The Portland daily press., 1871-12-15

in town to-day Thursday, examining the
situation as to the lay of the land here
about, for railroad. He goes from here to
Cherryfeld.
Rev. H. NJ Eaton, who has been tho travel
ling agent for Portland merchants, for tho past
six years, has closed his present business and
returns TO his pulpit labors again. He informs
the american that during the five years and
ness, he has travelled by railroad and his pri-
vate team 46, 600 miles, that for the time he has
sold over 5000 bills of goods, has preached 500
sermons, delivered five addresses on the Fourth
of July, also number Of funeral sermons, per-
formed some marriage ceremonies, written over
three hundred articles for the newspapers, re-
gained his health, which was impaired, and is
ready now for his old work again.
A cow on Cranberry Island, swallowed a
fork, which had accidentally fallen into a pail
of food, and had to be killed to save her fife
The tines of the fork were found sticking into
the poor things ribs.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The Gardiner Home Journal says Harvey
who killed Savage, in Augusta, in October, had
his trial last week was fined $500 and impris-
oned three months That's pretty severe SEN
tence for killing an Augusta man, but for a
Gardiner chap we shonld think the price low.
The Gardiner Jouanal says, at Mr.. RusselPs
| in Pittston, is a couple who were victims by the
Peshtigo fire Their name is Russell. The man
| is quite sick with the consumption. They lost
| everything they had by the fire and barely es-
| capped with their lives Mrs. Russell would have
died, as she dropped several times from exhaus-
ton, but her son dragged her along till she re-
vived and at length reached the river whore she
remained four hours in the water.
| The Kennebec Journal says that a large Arc
| tic owl, quite a curiosity, camo into the hen
house of gentleman in Sidney, in broad day
light, on Saturday, and after killing hen or
feet three inches from tip to tip of wings, and
his feet and legs were covered with long hair
and feathers, being larger and altogether un-
| like our native owls.
| PKNOBsCoT COUNTY.
A correspondent of the Echo says strange,
and very savage animal was caught near Pas
kind, of grey color, short tail short thick fur,
a tuft of black hair growing from each ear, and
| is about as tall as a largo Newfoundland dog
He was caught in steel trap: the moss and
leaves with which the trap was covered were
frozen to the jaws of the trap, which prevented
4 it's breaking any bones in his foot. After con
siderable trouble and much danger he was lash
cd to pole and brought out here, where he is
enjoying the Injuries Of fresh beef, without
having to hunt for it. He has good many vis-
| itors. We at first thought it was a leupcervieT,
But old hunters say that 1t is not.
The Wing says the the tenders of the loeomo-
tives on the eastern division of the E. & N. A.
Railway are covered with ''Mansard roofs for
| the winter-an excellent plan to keep the wood
dry and free from snow and ice. "a
81 - YORK COUNTY. ~
The Democrat says a gentlemanly appearing
young man presented tive checks, purportins to
be drawn by Cornelius Sweetser Of Saco, at the
counter of the Biddeford National Bank, on
Monday last, and received the cash for the same.
amounting to about $780, The checks have
since been found to be forgery.
IN GENERAL
Patents have been issued this week to levi
FL. Morrill, of Falmouth, and Elbridee G. p.
Smith, of Portland, for desk, table and shelf,
combined; Edward f. Edgecomb of Mechanic
Falls, for tool-holder for grinders; VIM. Ham
mond Brown of Bangor, for sash supporter.
Mr.. Edward Fenno, who was for many years
a book seller in Augusta, where he held several
responsible Offices, and who has been for the
two past years an officer of the House of Rep.
resentatiyes at Washington, has been appoint.
ed Keeper Of the Stationery of the U. s. Sen.
ate This is pleasant recognition of the ser
vices of genial and industrious son of Maine