The Portland daily press., 1871-07-06
state ~ ews.
ANpRoscoaeIN COUNTY.

iston, was arrested in South Boston, Tuesday,
for the forgery OF a note on N. M. Hinckley of
Phillips, Me-, for the amount of $780, He
got it discounted at a bank in Maine and then
made his escape to Boston, where he wass ar
rested at the instance of the Lewiston authori-
ties.
A stranger named Russell attempted for
gerry at Lancaster, on Monday, by signing the
name of three citizens of that place to note
for $1,000, payable at st. Johnsbury, VT,
bank, but having dated it Sunday recalled it
from the post office, saying that he had been
sent after it by one of the signers. The clerk,
suspecting that something was wrong, went to
look after Russell, and found that he had left
the village. He was captured Tuesday, about
four miles from Gorham, having walked about
twenty miles since Monday noon, 1t is
said he is wanted at Lewiston, for being con-
cerned with Harlow in some forgeries commit
ted by the latter.
A. d. Lockwood, Esq, has resigned his po-
sition as President OF the First National Bank
of Lewiston.
The corner stone of the city building, at
Lewiston, was laid July 4th with appropriate
ceremonies.
s.3- KNOX COUNTY.
Mr.. John T. Berry was thrown from his car
| rage on Lime Rock street, in Rockland, Tues
| day evening" and broke both bones of his left
leg near the ankle joint.
At South End. in Rockland, Tuesday, lad
| 10 years ofage, named johnson, was accident
| ly shot in the head by pistol in the hands of
another boy gained Kuowlton. The ball en-
| tered near the temple and penetrated the
| skull and was not found by the surgeons who
attended the case, The lads condition is criti-
| cal,
| s-geE ~.Te LINCOLN COUNTY. sE.- Lv
| We learn from the Lewiston Journal that on
| the morning of July LIST, Mrs. Charles Welt, Of
| WaldobOrO', 80 years of age, committed suicide
| by hanging herself with skein of yarn in her
| sons barn. As she was not insane no cause
| can be given for the act ssfEF
l. "a o. 81 OXFORD COUNTY.
| At classed Conventions held at Paris, on
Friday last, the Fryeburg Representative Dis
triot was apportioned as follows:-Stow, to
| send in 1871; Fryeburg, IL, rs and '78; Brown-
field, IA, Y and 80: Porter, 49, '76 and 70.
bauy, IA; Norway, rs, '76, 80 and 81; Mason,
'78; Mason and Albany 70.
L II gstt PENoBsCoT COUNTY. sef
Potatoes sold in Bangor. Monday, at $1aO
The Wing says the pile drivers on the e & N.
A. Railway at Crosunticpok have got out their
hammer lately lost in the mire. 1t had sunk
but eleven feet. Its weight is 1900 lbs.
The Wing says, Tuesday morning as the
Maine Central mixed train to Bangor was run.
ming between Carmel and Etna, the engineer
windmill. 'Down brakes was whistled, the
engine reversed and the train stopped In short
| order, and the man was quickly interviewed
by the officials, whose minds were doubtless
filled with all sorts of fearful disasters Steady
ing himself by an effort, the stranger dropped
his hat and in excited tones shouted, "There's
(hic) rail up (hic) back there (hic) piecep
And then exhausted by his labors, the old tel
4 low sat down and famed his perspiring brow
| 1t appears that instead of "seeng double al
i inebriate persons usually do, he"saw two rail
| into one. The train drove on, leaving him re
ioicing in the idea that he had done his chic
duty" '"
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
tE (From our CORRESPONDENCE -s
Mrs. John M. Small Of Wellington, was Sc
verely injured by jumping from wagon, rup
turing the capsular ligament of the ankle.
Liberal showers on the night of the I'd inst
have given more cheerful face to vegetation
Corn, grain and potatoes, are looking remarka
bly, we'll and give promise OF fair crops.
The County Lodge of Good Templars at At
kinson, on the 18th inst, was we'll attenet
and most of the Lodges in the county were re-
ported in good working order.
Two brothers by tho name of Smelling, one
from RocKland and one from Kansas, fell in
Oempany at Parkman, few days ago, who ha(
not met before for 81 years. s.
asa SOMERSET COUNTY. rs.
At a meeting of tho Te----- eous.ittros- o
t,oStr par Class, composed of Arson
NorridgewOck and Starks, the representation
was fixed as follows: Arson, 1872, IA, rs, II
10. 't
The Arson Advocate says Mr.. John A
Fletcher of that village, has shown us two
specimens OF stone imp ements plowed up or
bis lands near his new house on Pleasant St.
one of hard grey granite shaped like wedge
encircled with a groove to lash it to a handle
1t doubtless served for an ax--another of a
kind of hard blue stone wro't in the point of
chisel tfft f+e
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
| Orders have been received to commence
work on the custom house at Machias, and
make progress with the work as fast posi-.
| BILE.
DIR. Porter lost eighteen sheep, Mr.. Higgins
six and another man four, all in one night
| near Calais-killed by dogs. AZ
The Catholics of Lubec conte mplate build
ing chapel, and are circulating subscription
papers in aid of the object.