The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-02-14

Col. Thurston Libby of Auburn, died very
suddenly of apoplexy last Saturday night, i'm
to the moment of his death had been good He
died almost instantly after the attack and with
out a struggle. a.
The Journal says Isaac Perry, who attempted
to commit suicide at Auburn Poor Farm Fri
day, is still living, and there are some chances
for his recovery. e.at ...
KENNEBEC COUNTY. lass
The Augusta journal says that the recently
organized Reform Club in Gardiner, is doing a
noble work. The moving spirits in this organi-
cation are those who have been hitherto addict
ed to the use of Intoxicating drinks as bever-
age. One hundred and twenty-five such have
joined the club. +s'
Our Waterville correspondent informs us that
Dea. S. Doolittle and wife of that village cele-
brated the fiftieth anniversary of their mar
riage on Monday evening. About a hundred
guests, chiefly from the elderly portion of the
community, were present with their congratu-
lations. A handsome gold watch and chain
was the brides present from the happy groom.
Several gentlemen presented valuable gold
headed cane to Mr. Doolittle, and the ladies tes-
titled their good wishes to Mrs. Doolittle, by
several pieces of silver ware. 1t was rare oc-
casiou.
KNOX COUNTY.
A little son of Mrs Lucy Allen of Rockland.
strayed from home Monday afternoon and up
to late hour at night his whereabouts was not
ascertained. Tuesday morning his body was
found in the dock whittier he had gone to play
with ice floats. His age was about seven years
His father is resident of Yarmouth, Maine
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The Wiscasset Oracle says on the evening of
the 7th inst, Mrs. Augustus Ritz of Waldebo-
TO- was badly burned about the head and face
by her jute switch taking fire from lamp.
The Oracle says 7. L. Andrews of Bridgewa-
ter, Mass, has purchased of +. l.. Carney esq.,
the Sheepscot Falls water power, together with
the mills on the dam, the wharves and ship
yard, and is now engaged in putting in improv-
ed water wheels, enlarging the saw mill, put
ting in new circular saw, and making other i'm
provements preparatory to carrying on larger
business than has before been done at the Falls
where there there is an excellent water power,
having the advantage of tides, and also the
fresh water of both Dyer's and the Sheepscot
rivers, with natural stone DAM on which is
built a substantial dam with flood gates, free
from any danger of freshets, with deep water
at the lower side of the mills and wharyes
where vessels may load or discharge full car
goes. There is now good grist mill with two
run of stones, saw mill with new circular saw
for large lumber, small circular saw single
machine, clapboard machine, ETC., at the Falls
Mr.. A. has also purchased one half of the
wharf, store houses, ETC., of Joseph Erskine,
esq.,, near the Falls
PENOBsCoT COUNTY
Over hundred thousand acres of timber
lands belonging to the estate of the late Sam'l
ID. Dale OF Bangor, are in the market. The
estate is insOlvent. se
L. H. Gushing, n. HI. Hubbard, E. E. Arey
and T. A Snow, of Winterport, Loomis Taylor
and Charles Hamlin of Bangor, and Lathly
Rich of Boston, have been elected Directors of
the Bangor & Winterport Railroad Company.
Caroline f. Courcy, about 10 years of age,
disappeared from the residence of her sister,
Mrs. Edward Seaman, in Bangor, nearly two
weeks ago, and no trace of her whereabouts has
been obtained. tee.E Il.
Mrs. Hezekah Harris of Weston had three
ribs broken and sustained other injuries by the
upsetting of a coach in Bangor, the horses at
tached to it being frightened by boys coasting
on the street. = 3
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
Monday morning the locomotive drawing the
morning train from Augusta, was thrown from
the track in Topsham, by broken rail- The
only injury sustained by the machine was the
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