The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-01-12
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zen of Auburn, died suddenly Tuesday evening.
The shipment of shoes and boots from Au-
burn and Lewiston Stations, the past week,
have been 407 cases, including IA by express to
OF leather have been $3.50 lbs., to 1870 TBS.
for the previous week. Business is starting up
with good prospects, says the Journal.
The Lewiston Journal says n W. Farwell
Esq, will build next season brick cotton mill
at Lisbon, on his new and fine stone dam; a
1000 spindle cotton mill. The mill will be
5000 feet long and three stories high Teams
are now employed in getting out materials,
lumber, stone, &c. r1r
The journal says G. c. Emery, Principal OF
High School, Auburn, has been elected Princi-
pal of the High School at Grand Rapids, Mich
Igan, at salary of $1,000. He will probably
Bachelor. Mr.. Gay is to succeed Mr.. Bach
elder as assistant.
,i.sssr1 s4s KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Journal says slight shock of ON oath
quake was felt in-JAeyus6a, between seven and
e1gnt O'Clock. on Tuesday evening. In some of
the houses on State street lamps standing upon
tables were Jared
The Gardiner Journal, says that on Thurs
day last, George Cox, lad aged about sixteen,
while at work in Stanwood & Towers paper
mill, caught a hand between the rolls of the
calendering machine, taking the end of finger
off. On Wednesday night, Reuel Dunlap, at
win III ohC SdAhC HILL, Wtto SOlug uOWn d ScuL-
tie with pail of hot wa ter He had stepped
down, and reached up for the pail when his
foot slipped, and the pail capsizing, the hot
water came down son the place where the hair
ought to grow" and all over him. scalding him
badly but not so as to blister. 1t was narrow
escape If the water had been little hotter it
must have killed him. He is confined to the
house.
The Pennington Chronicle says few DAYS
since Mr.. John p. Moulton formerly of
Chesterville, but now employed by the Dunn
Edge Tool Co., at Fayette went out gun
ming with company of others and fired at a
fox with the right barrel of his gun, and then
fired the left barrel, which burst in his left
hand, throwing some of the pieces of flesh
twenty-seven feet The hand was terribly
have to be amputated, but it was so well dress
ed and carefully tended by DR.. Blake, of Read
held, that it will be saved, although it will be
almost useless.
t4 KNOX COUNTY sa9rrv =
The Rockland Free Press says Gilbert Marsh
young man belonging in that city, while driv-
ing team drawing load of limerick on Tues
day, I'd inst, stepped forward to the horses for
some purpose and slipping, fell to the ground,
the loaded wagon passing over his leg and
crushing the bones in shocking manner. -h
The Free Press says Mrs. Rachael Stevens,
widow lady, who resides with her son in Rock
land, appeared to be in her usual health on the
morning Of last Thursday, 4th inst. She made
call on her daughter, Mrs. George Campbell,
returning about half-past 9 clock. She was
known to have gone to the wood-house and
then up stairs Nothing further was known of
her movements till about o'clock p. M, when
one OF Mrs. Campbell's children came into the
house and on going up stairs found her grand
mother on the floor in reclining position. one
hand on the bed, the other on tin pail partly
filled with water; severe cash was cut on the
forehead. probably done by striking on the
edge Of the pail. Life had evidently been ex-
tinct for some hours. =.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Commercial says tho earthquake
shocks were distinctly felt in that CITY Tuesday
night-one about O'Clock, the other about 2.
The Commercial says the season thus far has
been unusually favorable to numbering opera
tons. We hear that Messrs. Smith & Davis,
who are operating on Pine stream hauled 1885,
600 in twenty-four days.
The Wing understands that the plaintiff in
the famous Democrat case has decided not to
prosecute against the Dwinel estate but con-
tinue against the other defendants Charles r.
Dole and one or two more have been released
there not being sufficient evidence to connect
them with the destruction of the Office.
The Wing says Mr.. Murch, overseer in the
Clark Thread Co.'s mill at South Lincoln. while
liking circular saw Wednesday afternoon
slipped and fell upon it while it was running at
he escaped without being drawn on the
saw. The wound is doing well. =
e SOMERSET COUNTY
On Sunday night last the house, ell and sheds
OF MI. Snow Salisbury, of Canaan. were
burned. Ihe furniture was saved. By throw
ing snow into the cellar most of the potatoas
and vegetables were saved Loss $1,000.
49,. WALDO COUNTY.
The Belfast Journal says the grand jury last
week found fve indictments against Rev. Geo.
D. Garland, Freewill Baptist preacher of
Monroe, for the crime of sodomy.
The Journal says Mrs. Isabel wife of Henry
staples, of Stockton, died very suddenly on
Saturday noon. She was the mother of Hon
Crawford S. Fletcher, Senator from this county
A runaway horse in Belfast last Saturday
caused severe injury to daughter of Hon. Ne
lemlah Abbott, who struck on her head in at
emptlng to jump out of the sleigh. The horse
afterwards started another one attached To a
Tray loaded with hulled corn and milk. nnset'
ing the dray and scattering the contents. The
wo runaways then started milkman's team
whose contents were soon scattered The first
lamed horse was only stopped by coming in
contact with pile of boards, as we learn from
he Belfast Journal, - q 9lf0-7
YORK COUNTY. la
Messrs. Parker and Lawrence, railroad con-
ractors, lost two horses on Friday last by back
ng them down an embankment on the second |
lection of the b. & M. extension at North Ber- /
wick
The Shakers at Alfred have sold some 900 /
cres of wood and timber land to Horace Wood |
nan and Edward Eastman, of Saco. Consider
tion, $1,000
IN GENERAL. a. -. ltI
The engineers engaged by the st. Croix & Pc
lobscot Railroad Company to make survey for
he proposed extension of their line to Grand
AXE have completed their work, and are now
ngaged in making estimates The Calais
Tines says they have obtained better line than
expected, and have met but few natural OBJ
tacles. The deepest cut necessary is but if
cen feet while the only grade that is at all
eavy is but ninety feet in distance of three
niles. 1t is their opinion that the road can be