The Portland daily press., 1872-06-05
ARoosTooK COUNTY.


pine boards, belonging to the Androscoggin
Mills. Less than five hundred feet of the ium-
Der was damaged, and the injury to the build
ing was slight. sa1 2re
AROosToOK COUNTY
From our Houlton Correspondent.
VIM. NJ Adams of Hodgdon is putting in a
single machine, with one of the turbine wheels
from James Leffel & Son. lft
H. Frisbee of Houlton, is preparing to erect
three story block near his store. The 'P-
oneer" Office has been removed to Frisbee's
block. 5f l2 afLE
There have been good many fruit trees
brought into this county this spring; some of
them from Sharp's nursery in Woodstock N.
b., and some from the nursery of the Chase
Bros, Rochester, n. Y.
1t hiss been raining for several days and it
causes good many on wet land to be hindered
from putting their seed in but grass looks very
well. 70 5G
Wool is worth sixty-five cents in Houlton
They recently had double-headed calf on
exhibition in this section. 1t would represent
III. G. looking with one head to the Liberals
and with the other to the Democrats.
AS the duty is to be taken off of tea and cof-
fee, our people who live near the Province line,
will not have the temptation to smggle it after
July. A
Rev. c: M. Herring will move his family
next week to Honlton. OCCASIONAL.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The Kennebec Journal says that Mrs FL
mOria Whitney was thrown from her carriage
on Saturday, and had her arm broken above
the elbow, and slightly injured otherwise She
was conveyed to her home in China.
OXFORD COUNTY.
There is to be grand county celebration of
the 4th of July at Andover corner.
The Democrat says slight shock of earth
L. ok i'll Oh
10 A. M. Three distinct vibrations were no.
ticed. ~.
PIscATAoUIs COUNTY.
[From our Correspondents
Most of the schools commenced on the Sd
inst Teachers wages have advanced 40 per
cent. on last years prices. eae q
Grass is growing fast but the clover is most
lly killed out by last years drouth and grass
hoppers. Hay is plenty at SIS per ton
The Methodist ministers are preaching their
farewell sermons in anticipation of a general
removal next week. This termination Of SER
vice at the end of three years, is much regret
ted this time by all of the M. E. churches in
this county, as they are parting with able and
devoted pastors, but it is fair to presume that
somebody, in other sections of the Conference,
will be delighted at exchanging their ministers
for ours.
People will grumble however wicked it NAV
be to do so. Some grumble at being too wet,
others at being too arg In their thrOatS S.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing Office was honoredon Mon
day by visit from the widow of the late Mi
chael Sargent, Esq, and daughter of Peter
Edes, who printed the first paper on the Ken
bee as well as on the Penobscot. When her
father published "1ne Bangor Gazette in 1916,
Maria, then at the age of q years. worked reg
ularly at the case, and is, probably, the oldest
living female compositor in the United States.
She has lively recollection of events of the
past, and relates with much spirit incidents and
anecdotes of people long since passed away and
known to the public only by history and tradi-
ton Her father was member of the famous
Boston Tea Party" and Mrs. Sargent now has
at her residence on Ohio street a large punch
bowl in which the heroes of that party 'fbrew-
ed jorum" after they had, disguised as In
dams, spilled the obnoxious tea into the waters
of Boston harbor. EtEfF 4ff
The Bangor Commercial says Mr.. NJ Under
berg, of Bangor who is native of Sweden. has
fallen heir, together with brother, to property
valued at $4,000.
WALDO COUNTY. I
who was killed on the Belfast & Moosehead
Lake Railroad, resulted in a verdict that the
accident occurred through his own carelessness
and fully acquitted all the employees of the
road from blame.
IN GENERAL.
The following appointments of postmasters
in this State have been recently made:-In
Bowdoin Centre, j. @. Allen postmaster, in
place of Wm.J. Emerson, resigned; East Rum
ford, c. +. Wheeler in place Of G. E. Virgin,
resigned; Byron, Hiram Richards, in place of
". A. Knapp, resigned; Limington, Miss Kate
"itchell, in place of j. L. Mitchell, deceased.