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

The Reform Club in Houlton is doing more
to stop rumseling in that town than all other
agencies heretofore tried. Cut off the demand
for rum and there won't long be supply.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
A Union Cattle Show and Fair will be held
at Bolster's Mills October 9th.
The Bridgton High School building is being
surrounded by ue~ fence.
The Pondicherry Mill Company are to re-
build their mill, recently burnt.
On Thursday evening the lightning struck a
store and house at White Rock station, Cor
ham, The buildings were badly damaged.
They are owned by a Mr.. Murch of Portland
LINCOLN COUNTY
A lodge of Odd Fellows was instituted at
Wiscasset, Thursday. 1t is named Arambec
Lodge, No.71.
Damariscotta held decoration service last
Monday. They waited until this time for the
bowers to grow. 1t must be cold down that
way.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
A man in Gardiner, frightened by the chol-
era, has washed his face for the first time for
fifteen years.
OXFORD COUNTY
The other evening colt entered the dining
room of E. S. Coan of Paris and devoured the
contents of the table which was set for tea.
The family were in another room at the time.
We learn from the Register that DIR. Sewall
Webber of South Paris is not expected to
live
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
E. Garland of Bangor has secured the con-
tract for carrying the mail from that city to
Charleston.
Mr. jenkins of Bangor, fell from his car
rage Friday. His head went between the
spokes of the wheel and the horse some distance
before it was stopped. Strange to say, his
aa,1yxr hraly and ln will
A boy son of P Cosker, in Bangor Friday,
was leading COW to pasture, and tied one end
of the rope around his waist The COW ran
and dragged the bay. He was taken up dead.
sAeADAHoC COUNTY.
Bath enjoyed her Fourth by noise in the
morning, quiet through the day, and fireworks
in the evening.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
H. S. Kiby of Eastport a recent graduate of
Harvard University has received an appoint
mentin the Chemical Department of the Uni
versity.
The Sentinel says that the Pleasant Point In
dians are alarmed about their safety as they
have heard that government has determined to
extermnate all Indians
The English schooner Diligence and her ten
der Tatmagouch were captured by the people of
Machias, July IA, 1775.
The first church was built in Machas in 1774.
YORK COUNTY.
A monthly paper is to be started at South
Berwick with G. e. Cook editor,
Biddeford has the cerebro spinal meningitis.
The boat Joe Hooker of Elliot, won the
first prize on the Fourth at Portsmouth.
Wagner has been returned to Saco Jail.
The lightning struck stave mill in Bidde-
ford on the Fourth, and demolished two hun
pred feet of it.
james Wallace, brakeman ON the B. & M.
freight train was badly injured Friday, by his
head coming in contact with the bridge at Saco.
IN GENERAL.
Captain Thompson, of the Bath ship North
Star, has received gold medal from the King
of Sweden, for rescuing the master and crew of
the Swedish ship Rosalie in the month of
March last. His boatswain received a silver
medal and each of the crew three pounds.
A Belfast party has purchased the stage line
between Dover and Dexter
H. H. Butler of Bangor has been appointed
Hospital Steward of the First Maine Regiment.