The Portland daily press., 1871-06-12
state ~ ews.

at ten millions.
state News.
ANDROsCOGGIN COUNTY.
.at.4- From our Correspondent
The installation of Rev. Mr.. Ford as pastor
of Pine Street church at Lewiston will take
place June Oath.
Capt. Daniel Holland is building French
roof house, with stable on College street, Lew
1stOn. 1t is said to be the best house in the
city. G. f. Douglas is the architect.
At the De Witt house stable in Lew iston is a
curiosity for Barnum-a pig with only three
legs.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
lFrom our Correspondent
The Congregational Church in Bucksport
is to undergo thorough repairs, to receive new
windows, be frescoed, &c.
KNOX COUNTY
From our Correspondent
The Episcopal Church edifice at Rockland is
to be thoroughly repaired the present season.
Rockland is also to have High School build
ing at an expense of $4,000, and another at
the Meadow" to cost $4,000. A new brick
engine house for the steamer is also to be put
up. The Congregational Church is also to
undergo thorough renovation and have new
pews, new windows and the walls frescoed.
Tolman and Eells of Rockport are building
three masted schooner of $50 tons.
Knowlton & Co. Camden, are to build sixty
platform cars for the European and North
American railway company. The same firm
furnished the road with sixty tons of railway
spikes OF their own manufacture.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Friday night Mr.. Sumner Birch of Augusta
was walking along Union street, Boston, with
hic Il:
arm, and desiring to go the shortest way to the
Eastern depot, asked man who was going in
the same direction to put him on the right
track. The stranger said he was going to the
depot himself, and the two walked together
for some distance, when the stranger proposed
to carry Mr.. Birch's coat, which was handed
to him. AT late hour the owner of the coat
was looking after it at the police stations, hay-
ing concluded not to go home until he could
mud the man who was SO accommodating as
to carry it for him.
The Baptist church at North Windsor has
Just been repaired and improved throughout,
making it very neat and attractive place OF
worship.
The new amusement hall at the Military
Asylum at Togus is being rapidly finished.
The Gardiner Reporter says the Lawrence
Brothers started up the steam saw mill, lust
completed by them, at South Gardiner, on
Friday of last week, and the mill is now in
actlVe operation
OXFORD COUNTY.
Friday, three young men, DR.. Samuel E.
Verrill, son of Luther Verrill, of Minot, and
Robert Edgecomb and l. G. Barker, of Ok
ford, were out sailing on Thompson's Pond,
Oxford, near Craig's Mills, when the boat was
capsized by flaw Of wind, and all were
drowned. No one saw the accident, but the
boat was discovered full of water some dis.
lance from the shore. The water was Is feet
deem 10
bodies have not yet been recovered.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
From our Correspondent
A new primary school hOuse-frame build
ing-is to be built at Foxc loft.
The three slate quarries at Monson are now
employing 90 men, and before the season is
out the number is to be increased to $50.
PENOBsCoT COUNTY.
From our Correspondent
william Bodge, Tor many years freight Con-
ductor on the Maine Central road, has been
appointed Conductor of the Pullman train be-
tween Waterville and Bangor.
The earnings Of the European and North
american Railway ate nearly 80 per cent in
advance of last year.
The Bangor and Piscataquis railroad has Just
added to the rolling stock twenty freight cars
from the Portland Company.
H. H. Williams of Bangor is building a
large French roof house nearly opposite the
Bangor House
The European and North American Railway
Co. has just put on the track 50 ton engine.
5 IL #. drivers, for freight Business; built at
the Portland Co.'S works. -
The Wing says Rev. DR.. Talcott of Bangor
Theological Seminary is about. making a trim
to Europe, which will occupy about four
months. 80
...- sAGADAHOC COUNTY.
No clue has yet been obtained as to who the
nan was, or where he came from, who COM
nltted suicide at Bath last Wednesday,
[from our Correspondent
The Eureka Milling Co., of Bath, have re-
umed the work grinding barytes.
The Knox and Lincoln railroad compapv
rave added a new locomotive called the Ed
yard Sewall, from A. Blood's works, Man
hester, N. ii. This is the fourth 25-ton en-
,ine from the same works, costing $4,000
ach.
Zina Hyde & Co. are erecting first-cIass
'fick biock on the corner of Front and BOYD
treets, Bath.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Watervlle Mail says that last week. at
long Pond on Moose river, party of seven
Dung lumbermen in the employ of General
NTH of Waterville, took shelter in a tent
uring a thunder shower. There was room
n only six of the party to sit down, and one
'maiped standing: A yeung man, son of Mr.. |
eter Veaguo OF Watorviile, got up from ms
lat and gave it to another, and stepped out of |
'e tent. Instantly the man who took the |
at was struck dead by lightning All the |
hers were Frustrated, but none killed.
From our Correspondent.
e. b. Hill of Skowhegan has Just furnished |
l elegant house in that village; G. M. Hard
g of Portland, architect.
Wool is selling at Pittsfeld at 43 and 45
nts; eggs II; best table butter 25
Potatoes are selling at Skowhegan at 80
nts per bushel
w. j. Heselton & Sons, formerly Of the Elm
ouse, Skowheean, bave purchased the Tur-
= House for $4,000, and are putting up an adj.
!lon 90 oy 40 feet, four stories high. to con- |
IN hall and sleeping-rooms.
WALDO COUNTY,
[From our Correspondent
J. Lambert, Esq, of Stockton, is building a
70 brick store on Maine street. The Cleaves
'use is to be enlarged by the addition of an
ler story, which will give twelve additional
pms for the public convenience.
The landing at Fort Point, Penobscot river,
being enlarged by Capt. Charles Sanford, to |
;ommodate the travel to the Warrumkeag |
'use. The house will be opened July 4th.S
contains 100 rooms
Best pressed hay is selling at Belfast at 1926.