The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-07-18
ARooSTOoK COUNTY,


who has taken this prize.
ARoosTOoK COUNTY.
Island Falls contains ffty-three voters, twelve
of whom weigh 200 pounds each. Our genial
friend Daniel Randall is the heaviest. his
weight being 376 pounds, and he exists in the
hope that he may live to reach 400 pounds
Edward Broadstreet of Littleton, last week
fell from the scaffold of his barn to the floor.
striking upon his head and shoulders. The
conclusion produced temporary insanity, in
which condition he attempted to commit sui
eide.
DR.. Inners of Houlton, the other day caught
a thirteen pound trout within four miles of that
place.
Lightning struck the stable of c. O Don
ham, of Island Falls, the other day, and the
house of James Keen, of Crystal Plantation
and the barn of Joseph Young, of Sherman,
were also struck during the same shower.
A house situated upon the north road, about
three and a half miles from Houlton village
and occupied by a family named Craig, was,
with its contents, consumed by fire Tuesday
night. There was no one in the house except
woman aud one or two small children. who
were found the following morning in an open
field.
#"r CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
A man named James Rhodes, employed in
the Yarmouth paper mill, had his leg fearfully
mangled by machinery Tuesday. When the
doctor cut the flesh ON one side the bone and
leg dropped off just below the knee
Our Naples correspondent co. under date of
July 18th, writes:-A daughter of Nathan
ITeadwell, seven or eight. years of age, was
taken sick Monday morning at o'clock and
died at o'clock p. M. She was as well as
usual to all appearance when she retired 1t is
supposed she ate something poisonous. as the
physician thinks her case indicated it,
We are having fine hay weather and getting
from a quarter to a third more than last wear
IharmAmntQr or no lost Al
nineties.
Your city people go to the beach and islands
for their picnics and chowders, 80 we go to the
shores of our own beautiful lakes for ours
Some OF our merchants and professional men
have gone to-day, not forgetting to take the
| ladies along with them to superintend the max
ing of the ehowder.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The grass crop in the northern part of the
county is the heaviest for years. All kinds of
crops are looking finely. The breadth devoted
to grains and corn is much larger than usual
In the vicinity of Pennington large quanti-
ties OF sweet corn have been planted. Mr. j.
w. Jones is making quite an addition to his
canning works, preparatory to a large crop.
KENNEBRc COUNTY.
Mr.. j. G.. Abbott, of Gardiner, ivan Angus
tus OF the Boston Herdl d) of the recent sradu-
ating class at Bowdon, will visit Europe this
summer, intending to be absent about four
months
Judge Barrows will hold the August term of
Court at Augusta. Judge Walton will preside
at the October term and Judge Dckerson at the
March term.
A post of the Grand Army of the Republic
is about to be established in Augusta.
On Saturday last John p Craig, ESQ.,. of
Readfield, met with quite severe injury He
was attacked by furious bull tossed in the air
and rather harshly treated. He was rescued by
hired man, but was insensble for some min
utes. 1t is believed that no permanent injury
was inflicted.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
William Thompson, of Bangor, jumped over
board from Lewis wharf, Boston, Tuesday
forenoon, but was rescued from drowning by
the police Cause, no money, no friends and
tired of life generally.
At the meeting of the stockholders of the
European & North American Railway Tuesday
the old Board of Directors, consisting of Geo
*. Jewett, Gideon Mayo, Samuel +. Hersey
Arad Thompson, VIM. Flowers, Chas. p Stet-
son, Noah Woods, NJ. s. Drummond and James
w. Emery, were reelected At subsequent
Superintendent and other officers were re-
elected
PIsCArAQUIs COUNTY.
1t is reported that there are four or five cases
OF small pox at Dover.
The Lewiston Journal says:-The farm build
Ings OF MIR. John G. Sweet, about two miles
from Dover village, on the Dexter road. were
destroyed by fire Monday afternoon Nearly
everything was saved from both house and barn.
The fire caught on the roof of the ell, and the
barn might have been saved had there been
plenty of water at hand but the we'll being
under the ell, could not be reached after the fire
got under weigh. Mr.. Sweet has an insurance
OF $500 in the Piscataquis Mutual Co., of Dover
[From our Correspondent
A young man named Judkins came from
Boston some time since to visit his parents and
was taken on the way with the small pox. He
arrived at his fathers house and has been sick
there, but is now recovering. Two of the fam
lily are now sick with the small pox. The au-
thorties are taking every precaution to prevent
the spread of the disease. w,
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
Several of the cottages on the camp-meetipg
ground IN Richmond will be occupied this week,
their owners 60 remain during the series of
meetings to commence next week There will
probably be preaching ON the grounds next Sun
day.
-fE SOMERSET COUNTY. -
A very interesting Cold Water Temple is in
operation in Fairfield, maintained almost sole
~ by the disinterested labors of Mrs Joseph
Nye, numbering ia members, and bids fair to
be the means of saving many children and youth
A little son, five years of age, of Mr. Mosier,
blacksmith, of South Norrdgewock, was last
Thursday found drowned in barrel of water
at the spring.
WALDO COUNTY.
,Searsport has spool factory which gives en-
ployment to twelve or fifteen hands, 1t uses
from 800 to 800 cords of white birch wood
year. Connected with this is pump and ship
block manufactory The town also has an iron
foundry, door and sash factory and stave
and heading mill, all of which, in some meas
ure, restore to the place the activity once pro-
duced by the shipbuilding interest.
The citizens of Brooks have organized cor
net band of eleven pieces, and their instruments
are now being manufactured for them by
Messrs; ia. Hall q Quinby, of Boston, at cost of
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
A meeting in the interest of the shore line
railroad will be held at Cherryfeld, Aug. 1st
VIM Bingham Nash, Esq, of Cherryfield,
lately had an attack of paralysis. He was
alone in his house at the time and was quite
helpless and speeches. when found