The Portland daily press., 1871-07-22

The Hai1owell Classical School Committee
have purchased Of Hon. Moses B.. Laket1au
his residence aud land on Central street. west
of Warren street. This WILDE pleasant To-
$500.
The Kennebec journal says person who
was attentively examining Barnums posters
Thursday, asked q bystander if it represented
the New York riot He was answered in the
affirmative. and politely informed that the tall
giant Governor Hoffman, the grandma'm face
Oakley Hall, and the clown Jim Fiske, Jr.
The Banner says that two years since Rev.
Z. X. Moor of Augusta, was sent for to attend
the funeral of soldier at the military ASYLUM
four miles from Augusta; that a wild horse
that belonged to the goyerDment ran away,up-
setting the carriage and breaking the ankle Of
Mr.. Moor. an injury from the effects of which
he has never recovered and never will, as his
ankle is stiff At a meeting of the proper au-
thorities at the "Asylum" none day last week. at
which Gen. Butler was present, It was decided,
as an act of Justice to give him tMr. Moor
two thousand dollars.
KNOX COUNTY.
Capt. j. w. Croker of Rockland, has been
| appointed Deputy Collector of Customs at that
port, in place of Gen. J.. P. Cilley, and entered
upon the duties Of his Office this week.
The Lincoln Baptist Quarterly Conference
will be held with the Baptist church, South
Thomastou, on Tuesday and Wednesday,
| August LIST and I'd, at 10 o'clock a. m,
The resignation of Rev. G. Weston. pastor of
the Universaist society at Rockland, was ac-
cepted at meeting of the society last Satur-
| day. Mr.. WestOn's engagement terminates
the last Sunday in September.
| OXFORD COUNTY.
The Register says on the morning of the 18th
inst, Joshua Littlehale left home, at Newry,
| and not returning at night, his folks became
l IL, oaI ov,I nod
was found dead in Sandy river, partly under
water, where it would seem thar he was pre-
ciptated from jam of logs. perhaps by paral-
ysis, or mis- step, as he was more than 70 years
| of age and somewhat infrm.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY. &s ssm
The paper mill at Hampden has shut down
on account OF the low state of waaer.
The ''prize logs" belonging to the Penobscot
LAUNDERING Association, amounting to a little
over 106,O00 feet, were sold by auction Thurs
to A. B. Sutton of Upper Stillweter, for $40 80
| per thousand. s&e~ q
The Wing says the West Branch ROSS
drySe was at "Mohawk" in the PenObscot be-
low Lincoln Wednesday night. About 100
men al are on the drive, which is reported to con
the boom above Oldtown by the first of mex
week. 81 ssg SEQ .sAIsg So. Ht-tv,
i The Wing says Mr.. Henry Tibbetts of LIE
want, died very suddenly on Tue sday last. He
was over "a years of age, and last Friday OF
Saturday was in Bangor with his twin broth
er-both appearing as well as ever, and re
morkably active for men of their years. W,
are informed that the father had sixteen chill
dren BY his first wife and four by his second
and the latter had by her first husband ten
making family of thirty children.
The Dexter Gazette says that Sheriff Shep
herd arrested last Wednesday young mai
named Delos d. LebrOke, belonging IN Dex
. ter, the larceny Of $40 from man for whom
he was at work in Glenburn. He was takel
i, to Dexter and put in the hen-coop under Tow
Hall, for safe keeping until Thursday, wher
his preliminary examination was to have tax
J visited him with articles for the sustenance O
the body, put found the young man had go
disguised with his quarters, whitfield his wa,
out and and "dusted."
Dee ts,.4 YORK COUNTY. q gf 90
The work on the break water at the mouth q
Saco river is proceeding rapidly. . ri
The Union says hay is SO scarce about Sac
that the best lots brought into the market hav
$35 to $40. Aa8 sTs
i The Union says Col. A. B. Clements of Gin
cinnati, who is at the Yates House, at tn
spool, is having yacht built for use at tn
Pool which will cost about $25 900, and is to b
very elegant and fast vessel. -s.s..-
Hon. Frederick. A. Wood, of Lebanon, die
suddenly last Saturday. He was busly en-
gagged in haying, and on the day of his deaf
, bad assumed the position of station agent il
, that town on the p. 8 R. Railroad At nigh
| he went to bed well as usual, but soon ate
complained OF pain in the stomach, and risiD
from his bed he tell upon the bed and expire
before physician could be summoned.
+ The Democrat says that Mr.. Guptil, resd
ing on the Pool road, met with an aim ,st fats
accident on Friday last. He;entered the sta
Of his horse. intending to harness him, whe
the animal became frightened at a rope in tn
hands of Mr.. Guptill, and Knocked him upo
the floor, breaking two of his ribs and othel
wise seriously injuring him. 'st s@F8
In GENERAL. r
The KenDebec Journal learns that Superb
tendant johnson has been invited to take th
, principalship of Rhode Island Normal Schoo
!, at a salary of $4,000. llii71
Patents have been issued this week to Olive
Hix Of Rockland, for windlass; Hiram B. SIEVE
VI Vienna, for machine for cutting punchin
and upsetting tires; VIM. =. Shaw Of Portlan.
+ | for wood pavement. fs 'D asa