The Portland daily press., 1871-12-30
SKATE NEWS! (
ANDRoscoeeIS COUNTY.


The Lewiston journal says the $500 United
States bond lost by Mrs. Sophia Fl. Dresser, of
turner, q few days since, was found near the
bridge the same day, by gentleman Of Lewis
ton, and the ioverjoyed lady received her prop
erty again, because an honest man found it.
II The Journal says all of the Lewiston manu-
featuring companies show most favorable
condition in their past six months operations.
The Hill Company has declared dividend of s
per cent; the Androscoggins one of 8 per cent.
the Bates one of % per cent the Continental
one of per cent, and the Franklin Company
one of A per cent All of these companies have
surplus of earnings after paying dividends.
Manufacturers state that their business was
never more prosperous than at present This
encourages large additions to our spindles anoth-
er year. - No n mn
= = KENNEBEc COUNTY. ~ ~
The Kennebee Journal says just about one
half of the ice put up on the Kennebec was
sold last summer, therefore the harvest this
winter will be one-half less in amount than
that of last winter. .e,,,,J...f
The Lewiston Journal SAYS Mrs. Kate M.
Pmcin, of Monmouth, lately feeling queer
sensation on the crown of her head, accompa-
MED by a lame neck, was examining it when
she discovered the point of needle protruding.
when, with apair of pincers, she SUCCEEDED in
drawing forth a needle such as is used in sew
ing on buttons to, coats.s 1t is q large sized
needle, about one and a half inches long. She
swallowed the needle some five years ago.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Belfast Age learns that an elderly man
named Sanborn, in Vinalhaven, was SO badly
chilled last week, ON Thursday, while at work
teaming that he died Saturday. t1.i OF $50
-i'e1 .is5' % OXFORD COUNTY. iala 4
We learn from the Bridgton Nesos that the
dwelling house of Major S. B. Beam in Brown
field, was destroyed'by fire last Sunday morn
ing. A large portion of the contents was also
destroyed. -5fs1l s,.;l .5s,a.',,y u " IN
The Register learns that an attempt will be
made before the Legislature this winter to have
portion of Lowell set off to the town of Stone
ham.
A movement is being made to establish Ma
tlonal Bank with capital of $50, 900 in Norway.
sNgRfn PENoBscoT COUNTY. ElBa q
Henry Poor & Sons steam saw-mi1l in Med
way, which was burnt on Tuesday, involved
loss of $1,000 1t was insured in'the Shoe and
Leather Insurance Company for $4,000, ROYAL
Insurance Company for $4,000, Exchange In
surance Company for $500 and Boston Insur-
ance Company for $1,000; total, $1,000 -
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Sknowhegan Reporter saws Mr. A. r
Eaton of Cornville, killed seven raccoons on
Tuesday. The warm weather on Monday and
Tuesday brought one of the animals out and
Mr. Eaton tracked him in the snow He soon
found where the fellow climbed up an old hol-
low tree some twenty feet and thinking the
COON must be there he struck with an axe
and stove a big hole right IN upon the fellows
all fast asleep. OF course there was scatter
ing, as it was a warm day, and Mr. Eaton had
a lively job to kill them all with his axe. 1t is
a fact well known that the raccoon is an animal
of the class that spends the cold months in n
state like the bear and the wood
chuck Those killed by MIR. Eaton were walked
from their sleep too soon. Had it been n cold
day they would have been scarcely able to move
at all, but the warm days frequently thaw them
out so that they so abroad even in winter. The
largest of those killed by Mr.. Eaton weighed
sixteen pounds. fi IN
o. YORK COUNTY. NY
Three men were caught by the sudden fall of
a bank of earth on the third section of the ex-
tension of the Boston & Maine Railroad at
South Berwick on Thursday last. One, Mich
ael O'Leary, was almost instantly killed. The
other two were severely injured. OLeary was
Is years of age and unmarried, but has a broth
Or aud sister in Boston. The mass of earth
which fell upon them would weigh six or seven
tons.
IN GENERAL.
The annual meeting of the Maine State Agri-
cultural Society has been called by the Secre-l
AIRY, s. L. Boardman Esq, to meet at the
state House on the 18th of January for the