The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-06-21

A man drove his team into the river at Lew
iston few days since to wash the wagon The
horse took sudden turn and upset the wagon.
The man took sudden ducking
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
On the 18th of June an old gentleman nam
ed McClary, of Houlton, fell from building
causing his DEATH
The County Agricultural Society will be held
at HoultOn Sept. 25th and 26th.
Houlton has ten lawyers, five ministers.
eight doctors, six landlords. and two editors
put more fast horse men than all the others
combined.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
-, There will be no Phi Beta Kappa Grafton, Oh
Thursday OF Commencement week at Bowdoin
college In place of that exercise, the Cleave-
land Museum OF Natural History will be dedi-
Gated at 10 a. M, on Thursday, July 10th. The
exercises will consist of addresses by Nehemiah
Cleaveland, L. L. D., and others, and will take
place in the new hall.
KENNEBEC COUNTY
The reunion of the 18th Me. regiment will
take place in Augusta, on Wednesday next.
The public exercises will be held in Meonian
Hall, afternoon and evening, with supper,
and an Grafton by Mr.. Henry Fox of New
York.
West Waterville has chosen the following
delegates to the County Convention, and in
structsd them to vote for Daniel H. Thing,
ESQ.,, of Mount Vernon, for County Commiss-
Toner; G. T. Stevens, L. d. Emerson, Calvin
Crowell, Samuel Blaisdell
Charles Carter, section hand on the Maine
Central, was badly injured on Wednesday. by
being thrown from a hand-car at Augusta
Head stones are being placed at the graves of
unknown soldiers at Mt Pleasant, Augusta.
KNOX COUNTY.
A daily mail is to run between Rockland
and st. George.
r. lori Su Mt OF "a
works on Clark's Island, was struck on the
back by plank last Friday. ApprehensiOns
are felt that his spine is seriously injured.
The Rockland High School made their an
nual excursion to Bath. June 18th.
Brick making is being added to the industries
of Rockland
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Chaplin Virgin Mill at Rumford is doing
Q lively business.
There is talk of a telegraph line from Nor
way to South Paris.
A. Cushman Of Norway was thrown from
MS carriage on Wednesday. and somewhat in
jured.
PENOBsCoT COUNTY.
j. Eddy brakeman on the E. g. N. A. Rail
road was injured on Thursday at Bangor A
chain broke and struck him.
The buildings of s. L. Paine, ESQ.,. of
Charleston, were burnt few days since In
sured for small amount.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The new court house at Skowhegan, is going
up rapidly.
j. Horn. 60 years of age, was thrown from
his team in Skowhegan on Tuesday, and seri-
ously injured
YORK COUNTY.
A. Murray had bis thigh broken on Tuesday
at the quarry of G. H. Goodwin in Alfred
The BddefOrd Times heads its account of
the Wagner verdict with the cut of black
coffin. Queer tastes!
Mark +. Wentworth is to become chief in
spector OF supplies at the navy yard, Kittery.
IN GENERAL.
The Maine Lloyds have declared dividend
OF twelve per cent. payable July first. This as
ISOLATION started business in the spring of 1870,
at the end of the first year paid twelve per
cent. dividend, and have paid twelve per cent.
each semi-annual, or twenty-four per cent per
annum, since its organization, and have actual
ly earned in three years over one hundred Der
cent The company is strictly marine.