The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-10-04

dark grey Clothes who has been about the town
for two or three days. E.
.ARoosTooK COUNTY
Mr. John Wells of Houlton, jammed his
hand badly while loading heavy box of goods
on his wagon last Thursday.
Large quantities of hay will be shipped from
the vicinity of Houlton by rail the coming sea-
son. One party has contracted with Boston
firm to furnish 400 tons.
The bunch of shingles manufactured by the
Swedish lady insAroostook, referred to several
times. has been presented to the State, and may
now be seen at the State House.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Mr.. Leavitt Lothro ,, formerly of Brunswick,
was accidentally shot near New Orleans Monday
last. He was a graduate of Bowdoin College in
the class of $50.
Thursday afternoon, at the County FAIR at
Bridgton, a man drove light wagon recklessv
through crowd of people and, in getting out of
the way the ouly son of Mr.. Henry A, Sborey-
the editor of the Bridgton News-was struck by
the pole and knocked down, the wheel of the
wagon passing over his head. He was taken upin
a comotOse state, aud 1t is now feared he was
fatally injured The boy was about eight years
old.
HANCOCK COUNTY
Nothing has been heard of the schooner R.
5. Warren, of Deer Isle, since the great gale.
She had seventeen men on board, nine of whom
we're from Deer Isle, one from Rockland and
seven from Nova Scotia
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
A post office has been established at West
Windsor, and Mr.. Ira ID. Barton is postmas-
ter.
PENoBsCOT COUNTY.
A single shell race open to the BOATING fra
ternity of Maine. comes off at Oldtown Mon
day.
D. H. Hersey, ESQ.,, of Saltwater, Mimi,
while riding in st. Paul, recently was thrown
from the carriage and had his leg broken. bv
yoke, and running away. Mr.. Hersey is a son
OF Hon. Samuel f. Hersey of Bangor.
PIscATAoUIs COUNTY.
press Correspondence
The dwelling of Rufus Lyon of Parkman.
was entered ON Sunday while the family was at
church, and few dollars-ali in the house
stolen. Horse thieves and chicken providers
from Kennebec are held to be guilty.
The potato cropi is being harvested, and proves
much richer than was anticipated.
The Springfield Fire and Marine Insurance
Company decline paying the full amount of the
$4,000 policy on the property of Maurice Phil
lips, lately consumed in Shirley. on the ground
that transferred policy though binding so far
as relates to the buildings, is not binding so far
as relates to the hay and grain! This policy
was transferred to Mr.. Phillips by Henry Car
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The trial of the Ames boy for shooting Alice
Spear at Madison Bridge last spring, began at
Skowhegan Wednesday.
A bill in equity has been signed by the stock
holders in the Maine Central asking for an in
junction to restrain the Directors from abandon
ing part of their road, and rebuilding their
bridge between Fairfield and Waterville, in
stead of the old location. The lumbermen have
petitiOned flor similar bill in equity. This
notice was served on the Directors Thursday,
aud the hearing will be held in Skowhegan in
twelve days.
YORK COUNTY.
Rev. B. 7. Sanborn of the Congregational
church at Eliot has sued Kennard for writing
an article charging the clergy with immoral
practices
The Times says Mr.. Joseph F. Carter of
Saco fell dead Wednesday morning as he was
aCe.