.. Flanders has but one leg, having lost tn
other in the late wa, as we learn from the Bid
defOrd Democrat
AT LARGE.
Patents have been issued week to G. f
Morse, Portland, tor balance slide valve; e s
NJ. Fernald, SacO, for knife grinding machine
A. B. Weeks, Rockland, for furnace CRATE;
G. Higgins, Skowhegan, for trip hammar ant
anvil stock