The Portland daily press., 1871-06-30
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ANDROsCOGGN COUNTY.
Proposals have been issued for the erection
of new block OF eight or ten stores in Au-
burn, south of Ph9uix Block, and for the
building of river WALL
The Lewiston journal says Mr.. Gershom
Libby of South Auburn, in a recent gale of
wind, while attempting to stop his frightened
horse was thrown down under the horses feet
and run over by loaded wagon and severely
injured. His neighbors to the number of thir-
ty turned out and finished his hOeing for him
We learn from the Journal that the aggre-
gate shipment of shoes and boots from Auburn
and Lewiston stations the past week, have
been 700 cases-666 by freight and "a by Ex-
press; receipts of leather "a, 500 lbs The pre-
eeding week 602 cases were shipped and 81. $50
lbs. of leather received.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Pennington Chronicle saws Mrs. Rachel
Hunter, widow of the late James Hunter. of
Strong, aged 81 years, was thrown from a wag-
on on Sunday last and it is feared fatally in.
jured.
KNOX COUNTY.
Calvin Hall, Esq, of Rockland, while adj
dressing the citlzens of that place Monday
evening was seized with an attack of paraly-
SIS, which affected one side of his body His
mis- mind is clear and speaks good, and it ia
hoped he will soon recover.
Jason Swift of Thomaston, while at work
on the % inst in hauling load of wood. fell
between the wheels OF the wagon, which pass
ed over his thigh producing a very bad fl &C, ure
OF the bone.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
At the U. S. District Court at Bangor. We'd
nesday, Judge Fox sentenced a BANKRUPT. who
failed to attend before the Register, and neg
lected to furnish schedule of his creditors and
assets, to twenty-four hours in the Bangor Jail,
and to pay the costs attending the proceedings.
The respondent claimed that having settled
with his creditors and filed his petition to have
all further proceedings suspended, he was I'M
der no obligation to furnish the schedules etc
The Court decided that this did not release the
respondent from his duty to comply with the
orders OF the Court, and adjudged him guilty
OF contempt. Let others take warning.
The Bangor Wing says Tuesday evening, as
the mail train was entering the Maine Central
depot, Edward P. Durham, young man EN-
ployed by E. f. Durep, Esq, undertook to
step on car platform. He slipped on a piece
OF orange peel and fell between the cars. but
was caught by the neck by muscular gentle
man and held up until the train stepped.
We learn from the Wing that Mr.. George
Tuesday by being caught in a belt and wound
around pulley in Gilman's mill at Veazie.
died in about tour hours after the accident.
The Bangor Wing has seen a very fine spec
linen OF silver lead ore, found on the farm of
Mr.. George Fowler, in Hampden, about two
miles up the stream near Woods Mill. Other
and rich specimens have been discovered at
this place.
A correspondent of the Wing writes that Oh
Sunday, 18th inst, Harrison Mcdonald of
Glenburn, with his wife and two children,
ate for supper small quantity OF ale wives,
and were soon after completely Frustrated
vomiting and frothing at the mouth and show
ing other signs of poisoning. A physician was
called, under whose treatment the family are
slowly recovering. The DR.. thinks the family
was poisoned by eating fish that was purified
before being smoked.
sAGADAHOC COUNTY.
Gen. F. d. Sewall is home at Bath. on a
brief vacation from his official duties.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
There were three persons drowned in North
Pond, Smithfield, last Thursday, by the sink
ing of a leaky boat-Mr. Pratt and one of his
sons of Smthfield and MIR. Porter Warren of
Rome: Mr.. Pratt's oldest boy swan ashore.
as we learn from the Lewiston Journal
WASHINGTON COUNTY
Machias is 10S years old this month.
The Union says John Smith of Saco. in Col
umbla, accidentally discharged gun he was
handling, badly mutilating his shoulder and
lDhicung dangerous wound Wednesday last.
The gun was set down, at the same moment
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Messrs. Smith and Brigham of Columbia
sawed in their mill one day last week while
the sur was above the horizon thirty thousand
shingles. This, the greatest days work on
record, was done by one saw attached to the
Muzzy machine.
We learn from the Maehias Republican that
The tannery in Steuben, belonging to Asa S.
Trundy, was destroyed by fire on the night of
the 10Th.
Garret Herrin while at work in A. Camp-
BELLS single mil, at Cherryfield had the 10.
gers on his right hand completely severed nv
the saw.
j. G. Nash & Co, of Addison. have COM
menced work on another vessel. They launch
ed one, week before last.
The valuation of Calais is $1.7O1 ,919, an in
crease OF about $150,000 over that of last wear
The taxes are $4,000. The per centage OF tax
alton is % mills on the dollar.
Calais celebrates the 4th of July in curious
manner. The city authorities waive the license
for circus exhibition, in order to have it there
on that day; and this is the only way they Gel
citrate!
A store was recently broken into in Calais
while in the tenement overhead were six men
Watching corpse who heard the noise Four
OF the men Travelled quarter of mile to inform
the proprietor of the store what was going oni
When they returned the robbers had left.
YORK COUNTY.
james Andrews of Biddeford, it is said, has
large contract for building the fifteen miles
OF stone dock III the city of New York.
Mr.. William Burnham of Biddeford, while
at work in the foundry of M. M Stackpole &
Co., on Springs Island. last Saturday, was at
tackled with a faintiDg fit from which he recov-
cred; bat soon after entered another, from
which he died.
Shadrach Wentworth, of Limerick, aged "
years. who bad long been cripple, conf itted
suicide by drowning in brook, hear bis house,
induced as supposed by ply and pecunia-
ry troubles.
The dwelling OF Nathaniel Mcclellan of West
Newfield, was destroyed by fire on the evening
Of the 18th inst Mr.. Mcclellan and wife were
both severely burned in attempting to remove
the furniture.
A Freuchman by the name of Shuttle, while
n fit, near the foundry Oh Gooch Island, on
Tuesday afternoon, fell upon the store wall,
and from thence into the river He was taken
10 the shore 10 an insensible condition. 1t is
feared that severe internal injury was inflict-