The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-10-10
W tate re WIS.
KNOX COUNTY.

hNOA SOONiis
Frances Croker of Camden recently shin
ped on board the schooner G. S. Berry of DAM
ariscotta, Tor a trip TO the CHESAPEAKE The
time having passed when he should have re-
turned home, and feeling Uneasy about hin. his
wife wrote to the owners of the vessel who in
formed her that Mr. q; was lett in the hospital
at Vineyard Haven sick. On telegraphng to
that place, the poor wife learned that her hus-
baud died on tue 18th OF September, and this is
all she hear in regard to the sad event. The
Camden Herald says there seems to have been
a lack OF feeling somewhere.
On Saturday night last, about 10 / 2 o. clock,
the store OF Atwood Robinson at East Warren
was discovered to be on fire, and before the
flames could be subdued the building and
stock we're entirely consumed. Insured in
the Bangor Mutual $500. .isaI ,sss.f.l Id
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
Hon j. w. Palmer, member elect of the
Legislature from Bangor. ecently found his
mother, from WHOM he had been separated
iorty-hve years, IN the person of Mrs. Fields OF
Lincoinville. Mrs. Fields first husband S
name Was Hammond, by whom she had one
son, who on the death of Mr.. Hammond was
adopted by neighbor named Palmer, at whose
solicitation Mrs. Hammond allowed the boy to
assume the name OF Palmer. Soon a ter, Mr..
Palmer moved away taking the boy with him
Mrs. Hammond again married man named
Fields and removed to Waldoboro, and from
thence 10 LncolHville. Both mother and son
supposed each other dead, and 1t was only by
the Investigations of cousin of the mother
that in the eminent lumber merchant of Ban
gor was discovered the long lost son of Mrs
Fields. Mr.. Palmer, on receiving informatio
that his mother was living, though he could
hardly be lieve the intelligence, FASTENED to
visit her and was convinced of the fact. Ia
The Bangor Wing says young man named
Bacon, Y years of age, residing in Charleston
was out on Little Pushaw Pond in Hudson
with mis- brother looking after some mink
| traps, on Thursday last, when by some mishar
| he fell out OF the boat and was drowned.
| ~. WALDO COUNTY.
A young man named BENJAMIN f. Davis
| about q years old, committed suicide by tax
| ing strychnine on Thursday night at Mooay's
| Mountain, Lincolngille He lett home at Ma
than III. Fletcher's two weeks ago Monday
with between $500 and $500, saying that ht
| was going to Portland or Boston. Nothing
was heard from him afterwards until Thursday
| night, when he was found in dying condi
| ton back of Mr.. Fletcher's house, He wa.
/ pred in about twenty minutes. He had some
| $3.50 in his pockets. A vial with strychnine il
| il was found on his person. No cause is as
| signed for the suicide. ~
| WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Lubec correspondent ofthe Machias Re
| publican says, "Maioe's decay has not mad,
itself manifest so tar as our village is concerned
| SluCe lut War ClOSeu We nave Dullb ten VeSSel
| at a cost OF $16S,000, besides Investing in yes
| sells built elsew here to the amount of $40, 0O0-
These vessels are paying good dividends, be
sides adding materially to the business of thu
| place. ..,, . 81 $50 20 5ib
Selma Francis has been elected by the Pas
samaquoddy Indians to represent them in tn
| Legislature next winter.
On Monday evening, about 9 o'clock,
smoke house containing about five hundred
boxes of herring, on Treats Island, belongin,
to p. Gillse and P. Mcbride of Lubec, wa
destroyed by fire. Loss not estimated.
A large bear was killed last week in lum
Der camp on Great Brook, where the fellow
had been maraudipg for provisions. A vol
was also caught in a trap and killed at Yves
ley. d. IS =,
Ripley, about eight years of age, son of Dan
lei Longtellow, OF Machias, was drowned abou
o'clock, Friday morning, while bathing il
the river above the upper dam.