The Portland daily press., 1872-11-09

AROOSTOOK COUNTY.
The North Star is agitati the question of
the division Of Aroostook county OF of making
Lyndon half shire town. p. q. Keegau, CALI
ed the Burbon Prince now elected to the Legs
lature for the fourth term, advocates divs-
ion in letter written in French
L A. Guild has established broom fact DRY
at Caribou.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY,.
The Brunswick Telegraph says that the oil
manufactured by the Portland Kerosene Works
is the best in the market.
The fall term of the North Bridgton Acade-
my closes with an examination of classes on
Thursday of next week. Mr.. j. B. Choate is
the principal.
g HANCOCK COUNTY.
DR.. Fulton of Ellsworth, found two men in
his stable the other night who were in the act
of stealing his horse. A new phase Of the
epizootc.
The american sayslthatsEdward w. Jones of
Sullivan, fifteen years old, on Sunday last was
passing a loaded pistol to one of his playmates,
when the same was accidentally discharged
and the ball entered his body near the centre of
his stomach He died in few hours.
The young people of Waltham have organlz-
ed lvceum.
The taking of salmon eggs at Orland COM
menced on Monday of last week, and Oh that
day 100000 eggs were safely deposited in the
Matching boxes.
Fevers influenza and canker rash prevail on
Cranberry Isles. AS there are but item horses
there the epizootic will not have an extensive
run.
AT Deer Isle on. Monday, the 2Sth ult a
small trading vessel of 80 tons burthen, Josiah
Leach of Rockland, master, and lying at
Green's Landing, was shattered by explosion
of sixteen pounds of powder So great was the
conclusion that the vessel was split from stem
to stern. Capt. Leach was severely if not ia
tally injured, and two others on board at the
time, Robert Merchant and young man by
the name OF Childs, were also stunned and
bruised.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Augusta Journal says no stages left that
city Thursday for Belgrade Or Belfast
Only one of the 2O5 Democrats in Clinton
voted for Greeley.
The prize exhibition of Oak Grove Seminary
will take place at the church at Vassalboro
Friday evening, Nov. 22d.
Augusta rumsellers carry the poison in fiat
bottle in their pockets. The police seized John
Larrabee thus loaded and it cost him $50
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Wing says the of town Corinth has voted
to pay the expenses of the survey of railroad
route between Bangor and Dover.
The heavy rain on Thursday caused quite a
land slide from bank in Bangor near East
Market Spare.
The Bangor Wing says the storm of Thurs
day was unusually violent, causing quite a
washout on the E. & n. a. railway near Basin
Mills. The train from st. John passed over
excepting the Pullman, which broke the rail
and tore up ten feet eff track, giving the pas
sengers good shake and breaking the stoves
PIscATAoUIs COUNTY.
Ex-Secretary of State Flint, has opened a
law Office at Foxcroft.
Hiram Steadman cut off two fingers recently
on a slate trimming machine at Foxcroft.
The Observer reports that the Teachers In
stitute by Messrs. Corthell & Luce, at Dover
the past week, has'been a'success.
There is no counting on stages in this county
on account of the epizootic
There has not been 50 much good wheat rails
ed in Piscataquis for many years as the present
season.
WALDO COUNTY.
The Belfast Age says that potatoes that
were sound when dug are keeping we'll
Eight farms in the southeast part of Thorn
dixie produced 500 bushels of wheat this season
YORK COUNTY
The fall term of the Limerick Academy clos
ed Wednesday. The average attendance was
60.
=, Inc Biddeford Journal says that Hon. John
M. Goodwin will put in this fall the foundation
Tor block of first-class stores, Oh Main street,
next above DIR. Warren's block The building
is to be 12Sx50
On Friday night last, the store of L. D. Dur
rell was entered, the money drawer rif1ed and
about four dollars in carrency and coin taken
by some one evidently familiar with the prem
lses The burglar did not awaken the proprie-
tor who was sleeping on the second floor.