The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-06-28
STATE NEWS.
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ANDRoscoGaIN COUNTY.
The best speech at the dinner at Bates Col
lege commencement recently was by W. B.
Wood OF Boston. 1t was gift to the College
of $500.
Wonderful! A man from Lewiston lost his
overcoat IN Boston recently, and has had it RI
turned to him. His name was on a receipt in
the pocket.
A singular accident occurred at Lewiston on
Tuesday. A man was at work on the caves of
house when piece flew off, striking an Irish
man named 7. Sullivan in the back as he was
at work in the street, from the effects of which
he shortly afterwards died.
A man entered the house of Hon. w. p
Frye, of Lewiston, the other day, anu looking
steal engraving.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
The mail route between Houlton and Pressure
Isle has been extended to Caribou Village.
Aroostook has been blessed with rain
At Smyrna, three tavern keepers living on
the same road near each other, all died within
three weeks, and each died suddenly
Monday night c. Woodbridge of Houlton,
was thrown from his Wagon and killed.
New Sweden is prospering
New houses are going up at Sherman, which
indicates prosperity.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
In Bridgton recently hedgehog threw Al
quilts into the nose of an inquisitive OK.
Bridgton came near having another serious
fire en- Thursday
The peregrinatng Gypsies have reached
Bridgton. There are IA Of them
The Bowdpin Cadets will give a drill exhibi-
ton at Lemont Hail. Brunswick, July Sd.
The Bowdoin College prizes for excellence in
English composition were awarded, First: to
j. F. Elliot and A. F. Moulton. Second: to F.
A. Floyd and G. s. Mower.
The Cleaveland Museum of Natural History.
Bowdon College, is being removed to the new
w. H. Robbins of Harrison dslocated his
shoulder few days since. About week be
fore silver Clipped off from a piece of iron he
was pounding and entered the feshy part of
his thigh SO deep that the doctors were afraid
to cut it out.
We learn that Mr.. Jones intends to make
$4,000 tin cans at bis Bridgton corn factory
this season. There are now employed IL can
makers, assisted by pressmen, a cutter and IL
boys, who manufacture from $4,000 to $4,000 q
week
A few days since a cable Is feet long, attach
Pond 1t is probably relic of the old log
driving times.
Bridgton has haunted house.
Miss Cole of Naples was thrown from car
rage on Sunday and considerably injured.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. s. Robbins of Winthrop cell
ebrated their Crystal Wedding on Wednesday
evening.
Wednesday, the shugle mill of A. j. Free
man of West Sidney was burned. Loss, 81, 500;
insured, 81 800.
OXFORD COUNTY
Gov. Perham is to address the school children
OF Hebron on the Fourth.
Judge Virgin will hold the September term
of court at Paris
A new steam mill is going up at Lowell. A
thirty horsepower sngine will be put In. Stea-
vens Il Co. are the builders.
The dogs in Hebron have been killing sheep
On Saturday there was frost at West Paris
Damage slight.
Dixfeld is to celebrate the Fourth
Bethel parties have recently purchased sever
al thousand acres of timber land In Riley.
new bridge has been built at Norway
Falls.
PRNoBsCoT COUNTY.
Geo. E.. Dale, an artist. died suddenly at
Bangor on Wednesday, aged 80 years.
John Benson, jr., was admitted to the Bar at
Bangor on Thursday.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Anson is to celebrate the Fourth.
One hundred and thirty men are at work on
the Somerset Railroad.
Norridgewock is to celebrate the Fourth.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Sentinel says that British man-of-war,
at Welchpool, while practising with her guns
Monday threw 15-inch ball, which struck on
Treats Islan1, about twenty feet from the
dwelling hoase of U. s. Treat, Esq. We learn
the explanation was they did not know there
was a ball in the gum"
On Saturday there was q hail storm at East
port.
The saw mills at Machias are doing lively
business.
YORK COUNTY. ~
The Eastern Railroad Co. are LAYING side
track in Saco
j. Wentworth of Lebanon was seriously in
lured recently by stick of timber falling on
him. His arm was broken.
A solid ledge near the Newichawanick mills,
South Berwick, has been worn by the action of
the water, twenty feet deep.