The Portland daily press., 1872-01-15

The Times SAYS in the woods in Aroostook |
the snow does not average six inches, and log
ging operations were never in more prosper |
GUS condition.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Our Phillips correspondent &C." says Mr..
Stillman Parlin of Freeman, while leading a
horse to water Sunday, the 18th inst at Phil |
lips. fell dead in the road. Heart disease was
the supposed cause of his sudden death.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
One of the horses of the Knickerbocker Ice
Company broke through the ice while at work
on the river near Farmngdale, Tuesday, carry
ing down the ice cutter. Loss about $500.
The Kennebec Journal says little seven
years old, not hundred miles from Hallowell
was asked by his mother to take piece of cake
from her plate, that she had not eaten, where
upon young hopeful replied, that 'he did not
purpose to become Lazarus for any body
He'll do.
The Journal says burning accident happen
ed on Thursday evening in Augusta, to a young
lady at the north end of State street While
she was trying to kindle fire her large and
flowing jute switch took fire, and burned with
such fury that her right hand, face and neck
were badly burned. Ladies should be on their
guard against having such combustible head
dresses come in contact with blaze.
Says the Gardiner Reporter: Business is re-
ported ~quet in Pttston." There is not much
moving, except the measles. They are lively.
The schools in district No. 6, registered 125
scholars, had to close for the present not hav-
ing % scholars, most all of the absentees being
sick with the measles.
The Gardiner Reporter says a party from
Gardiner, in which Rev. Mr.. Stockbridge and
Miss Hodgkins, our High School teachers join
ed, went to Portland Wednesday evening to
hear Henry Ward Beecher lecture, returning
on the early Pullman train the next morning.
| Some of them winked rather family the next
day, but all agreed that they were well paid for
their time in listening TO the worthy divine.
KNOX ooUNY.
| A powder house at the granite quarry near
| Cedar Point, Vinalhaven, containing 80 kegs of
| POWDER was accidentally blown up at about
O'clock in the evening, killing one of the quar-
| rymen Instantly and severely wounding several
| others. The powder house is short distance
| from the quarry, and blast being about to be
fred, the fuse was lighted and all the men, six
or seven in number, ran up back of the powder
house, to be out of the way of the explosion
When the blast exploded they ran back, and
were near the powder house when it blew up
can of powder, which had been used in the
blasting, had been set down outside of the pow
| der house, and it is supposed that fire was COM
inundated to this from bit of burning fuse
| from the blast, and from this to the powder
house. Daniel Bryan, foreman, of Waldo, was
instantly killed. George Pettee, of Harmony,
| dangerously wounded; Austin Trevick of War
rem, slightly wounded; Thomas Barton, Vinal-
haven, dangerously; Micah Maloney, flesh
|
Vinalhaven, flesh wounds in arm and face
| Bryan had the upper portion of his head blown
| Off, Another man was injured SO that his re-
covery is doubtful. and Mr.. Austin Frink, the
overseer at the quarry, was blown some dis
| lance, and received internal injuries which NAV
| possibly prove fatal
An attempt was made Friday night to blow up
the powder house of Messrs. Bird & Co., near
Blacklngton,s Corner, Rockland A keg of
| powder was taken from the house and carried
across the road, and fuse was attached to this
and another fuse led from the keg to the pow
| der house. The key of powder was exploded,
but fortunately the explosion did not extend
| 1urther: The powder house contained more
than hundred kegs of powder.
An unsuccessful attempt was made FRIDAY
night to blow open the safe at Thurston & Co.'S
Foundry in Rockland 1t was doubtless the
work Of novices at the business.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing says woman residing in
Penobscot county, recently obtained a divorce
| from her husband on account of the latter de-
| sertion. The COSTS which were charged to the
husband, amounted to 1926, and Friday he was
arrested on an execution for that amount. He
| refused to pay, saying that his wife had cost
him enough already, and he preferred to go to
JAIL His preference was respected, and he is
now in durance vile.
The Wing says story and half frame house,
ell and barn, in Oldtown, owned and occupied
| by Mr.. Henry Davis, were entirely consumed
Tuesday evening with most of their contents
nothing being saved but the stock in the barn.
The loss is estimated at $1,000, on which there
was an insurance of $500
YORK COUNTY.
A couple of men, claiming to be from Boston,
one of whom called his name Kelly, and showed
a United States detectives gold badge, hired
team at Portsmouth, Friday to go to York
Saturday morning despatch to the owner re-
ports the team at Berwick the carriage smash
ed, and set of burglars tools therein.
An attempt was made Friday evening, about
10 o'clock, to burn the Marine Hospital at the
kittery Navy Yard, by setting it on fire in two
places in the attic, among some boxes and rub
bish, and in a closet the lower floor of the
building. The incendiary had crammed mat
tress into the closet and set fire to it, he hoping
thereby to make sure his fiendish work. The
timely discovery of the fact prevented serious
eonftagration, and possibly the loss of human
life, as.there are few inmates in the hospital
confined to their beds by sickness. A court of
inquiry will probably be held and the matter
properly investigated. ~ e