The Portland daily press., 1871-04-22
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ANpRoscoGGrN COUNTY.

We are happy to inform the Journal that we
saw the Colonel yesterday on the street appar-
emily enjoying his usual health.
We learn from the Journal that on Friday
morning Mr.. Henry S. Jones, of Augusta, was
instantly killed on the railroad track near the
Androscoggin depot in Lewiston. A freight
train was switching upon the bridge over the
canal, when Mr.. Jones stepped on the track:
Some of the employees of the road noticed
him and shouted to him to get OUT OF the way.
The engine bell also rang, but Mr.. Jones being
deaf did not hear the warning ana tne rear car
his limbs. body and head, killing him instant
". His bead was crushed and the brains ex-
uded on the track.
The Lewiston Journal is informed that o
large steam saw mill is to be erected at Bret
tun's Mills, and that large shoe factory is
also to be erected, the machinery of which is
to be run with power from the steam mill.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
The Bridgton News says there is good pros-
pect that the Cumberland county Agricultur.
al Society will hold the next County Fair in
that town. 7E
The News says Mr.. j. w. Dresser, of Bridg-
ton, is the fortunate pOssessOr of most re-
markable cow which has done an extensive
business during the year ending April 1, 1871.
She has made 2S1 IA pounds OF butter and fur.
nished milk for family of seven with the ad-
dition, q portion of the time, of from two to
six boarder., besides furnishing for ssle 40
quarts of milk
The town Of Bridgton has voted to purchaee
for Poor Farm that in South Bridgton, known
as the Moody FOste, farm, with stock. furni-
ture, edding and tools necessary for the work
ing of said farm, at an estimated cost of $4235.
The News regards it as one of the best farms
in the town.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
We learn from the Lewiston Journal that the
dwelling house and stable of Edward Thurs
ton at Temple Mills were burned about mid
night Wednesday. The buildings were new
and good. Small insurance
HANCOCK COUNTY.
According to the American, the business
prospect in fremont for 1871 is feurishing.
Tive new large schooners are going on the
stocks at Bass Harbor and numerous houses,
barns, &c. are "going up round town.
We learn from the Ellsworth American that
on the 9th inst. Mr.. William B. Campbelrs
blacksmith shop with all its contents was de-
stroyed. 9sb -re 4,
The American says the lighthouse keeper at
COW, an OK and twenty sheep from eating dam
aged -four, which was strewn along the shore
from a stranded Nova Scotia vessel 1874
Mr.. Robert G. Thayer, of Turner, who SUI
perintended the dredging of the Kennebec
river for the past two seasons, has just been
Narraguagus river, for which tho last Congress
made an appropriation. It is hoped to COM
plete the work this season.
At Dyers Bay, Steuben, Ella Yeaton, girl
of thirteen, fell through place in the scaffOld-
ing of her fathers barn, breaking an arm and
/ otherwise severely iniuring herself
At s. w. Harbor short time since Mr..
William DOlliver, brought his loaded gun ibto
his house and stood it in the wood box muzzle
down, according to custom. His little boy five
years old in clambering up lit is sadly for some
thing on the mantle-piece discharged the gun,
the contents OF which passed through one Of
his arms SCATTERING it feariully, says the Els
worth American. f
The American says much merriment was ex-
cited last summer when a box labelled "Lob-
sters' was thrown ashore at s. w. Harbor from
the Lewiston, and burst open with the crash Of
broken bottles and the liquid flow of struggled
whiskey. No one cared to claim that proper
ty. 4s
Mr.. George w. Hardy, a valuable citizen
and Christian man, as we believe, committed
suicide at Little Deer Island last Saturday, BY
drowning. No satisfactory cause can be given
for the act. He has at times during the last
few months been depressed in spirits. and Fri
day evening told his mother. who lives with
him, that he thought his work here was about
done, says correspondent of the American.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
III.
master at Gardiner.
