The Portland daily press., 1871-06-29
state ews.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.


The journal says Miss Annie Cary, the wei
known vocalist, was in Lewiston Monday
She is stopping at her old home in Durham.
1t will require about thirty tons of iron bolts
for the new Androscoggin bridge, between
Auburn and Lewiston.
At the first examination of candidates fol
| the Freshman class OF Bates College, IL young
gentlemen were admitted, says the journal.
The Lewiston Journal says Mr.. Isaiah Pom
pilly of Auburn, was attacked, Sunday, with
hemorrhage OF the kidneys and is not expected
to survive. p. She died on Tuesday.
The Journal says Mr.. Daniel Lowell of Au-
burn, has native COW, which at two milkings
morning and evening, gave 45 IL lbs. of milk
This goes ahead of anything reported yet.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The Kennebec Journal says William J.
Cove OF Vassalboro,' was brought to Augusta
on Sunday and committed to Jail, convicted of
rape upon his own daughter, who is about
thirteen years of age. The man Tor beast) is
between nifty and Iy sixty years OF age. His
brick, whittier Cove went on the 18th inst,
and following his daughter into field where
she had gone to pick Strawberries committed
the inhuman outrage.
plan to break the Kennebec Jail was dis
covered Sunday in season to prevent its execu-
tion In the North part of the Jail where the
wood is kept, one of the iron bars was sawed
nearly Oft by prisoner during the first year
of its occupancy of the building An iron
clasp had been put around this bar and welted,
and it was found that this bar had been chip
ped by az axe. On Saturday the bar was
found so bent as to allow the passage of man.
Two prisoners are suspected.
The fire room of the North Vassalboro'
Manufacturing Company took fire Tuesday
noon. The roof was partially burned, but
with prompt attention on the part of the cti-
zens the fire was stayed with but little dam
w laarp from, ha ohao al
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The Bath Times says the rails on the Knox
q Lincoln railroad will be laid as far as New
oastle In day or two, and that regular passen-
ger trains Will run to that place in about ten
days. ''i'
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Democrat says Canadian auarrelled
with his wife on the Grand Trunk train last
Friday and leaped off the car, near Locke's
Mills, while it was at its full speed. His wire
and children screamed, the train was stoned
and run back, everybody expecting 10 find on
~ mangled corpse. But instead, they met
hlm running after the train, entirely unhurt!
domestic reconciliation followed as a matter
of course.
The Oxford Democrat says since the steam
mill and factories have been started at Paris
Hill, real estate has taken wonderful rise A
lot was sold last week, at the rate of $4,000 an
acre. So much for improvements.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The barn, woodshed and ell of the house of
Michael Gilligan of Bangor were DESTROYED BY
fire Tuesday morning. The main house was
saved saved in damaged condition. Loss $1,000 to
$4,000; insured.
Twenty vessels arrived at Bangor last Mon
DAY, and twenty-six on Tuesday.
The Bangor Wing says on one day of last
week, seven children were born in Bangor,
and it wasn't much of a day for children
either.
A boy in Bangor fifteen or sixteen wears of
t tg was fined three dollars and costs. for
the orW ng much younger boy off a slip into
uoun nner several times. We presume if the
have Ssen 10y had been drowned the fine would
"'o o''r increased to five dollars.
snccessfni attemt,o OF Newburgh made an un-
ting mis- throat hda Monday morning. he ' is be
element. ' reheious ex-
In the Police Court at Bangor Msndov .ho
Judge, on account of the County Att9.n eno
raised the bail of A. l.. Spencer, bound over over