The Portland daily press., 1871-03-18

viewed, the etudenf 10 compelled to keep his /
knowledge Ct his dnRers ends. We predict /
chemistry to be one of tie Il o,l 81 cressfni ever
given here.
The Telegraph says Gen. Chamberlain deliv. /
ed the first Bowdoin lecture on the evening If /
the % inst, his sui ject being "The Left at
;Hes'ysoure, very o,nerent, as one who heard |
It says, from his lecture on the battle" de- |
livered here come years ago. It vas an clio. |
quent and spirited add, ess, delivered in the |
Generals best style, and was listened TO with
the closest attention.
FRANKLIN COUNTY,
A large grind Stone in the scythe factory of |
Mr. D. Holt, IN iltot burst on the 11th inst. |
One of the workmen, Mr.. Couapt was stand.
ing at the side OF the stone engaged in grind
ing the backs OF scytbes, but escaned with |
slight wound on the hand. No other person
was injured.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The Ellsworth american notes the marriage
Q, young lady t!) in that city only IA years
David w. Cain, boy about seven wears old,
was drowned in Surry, on the 10Th inst.
KENNEBEo COUNTY.
The Journal says late heavy rains have oblig-
ed the lumbermen to leave the woods. Those
not already at home are on their Way The
lumber cut this season is of better quality, al
though not SO much in quantity
The Augusta Journal says Mrs. Beale, a lady
between seventy and eighty years Of age, liv-
ing in that city, came near losing her life the
other day by taking q doso OF laudnum mixed
with some other compound, instead of medi-
cine which she was in the habit Of taking. The
compound which she took by mistake was mix
| ed for the purpose OF bathing. As the result
Of the mistake, every part of the body became
quite numb a
Another "oldest inhabitant" in the person of
| orr friend George w. Jones of Augusta, says
| the Jou1ncl, rises up in vlndication of the
truth, aud -stoutly asserts that the Kennebec
season in 1926. He says that in 1926 the ice
broke up in January, filling the codes down
| river, but iroze again solid. On the evening of
the 20 b of March it again broke up and went
down forming in jam at Browns island, and
| flowing back into the streets of Halowell,
where 1T remained until the first DAYS of April,
| when 1t melted away, was loosened and went
| down river. A record as to the height of the
water at That time may even at this day be
seen on Master, Smith 8 Co.'s store in Hal
lowell. There was terrible CONSERVATION at
that time in that city. Lumber and buildings
were carried off and destroyed. A Mr. Ham
melPs confectionery shop was ruined by the
ice, and he applied to the insurance company
for allowance, but was informed that they paid
for loses by fire and not by food. He then
went and Set his buildings on fire. So, unless
some other "oldest inbabitant' arises, we must
conclude that he Keunebec has not been clear
Navigation on the KenDebec is now reopen
ed Schooner Mary Shields of Gardiner. Capt.
Hiram Waite of Wiscesset, arrived at Gardin-
er Thursday, being the first vessel that has ar.
spring navigation ever on record on the Ken
ntbec. The river is entirely free from ice, not
speck to be seen.
y. Pope Vose, esq, bias been reelected City
Clerk of Rockland.
OXFORD COUNTY
L J. w. Elliott of Ruwfo d, has white SOUR
rel, with pink eyes, wnich be caught last ial
in the town of Peru. 1t is lively animal.
lis stated that the Oxford county militia
who were called to Portland in the last wal
the rev pension act. They were mustered
into the service Sept. 18th, and mustered ou
Nov. 7th and 9Th, and as no travel is allowed
they are unable to make out the sixty days
service required by the act.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Wing gives the number Of streets il
Bangor as l52; avenues, 16 lanes, 6 squares
courts and 2 places"
The Wing says the steamer Katahdin of til,
Sanford line, has been taken off for re-paint
ing aud minor repairs. The Cambridge viii
take her place for time.
We learn from the Bangor Whig that the
sudden rise OF water on Sunday by breaking VI
l euO ICo III tuo AcHuuSk6dS flV6F, carried aWaN
three bridges and Her-ey's mill dam in Cor,nth
also the bridge over Bear Stream, and Drag
don's mill dam on crooked Brook. causing
heavy loss to the town, aud also to individ
uals.
A young man named Braun, in the employ
OF Palmer & johnson, of Bangor, had his thIel
aud knee very badly broken while rolling
liDdlng OF logs near Holt's mills, in Garland
on Wednesday morning, says the Whig
We learn from the Wing that James Nasl
and frank Keenanw ere arrsigned before Judg
Clark of the Police Court, Wednesday, for vol
Ing on Monday in Ward l, 10 that city, unde
the names of Michael Buckley and Morri
Shea, who were bOth out of town on that day
They waved an examination and gave bail Il
the sum OF $500 each, for their appearapce a
the next criminal term of the Supreme Judi
cial Court.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Reporter says the ice freshet carrie
away the bridge across the Wesserrunset, O.
: the new road to Athens, within the limits
Skowhegan, Monday.
On Monday of last week, says the Reporter
Mrs. John Jordan, of Harmony, had her lie
broken by stepping from sleigh while in me
ton.
The Skowhegan Reporter says eggs bav
been falling off SO that those who have bee
collecting the past two weeks lose about tw
cents on dozen and their labor.
YORK COUNTY.
We learn from the Biddetord Journal tba
, the vile OF Mr.. Joseph Miller. Of that city, die
, suddenly on Wednesday morning, of apo
plexy.
The Journal mentions half dozen store
| ETC.. in Biddeford that have been broken int
within short time, and the money drawer
rifled.
. There is a singular spring on Mr.. DAME
Cooks farm iu Ktte'y 10 haying time las
. summer there was no signs of water, but as ID
drought become severe, good pure water boile
, up sufficient to supply the whole ueiehbor.
hood Mr.. Cook said it did the same in a YER
dry season some years since, but as rain come
the spri ng dries up.
The new two story sash and bl ind manufac
tory Of Howe 3 Levi, at Berwick, was damag
cd Dv fire on Monday afternoon to the amour
OF $500.