The Portland daily press., 1871-02-24
HANCOCK COUNTY.

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Mr.. Tapley OF Brooksville was robbed of a
hundred dollars and suit of clothes last week.
A little child of Henry Smith of Steuben
vas p.isoned to death the 18th inst from
rinking solution of tin.
J. w. jones began to can Holsters at the fac
ory of R. A. & W. A. Friend at Centre Har-
,or on the 1st of October last. Since that |
ime they have put up 1000 cans Of Holsters |
md 13, $40 cans OF clans.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The Gardiner Journal says, one day last |
week, as f. G. Richards was driving on the |
liver his sleigh struck hard bunch of snow,
md the VIII faetree breaking, the horse went |
llong. leaving Mr.. Richards sitting in his |
leigh Freed from his driver the horse ran |
Up on to the railroad and soon got his legs |
through bridge where he remained. Soon |
he passenger train came along, and rather
han detain the train, the engineer proposed to |
Knock the horse in the head and dump him
through the bridge. They, however, tied bis
egs and lifted him out. As the horse was well
worth thousand dollars, he perhaps was
worth saving.
KNOX COUNTY.
We learn from the Free Press, that Mrs.
VIM. McLoon, Of Rockland, was thrown from
sleigh on Saturday and had her collar bone
broken. On the same day, Mrs. TIorndike,
sister of Mrs. McLoon. fell upon the ice, and
received, it was feared, severe injury to her
spine.
Mr.. A. D. Small, who has been the Principal
of the High School in Rocklaud for four years
past, has severed his connection with 1T to &C.
cept position as teacher of a school at New
port, Il. L.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Mr.. Mason, the man who was supposed to
have been lost, with his team, by driving into a
hole in the ice at Dresden last week, was found
at home cursing and swearing against tie ice
company Tor leaving the hole. It appears that
he was little ''set up" and might have saved
his team if he had gone for assistance instead
OF going home, according to the Gardiner Jour-
nal
OXFORD COUNTY
The bucket manutactorv- of Albert Stan.
wood, at Waterford, was burned on Tuesday
afternoon, together with large quantity 81
pine slaves ready for use. Fortunately the
roofs Of neigbboring. buildings were covered
with snow, or there would have been an extern
sive fire. ..-..s ...r;s
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
From our Correspondent
Mrs. Neal Warren of Parkmau died from
rheumatism Of the heart on the 18th inst. She
had done the usual weekly washing for her
family on the day of her DEATH For the bene
fit of the living. wish to say here, that where
rheumatism leaves the joins and is followed by
paine 10 the chest, a mustard poultice, over the
lungs and heart, will save the life of the suf-
ferer.
Mt. Kineo and Mt Katahdin Lodges of F.
and A. NJ. unite in festival celebration Of
Washington's Birthday at Monsoon.
After a protracted and painful sickness,
Phillip T. Briggs of Parkman, who was an up
right, industrious, temperate and highly re-
speeted citizen, died Feb. 20, 1871, leaving q
wife aud four infant children to mourn sad
bereavement. S.
PENOBscoT COUNTY.
There is family residing in Chester. Penob-
scot county, who lost, during the late war with
the South, six male members, four sons and
two cons in-law, and the seventh was wound
ed and discharged Tor disability. Two OF the
sons were captured and died in rebel prisons
q third was killed at the battle of Cedar Greek
fourth was wounded, and fifth died at home.
One Of the sons.in-law was killed at Peters
burg, aud the other sickened and died in one
Of the Union hospitals near Washington.
WALDO COUNTY.
The down train on the Belfast & M. L. rail-
road ednesday night of last week struck and
killed a horse that was on the track near the
Brooks and Waldo line. There was no head
only tell at the time that he had struck some
thing. but the next day he found the horse ly-
ing beside the track.
The Belfast Journal says the fellow that stole
Miliken's coat, touched by remorse, has sent it
back.
The Journal says the cars ran over skunk
Saturday night; nobody mistook it for a case
Of Lubin.
Sisty years ago, says the Belfast Journal. a
raft Of hardwood logs sank in Goose Pond in
Swanvi.le. Last fall, during the low stage Of
water, some of them were recovered. NJ. S.
Staples, Esq, handed us a portion of one,
which is as sound and firm as ever, with the
exception Tat the layers OF wood are separat-
ed, like ready made basket stuff.
