The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-11-26
ARoOsToOK COUNTY.



1t is estimated that twenty thousand sheep
and four thousand head of cattle have been
driven out of Aroostook county the present
season.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The term at Bowdoin College closed on
Tuesday, for avacation of six weeks. The
Brunswick Telegraph says prizes of $25 to the
first and $15 to the second were offered for the
best examination lin Minerllogy. On Monday
afternoon the Junior class to whose members
the prize was offered, was taken into the La
boratory. A mineral wrapped in paper was
handed to each member, and it was intended
that it should be the one upon which he had
never before worked. The minerals were to
be subjected to the blowpipe and to acids, the
result of the chemical tests to be set down
the physical characters of the different spec-
men to be described. All made their reports,
and the reports were examined by commit
tee, consisting of Professor Bracket and Mr..
George Hale, formerly of the scientific school
and graduate of Bowdoin, class of 1862 So
nearly alike were the reports of five different
members of the class, that the prizes were
equally divided between them as follows: A.
B. Aver, Portland; H. Harris. E.Machias;
H. M. Heath, Gardiner; f. w. Spaulding,
Bingham; Geo. M. Whitaker, Needham, Mass.
The Bridgton News says a small house near
Taylors Wooden Factory owned by Mr.. j. Fl.
Ilsley, and occupied by Jeremiah Kimball,
was destroyed by fire Thursday, Nov. 18th.
furniture and clothing. Mr.. Ilsley was in
sured in the Town Company.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
William Davis who escaped from State
Prison Nov. 4th, and concealed himself on
Long Island, Mt. Desert, was arrested on the
18th of November, and returned to his old
quarters.
Dr. T. FL. Chase made post norton exami-
nation of Mrs. Luella Gross, who recently died
.,,n ,1o pf
says he found the bones chalky and crumbly
from age, and the arteries of the leg ossified
(turned to bone) Her vital organs were
sound.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Portland and Kennebee Railroad Com
pany have just completed at their shop in Au-
gusta new passenger car, No. 81 which will
most substantial and elegant railway carriages
in New England. There is nothing east of
Boston that surpasses it.
KNOX COUNTY.
Mr.. Stephen Richards of Rockland, who
was SO severely injured on the 10th instant, by
the falling of rock upon him. while he was
engaged working in the bottom of reservoir,
died on the 18th instant.
A. P Gould, Esq, of Thomaston had a mar
row escape from drowning few days since
while crossing the Kennebec river from Wool
wick in a row-boat with boy. The boat up
set in the middle of the stream. but assistance
from the shore saved Mr.. Gould and the boy.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The Wiscasset Oracle is to be published
weekly after the first of January.
On Monday last, the body of the late Mrs.
Jones, who was murdered by her husband the
fourth of last June in New Market, N. H.,
was taken to Somerville for interment
OXFORD COUNTY.
The carding and spindle mill of Jason Far
rar. at Buckfield village, was destroyed by fire
Tuesday morning. The stock in the building
was mostly saved. but the machinery was bad
Iy damaged. Loss $4,000; no insurance.
The sash and blind factory in Bethel owned
the 18th instant to the amount of $500.
Messrs. .&J.W. Prescott & Co. have
bought the machinery and made arrangements
for manufacturing paper at Steep Falls Nor
way. ri