The Portland daily press., 1871-06-26
state II ews.

AROosToOK tOU,tTY. 81
James Forrest, confined IN the Houltdn Jail
for drunkenness, in a fiji of delirium trehens,
on Thursday morning attempted to commit
suicide by hanging himself with q comforter,
fastened to a bar in the ceiling Of his cell, and
would have succeeded in the attempt but for
the timely discovery by the ailor. He was
nearly dead when found as we learn from the
Times. ..ss
The Times says Mr. D. H. Tribou. now OF
Hampden Academy, has been invited % au !ake
charge of the Academy at Houlton, TO MI the
vacancy OccasiODed by the resignation OF Mr..
Fernald. tt-,rs
The Houlton Times is informed that about
tbirty-Ave millions of Aroost0Ok shingles are
now on their way down the St. John river to
market. Nine millions of the lot are owned by
S. w. Collins Of Ly ndop, similar quantity by
Page & Seeley Of Fort Kent, and the balance
by different parties up river. The revenue col
lected on the whole lot, by the government,
amounted to about $4,000.
Tue Sunrise hears that the grain and other
Onists have 200 acres in crops, 60 in spring
wheat and 10 in winter rye, which is headed
out and will be an early harvest. They are
planting large amount of potatoes besides
sowing buckwheat and will no doubt have a
large yield. -
KENNEREC COUNTY.
The Journal says Senator Morrill, reached
his home in Augusta by the late train Thurs
day evening. He is in very good health, the
sea voyage having been great blessing to
J him.
Nathaniel Pinkbam died in Belgrade Tues
day, at the age of 101 years. He was the faith
er Of V. d. Pinkbam, OF Augusta.
The Gardiner Reporter says the house,, out
buildings and barn belonging to Mr.. s. TT
| Leighton, situated in West Gardner, aloud
four miles from this city were totally destroyer
BY fire, together with their entire contents, o.
| Wednesday forenoon last about eleven o'clock.
1t is supposed the fire took from a defect in the
chimney.
The Watervlle Mail says an impudent run
| ner who made himself conspicuOusly offensive
at the Continental House, a few days ago, was
dismissed by landlord Smith, with inverted
blessings and warned not to patrOnize that
house again.
The Mail says Samuel York Of Vassalboro'
made a bad speculation in peddliDg rum from
his pocket on the circus ground at Waterville.
Constable Chase, when offered drink, said
he guessed he would take the bottle and him
too! York had to pay a fine and costs amount.
ing to forty dollars.
La Forest Avery of Waterville, invited Is.
| aac L. Savage OF that place to go and take
drink. On their return Avery fell behind
Savage and gave him blow on the head that
knocked him down. Avery was afterward ar
| rested, and said at the examination that he
| had no intention to rob or injure Savage, but
| had been drinking and did not know what be
was about. He was sent to Jail under 5000
bonds, which he has since procured and is a!
large. Mr.. Savage recently sold his farm, and
was supposed to have money, as We learn fro m
the Waterville Mail. suF
The eleven o clock freight train for Portland
run over and killed valuable horse at the
bridge crossing Water street in Hallowell last
Saturday. The horse started in front of the
engine near Page & Wilder's oil cloth factory
and ran across the high embankment to the
bridge where the accident occurred. The
horse was owned by DIR. Wilder and was
valuable one 81
| DIR. Cyrus Briggs of Augusta, one OF the old
est and most hOnOred citizens. was last Satur
day morning found dead in his bed at Salem
Mass. He was making a short visit to an OLD
class mate on his return from New Bedford
where he had left his wife the day previous
and was returning to Augusta.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
A fight occurred in Bangor Friday evening
between several men, during which revolv Ell
was freely used, and two of the party received
severe wounds from the Shots
Ex-Mayor Hollis Bowman has returned t,
Bangor, after an IS months residence in Cali
fornia =
John Lowell and A. L. Spencer were exam
iped Saturday before Judge Clark OF the Ban
| gor Police Court, on charge of setting fire t,
their store on Thursday night, portion of thu
building being occupied as a dwelling house
After hearing Lowell was discharged ant
Spencer was held in $1,000 bail far his appear
ance at the August term of the Supreme Court
Ihere was an insurance on Lowell & Spen
GERS stock to the amount of $105OO, divided a.
follows: 5000 in the Home Of New York
$1,000 in the Franklin of Philadelphia, So, 5Ol
in the Continental and $500 in the Phoenix, thu
latter on Lowells individual stock and fix
lures.