The Portland daily press., 1872-05-16

son although there have been no big freshets."
Charles Knowlen, son of John Knowlen of
Masardis aged 27 years, was drowned on the
4th of May, while engaged in rafting logs from
an eddy on Pollard's flat
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
The Journal says that Hon. G. G. Stacy, will
erect the ensuing summer, on his large lot south
of Western Avenue, Augusta, building to be
devoted to the purposes OF a shoe factory. 1t
will be of wood, three stories high, 100 feet
long will be fitted up to give constant and re-
munerative employment to seyenty-fve or
hundred hands. The amount OF capital invest
ed in the enterprise will be about $4,000, in
cludng stock.
Erhe Journal reports the death of one of the
AGED and re spect ID citizens oil Augusta, Levi Page
ESQ, Mr. Page was clerk of the common council
for fourteen years. His wife, the partner of his
lows and sorrows for more than half century,
survives him.
.oxFoRD COUNTY.
The Democrat says that the logs in the Webb
river have ruined the jeff. White bridge, so
called in Dixfield and Mexico, which will be
quite a loss to the citizens of said towns as the
bridge was partly built new last year. The
water being high it cannot be rebuilt until low
water in summer. 5...s5- q ..s.,.
The Lewiston Journal says the dwelling
house of John Thompson of Hartford, near the
Methodist Chapel took fire on the roof on the
9th of April, by heating the oven, and was
| consumed with most of its contents, including
shed, farming TOOLS and SIX swine The pa
| Ders for an insurance of $1100 were made out
short time ago. aud by some neglect of Mr..
| Thompson, were not completed, which makes
the loss most severe, as he is a hard working
farmer. His friends had a house ready to raise
| within six days.
| The dwelling house and out-buildidgs belong
ing to Mr.. Antonio Ratio, situated in Brown
| field together with their contents, were de-
stroyed by fire en- Tuesday, the 7th inst. Loss
| about $1,000, on which there was an insurance
| o. rnsf
of $500. .elF
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Whig says the liquors seized i'll
| Ray's stable on the 10th day of last month were
claimed by Messrs. Stetson & Babb, who proved
ownership, and also that they had made ar
| Boston of whom they were purchased. The
liquors were thereupon given up by the author
tiles Tuesday and will be returned to Boston.
The Calais Times says that as Tuesdays ex-
| press train on the European & North American
Railroad arrived just below Lincoln Centre it
ran into flock of sheep, scattering them by
the roadside in all conceivable attitudes and
shapes. One old ram, the patriarch of the
! flock, evidently indignant at the unceremonious
manner in which his charge had been handled,
lowered his head and went for the iron horse
| The cow-catcher struck him and threw him up
on the forward part of the engine, when the
| fireman ran out and before he could fall or
| Jump off, caught and held him until the train
was stopped. He was then released, and was
| found to be uninjured with the exception OF
| having one of his horns knocked off.
| PIsCATAQUIs COUNTY. .-.a.-s
After an icy blockade of five months and
fourteen days, sMoosehead Lake is again open
to navigation and the five steamers and vari-
GUS sailing craft are once more free.
One of the largest Gland locked salmon" ever
taken in the waters of Maine was captured in
| Sebec Lake on the 18th inst. by Mr.. Water
| Of Tba Scpacip,aD' xUaiO he'd
eight pounds, and was one of lot OF 16O taken
by the party. '
| WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Mr.. Seth G. Low has been appointed Custom
| House officer at RobbinstOn, in place of Mr..
| Albert G. Buck, resigned.
| About ten thousand tons of shipping are
| owned in Calais
The Calais Times thinks the visitors to the
St Croix this summer will number large. 1t
says every available boarding place at st. An
rooms in the Passamaquoddy House, at East
| port, have been secured, SO we learn. The river
is acquiring an extensive reputation as. a desira-
| bic summer resort. s.efe-r
The Times says an Insurance Company. has
| been formed in Calais under the name of the
''St. Croix Lloyds" This Company, as is stat
ed in their circulars represents more than. two
million dollars and is prepared to take risks on
freights and cargoes at the lowest rates charged
Westward. The following are the officers of
| the Company y:-Drectors, f. ii. Todd, f. A.
Pike, L. L. Wadsworth, Jr., E. G. Gates, Chas
| Todd, VIM. Duren, A. H. Sawyer; President
F. H. Todd; Secretary, A. H. Sawyer
5E. IN GENERAL.
Delegates attending the Sunday School Con-
| vention at Dexter, in purchasing tickets over
| the Maine Central Railroad, need be careful to
| procure return tickets at such ticket Office of
the MainelCentral as they start from, over said
road, as free return tickets over this road can be
procured only at such offices. Delegates over
the Portland & Ogdensburg, Portland & Roch-
ester and Bangor & Piseataquis will have re-
turn tickets furnished on application to the
subscriber at the Convention. saE
| o. M. CoUsENs,
Chairman Executive Committee.