The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-07-29

years OF age were descending hill near East
PittSton, on Monday the 22d inst, the harness
gave way, frightening the horse and throwing
both from the carriage, injuring the old lady
quite severely, and breaking the wrist of Miss
Reardson.
Messrs Penny, Laird and Kind have leased
the old Maine Central foundry, near the upper
depot III Waterville, and propose to begin at
once the manufacture of hollow ware.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Camden Savings Bank now about TWEEN
ty months i'll existence, has $165, 900 ON deposit.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
There is a very mean man nDamariscotta for
the Oracle relates that the remains of young
lady, who met terrible death in South Boston
last week, We're brought there for burial; the
mourners and friends had arrived, and having
secured their horses without the enclosure,
were standing in the road, and were about to
start for the grave; when man (?) who lives
directly opposite the gate, rushed out of his
house, and after untying the horses struck
them blows and with kicks, ETC., turned them
loose into the crowd. . a... .-.
- OXFORD COUNTY. .....
The Norway Adoertiser says that Mr. John
French of Swift's Corner has a housefull of city
boarders from New York, who are having a
fine tme fishing, hunting and berying
The editor of the Norway Advertiser was SER
enaded the other night by@a company who
sang seven or eight beautiful songs, but which
were heard only by the editors neighbors,
whereupon the Advertiser man consoles him,
self with the reflection that "where one can
sleep so soundly, it is an evidence of clean
hands and pure heart"
The Arion Club, Fifteen male voices) of til. s
city, assisted by Miss Fannie Jordan of Port
land as Planist, and Misses Aggie Walker and
Annie j. Ayers gave concert at Concert Hall
Norway, ON Wednesday evening last, to q large
and appreciatve audience
A correspondent of the Oxford Register writes
that on Sunday evening last at early dusk, a
man was seen to dismount a horse inst above
the house of Capt. Lebarron in Hebron. He
turned him toward the barn and then rapidly
fastened along the road on foot. The hired
man, who witnessed the incident, hallooed to
him, but he would not heed it. The horse was
saturated with sweat and seemed exhausted
1t is described as five or six years old, of bay
color, black name and tail, and with white
hind feet The man was ON the direct road to
Lewiston. H5sH G Gt
On Friday week Mrs. Cyrus knight of Cam
ton had a cancer removed from her breast,
weighing half a pound. The operation was
performed by DR.. j. G. Pierce of Canton, as
sisted by Drs. Brigham of Liyermore. and
Bisbee of Peru. The patient is now doing well
and is quite comfortable
eca rENoBscor COUNTY eaEg
A freight and passenger depot is being built
at Eaton station, on the E. q N. A. Railway.
Quite large force of men are employed in
ohrrs 'hI L. % ~. n. halfway tracK De-
tween Vanceboro' and Mattawamkeag
A gentleman from Rockport, Mass, was
seen IN Bangor, purchasing the moccasin leather
scraps for the purpose of manufacturing them
into superphosphates for polishing uses
l SOMERSET COUNTY.
DIR. Chas Fl. Rowell, well known physi-
clan of Fairfield, died on Saturday the both
inst a-3atcatsI J. ..'
WASHINGTON COUNTY. .I.'..
Gov. Perham and family have been spending
o short time at Pembroke
IN GENERAL.
Some of our Maine lumbermen predict that
five years hence at the present rate of destruc-
ton, the forests of the State will be wholly
cleared of timber The lumber crop this year
is estimated at 00,000, 900 feet. Of this amount
the PenObscot lumbermen cut 225 DOC. 600. and
the Kennebec men over 100, 100000. a "A ~