The Portland daily press., 1870-09-17

but the mills run as usual, drawing portion
of their supply from Lake Auburn.
Messrs. Straw, Patterson & Nancy have SUBJ
let fourteen miles of the M. Z. Il. r. extension
which is to be completed by March 1st. The
Directors feel certain that the trains will he
running over the extended road by mid July
of next year.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
In Jay lives venerable man, 95 years OF
age, Mr.. Richardson. who never rode a mile by
stage OF railroad. His one horse shay must he
nearly worn out. Still he is himself we'll and
hearty, says the Lewiston Journal.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Mr.. William Forsyth, of the last class that
graduated from the Bangor Theological Semi
nary, was ordained pastor OF the Conglega ion
al Church in ,Bucksport Thursday. The SER
mon was delivered by Rev. DR.. Field, of Ban
cor. Rev. D-s Tenney, of Ellsworth, and
Pond, of Bangor, and Rev Messrs. A. Il.
Wright of Winterport, and A. E. Ives, o Cas-
tine, took part in the services.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The Kennebec Journal says that Thursday
| morning two little boys, sons of Mr.. Amos Pot
| ter, of Gardiner, were in bathing in Mill
| stream in that place, and getting beyond their
depth, and and remained under water about
| five minutes. Their situation was discovered
| and they were rescued, and in short time
were resuscitated under care of several of the
| physicians.
Miss Emma Woodbury., teacher in the Grove
| street Primary School at Augusta was knocked
| down by runaway horse, in that city, Thurs
| day. receiving some bad flesh wounds and
| bruises on the face and back, but nothing seri
| Gus.
Four tubular wells have been sunk upon the
Fair grounds to obtain water for use during
the Fair.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
4 Thursday morning, says the Wing, Mr..
Harding Snow, of Hampden, accidentally shot
himself through the bowels, INJECTING very
dangerous and, it is feared, fatal wound. The
pistol was quite small. one that he had long
carried in his breast pocket. He was com,Le
out of store when he slipped, and in tryin.
! to keep from falling pressed Il g trigger Of bis
pistol with his arm. dischareing it The bal
, entered his body just below bis heart. passips
down through his bowels. He Was attended
bv Drs. Buker and Thayer, who made fruit
less attempt to extract the ball. DR.. Sanger
! OF Bangor, was finally summoned, who advised
! closing the wound as further efforts to find the
ball was useless, but by an attempt to quiz
, pain and subdue Inflammation there was
! hope that the ball might become incased.
( sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
The Bath Times Gays the blasting of tn
boiler rock in Hurts Gate was the most perfec
success ever achieved in any blasting opera
> ton, besides being on larger scale than an
! previously attempted in the United State:
: When the wreck" on the Merrimac wa
blasted four cans of dualin were used, an,
/, | many OF the notables of the country were pres
. ent. On the "boiler rock'' ten cans OF duali
| were exploded and Gen. Thorn and all bis al
, | sistants we're much interested in the result {
= | the work. The boiler has been entirely blow
. up, and with the removal OF the fragments tn
| work will be complete.
YORK COUNTY.
e The Unio'1 says Mr.. Andrew Waterh ouse,
e lame man and resident of Biddeford, who hs
o of late been soliciting the Inhabitants OF ths
: city and SacO for money to epable him to pul
e chase a wooden limb committed suicide b
Q swallowing poison on Friday of last week.
!, We learn from the Union that the Saco rive
! is very low for this season OF the year, and it
U said by some that it is lower than known f,
:, years, and in consequence many mills and ia,
tories have stopped. which makes it bad for th
/. laboring classes.
"a man named George Lewis was arrested i
% Kittery Tuesday evening for stealing hors
IS in Great Fals, N. 81.
The Name Conference of the Unitaria
churches will hold its annual session at til
Unitarian church in Saco, the 14th, 18th an
J. 10th jdst. Commencing on Wednesday eve
Is nna 14th inst, with sermon. On Thursda
morning there will be social PRAYER and cor
% Arence meeting from half past eight to ha
!. past nine, after which there will be addresse
i, and discussions through the forenoon and a
i ternOon. In the evening sermon. Ou FIR
day morning there will be prayer and cor
ference meeting from half past eight to ha
past niue, to be followed by addresses and di
a cussions through the day.