The Portland daily press., 1871-08-02
sta tie News.
ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY,

state ~ WIS.
ANDROsCOGGIN COUNTY.
The Lewiston Journal says a serious row &C..
Cured early Tuesday morning as the b lrnum
show was leaving town, caused by some of the
men assaulting some Irishmen who had pur-
chased the hay LETT on the ground. A Mr..
Vaughan was seriously hurt, The chariot and
some OF the vans were injured, and some win
dow glass broken.
The Journal says the dwelling-hous of Tho
mas A. Galusha of Webster, was wholly con-
sumed by fire Sunday night, at 1912 o'clock.
The fire was OccaSioned by a defect in the
chimney. Loss $500 to 500, on which there
is an insurance of $500. Scarcely anything
was saved.
A barrel of ale exploded in saloon at Lew
iston Monday, causing some conservation as
well as well as destruction.
r. H. Roak, esq, has been elected director
in the Little Androsco5gin Water Power Com
pany, in place of S. l. Abbott, resigned.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Three young men from Boston hired a team
in Harrington last week, for fishing
excursion, but went with it to Augusta, where
it got badly used up, The owner arrested
them, upon their refusing to pay damages, and
it cost them $35 each to get out OF the scrape.
A fruit and confectionery store in Farming
ton was broken into last Friday night and
some money, wa.ch, and other articles were
stolen The thief, who hailed from Bangor
was arrested and held for trial at the S. j.
court portion OF the stolen properly was
found upon him.
The mill property at Jay Bridge has been
transferred TO new company, by Msssrs.
Hutchns and Lane. We understand that
Portland parties have invested about $50 600 in
the enterprise, among whom are Messrs
resumed about September 1st. The mill. when
in full working force, employs upwards of a
hundred men, and turns out large quantities
of manufactured lumber.
KENNEBEC COUNTY
The Journal, in aluding to the accident in
Haines & Sons saw mill at Damariscotta. on
Wednesday last by which Benz min Lincoln
lost his life says sister OF Lincoln is emplov-
ed in the cotton mill of the Messrs Sprague in
Augusta. On the day previous to the acc-
dent she had presentiment that her brother
was about to meet a violent death, and leaving
the mill weeping, continued in an almost dis
tracted state of mind throughout the night
The next day messenger drove up to the mill
to bring the tidings of the death of Lincoln.
The young lady saw him approaching, and
recognizing him as one of her neighbers, in
Damarisc)tta, exclaimed, Gle is deadp' This
IS very singular case, but is we'll authepti-
Gated.
The Journal says two trains one containing
fourteen cars, filled with cattle and sheen
passed through Augusta Monday, on the way
TO the Brighton and Cambridge markets.
OXFORD COUNTY
Last Thursday, during thunder shower. T..
"A: Wadsw0rth, OF Hiram, stepped upon the
rail of the Portland & Ogdensbarg Railroad.
when he was struck by lightning and thrown
several feet, and violently affected. Restora.
tlves and bleeding recovered him so that he is
now out of danger.
The Oxford Democrat hints that "Perce"
was in Paris last week. Wonder If she sin
tervlewed" Virgil Delphinle
The Oxford Democrat saws Mr.. Josba Tittle.
male, OF Newry, one day last week, while cross
M sanaay rlyer on Jam Of logs accidentally
severe cash, rendering him helpless so that he
fell between two logs and was drowned, His
body was found the 70 lowing day with his head
and shoulders in about three feet of water.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Wing says Mr.. M. Lincoln's sorrel mare
that was stolen from East Market square, in
Bangor Saturday evening, was found Monday
in Brewer. It is supposed some fellow took
the team to save walking home.
Eighteen Intentions of marriage were re-
corded in Bangor last month.
Steamer Alliance has been taken off the line
between Bangor and Boston.
The Wing says policeman Weymouth, who
was so severely bitten in the nose by the river
driver Ellison some weeks since, has recovered
from the effects of his wounds sufficiently to do
duty on the day force again. His nose is heal
ing slowly, and will probably not be greatly
disfgured.
The Bangor Wing says Monday morning, at
10 O'Clock, George Savage, ESQ, one of our
oldest citizens, departed this life at his resi-
dence on the Hampden road at the advanced
age Of s. years. Mr.. Savage was one of the
hrst settlers of the town of Bangor, and for
many years carried on the business of ship
building He was also engaged in wharf and
bridge building, and we believe built the first
bridge across Kenduskeag stream, Just where
henduskeag bridge now stands. In 1880 or
1881 he built and owned horse ferry, which
run several years between Bangor and Brewer
When the British made their famous visit to
Bangor, during the war of 1912, they entered
his house, stripped him of everything he pos
sessed, and set fire to several small vessels
which be had on the stocks. Fortunately the
fire was extinguished and the vessels were
saved He was an industrious man, and never
gave up labor until short time before his
death.
Bangor ale must be equal to "Jersev light
ming" The Wing says more than fifty men,
arraigned in the Bangor Police Court for
drunkenness during the season have declared
under oath that they only drank one or two
glasses of ale.
The Colt excursionists expect to arrive in
Bangor to-day.
PISCATAQUIS COUNTY.
From our Correspondent
Rains are frequent, liberal and warm Grass
hoppers are giving up The ghost in great num-
perS where farmers estimated twenty five
unsneis 10 the acre one week ago, it is thought
mat not more than fifteen bushels of liUe ones
e ee now, Green sward potatoes are looking
ninety, except where the tops have been pune
tured Dy the fly Pastures are reyiying Corn,
Wn 1t mas escaped the winged enemy, is doing
wei. hay, which has been fiuctuatipg from
S Sa 10 Soo per ton, has settled quietly down at
Szo Inc crop is not all harvested, in conse-
quence of the rains
A., Dlou.h grumoiers are muttering because of
The editor OF the Boston JonrnaI of Cbemistrv
tells us that ''if insects multinlv tor twenty
years TO come as they have done for twenty
years past we shall be able to raise potbing ey.
cept under glass" Subscribe for the JonrnaI
II ~ you are grumbler; it will help you grum-
oi0' s..
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
A corps of ten or twelve men of the T1,;ted
States Coast Survey Expedition under com
mand OF Major Charles H. Boyd has ;mSt
pitched its tents in the pasture Of Mr. Hill
dreth, at TOpsbam. Their work is to irianan.
late, and to furnish photographed and NV
biographical survey of Merrymeetinp hau ,Io
AndrOscoggin river to the head of tide wat tmo
and the town of ToDsham, which will nrohahII,
take until the middle of October 90 sors
Iopsham correspondent OF the Bath T;r,es
who has been on a visit to the party.
IN GENERAL
The following postmasters have boan
pointed in this State e Clark, at Ny,
Hancock, vice L. Graves resigned: j. M Pnr.
lngton, at Andover, vice A Purinton, decea.ed:
and u. L. Piper, at Livermore, vice L. q Stew,
ems, resigned. " o'o''
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