The Journal says B. F. Priest, a workman
in w. 81. Dow 8 Co.'s furniture factory in
Watervilie, met with narrow escape from
death Thursday while engaged at the plauer
dis hand got caught in the iced rollers, draw
ing his arm through an inch space as far as
the elbow. Not Done was broken but his
arm was badly fattened, and before he could
be freed they had to 60 abou 80 rods to a hard
ware store TO procure an iron bar to pry apart
the rollers, and the machine had to be broke
before he could be extricated. At the present
time the man is doing well.
PENoBsCOT COUNTY.
fire Friday morning in Pickering Square,
Bangor, burned ont the grocery stores of n. H.
CrOcker, Maddox & Wilder and c. E. Gould,
the saloons Of James Dugan and O. Gi'aeIy,
and the shoe shop of Philip Frey and several
tenements over and adjoining the same. The
stocks of Croker and Maddox & Wilder were
OF $3.50 on the former, and $500 on the latter.
G. T.. Gould lOses about $4OO; no insurance.
None of the other losses were heavy The
buildings belonged to E. P. Baldwin; amount
of loss and insurance unknown.
The Bangor Wing says Patrick McCorsicsr
of that city was brought home Wednesday from
up river on the drive. where he went through
sluice with a lot of logs and was severely in
jured. Two of his ribs were broken and he
was otherwise SO badly hurt that his recovery
ID doubtful.
= sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
A double house on Washington street. near
Pine, Bath, owned by Albert Hathorn, occu-
pied by Edward B. and John Curtis, was dam
aged by fire Thursday night to the amount OF
about $780,
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Reporter says the suits of the Somerset
Railroad to enforce the payment of town and
individual subscriptions have been referred to
the Law Court to decide questions of law. If
the questions are decided against the defend
ants, the cases will then stand for trial on ques-
tons Of facts.
At the last term of the Supreme Judicial
were decreed.
The Reporter says that Walter Wells, Esq.,
of Portland, visited Skowhegan with Mr.. Law
of New York, for the purpose OF examining a
suitable location for pulp machine for paper
Mr.. Law proposes to invest 100000 in this en-
terprise in Maine.
WALDO COUNTY.
A family living in Belfast, received sad
and startling shock on Wednesday evening of
last week, says the Journal. One of the
daughters died suddenly in manufacturing
town in Massachusetts. Her Blister, who was
there, telegraphed home and Immediately
started with the body. By some oversight the
despatch was not delivered, and the first init
nation that the family had that the young la
dy was not alive and we'll, was the arrival of
the coffin at the door.
+ YORK COUNTY.
After an experience of twenty years, Mr..
James Tibbetts, shoe manufacturer OF Saco,
pronOunces the calf skin tanned by j. W.
Beatley q Co. superior to any he has used.
The deb. Of Kennebunkport is only $4,000.
Rev: j. W. Savage will remain with the Sec
ond Congregational church at Kennebunk-
port another year.
II. Johnston of Buxton raised 1852. beans
from one.
(From our Correspondents
The British steamship Clotilda is now being
by keeping heavy strain upon the submerged
anchors at high tide, and it appears now only
question of time as to her complete removal
The new Hotel ip that vicinity has been
named Island Ledge House, and with its spa
cious stables, bowling alleys, etc, attract at
tention from wide range. The new approach
by highway and bridge across Webhannet
River il we'll started by an efficient force of
wOrkmen.
The Union store at Wells, known as Div. $50
having faded out, the balance of goods will be
sold by auction next week.
Mr.. j. Moulton Eaton, at Ogunquit river ex-
poets to launch tomorrow, 22d, ina light
draft schooner of about 80 tons, which he will
employ as packet between Ogunquit and
Boston.
The three public houses now building on
York beaches make prominent LANDMARKS as
one approaches that pleasant village; the one
owned by N. G.. Marshall. is ready for inside
painting the skim-coat being nearly completed,
the ranges set, and other work we'll advanced
Francis Bacon. Esq recently deceased at
Kittery Is said to have left very handsome es-
tate. much larger than his intimate friends
snDnosed