The Portland daily press., 1873-10-24

His little sister, three years of age, then raj sed
with one hand the same weight with two flat
irons attached, weighing thirteen pounds, max
ing twenty-seven pounds in all.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
At Hallowell the river rose so high Tuesday
night that an alarm was sounded at midnight.
Little damage was done however. At Augusta
the water rose above the coal piles on the
wharves, but coal is so high nowadays the
waves declined to take it,
Indian relics have been found in the sandhill
at Waterville, while digging for a foundation
for new factory.
At the Supreme Court in Augusta Wednes-
day, motion was submitted by the defendant
for the removal of the action, George NJ De-
lany, VS.. Joseph Baker, to Somerset county. to
be tried there. The reason of the motion was
stated to be the existence of prejudices and out
side influences, unfavorable to an impartial
trial at Augusta. The court denied the mo-
ton.
KNOX COUNTY.
Frank Barlow fell d distance of "a feet from
the caves of Capt. SAINT Watts house in
Thomaston, on Saturday last, escaping with
but little injury.
News reached Camden Monday night that
VIM. Quinn and his nephew Augustus, of
Eagle Island, left that place last Thursday for
Deer Isle, distance of only three miles, and
have not been heard from SINCE They were in
a small boat, and as it was blowing fresh at the
time, it is supposed they were drowned.
Miss leila N. Parker has been appointed
postmistress at Tenants Harbor, vice Robert
Long, declined.
OXFORD COUNTY.
press Correspondence
An alarm of fire was made at Brownfield
village Wednesday evening, and it was discov-
cred that the dwelling house owned by DR.. /.
L. Sweat and occupied by Mrs. Storer and the
millinery shop of Miss Mcdonald, were on fire
By timely cxerton and the aid of our fire en-
CINE, the building was saved and the goods res
cued in a damaged condition. Cause of fire
supposed to be a lamp explosion. Goods and
buildings insured.
PENoBsCOT COUNTY
Jeremiah Page. esq.,, a we'll known citizen of
Charleston, died Wednesday morning of cere-
bro spinal meningitis.
During the present year five vessels have
been launched in the Bangor district with a
total tonnage of 1,2l030 N. NJ.
A correspondent of the Whig denies that
work has been suspended on the Bucksport and
Bangor railroad. In consequence of the ina
bility of a sub-contractor to pay wages due.
some OF tie men are idle at present.
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY
John Roberts, the man who was so badly in
jured by the premature explosion of charge of
dualin in the quarry of the Bangor &, PIscata-
died Wednesday morning at IL o'clock. He
leaves family.
WALDO COUNTY.
On Sunday afternoon an elderly lady of Win
terport, Mrs. Henry Curtis. aged u years, fell
down stairs and broke her left arm and one fin
ger, and was also badly bruised.
The Journal says man of Waldo Avenue
has found new use for collins. He uses them
to kinde his fires-a lot that was damaged at
the burning of the Howard building.
The Journal says the trial of Gordon, charged
with the Thorndike murder, will not probably
take place until about the third week of the
present term. W. H. Mcclellan, esq.,. will de-
fend the accused and the defence will not be
insanity.
YORK COUNTY.
The York County Teachers Institute is to be
held in Biddeford next month, commencing
Monday the 18th Of November, md continuing
tive days, under charge of Profs. f. A. Allen
and w. S. Corthell.
Twenty dollars were stolen from room in
No. 6, Pepperell Corporation Wednesday.