The Portland daily press., 1871-03-08
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CUMBERLAND 'corfrx.

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The toll bridge between 'Brunsvick and
Topsham. recently burned, is being repaired. |
One span is .lready completed and the other |
VIII De put IN very soon. In the meantime the |
clnzens are obliged to use the free BRIDGE"
under the Androscoggin railroad bridge or
cross on the ice, which is now very weak.
FRANKLIN COUNTY
The spool factory at Weld consumes about q
thousand cords OF birch wood per year. manu-.
featuring considerably over hundred gross of
spools per day, most of which find ready
market in Massachusetts and Connnectcut.
The Androscoggin Railroad Co. have erected
very handsome and substaDtial freight and
passenger depots at Pennington Village, on
the west side of Sandy river. Two fine clocks
of stores are also to be erected at that village
the present seosou, one OF brick; one near the
depot, the other on the Hill. The railroad
bridge across the Sandy river is very hand
some and apparently enduring structure, prop
erly protected against damage from running
ice and logs.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The town of Pittston on Monday, voted to
exempt from taxes, the Kennebec Land and
Lumber Co. for ten years, for Improvements
which they have made.
cester. Mess, 10 February for larceny, has been
taken to Augusta Cd a charge of breaking into
the Gardiner depot in February, 1866. and
more recently into the same depot and that at
HALLOWEEN. A large number OF Portland &
KeDn+ bee and Maine Central lailroad tickets
were found upon him when he was arrested at
Worcester.
PENoBscor COUNTY.
The engineer Of the E & N. A. railway train
last Wednesday evening was savec from death
from stray bullet By having small testa-
ment in his vest pocket: The ball passed en-
| the inner ever and the cloth of the vest The
| engineer knew nothing OF the affair until his
| wife the next day discovered the bullet in the
| vest. He thinks the shot was q random one
i and not intended for him and that it was fred
| in the outskirts of Bangor.
A lad in Bangor who was changing gold for
| bills was arrested on Monday. wheu he owned
| no that he stole the coin from the house OF Mr.
| Weber, in Hermon.
PIscATAoUIs COUNTY
From our Coz responaentl
DR.. Colby IL on visit to toe patrons of the
Equitable Lie Insurance Company" in Pts
cat 4quis, and is doing a good business in be-
Of his able Temperance lectures; Que at San.
ford, one at Guilford and one at Parkmap.
He is enphatically killing two birds with one
s.one."
Mrs. j. D. Pckens of Abbott was tapped fol
drOpsy on the LIST inst, and hopes are enter.
tanned of a complete cure in her case.
A young man, son of B. G. Rollins, E-q, Of
Abbott, was killed on the 1st inst. by falling il
such position that . fOur-ox-sled load of wond
passed over his body aud. probably, killed him
Instantly. No one was with him at the time
Of the casualty.
A few weeks ago, Deacon French, of Park
man, bad a horse lame with scratches, havius
formed ulcers around the lower legs. To cur,
the disease, several persons washed the sores
at different times, and each one who did a,
!. was attacked with ipfammatory symptoms
followed by troublesome postules on the fac,
| and wrists
The weather is such as we are accustomed Il
have the last OF April. Wiseacrcs Oplne that W
are to have some deep snow yet. Ii this state Q
| weather continues, woe be to the men who 81 Il
: | off their stock IN the fall expecting to Iealiz
enormous prices for hay in March and A prii
Many farmers have used less than half OF tn
usual amount of hay for the same amount @
stock, supplying the deficiency with Iodial
meal, obtained 10 exchange fer potstoes q
from 70 to IS cents per bushel, and paying iron
81 90 to 81 10 for corn at Dover and Dexter
and stock 10 getting fat. 8.
|, | ss YORK COUNTY.
l We learn from the Indepen deut that or Sat
urday morning last the barn OF Mr. Lewis Saw
yer, q short distance from the Bux,on RIA
and about three miles from the village wa
burnt Mr. Sawyer Lost nine head of cattle
tx sheep, and bog, saving his horse, on
sheep and one hog. H4 al-o lost bay abou
sufficient to winter out his STOCK Mr.. Albo
Haines also lost 2 IL tons of bay stored in tb
barn. No insurance. Excerpt 800 on the barn