The Portland daily press., 1871-10-07
state News.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.

The stockholders of the Pjepscot National
Bank have not yet come to any decision upon
the question OF continuing or of closing up the
bank. A committee is now consulting with
the stockholders in relation to the matter.
The Brunswick Telegraph says further dis
covery of the loss of bonds in the Pejepscot
National Bank was made on Monday last.
Abont three years ago, Capt. r. l.. Merrymah,
OF this town, master of the ship Gen. Shepley,
placed three $1,000 Gov. bonds, on deposit with
Mr.. Rogers tor safe keeping.-Subsequent
Mrs. Merryman took out one leaving two on
deposit. ON Monday morning, Captain Alfred
Merry man, received letter from Capt. r. L.
Merryman, still at sea, notifying him of the
facts in the case. He at once went to the
bank; an envelope was found inscribed with
the name of r, l.. Merryman, but the bonds
were gone. Captain Alfred visited Mr. Rogers
in Jail, on that day, but got no information
from him as to the disposition of the bonds,
Mr.. Rogers remarking that after he got to
ThomastoD he would write about the matter.
Thursday evening, between and o'clock;
the attention of many people in Brownhold,
Denmark and the adjacent towns, was attract
ed by the unusual spectacle of large balloon
sailing majestically along between the mount
aims, in northery direction. The party on
board appeared to be looking for landing, and
at o'clock made a successful descent at
Bridgton Centre, where they spent the night.
The aerouauts proved to he Prof. Samuel A.
King, who had charge of the balloon, accom-
Washington party last winter and Luther L.
Holden of the Boston Journal. Tney made
an ascension from the fair grounds at Ply
mouth, N. H., at eighteen minutes past four
that afternoon, the party having made the trip
of fifty three miles in one hour and twenty
seven minutes without any accident, the high
est point reached in the air being about one
mile and-a-half At Bridgton several ladies'
were given an opportunity to ascend as far as
the drag ropes would permit The aeronauts
m tn this citv vasfprdau the Portland 2r
Ogdensburg road, bringing the balloon with
them. Prof. King and Mr.. Holden left for
Boston and Prot. Huntingdon for South Paris.
KNOX COUNTY.
Messrs. 2. Pope Vose and J. B. Porter have
purchased the Rockland Gazette, and will
hereafter publish it.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Bridgton News says:- Saturday evening
as Mr.. j. l.. Clement was driving from Cornish
to tBrownfeld his horse took alright Just
above Hiram Falls, and rushed over the bank,
carrying the carriage and driver with him.
The horse was found dead, part of the carriage
heing over the falls. At four o'clock Wednes-
day afternoon Mr.. Clement lad not been
found and it is probable that he was carried
over the falls. in which case he can hardly
have escaped with his life.
A case of small pox occurred at Brownfield,
recently. The Bridgton News says Mrs. Hill
of Brownfield went to Lowell, Mass, few
weeks since, to visit a sister who was sick. Re-
turning few days since she was taken with
what was supposed at first to be fever, but
which has since been pronounced small pox.
The patient was quite comfortable at last ad-
vices. The town authorities have taken meas
ures to prevent spread Of the disease.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
Bangoreans expect to be supplied with pure
water from I" Hat Case Pond" by July next
The Whig says:-Mr. Fred Beale in the en-
al ~ NJ r
ing shingles ON Tuesday, when his LETT hand
came in contact with the saw and his thumb
was taken completely off. The missing piece
was picked up in the stream some distance be-
low the MILL
The divorce business has been brisk in the
Penobscot Supreme Judicial Court thus far
this term.
the up-river towns in making last-blocks,
which are sent by the carload to the manufac-
torres where they are turned and finished.
Hon. Solomon Dunning of Charleston, who
died on Wednesday at the advanced age of II |
years, has held nearly every Office of trust in
the gilt OF his townsmen, was County Com
for number of years, and repres- |
ented his district in the Leg islature several |
sessions. |
The Dexter Gazette says valuable horse.
to Mr.. James Leighton, was hooked |
TO death week or two since while in the pas |
luTc Will sOu6 CdItle.
PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY.
The Bangor Whig says Frenchmau, whose
name we did not learn, was buried by the cav
ng of a gravel bank on the line of the Bangor
md Piscataquis Railroad extension, near Lows
bridge ia Guilford, on Wednesday. He was
severely cut and bruised about the head and
egs, but no bones we're broken, and he will
probably recover.
Colonel Hiram Douty, former resident of
foxcroft, who has been for several wears mast
n the West, returned few weeks ago yerv
much out OF health, and died on Nc nday.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Mr.. John Nelson, of North Lubec. on Tues.
ay evening of last week went over to Rogers |
sland in a small skiff to attend to his poultry,
Vt which he has several hundred He has not
'een seen since, and the supposition is that he
ELL out OF his boat in fit and was drowned.
me SKIN has been found with only one oar
q it.
The sum of $3.50 was realised at Catholic
Fair in Eastport last week.
YORK COUNTY
The Bddeford Union says at the animal
Meeting of the Saco Water Power Co. held ia
passed that the Boston & Maine Railroad
Company should under no consideration run
heir road through their yard AS the road is
esult will be that the road will run through
md the County Commissioners will be called
IN to settle damages, and if the company will
up to the Supreme Court.