The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-03-04

tricated, but be wos dead as soon az landed. |
and 1t is probable that as he sank he received
blow on the head, or some internal injury He
was very valuable animal. 4
KENNEBEc COUNTY. Il
The Gardiner Reporter has entered upon the
sixth year ofits existence.
Mr.. 81. G. L. Dorsey of Pawtucket has pur-
chased two hundred and fifty volumes to send
to the National Asylum for disabled volunteers
at Augusta.
Hon. Seth May of Boston, has presented
beautiful memorial tablet to be placed in the
memoratiop of the long services and distin-
guished virtues of Rev. David Thurston. D.
D., for many years its pastor.
OXFORD COUNTY. l.
E. B. Brown, of Bethel, has bought of G. w
Bartlett, the Whitney Clark farm in Paris. for
$2500.
Messrs. w. r. Howe & Co. of Soutb Paris.
have contracted with parties in Canada for If
teen thousand dozen straw hats, to be deliver
ed next month. sstr '.-
The Jail at Paris is now empty.
The Democrat says Harriet Wymap of Bry.
ants Pond, on one of the recent cold nights,
wandered into the woods and stayed in an old
camp that did not protect her from the cold ,un-
til morning, when she crept on her elbows and
knees in sight Of the road. When found. her
hands, arms, feet and face were frozen and
soon turned black; recovery is not looked for.
Hon. Virgil D. Paris has been presented
| with an ancient silver Syrian coin. which was
struck in the reign of Antiochus w., 175 years
before the birth of Christ, making it 2O46 years
old. 1t was brought to this country from Asia
| by an American Missionary.
| PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
| We learn from the Bangor Wing that son
of Mr.. Bradbury Rollins, aged about 10 years.
| was instantly killed in Abbot, on Wednesday
last, by being run over by loaded sled.
| PENoBscoT COUNTY.
Tue Wing states that VIM Thompson ESQ
formerly publisher Of the Bangor Timesi suf-
fering from a severe attack of paralysis of the
right side: He is recovering from the shock,
| and his friends feel hopeful that he may be re-
stored to health.
John Sargent, Jr., formerly of Yarmouth,
but for the last forty years of Bangor, died in
that city on Thursday. He was one of the
prominent Democratic politicians when he re-
sided in Yarmouth, and maintained that stand
ing after he removed to Bangor, until some
years back. when, 10 consequence of i'll health
he was obliged to abstain from active business
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Reporter says son of Alfred Robinson
of st. AlbaDs cut off three of his toes with an
axe on Wednesday of last week.
We learn from the Reporter that OF Thurs.
day Of last week Moses Mason of Canaan was
| so seriously Injured that he died the same
night. A horse was going through the street
| at a moderate speed when he cau2ht sight of @
dog laying 10 the road which caused the horse
to spring suddenly, striking Mr.. Mason, throw.
ing him violently upon the ice.
sAGApAHoc COUNTY.
The proprieters of the oakum factory at Bail
have sold the machinery 10 parties in San
Francisco and are now engaged in repairing j
prior to It's beir shipped
A citizens caucus at Bath has nominated
SAMUEL d. Bailey as candidate for Mayor.
Mr.. Bailey is Democrat and the present in
cumbent. The election takes place next Mon
day. rsse~e
Parties are rapidly engaged in rebuilding tn
bridge and pier between Top ham and Bruins
wick, which was recently damaged badly b,
fire. The TeleRraphs thinks it will be nearly
or quite a month, before the bridge will b
, Dasssble-longer if an Unreasonable freshe
should occur ~
WALDO COUNTY.
The classification for representatives to th,
Legislature for the next decad. is az follows =
Belfast, L; Searsport and Stockton, !; Winter
{ port and Frankfort, 1 I; Islesborougb Nortbpor
and LincolHvilie, l; Prospect, Monroe, Jackso
and Troy, 1; Brooks, Waldo, Morrill,, Belmont
Knox and Swanvi1le, 1; Montville, Searsmont
, Liberty and Freedom, 1.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Mr.. Gilbert Morang died at Trescott las
3 month at the advanced age-Of LOG years an
two months, retaining his faculties to the las
Seven schoouers, averaging over $50 ton
t each, are to be built at Pembroke the ensuin
a | season. s, f.ear
The British scbooners recently seized at East
port by the q. s. Revenue Cutter Vigilanl
were engaged in carrying cargoes from Penn
broke to Eastport, in violation of that sectio
of the coastDg laws, that prohibits foreign yes
, sells from engaging in the coasting trade.
. The iron works at Pembroke have not bee
!. in operation for two weeks in consequence
a scarcity of water. KS resssFs
YORK COUNTY. fe&
The subscriptions to the Saco River railroa
already amount to about $125 900.
a A son Of Mr.. Sylvester Hill at Good win
Mills, while at work in a saw mill on Saturda
last, got caught ia the betting, which brok
both bones OF one of his arms. and his ankl
bone, and otherwise bruizing him, but he wa
, not fatally injured.
| Deputy sheriffs have been appointed in Yor
1 | county as follows: Biddeford, R. NJ Stevens
Saco, Obadiah Durgin; Buxton, Thomas Tai
box; Wells, E. j. Getchell; North Berwick u
: A. Butler; SOUTH Berwick, r. G. Kicker; Bel
wick, A: B. Spencer; Kttery, R. D. Phi
brick; Alfred, A. o. Mason; Sanford, E. G
Murray; Lebanon, F. N. Butler; w. Lebanon
N. E. LORD; Shapeigb, l. A. Hall; Newtielt
William Dunnels; Parsonsfield, d. w. Q. Mel
riIl; Hiram, TO serve in this county, Jaco
| Thompson; York, G. P. Thompson; Kenne
bunk. P. c. Wiggin.