The Portland daily press., 1873-04-25
members of the last Legislature had been the

MANNERS of the last Legislature had been the
cans of saving one hundred drnnkards.
Mr.. d. Pinkham of Augusta has been en-.
gagged by the NJ. G. r. R. Co. to transport pas
sengers and baggage across the Kennebec river
at Kendal's Mills until the railroad bridge Is
rebuilt.
Mr.. Norcross of Augusta has sent to Mystic
Park, Mass, large number of colts to be
trained as trotters.
Last Saturday night the depot at Clinton was
broken into. There being watch there moth
ing was stolen. The guilty party has confessed
and Is now ON his good behavior
MI. Donald of Benton lost portion of his
mill last thursday by inundation. Loss esti-
the Dunn Edge Tool Company's scythe shop
was washed out, causing temporary delay.
KNOX COUNTY.
A special evening train is run between Rock.
land and Thomaston during the summer
months.
The Free Press says that through train is to
be put on between Rockland and Boston via
Eastern r. r.
The Liverpool Board of Trade have recently
presented gold watch and chain to Captain
George w. Smalley of the ship S. Curling of
Thomaston for rescuing the master and crew of
the ship Clifford of Liverpool.
Capt. 1. A. Haverner of Thomaston died on
his way home from Callao to New York. He
left his vessel on account of i'll health.
Thomas Beverage of Thomaston has razor
that has been in constant use since 1874
OXFORD COUNTY.
Mrs Deacon Grover of Bethel fell from a
chair, last Wednesday, and broke her arm
Mr.. G. C. Chapman, of the firm of Norton &
Chapman, Portland, is seriously i'll at his faith
er's in Bethel
PENOBsCOT COUNTY.
The lumber mills above Bangor will COM
mence operations next Monday.
Engineer Hull of the E. & N, A. Railway.
whose foot was recently crushed, and amputat.
ed, is in very precarious situation, SO says the
| Wing.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The mills in Somerset county are bes lining
| operations
On Wednesday evening sixteen Penobscot
Indians left Fairfield for Dead River to work
| on the drive.
WALDO COUNTY.
Warren Reynolds of Burnham was bound
| over on Saturday last in the sum Of $500 for
| burglary.
Belfast has raised $1,000 for free high
| school.
| The deposits in the Belfast Savings Bank du-
ring the past year amount to 81, 341 ,11O.65; de-
posits on hand, 1873, 1927. Increase over pre-
CtuiuS year @1lo,UOO. In9 amount OF State tar
paid last year for school fund So 1854.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
| Washington county is moving in the matter
OF the Maine General Hospital Fair
| The debt of the city of Calais is S52,6 40.
The Lubec Lime Company are making extern.
| sive preparations for burning lime the coming
season. This lime is said to equal the Rockland
| article.
Clement f. Worster of Columbia Falls. drop
ped dead ON the 10Th inst. He was walking UP
| hill accompanied by friend, when he re.
marked, 'This hill is growing hard for me to
climb, and dropped in his friends arm dead.
| Messrs. Crandon of Jonesboro are getting
their drive (about one million feet) out Of Libby
| Brook into the main river.
The schr Lizzie Brewster of Jonesboro, re-
| Gently made the run from Machias to New
| York, lumber laden, in three days.
YORK COUNTY.
| Superintendent Furber of the Boston and
Maine wants it distinctly understood that no
Sunday trains will be run from Portland to OLD
| Orchard this season.
| Sheridan Post G. A. r. of Biddeford ceiebrat
| ed the fifth anniversary of its organization,
| Wednesday night Addresses were made by
| Mayor MCMILLAN, J. e. Butler, Reys. Messrs.
Stevens Emerson, Lane and others A supper
| and dance closed the exercises. The Post is ir
| vigorous condition.
! The Times says that Mark Boothby, who
| murdered his wife in Edgeworth, Mass, Wed.
nesday morning, is native of Buxton, but re.
| moved to Palmyra He went to Massachusetts
| few years since, and on the 4th of December
last he married the wife he shot Wednesday.