The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-07-26

contracted to do the mason work on a block of
eight tenements on Park street for Mr.. Mar
shall.
Little Androscoggin Water Power Co., at
lewiston maintains a free ferry over the An
droscoggin, just below the junction of the big
and little rivers.
The dogs are killing sheep in Leeds.
A camp of gypsies are at Auburn.
The stone abutments of the new bridge at
Lewiston are approaching completion.
Gen. Geo. HI. Nye wife and three daughters
formerly of Lewiston, sailed this week from
Montreal for Europe.
j. w. Danelson has resigned his position as
agent of the Androscoggin Mills, to take effect
the first of October He will go to Providence.
r. l., where he will he associated in business
with A. D. Lockwood, Esq
Measles prevail at Minot.
The Executive Board of Bates College bava
named professorship after Hon. Asa Redine.
son, LII. D.. who recently donated to the CO..
lege $4,000. r .l-.-.
By the breaking of shackle at Auburn a.,
Wednesday, ore portion of freight train r o,,
into another One car was thrown from H.
track and six others badly smashed. No nar-
son was injured.
The shipment of boots and shoes for tho
week ending Wednesday from Lewiston and
Auburn amounts to 872 cases.
Some Auburn boot and shoe manufacturers
send goods to Texas for the Mexican traders
who come overland several hundred miles for
the articles.
New potatoes sell at Lewiston for 81 so per
bushel.
A carload of machinery for Barker mill Lew.
iston, was in one of the freight cars smashed in
Wednesdays collision at Auburn. The ma
chnery was not much injured, as only one end
of the car was broken in,
A piece of rock thrown from a blast at Lew
iston, Tuesday, broke through the roof of An
drOscoggin Mill No. q A rafter prevented n
going further. The room below was full of on.
eratives at the time
ARoOsToOK COUNTY.
Caribou village has now daily mail from
HOultOn.
The bridge at Fort Fairfield will soon be
ready for use. The new span is nearly COM
pleted.
The third anniversary of the settlement of
New Sweden was observed by appropriate
ceremonies, July 3D.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
A large number of Portland people, among
them, Harry Brown-are at Bridgton, board
ing.
E. T. ingalls, of South Harrison, was badly
injured recently, by being thrown from a
horse.
The Brothers, w. & G. Taylor, are contem-
plating the erection of a wooden mill at Bridg-
ton, so says the News.
The News says that large amount of build
ing is going on at Bridgton.
The schoolhouse in the Virgins neighbor-
hood, Baldwin, was destroyed by fire last Sat
urday evening.
Not less than four stages are now running on
the Bridgton, Naples and Portland route-two
by the Eastern Express Co., and the other by
Richard Gage, the mali contractor.
Fifty hands are employed at Jones' corn fac
tory, Bridgton, making cans.
A. f. Richardson, principal of the Bridgton
High School, has declined an offer of 81, 200 Of
fered by the Cherryfield Academy.
e. III. Lord of Brunswick, has been appoint-
ed teacher of natural science at the Lowell
High School.
John White, well-known citizen of
Brunswick died Wednesday, aged IS years.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Mrs. Maria Dolbier committed suicide at the
Insane Asycum on the 10th inst, by twisting a
bandage around her throat She belonged in
Kingfeld.
KNOX COUNTY.
Linekin, Austin & Moore have lust COM
pleted new patent lime kiln at Thomaston.
Rockand is to have a new hook and-ladder
truck at an expense of s., 900.
An escaped lunatic set fire to his bedding at
the Lindsey House, Rockland, Friday The
fire was put out with a few pals water and
the man was carried back to Augusta.
The Journal says that Jim Brophy is so VIC
ious and brutal at the State Prison, that it is
necessary to keep him in irons good portion
of the time.
OXFORD COUNTY
Mrs. S. Washburn of North Paris, was Sc
verely injured few DAYS since by a horse
kicking through the fender of the carriage
Sunday, little daughter of w. Fl. Porter of
Paris, was seriously injured by cart body
falling on her.
Lyman Beck of Woodstock, was thrown
from his carriage, Sunday, and severely iniur-
ed.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The locomotive Dover, run off the track on
account of a misplaced switch in the E. Il N
A. Railway yard, Thursday forenoon, but did
no damage.
The Bucksport and Bangor Railroad Co.
have decided to commence the building of the
railroad bridge across the Penobscot at Bangor
at once.
Augustus G. Wing has been appointed post
master at Hampden, vice Mrs. E. e. Starbrd
resigned.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY
Capt. E. G. Macloon. Capt. George Preble
and Capt. s. L. Woodward, have been appoint
ed port-wardens for Bath.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Reporter says that the hay crop in this
county is so abundant that many farmers are in
a quandary where to store it.
A horse belonging to W. Peasley of Anson,
was on the lead, got frightened, and drove the
pole into his SHE, causing death.
A case of cerebro spino meningitis has oc-
CURED at Skowhegan.
YORK COUNTY. r-tr
Wagner has been removed from Saco to AL
fred jail The sheriff now considers it o safe
abode.
John O'Brion died in fit, very suddenly
Thursday night. He was about fifty years of
age and a resident of Biddeford.
The post Office at North Acton has been dis
continued.