YORK COUNTY.
Mr.. Edward Wilson of Sanford, dropped
dead in the barn of Benz F. Hanson on Sun
day last.
Elisha Wadleieh of Parsonsfield celebrated
the 1923 anniversary of his birthday on the
10Th inst.
Rev. A. j. Weaver, Universalist minister at
Bddeford, has resigned. His Pensioners pre-
s4nted him with beautiful silver pitcher,
salver and goblets last Friday evening.
Mr.. j. w. X eene of Damariscotta has been
employed to teach the the High School at Bid
deford. ..
The friends of Presiding Elder Joseph Colby,
in Riddeford and vicinity, propose presenting
-L;--..L anrsA of r,Arlas1 Of ho nlAsA--f AIS
term in April. w
John Towne, Postmaster at West Parsons
field, has well sixteen feet deep, with five
feet of water in it. This water, which is eleven
feet below the earth s surface, was frozen to tive
depth of eight inches on the 9th of February.
Mark Novel; of North Berwick, who con-
cluded to board awhile at Alfred Jail rather
than TO pay alimony to his wife, did, mt like the
confinement as we'll as he expected, and con-
cluded to comply with the order Of court
Ex.Gov Chamberlain was entertained after
the delivery of his lecture last Monday evening
bv Hon. T. Fl. Hubbard at his residence in
North Berwick, where he met large number
Of the prominent citizens OF the place.
The old building on the corner of Main and
Water streets, occupied by j. w. LittIefeld
Moses Emery & Son, aud DR.. Kimball, is to be
thoroughly repaired and painted.
The Saco Savings Bank, of which Joseph G:
Deering is President and Charles Littlefield
Treasurer, is pros perine finely.
Election in Saco for city officers. March 9th.
The house aud furniture of N. Thayer
Moulton of Biddeford will be sold at auction
March I'd.
The tannery lately occupied by J. G. Cobb s.
Co. at North Lmington will be sold at auction
March 18TH
Subscriptions for stock in the Saco River
Railroad company will be received on and after
the 24th inst, at The offices OF John NJ Good
win, Biddeford, b. Fairfield, Saco, II. X.
Bradbury and c. E. Weld, Buxton.
The firm of Littlefield & Hewes, reed man
ufacturers, Blddeford, is dissolved. Mr. Lit
tlefield has formed a partnership with Capt.
Sumner L. Richards aud offers to supply the
people Of Saco aud vicinity with choice va
rlety of groceries.
Hampton Fairfield, Esq, late Clerk of
Courts, has established himself at Saco, and
an Office with Hon. E. B. Smith.
Gen. William M. McAIthur of Limingtou,
and Messrs. Emery & Son of Saco do a large
business in the matter Of prosecuting govern
ment claims.
One OF the best places in York county to
buy or hire musical instruments IS at Daniel
Pobd's, Crystal Arcade, Biddeford. He under
stands his business and is a thorou, hly honest
man.
Horace l. Bean of North Alfred, the new
crier of the S. j. Court, appointed by Sheriff
Warren, acquitted himself at the recent term
of court at Saco, in highly credirable man
ner.
Frank H. Littlefeld, Esq, the senior mem
Der of the firm of Little6 field Leavitt & Co.. of
Alfred, has arrived safely at Jacksonville, Fla
Mr.. Silas Derby, an OLD trader, and for many
years father of the town." acceptably fills
his place in the store.
A movement is being made to secure new
Postmaster at Alfred. Charles H. Trip has a
other applicants will put in "clam' in due
time.
Rev s. G. Kimball formerly pastor of the
Free Will Baptist Society at Wells has re-
moved to Guilford, N. H.
The CongregatiOnslist and Baptist pulpits at
.0'eu a'e VAcdut. Iue only fellglOuS SERVICES
In town sre at the Methodist church.
Messrs. 8. & E. H. Littlefeld of Alfred
nave recently put into their mill improved ma
chinery and it is said they low have the best
saw and grist mill on the river
The stores in Biadeiord doing over $25 900
bust ness per year are those of E. H. Banks. f.
A. Day and Rishworth Jordan and in Saco
that of Joseph G. Deering & Co.
Ex-Gov. Chamberlain lectures in Saco, We'd
nesday evening, Match 1st
The York county Independent intim ated a
short time ago. that the Blddetnrd nanara NJ