The Portland daily press., 1871-07-07

The Pullman car company own 900 sleeping
and parlor cars The cars win be placed on
the European & North American Railway
when completed.
Thomas Holt, civil engineer for the Maine
Central railroad company with his party, IS
surveying route from Dexter to Dover or
Guilford.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
(From Correspondent)
A warm and beautiful rain is this mnrning,
July 9Th, falling. Farmers will commence
bayng next Monday They now estimate one
third of a full crop, but Providence usnaiiy
in some way compensateS the losses OF the iar-
mer The price of stock il going down. Dut
there is a wide margin before 1t reaches the
prices of 35 years ago, when knew four latse
oxen sold for $50 in this county. Tue chearest
cows are now held at $50. p
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Mr.. Gilbraith's sale of stock at kenddli's
Mills on Saturday, was perfect success IS. Ine
Jersey helers were good ones, aud scld accord
ing to age (from months to years. 1of from on,
colts sold: High Life" to Rodney Jopts of
Fairfield, S31O; I'll uy," yearling Mr. Flint,
Boston, 1926; "Snky Knox MIR. Shorey, OF
Damarscotfa, $685.; "Nox," 2 years fly, Mr..
Sumner, Boston, $500; dark streak yearling
fily to the same purchaser, $500.
[From our Correspondent
Potatoes are selling at Skowhecan for 81 20
per bushel.
Daniel Berry, the engineer who was killed
by collision upon the NJ. G. R. R, was very
restless the night before the accident, and in
formed his wife that he could not sleep, as he
had feeling that he would be the next one
killed on that road.
WALDO COUNTY.
A Belfast gentleman wears an old fashioned
| silver fourDence attached TO his watch chain,
| ~ affectionate remembrance of the time when
! it was the equivalent for square, honest drink
of old Cognac.
(from our Correspondent
John Mace is to have new train of cars on
the Belfast branch OF the Maine Central road.
Selden Hancock of Burnham, has been
| bound over to the October term of the S. j.
| Court, on a charge of setting fire to the house
| and barn of John B. Hazeltine, on the night oi
| June 9th.
| WASHINGTON COUNTY.
| [From our Correspoduent.]
E. Ryarson of Lubec, and j. S. Winslow
| and others of Portland, are building brig Of
| 400 tons. o. M, in Lubec, to be off in October
| She is to be commanded by Capt W. Hough.
| ton.
Extensive enlareements have been made tc
the Post Office at Eastport recently, by room
| 30X15 and 176 lock boxes. Mr.. Norton, the
postmaster, has as convenient and handsome
| an Office as can be found.
| G. S. Houston of Eastport, has three large
and substantial trusses upon the north side Of
the Denpysville bridge, and will place three
more on the opposite side, which will make
this substantial string bridge. These trusses
| will cost $4,000.
The Catholic society of Eastport are laying
the foundation for a large and handsome
| church on the site of the old one on Washing
| ton street.
j. l.. Thompson. the ggentlemanly clerk o
| the steamer Belle Brown, running between
| Eastport and Calais, has established restau.
| rant on that boat, which is proving grea
convenience to the increasing travel over tina
| route.
Hiram Hunt of RObbinstou, is finishing
| bark of nearly 600 TONS that has been framed
out for over three years.
Rev. George Kelley, son of Ralph Kelley
Esq, of Portland. is settled over the Congrega
tional society at RobbiDstOn. He is doing
good work and is much beloved by his people.
G. Fl. Porter, ESQ.,, of Calais, is erecting
handsome cottage house with stable and out
buildings, on Main street.
There are to be erected with those in process
of construction, ten first class brick stores il
Calais, this season, besides nearly thirty hous
| eS.
R. w. Higgins of Calais, has commenced
schooner of 200 tons, o. NJ for Charles Wade
| of that place.
Nickerson & Rideout, of Calais have con
| tracted with New York parties, to build then
three centre board crafts of about 200 tons, o
NJ. each. They have just launched one, an,
another is to be built in 80 days.
Machas is to have a splendid school hous
erected this season, on North street 1t will b
for primary school.
Rev. G. G. Harmon of Bluehill has recelve
call from the Baptist society of Eastrort t
become their pastor.
/ Tbo
Brunswick will go East as far as Halifax.
will stop at Eastport each way.
YORK COUNTY.
Mr.. VIM. Farris of Biddeford had his arr
badly mangled on Tuesday morning, by tn
premature discharge of a cannon, while assist
i ing to fire salute
During the thunder storm of Monday even
ing, the westerly tenement of the Tarbo
house at the southwesterly end of Springs Is
land, Biddeford, was struck by lightning an,
damaged to considerable amount. Nine per
sons were IN the house at the time, vet no on
was seriously injured.
| AT York. ON the 4th, a cannon weighing 80
pounds, burst while being fred. Fragment
Were scattered in all directions, one piece G
53 lbs. going twenty rods; another chunk wen
through the roof of S. w. Junkips & Co.
store, fifteen rods from where the gun burst
and third bit flew long distance, knocke
an empty nail keg to pieces. aud narrowl
missed killing Miss Flora l. Plaisted and Mis-
Laura j. Perry Stone walls and fences wer
demoralized and trees badly bruised, but nc
body was hurt.
Quite fashionable marriage took place il
Biddeford, July 4th. About month ago
youth aged IS fe Ii in love with young miss G
10, VINO was about to graduate at the hig
| school, He asked papa's consent to marry hi
daughter, but papa laughed at him. The twai
thereupon went to justice of the peace, bu
he refused to tie the knot. Thence thew wen
to an Episcopal minister who performed th
job, both parties taking assumed names. TIL
servant girl was called In as witness, but sh
could not keep the secret, and consequently
the parents. who are among the first people i
the city, had to make the best of it. Gard
were issued, and the knot cited Tuesday
with lots of cake and wine and a gala 4th 9
July celebration, says the Boston Herald.