The Portland daily press., 1872-12-09

i wild animal, which has bsen prowiina IA
the Vicinity of East Jefferson for some tfrna,
was shot on the 26th ult, by Joseph Chapman.
1t proved to be a loupcervier weighing thirty
pounds.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Wing says that Oliver G. Webb
of Orono, who is in the employ of Holman
johnson, the great shovel handle manufacturer,
recently turned in single day, two hundred
and seyenty-five dozen handles.
Thomas D. McMahon of Eddington, has
two cows and a three year old heifer, from
whose milk 600 pounds of butter has been made
from May Sd to December Sd of this year.
The Hersey Light Infantry of Oldtown are
to give masquerade ball on the 10Th of next
month,
Daniel Stevens, ESQ.,, of North Dixmont one
of the leading and influential citizens of that
town, died on Saturday week. of heart disease.
He was about IS years of age.
Enoch J. Ames his been appointed postmas-
ter at South Exeter, vice Edmund T. Carney
resigned.
PIscATAoUIs COUNTY.
Henry Williams, the man reported lost was
found by party searching for him, at hunt
ers camp in No s, Piscataquis county. He
had been lost several days and when found his
feet wree SO badly frozen that it is thought that
they will have to be amputated.
From our Correspondent
The Sabbath School Convention recently held
in Guilford was an interesting and profitable
meeting.
| There is Just enough snow to make capital
sleighing throughout the county.
| The attempt to annex certain towns in SOM
| erset and Penobscot to this county, will be re-
sisted nearly unanimously by every town in the
| county.
Mr.. Shepard of Illinois is making temper
| ance lecture tour of the county.
| The Rantist churoh in Park man have uaourad
| the pastoral services of Rev. Henry Libby, a
graduate of Chicago University, for one year.
| He is to enter upon his labors the first Sabbath
| in January.
The winter term of the Parkman High
School will commence on the 23d inst
SOMERSET COUNTY
| The Kennebec Journal is informed that the
snow is two feet deep in northern Somerset.
The epizootic which prevailed SO generally
in northern Somerset, is abating.
The Fairfield Chronicle says that J. Winslow
Jones of this city, has purchased the Point
at KendalPs Mills for a large corn canning es-
| tablishment.
| WALDO COUNTY
The railroad depot at Unity Village wa.
broken open few nights since and the money
drawer was taken and carried away The
lucky rsscals obtained so counterfeit bill ani
thirty cents in good scrip as the result of thei
| venture.
| YORK COUNTY.
Mrs Livermore delivers the next lecture il
the Saco lecture course, Wednesday evening
Dec. 18TH Subiect-"Marriage VS.. free love-
The Times says that Freeman c. Ham o
South Berwick, lost valuable horse, severa
days ago, by epizootic. When opened tho cav
ity of the chest was full of matter
The Biddeford Times says that grand invi
tation ball, under the auspices of the York In
stitute, is to come off in City Hall, Saso, Thurs
day. Dec 26th.
The Biddeford Times says that the masquer
ade of the Knights of Pythias, Friday night
was the finest affair of the kind that has com,
off in that city for many years. The compan.
was very large.
The farm house and out-buildings of Mr.
Ambrose Sanborn in Acton, were destroyed b,
an accidental ire on Friday morning. Blu
little of the household furniture was saved an,
this in badly damaged condition. Mr. San
born had no insurance on his property.