The Portland daily press., 1871-10-16

W. Palmer, Daniel Sargent, %, Sewall B.
Swazey, Frederick Spcfford and N. I. Hill.
resolutions were passed authorizing the Di-
Tectors to issue six per cent. First Mortgage
Bonds not exceeding $4,000 per mile, princi-
pal and interest payable in gold.
Mr.. Nathaniel Jordan of Ellsworth, has bur-
led over 1000 persons and has dug over HOO
graves himself, since he has been Sexton of
that tswn.
Steamer Argo, which has run this summer
between Belfast and Ellsworth, run ashore
SATURDAY. night on Horizons Rocks. but was
got off without injuring her. On Monday
Capt. Nissan withdrew her from the route,
but talks of returning with larger and better
boat next spring to run between Ellsworth and
Bangor
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Mary, the little daughter OF Mr.. William
Dingley, aged SIX years, was drowned in the
Kennebec river ct Hallowell, Friday. The
body OF the child was discovered floating near
the shore, short distance above Mr.. Dinsley's
house. The body must have been in the water
for an hour.
The meeting in Gardiner last Wednesday for
The purpose of discussing the matter of grant
ing aid to parties who wish 10 start a shoe fac.
tory thei ewas not SO fully attended as it should
have been, only about one hundred being pres
ent, says the Reporter. A large majority of
those present favored the proposition to loan
any parties who would employ 200 or more
men, and erect two or more shoe factories in
that city, sum OF money for that purpose.
The amount was BOT stated in the bill, but I'M
derstood to be $4,000 and exempt the same
from taxation for a period of ten wears. The
meeting was then adjourned to "Wednesday
evening, Oct. 18th.
OXFORD COUNTY
A Rumfora cow last winter gave birth to a
monstrosliy in the shape Of pair of twin
calves. so joined together that they present but
one BODY, having eight legs and standing upon
SIX, two OF the hiud legs crossing each other
over IT'S back, and resembling the feet and legs
OF dog; While one of its heads resembles that
OF bear, and the other that OF a dog.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
On Tuesday afternoon last Mrs. Stephen
Hewes of HermOn Pond, noticed that a flock
of turkeys in the yard were very much frigbs =
ened, and on looking out saw large eagle de-
vouring pieces of lamb left by Mr.. Hewes after
Dutchering The eagle flew around the house
several times, finally aghting on the top of
the house, when he was shot. The eagle was
OF grey color, and measured seven feet eigh
inches from up " tip or wrugs. II mas Deen
purchased by Colonel Beals, who will have it
mounted and will use among the Bangor dec
orations on Wednesday.
The Bangor Wing tells story of man liv-
ing in neighboring town who came to Bangor
to purchase cider barrel. He found groee-
ry man who informed him that he was selling
kerosene barrels daily TO farmers to put cider
in, so he invested dollar and quarter in one
aod hauled it home They do say that man
mas some patent mon ext lOsive" cider for sale
now.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Our Skowhegan correspondent under date
of Thursday, says: This morning about bal
past SIX o'clock smoke was discovered coming
| IRON the building formerly occupied by A. III
| Fletcher as potato depot, now occupied by
| ID. y. Beal Tor the same purpose and as store
| house, the lower story being packed with plas
ter. The lower story became flooded by the
great rain OF the night The result was grea
deal OF smoke and very little fire. Tue en-
| gines-were soon on the ground and with thu
ram succeeded in making huge pen of NOR
ter. Loss to the building very slight Tn,
rain was pouring at the time, so that it wa
rather an unfavorable day for fire ON a larg,
| SCALE.
| The Skowhegan Reporter says New Port
land held an excited town meeting at New
| Portland Falls last Saturday. The principa
| article in the warrant was to see if the tow
would vote to pay back to soldiers their com
mutation money and money paid for substi
| tutes. The question called out between tw,
and three hundred of the voters of the town
The vote stood "a for paying, and 154 against it
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Directors of the St. Croix and Penobsco
and Railroad Company have ordered the com
| pletlon, this fall, OF a survey of the line from
Princeton to Grand Lake Stream, at which lat
| Ter point MessrS Shaw Brothers & Co., ar
erecting the largest tannery in the Union Al
ter the compile, ion of the survey, and an est
mate of the cost of the construction of the roa
is made and has been submitted to the stock
holders and approved by them, an earnest effor
will be made to bnild the road to the Strear
by next autumn. The distance from the Strear
TO Fassamaquoddy is only "a miles, and thi
gap will be then filed.
WALDO COUNTY.
| The Belfast journal says Mr. Smith, who re
sides on the eastern side of the river, attempt
ed suicide by hanging, last week, but was pre-
vented b! the active interference of Mrs S.
The owner of the horse killed by the trai
near ThorDdike, has sent in bill of S125 TIL
| engineer offsets with a charge of $127. so fo
cleaning the engine of digested grass, saws tn
Belfast Journal.
Thorndike has mineral spring which is sal
| to be equal to the mole famous springs in it
medicinal properties. 1t is situated on tn
farm of Mr.. E. j. Higgins.
fatal accident occurred in Searsport villag
on Saturday. A young lad, son of Michae
Cane, aged Is years, had placed some grape
upon the root of the house to ripen, and upo
going to take them in he lost his hold and sir
ped from the roof and fell some fifteen fee
striking upon picket fence. He was shock
| ihs'y wounaea~hs- si->- rielrats aad-aiad til
next day. '''
1t is sad that new slate mine has been dis
covered on the Rhoads farm, between Burn
ham and Unity.