The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-07-11
state. News.
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The Journal says a yachting party is being
made up in Auburn for a trip from Portland
to Mt. Desert.
The Journal says the speculation in wool
has made the price so much higher in nronor
ton to the value of cloth, that one of the Lew.
lston WOODEN manufacturing companies have
directed the selling agents to sell no mo,e of
their goods for the prest MT.
We learn from the journal that Danfortb T..
HARROW VINO was arraigned for forging a note
as has been before stated, was DISCHARGED SAT-
urday, on motion of VIM. p. Frye, counsel for
government. wDo says he has investigated the
case aud believes him innocent ~
The sales of liquors at the Lewiston AGENCY
for six weeks amount to $3.50, of which onIy
S1l O1 was on prescription from physicians =
AT the Auburn agency the sales for fonrteen
months amount to $4S12 SO, that on physicians
prescriptions amounting to only $685.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
We learn from the Sunrise that on the 9Th Of
June Mr.. Josiah Moore's barn in Lyndon,
was bnrned and its contents; also barn be.
longing to Elisha Reynolds. Mr.. Moore
whilst endeavOring TO rescue his house from
the flames was BADLY burned, as was his daueh-
ter whilst saving her little brother from per
ishng in the flames. But the most lamenta-
BILE part OF the affair was that Mrs, Sally
Reynolds, widow lady aged go, whilst aiding
in saving Mr.. Moore's family from the fire was
herself SO burned that she lived oply eight
hours, her clothes being burned entirely off of
her. The fire originated in choppipg some
mile and hal. distant. The whole country
in the Reyno'd neighhorhood was on fire. and
it was with the greatest difficulty that other
buildings were saved.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY,
[From our CORRESPONDENTS
Messrs. A. & B p. Young of Baldwin. are
getting out about 600 cpr6s of bark the present
season, for which they get from 81 IL to So
cord.
Mr. d. C. Harden of Baldwin, has MANN
featured, the present season, 1900 dozen rakes,
which find ready market.
FRANKLIN COUNTY
David Weber the policeman. who was
murdered at Chelsea last FRIDAY night. was
born in Avon in 1881. He has been an officer
in Chelsea for twelve years.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Lewiston Journal says little bow be-
longing to Charles p Knight of Bethel. was
severely burned on Friday last, by setting fire
caught fire. He was caught by some persons
at the Chapman House and rnllAd nuAr the
ground, and by tearing eff his clothes they
succeeded in saving him from horrible death.
PENOBscOT COUNTY.
The Wing says Saturday morning, as Mr.. e.
II; Weld and MIR. Clarendon Butman were
riding from East Newport to Plymouth
on wagon containing 81 bushels of corn, Mr.
Butman by some means fell from the load ami
the wagon passed over his body bruising and
injuring him quite badly, one wheel crushing
one foot and ankle. He was taken up nsensi-
bla but was soon restored to consciousness.
The same day young man banned Twitchell,
while assisting in raising barn for Mr.. A. H.
Holt of Plymouth, had his leg badly crushed
and broken just above the ankle, by the falling
of a stick OF timber upon it. Mr.. John Palmer
also had his ankle badly spiained at the same
time and place.
Potatoes are on the decline in the Bangor
market, selling on Satu day at 81 90 per bush
ell
SOMERSET COUNTY.
From our Correspondent
At NOrridgewOck on Saturday afternoon the
John s. Abbott stand, owned and occupied by
Benz. Towpsend, Esq and the barns OH the
Moses Brown place were burned For a time
it seemed that the whole village must be de-
stroyed, but the veering of the high wind that
prevailed at the time saved the place from de-
structiOn.
YORK COUNTY.
Tue house. barn and outbuildings of Enoch
Blaisdell of Lebanon were totally DESTROYED by
fire on Saturday afternoon: also 20 acres Of
wood and tilage land were burnt over. Loss
about $4,000; insured for $780,