The Portland daily press., 1873-11-17
STATE NEWS.
ANDRoscoGGIN COUNTY.

| ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.
The editors and proprietors of the Auburn
| Clipper arrested for contempt of court, have
| been sentenced as follows: Oliver Otis. fifteen
! days in jail. Fred Kimball ten days, and VIM.
1 Kimball $40 fine. The offence consisted in
calling Police Judge Knowlton of Lewiston "a
muddle-headed mannikin.'
HANCOCK COUNTY
Valparaiso Mosely of Ellsworth, mate of
vessel hailing from that place, has been
rested in BsstOn for robbing q clothes line.
Mosely gaveas an excuse that he was ''hard up"
| KENNEBEc COUNTY.
The Journal says two jurors were discharged
at the Supreme Court in Augusta, Friday, for
| prejudging case.
S. B. Norton, the missing Gardiner merchant
| has returned home.
The Mail says fire at w. Waterville on
Tuesday, at noon, damaged w. A. Fairs shirt
factory. to the amount of $500, and was extin-
guished. 1t caught from the furnace.
The Mail says Mr. James A. Varney, the
well known nurseryman at North Vassalboro',
| was seriously injured on Tuesday, while at
work in his nursery. He was accidentally caught
between loaded cart and gate post, and so
badly crushed internally that he has lain in one
position ever since, not even being able to en-
dure the pain OF removing his clothes.
A Frenchman named Napoleon Dupuis, was
hurt Monday, by one of the large horses under
the rail road bridge in Gardiner, falling upon
him.
KNOX COUNTY.
Some three years ago an insane man, named
Nathaniel B. McCurdy of Washington, in this
State. escape from the Hospital for the Insane
by letting himslf down a lightning rod Since
the time of his escape he had not been heard
from till a few days ago, when his mother re-
ceiyed letter from Constantinople stating that
he was in the military service of Ali Pasha.
Camden Correspondence Press.)
The D. Knowlton Company few days ago
| sold box cars to the Eastern Road, and, at
the same time, contracted to build ten more.
For the past week revival meetings have been
held in Chestnut street Baptist church at Cam
den under the direction OF the pastor, Rev. Mr..
Bower, assisted by Rev. N Butler, D. D., late
of Illinois, now supplying Baptist church in
Bangor.
The men at Carver's Harbor, who have been
doing the granite work on the New York East
River bridge, have recently been discharged.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY
Good authorities estimate the amount of logs
| that will be left over at the booms the coming
winter, at twenty million of feet-thirty mil
lions less than last year. Fifteen or twenty
| millions more are in the upper waters at the
| Penobscot.
The E. & N. A. Railway Co.. have survey
| ing party at work on the Line of the proposed
! extension af the Piscataquis branch from Gull
| ford to Monson, and the Wing learns that it is
the intention of the corporation to build the ex-
| sion as soon IS practicable.
The Dexter Mills began running in half time
| Monday.
The Dexter dry house was badly damaged by
| fire Thursday.
SAGADAHOC COUNTY.
The Times says man by the name of Page
was caught between two freight cars in Bath,
Friday night and his head very severely hnrt.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
To make matters pleasant with the Fairfield
people, it is understood that that tie managers
of the railroad promise them new depot, and
lower freights.
The Dexter Gazette says Daniel Lewis of
Ripley is the youngest member in the Maine
Legislature, being but "a years old
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Calais has As rum shops and nine churches.
YORK COUNTY.
The Times says petition is being circulated
at South Berwick asking the Legislature to an
mex that section known as "Hog Point to
| South Berwick village.
James Beatty, ESQ.,. died at his residence IN
| Saco Saturday morning. He had been confin-
| ed to his house about ten days, suffering from
brain difficulty.
| IN GENERAL.
The following changes have been made in
| Maine post offices: Joseph Demon to be post
master at Shirley, vice Melvin J.. Totman, re-
signed; David +. Jewett to be postmaster at
South Etna, vice VIM III. H. Pitcher, deceased