The Portland daily press., 1871-08-29
state News


ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY.
Tie number of polls assessed this year in
Lewiston, is 2621.
The Journal says a swarm of honey bees
nearly took possession of G. Parker & Co 3
store in Lewiston FRIDAY Thew resisted the
most arttul efforts tie hive them, and the pro-
prietOrs were forced to put peck or so in the
furnace that night.
The Journal says several horses belonging
in Lewiston, which were supposed to be lost
have been discovered at pasture in Greene.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The Swedes propose purchaiing steam en-
CINE to run a saw and gristmill to be erected
at New Sweden.
The Sunrise says Mr.. Joseph Chandler OF
Maple Grove some time last fall lost his peck
ct book containing valuable papers and $3.50
il greensaeks few ID days 8sy sim IN bis barn mi
nus the greenbacks, but the papers all safe.
KBNNEBEC COUNTY.
The Journal compliments one of the river
runs between this city and Watervlle, in con-
lection with the Star" is "a duck of a
mer,'-baving the appearance of duck
with her tail feathers either driven in or cut
off.
Rev. N. Gunnison of West Waterville. whose
death we announced on Monday, died of par
alysls. He was supposed to be recovering from
previous attack, few month ago, but yield
ed to this second shock after an hour of much
suffering he leaves wife and five children
the youngest Is years old. His remains were
taken to South Arlington, Mass.
In Augusta, last Saturday, James 7. West
was up before the municipal court for "cuff
ing the ears OF boy PANIED Henry Craig. 1t
was decided that West had just cause for the
act, that the boy deserved the "oufing," and
the accused was discharged.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Camden Herald says A. O. Keen's store
at Rockville was destroyed by fire with all its
contents on the 18th inst The stock was val
ued at about $500, upon which there was an
insurance OF $12OO in the Union Company of
Bangor.
The Camden Herald says at quarry at Sim.
onions Corner, on Wednesday afternoon. a
piece OF earth, SIX or eight tons in weight cayed
in, striking Mr.. James Simonton on the sboul-
der, stripping off his shirt, and breaking the
small bone of one of his legs. and also crushing
a cart Mr.. SimontOn is "a We ars old.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Norway Messenger says couple were
marrled IN that town last week, whose ages
were Is and so years.
John Whitney, an employee in Mr.. Noyes
druggist store in Norway, came near being
Killed last week by putting up a prescription
OF natric acid and quicksilver, and then cork
ing the phial tight. The phial burst and the
contents were scattered in Whitney's face,
burning him badly and nearly destroying his
eye-slght, as we learn from the Messenger.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
m inc Sagahahoc county fair will take place at
dopsham on Oct 10th, 11Lh, and 18th. The
society offers $i10O in premiums for the pres
ent year, for great variety of articles, and the
Inducements offered are superior to those of
any previous season.
YORK COUNTY.
Mr.. Granville Hill, of Kennebunkport who
was thrown from his carriage on the 9Th inst,
and his body paralyzed from the lungs down
ward, died on the 22d inst, aged about forty
years. 49,
The Saco Independent says son of Mr.. o.
borne, the barber, of that city, applied to Mr..
Bowers for a chance to work at his trade CIGAR
making Mr.. Bowers wished to hire him. bnt
was informed by his work men that if he did
they should leave, fol the reason that the an,
plicant was not a member of the Cigar Max
ers Union and could not be on account of his
color 10 Prepent pecuniary loss, Mr.. Bowers
was obliged to refuse to employ the black cigar
maker. o's"i