The Portland daily press., 1871-12-16

at Brunswick will commence Feb. 18th and
continue sixteen weeks.
The Brdgton NeWs says Mr. Jacob Earring
ton of that place, died last Sunday. IL is death
was the result of an apparently slight INJURY
received some three weeks since while visiting
his daughter, Mrs Eli Tower, in Sweden-when
on retiring to bed he mstook the cellar door for
the chamber door, and fell to the foot of the
stairs. Though stunned for few moments, his
only injury appeared to be famed foot, which
however grew worse, until modification set in
and speedily put an end to his life.
g The Bridgton Ne,cs says on the 23d ult Mr..
Treadwell OF Naples lost a good horse by
death. He drove him to Buxton, a distance of
twenty-five miles, and soon after starting ON his
return the horse began to fail After driving
five or six miles he put the horse up, but the
animal only lived a few hours. An examina-
ton disclosed the fact that there was a collec-
ton of water around the heart
AT the installation of the officers of Oriental
Lodge, r. and A. NJ, at Bridgton, last week,
Past Master l. s. Webb was presented with an
elegant gold watch by his brother members as
slight testimonial of the esteem in which he
was held by the members of the Lodge over
which he had presided for the past four years
with such signal ability, and in whose behalf
he had so untiringly labored t-.'
KNOX.
The Free Press says that few leading CAPT.
talists have started a subscription for Rock
land Shoe Factory, and propose to raise sixty
thousand dollars. They will undoubtedly sue
coed in doing it,
The Stave Mill at Cobb's Mills, in Warren,
owned by Kinsley Swift, was burned few
weeks since'in the night time, with all its con-
tents. No insurance. A new mill is being
erected
| Mr.. Rufus G. Counce, an old and estimable
ship builder at Thomaston, died last week.
| There is to be a joint meeting of the Direc-
! tors of the Knox & Lincoln and Penobscot
Bay & River Railroads, at Belfast, on Wednes-
day of next week, the goth inst, for the pur-
| pose of consultation upon measures for secur-
| ing the early construction of the last named
road.
Capt James Clark and wife of Camden cello
brated their golden wedding last wednesday
evening.
OXFORD COUNTY.
In the Supreme Judicial Court at Paris this
week, the case of State vs. Grand trunk Nall
way Company, was tried. 1t was an lndlct,
ment under chap. 81, sec. Sc of the Revised
Statutes, for the loss of life of one David Rob
bins, an employee of said Company, on the first
day of August last, near Bryants Pond, by
the negligence or carelessness of one George Z.
Cobb, engineer of engine No 1876, the servant
employed by said Company the penalty being
not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 for the
use of the widow and one child OF said Robbins
After the evidence was out the case was ably
|
County Attorney Foster, for the State. The
jury retired after the Judges charge, and re-
turned to their seats in twenty minutes, with a
verdict of guilty. The case goes up on law.
The Register says as John P. Swasey, Esq
was coming from Canton to Court, on Monday
evening of last week, when about two miles
from Paris his horse tripped and broke his
leg and had to be killed.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The official vote for Representatives in Som
erset County shows the following persons elect
ed as members of the'next House: c. X. Foss
Fairfield, 1876 majority; Leonard Lord Detroit
297; tSewell E. Prescott, Hartland, "a; Lothrol
G. Getchell, Canaan, 80; VIM. H. Evans, Corn
vile, 1872: Edwin Gray, Starks, 81; D. r. Nc
Intire Scion, 146; Josiah Holbrook, Madison
3. All Republicans except Mr. McIntire, o
Scion.
YORK COUNTY.
Commodore Rodgers Chief of the Nava
Bureau of Yards and Docks, recommends tn
thorough repair of the floating dock at the Kit
terry Navy Yard, which has been in use nearl
twenty years. He says that the Importance o
the Kittery Yard has been increased by tn
policy of the Navy Department in recognizin
it not only as valuable yard for ordinary pun
poses, but for sanitary purposes also, and as
suitable place for the repair of vessels long ex
posed to the pernicious influence of the Yves
India climate.