The Portland daily press., 1870-05-18

harvest the continued prosperity of our farm
ers is assured.
The body. of young man ramed Colhv
Smitb,was found in small brook near WINGS
Mills, Mt. Vernon, on Sunday morning. He
young man was about 10 years of age
A correspondent of the Kennebec ,Joaroo,
relates the following incident in the early his.
tory of China "A lady on one occasion took
her child out with her in search of blackber
ries. It having fallen asleep, was laid down
upon the dry leaves while she was pickino bor
berries. In a short time she returned to the
babe and, with horror and surprise, she saw
sitting there on his launches, huge hear
looking down upon the unconscious sieeper
With a scream and a bound. she snatcbed nm
her darling and FASTENED with it 10 the cabin,
while bruin, apparently somewhat alarmed
made his exit in an opposite direction"
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
Samuel o. Dinsmore has been annoin,od
Postmaster at Medford Centre. vice n
Sawyer, suspended.
Our Pscataquis correspondent saws the
farmers in the vicinity of Parlman have fin.
ished their grain sowing, and if the weather
proves pleasant will do most of their planting
this week. The grass looks well having bsen
nicely cleaned and frightened by the late rains
albeit. some fields are extensively winter kin.
ed. Those who were prevented, by the early
SHOWS from digging their potatoes in the fail.
have concluded as the article is plenty and
cheap, not to dig till September, but they will
not again trust to October skies in this matter.
Stock is in good demand and commands fair
prices.
A large hen hawk pounced against a win
dow in Edwin Drew's house in Parkman on
the 18th inst.,-a canary bird suspended in a
cage upon the inside is supposed to have invit-
ed The attack. Being in an adjoining room at
the time, my attention was called to the affair
and as l stepped out to view the gambols of
the hawk who was rolicking in the air over the
house, he returned the charge and made a seq
ond vigorous assault upon the window terribly
frightening the canary, and would doubtless
have found an entrance but for the strength of
the sash and small size, 6x7, of the glass. S.
1t is undoubtedly true that more accidents
result from wagon riding / at from railroading
As Lewis b. Morrell, Esq, of Parkman was
riding IN carriage on Sunday last, the Whit
fle-tree parted from the wagon and the horse
ran several miles, Mr.. NJ. in solemn meditation
upon the uncertain termination of Sunday
pleasure-seekng. He decided not to ''wait
for the wagon" but to walk home u On the
same day as l.. T. Emery of Sangervlle was
descending a steep hill he met with similar
accident and was thrown from the wagon,
smashing the wagon and driving his nose its
whole length into the ground Luckily, he
was not injured, except few bruises, the road
was not damaged by the penetration.
The new school system is giving good salts
fact'o1 TO all parties in this county.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The per centage of tax at Machias is 2 sober
$780,
The Treasury Department has accepted the
title TO the Longfelow lot in Machias, for a
Custom House. 1t was given TO the govern
ment by Mr.. Nathan Longfellow Additional
land was purchased by government at a cost
of $1,000. 1t is not probable much win be COM
menced on the building before next spring.
The lobster factory, at Jonesport is doing a
good business. 1t is decided success. Thr.
ty men and twenty women are employed in
the factory and one hundred men outside
catching Holsters, and taking them to the fac
tory. Four lobster smacks are constantly en-
ployed. Each caneontains about one pound
of lobster and about five thousand cans pei
day are put up ready for the market.
AT LARGE.
The Senate on Monday confirmed John T.
Appleton. United States District Judge for
Eastern Texas, in the place of Judge Watrous
resigned. Mr.. Appleton is son of orr CHIEF
Justice Appleton of Bangor.
Mr.. George 3. Hoyt of Auburn has recently
been promoted to a clerkship of Glass in the
General Land Office of the Department of the
Interior. The promotion was made at the
recommendation of the Commissioner of that
office.