The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-07-08
state News.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.


The working force in the house of the.Bridg
ton News was increased on Thursday by the
addition of daughter. Bro. ShOrey bears
his hOnOrs meekly.
The News says young lad by che name Of
Parker, at work in the Forest Mills, had his
hand badly crushed in the machinery last
Wednesday.
The News says Dedicatory services incident
to the opening of the New Congregational
Church at South Bridgton, will be held on
Thursday OF next week, 18th, commencing at
O'Clock 2. M Dedication sermon by Prof.
w. M. Barbour of Bangor.
Bluberries mode their appearance in Bridg-
ton on the LIST OF July and sold at % cents per
quart, says the Bridgton News.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Levi Young of Belgrade was shockingly
bitten by dog the other day at Belgrade de-
pot He was standing on the piazza of a store
when the dog seized him by one of his wrists.
Young took Ratchet that was laying near,
with the purpose of laying open the dog 3
head, when the animal grabbed him by the
other wrist, compelling him to drop it. Since
tnen ne mas been unable to use one of his
hands, and is now hardly able to use his flu
gers Both arms are badly acerated, and his
throat torn.
"Perce." the Boston correspondent of the
Belfast journal, went to the Democratic State
convention and came near her death while at
the Augusta House, by suffocation from the
escape of gas from the burner in her room.-
Inc burner had DO stop and when she turned
1t OH upon retiring, it was turned too lar and
was let on again, with the above nearly fatal
consequences.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Register says Capt. Alden Besse of
Paris, bad his house, two barns with other
outbuIldings totally consumed by fire on the
4th inst. 1t caught, it is supposed from some
defect in the chimney. They were partially
insured.
The Brdgton News says some DAYS since
MIR. Sanderson Of Sweden ives badly Injured
by falling tree, crushing the tuba or large
bone OF the left leg in shocking Manner
He lay apparently at the point of death for
several days but is now doing finely.
The barn and stable of Mr.. F. H. Hutcbinos
in Hanover, were destroyed by fire june 25ti.
The Railroad, Commissioners have ordered
the T. & Q. Railroad Co, to build a denot
at Center Hartford within 30 days.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY
Potatoes sold I'M Bangor Thursday at $15O
per bu. hel. ~-'''
The Wing says Mr.. bennett of Brewer. who
took laudanum, Wednesday, died from the Of.
fects of the DOSE
blacksmith shop in Orono belonging to
Daniel Peavy, ESQ.,, was destroyed by fire on
"Wednesday night, with all its contents. Loss
The Wing says Frenchman who cannot
speak a word of English besides being deaf
near-sighted, and weak of mind, was sent
through Bangor Thursday, via Eastern Ex-
press, sc. o. D." to a town in Massachusetts
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Calais Advertiser says the st. Croix
Log Driving Company drove in fifteen DAYS
from the outlet of Chepetpicnk Lake to The
boom at Barring, 25,000,0OO feet of lumber,
The largest and cleanest drive ever made on
the river or ever will be.
The Advertiser srys the City Marshal Of
Calais has notified all vendors of hop beer tn
stop the traffic at once or he will prosecute
them.
YORK COUNTY.
The L of the house of James Andrews. ESQ
on "the Nebraska road in Biddeford was
found to be on fire, from some unknow cause,
on Thursday night at about eleven O'clock
The house is some distance from the central
portion OF the city, but the fire department
were so promptly on hand that neither the |
barn nor main part of the house were touched
by fire though somewhat injured by water and |
the contents by hasty removal. Mr.. Andrews
is at Rockland attending to the GETTING
1ut of stone under his contract for
building works for the United States in Bos-
ION harbor.