The Portland daily press., 1872-12-23
STATE NEWS.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

The Journal says that the Lewiston Machine
Company has declared semi-annual dividend
| of per cent
The Journal says that DR.. Tewksbury of Port
| land, removed two inches OF bone from the
| knee joint of Mr.. Dennison of Auburn, on
| Thursday. The bone had become diseased and
| the affected part was removed, in the hope to
obviate the necessity OF amputation.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
Forty-one tons of merchandise was received
last week by Pressure Isle merchants.
President Jewett of the European g. North
proposed route of the Northern Aroostook
Railroad, between Midway and Smyrna, to
sign releases of the right of way in case the
road is built
The Masons of Caribou are finishing new
hail.
| KRNNEBEc COUNTY.
| The town of Waterville is engaged in law
suit with the Sheriff and County Commission
era of Kennebec county, involving about $1,000.
The matter Is not yet over, but the lawyers
have asked for $3.50 fees on one side of the case.
A semi-daly express runs between Kendalls
Mills and Waterville.
Gardiner has one case of small pox of Bos-
| ton origin
AS Messrs. Crowell and Reed of Gardiner,
were gong from Gardiner to Litchfeld, Satur-
day, 1ith inst their horse got frightened at
hole in bridge across the Cobbossee stream
and jumped from the bridge to the water Is
feet below, and disappeared. Mr.. Crowell
struck the ice beyond, and was SO badly injur-
ed that his recovery is very doubtful
LINCOLN COUNTY.
Bristol has had its two cases of small pox.
Brighman & Son gre building. two steamers
at Bristol for their porgie business.
The Wiscasset Oracle says that it will take
half year of the most determined shipbuild-
ing work to replace the terrible losses of the
last six months.
The same paper says that on Friday of last
week yOaug man named Theodore Getchel of
Wiscasset, lifted a loaded gun out of boat by
the muzzle. Drs. Cushnan and Cunningham
amputated his arm above the elbow.
Mrs Henry Dow of East Jefferson, was seri-
ously burned last week, by fire being first COM
municated to he jute curls from candle, thence
to her clothing.
The election of officers for the Bristol Farm
ers Club took place Dec. 10th, and resulted as
follows: Thomas Herbert, President; Captain
John Fassett, VIM. M. Clark, Vice Presidents:
Dennis r Hanley, Secretary; Robert Hanley,
Treasurer.
OXFORD COUNTY.
NJ. W. Kilgore has been appointed Postmas-
ter at Newry vice j. d. Kilgore.
Messrs G. B. Crockett & Co. closed the man.
ufacture of children's sleds for the season Fri
day, having made between eight and ten thous-
and.
The Advertiser says that Bartlett Kavanaugh
had his left arm badly hurt last Tuesday, by
being caught in some gearing in Robinson &
Co. factory at Oxford
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing says that Stllman S. Stew
ems, who lives alone beyond Thomas hill, went
home Tuesday night, and just as he was enter
ing his house was taken with a tit and fell for
ward upon his face. He was not found until
nearly noon the next day, and was so terribly
chilled that it is doubtful if he RECEIVERS.
The Jameson Guards of Bangor are to ex-
change their Springfield rifles for new breech-
aders the first of next month";
SOMERSET COUNTY
The venerable William Allen, esq.,, of Nor
ridgewock father of Rev. DR.. Allen of the
State College, is recovering from his recent Sc
we're j. ness.
Norridgewocl had railroad ball last Friday
night in honor of the completion of the track
to that town.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Capt. A. j. Phinney, whose murder was re-
ported by telegraph from Callao, was formerly
q resident of Penn broke.
Joseph Fairhead of Barring, came near hay
ing his fair head damaged by a stone which |
some scoundrel hurled through his store win
dow one evening recently, unpleasantly near
him and of good size.
A fourteen pound DaDy IS tne Dlggest Item |
that Robbinston furnishes the Eastport Sentinel |
with last week. 1t is the property of Mr. and
Mrs William Smith.
A paper speaks of dance in Midtown, con-
Guiding IN well conducted row, and of a re-
vival at Sucker village.
Alexander Gibson, ESQ.,, of Calais, has four
hundred horses and about eight hundred men
working for him already this season, in the
woods, besides the mill hands in his employ.
YORK COUNTY.
Saturday, as George Andrews of Biddeford,
was saving piece Of lumber with circular
saw J. in the shop of the Water Power Company,
l. oroke and one piec. struck his left hand LAGER
sung Tour fingers in horrible manner. 1t is
Iearea ne will have to submit to the amputa-
ton Oh the middle finger, says the Times.
The same paper says that T. G.. Thornton
appeared on the streets of Biddeford Friday
seated in the same sleigh in which he rode fl
ty-ive years ago
The building of a round house at Kanne.
bunk on the B. & NJ. R. r., looks v.rr H unnp
as though the company intended to run an ear
ly train from that place to Portland.
The Biddeford Times says that three of the
nine vessels built at Kennebunk the present
year are to hail from that city and one from
Wells; the other FIVE are sold to parties out of
the State.