The Portland daily press., 1872-10-11

Ia on Friday jumped upon passing truck was-
on, when the horse suddenly started, throwing
the boy off backwards, striking on the back Of
his head and shoulders, producing concussion
OF the brain from which he died early the fol-
lowing Sunday morning.
Joseph Bean and wife, of Vienna, celebrated
their golden wedding Oct. 1st
l. J. Carr of Gardiner, has refused $4,000 for
his "Knox Boy"
Wood, who shot Mr. Cheeseman, of Gardi-
ner, in Washington, last summer, was arraign-
ed for trial Wednesday.
The Maine Farmer is informed by William
X Smith, Esq, Cashier of the Augusta Savings
Bank, that last week a man, eighty years of
age, made deposit to the credit Of his father
Tins is transaction which we think rarely has
its parallel in the business world.
Jack Hale, the veteran horse thief has been
pronounced insane, and is now an inmate of the
Insane Hospital.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Freewill Baptist Society of Rockland
have made an arrangement with Rev. Ebenezer
knowlton to become their pastor, beginning
with November. All the churches have settled
preachers now except the Congregationalists,
who are in search of one.
The stockholders of the Knox and Lincoln
Railroad voted at their meeting last Monday to
petition tie Legislature for charter for rail
road from Bath TO Portland.
PENOBSCOT COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing says potatoes were selling
on the market at 55 cents bushel Wedne sday,
and were not very plenty.
A small shop occupied by Alphonzo Moore,
and situated near the Brewer end of the toll
bridge, set on posts on the edge of the bank
was undermined by the late rains and slid down
the bank some ten feet towards the river, Tues
day night.
Old is.L1L WALDO COUNTY. ta.r
Capt r. E: Patterson, of Searsport, informs
the Belfast Journal that maple tree which had
been twice transplanted on his premises, got
discouraged in August and shed all its leaves,
Dut IN September came out with a crop of fresh
ones-a very uncommon occurrence
AT Belfast while an immense granite water
ing trough weighing four tons consigned to the
Boston Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals, was being got down the slip by means
OF rollers, two of the posts on either side gave
way letting the slip fall into the water. Two
OF the steamer Cambridge's squartermasters who
were on the slip narrowly escaped serious in
jury from being jammed by the trough; but got
off with nothing worse than a thorough wet
ting The trough has been got upon the wharf
again, and will be sent to Boston at the first
opportunity. .ru 9f gaaa aai ..-lr#
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The new Railway Hotel at vanceboro has
been nance the Chiputnetieook House.
IN GENERAL.
The descendants of the late Doctor Whitney
Stevens held their customary annual reunion
at Great Falls, n. H., on the 9th inst The
number of these descendants, now living, is rs;
number born the past years. number who have
died within the year l. The number assembled
on this OCCASION AZ. After partakng of a sump-
tuous dinner at the dwelling house of Oliver H.
Lord, ESQ.,, the circle of relatives was called to
order, and commended to the future care of the
Divine Being, IN prayer, by Dea. w. A. T.
Stevens, of Waterville, and listened to an ap-
propriate and pertinent extemporaneous ad-
dress by NJ L. Stevens, of Portland. 1t was
decided to hold the next reunion at the old
homestead in Shapleigh. Arrangements were
made for collation. of the family history to be
read at the next meeting. % sW -