The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-04-17
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| The Lewiston and Auburn CITY councils
nave, informally, agreed to erect a wooden
bridge across the Androscoggin between the
two cities. 1t will cost about $25, 0OO
The services on Fast day at Pine Street
" urcn IN Lewiston were somewhat varied. by
Exceptions pho tak zen to the prayer Of Rev. Mr.
eelon, who, after the sermon by Rev. Dr. Bal
KAN, addressed the audience, pitching into the
paryer and giving the Lewiston Journal a
wipe" tor its remarks about him. The Doc
tor evidently had got his dander up, and he
probably did not feel any better after perusing
the two columns of reply to his remarks in the
Journal OF Friday.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY. a,rga
A SO, of Mr.. Briggs Emery of Cumberland,
aged about three years, was drowned in a
small pond near his residence, on Wednesday
last IHre.E Ia rfl
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Gardiner Journal says the Amusement
Hall az the Soldiers Military Asy lum is to be
rebuilt at once.
The store Of III. B. Lincoln, on State street
Augusta was broken into Wednesday night by
BORING through the door and sliding the bolt.
The money drawer was broken open with an
axe and three or four dOllars in scrip taken
The robbers overlooked box containing $50
in cents. rs.s..s .-s 10 - W.
Among the change growing out of the con.
soildatlon OF railroads there is none which will
clLlXeO4
Ma.erville than the removal of Joshua Nye.
Esq, from that place to Augusta, Mr.. Nvs
paving been appointed financial agent of the
Maine Central railroad, position for which
nls hna1clal liability and integrity evident.
~ qualify him, it becomes necessary for him to
make bis headquarters at Augusta. Mr.. Nve.
during his residence in Wateryille, his heen
foremost 10 all phiIauthrophic movements. ca
DScialy the temperance cause. There ia M
nan 10 tne state VINO has given that cause
earnest lRch IL.
Nye, aud no one upon motives have bean So
generally misunderstood aud n1isre presented
those who know bin best and have known
nim the longest, know that he has given thou
sands OF dollars and years of time, that would
have procured for him money, for which he
expected no other compensation than the con-
seriousness of doing good. Thousands of v )unp
men and women, who, thu ough his influence.
nave been fortified against tenn ptatou az thew
blessed,
OXFORD COUNTY.
Hon. John Lynch has enlarged and remod.
eIed MS saw mill, near the village of North
Waterford, and is making Arrangements IN
manuiaoture the present season, million feet
OF timber into headings, boxes, shingles hoards
and dimension timber, hes des saw,no nna
hundred cords of birch into spool wood. The
miii Is ~ by 40 feet-has two wheels one N
loO morse power and another about 65. running
mil nnd saws az, and span Of upright The
II. H. q
thorough millwrght and practical manu-.
iacturer. The business gives employment tn
twenty men when in full operation. M
Lynch has some $500 acres of timber land in
ane vicinity ofthis mill. much Of which is ex-
cellent pine and hemlock. If another mill
should be erected, as is in contem pIatiop. anite
q little settlement will be formed at that
place.
Ell. PIscATAQUIs COUNTY
Samuel Solomons, one of the quarrymen en-
ployed in the Slate quarry at Brownyille. was
terribly, and it is feared fatally injured Nv tbs
premature explosion of blast which be was
charging, last Thursday. Cyrus McPherson |
who was assisting him at the time, was also |
BADLY, but not fatally injured. The Wing saws |
he explosion was probably caused by using an |
ron "spoon," which struck spark from o bit |
Of flint in the hole.
sAGADAHOC COUNTY.
,a. ne pan Times says that $50, 900 have been
. y. towards a sugar manufactory in that
WIN promise of still further assistance,
~, SOMERSET COUNTY.
North "A. Is. Dinsmore drowned herself in
porary insanity. ""uSo 'o"-
WASHINGTON COUNTY
East Harrina monument is to be dedicated IN
Tho C.,.;. Oh the Fourth of July.
Inc calais Advertiser saws a ,ettor ~
received from Minnesota bn Ever mas been
NY, conveying the sad tid1ss that NJ IN tLis
tp Io 10 mad recently killed h;s 80 go
us own existence. Mr.. TowpsenS fo ena to
esided in Midtown, and was highly respectedy
| YORK COUNTY.
Mr.. George Chatlin has been appointed An
ointed Assistant at the Whalesback lioht.
ouse.
Mr.. VIM. Fl. NOyes, Foreman Sailmaker at
10 Kittery Navy Yard, was superseded bv
lr. II. Q. Lowell of Portland, Me-, on Friday
forming.