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

HANCOCh COUNTY.
Last Saturday the lightning struck the store
of R. F. KeeEe & Co., of Southwest Harbor
The building was but little damaged. Several
people were Knocked senseless by the stroke.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Augusta talks of building new Aims House.
The fire department of Augusta is to have
new hose.
Mr.. John White of Augusta, got his face
badly burned and small piece Of steel lodged
in the flesh, in an attempt at firing powder
from cask on the NJ. G. II. extension at Wins
low gently.
KNOX COUNTY.
The Fox Island and Rocl1land Steamboat
Company are to have new boat to be built at
Bath She is to be 100 tons burden, ITO feet
long. "a wide, draft 81 feet She will have pas
senger accommodations for 100 persons, with a
large freight capacity. Mr.. Pattee will build
her, and she-wil cost $4,000
The Maine 4th Reunion :, association will meet
at Rockland Aug 18th and 18th.
pENoBscoT COUNTY.
The Bangor Insurance Company lose $4,000
by the Chicago fire last Tuesday.
N, T. Swan, conductor on the Bangor and
Piscatauuis Railroad, has been in this bust ness
thirty-three years without meeting an injury
Bangor Theological Seminary held their an
nivcrsary exercises this week. On Tuesday and
day evening the address before the Seminary
Societies was delivered by Rev. w. E. Pond Of
San Francisco. The annual meeting of the
Alumni occurred on Wednesday. In the even
ing the exercises of the Rhetorical Society took
place in the Central Congregational church.
The address to the graduating class was gwen
by Prof. Talcott.
sAGADAHOC COUNTY.
A Mr.. Preble had his hand mangled in q
planning machine at Bath last Thursday.
Bath is talking of u new ferry.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
A new brick depot is to be built at Pittsfield,
on the Maine Central.
The Pittsfield shoe factory is prospecting.
The Jones factory in process of erection at
Fairfield will be one of the largest and best ap-
po nted in the State
The directors of the toll bridge at Fairfield
now want to break their contract with the bridge
tender, which gives him per cent. Since the
railroad bridge was burned the toll has largely
increased.
WALDO COUNTY.
The Waldo Farmers Association meets at
West Winterport June 28th.
Joseph Sanborn of Belfast, one of the oldest
citizens of the county, died the 22d of May,
aged 80 years.
The deposits in the Belfast Savings Bank
amount to $751;, l60 16, being an increase over
last year of $4,000
George A. Pierce of Frankfort, was stricken
with paralysis last Wednesday. His recovery
is doubtful
Last Saturday ice formed in the low lands of
this county.
A young man named Howard had his hand
badly jammed in rail at Belfast, last Monday.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Shore Line Railroad was held at Cheryfield
Wednesday.
YORK COUNTY.
A few weeks since young man Of Saco at
tempted to shoot himself and failed. 1t was
generally supposed that the pistol had only
powder in it. Recently, however, ball has
heen found in and extracted from the skull of
the man.
The body of Mrs. Jane Davis who leaped
from the bridge at Saco about month since,
was discovered last Monday.
The deed that conveyed the Common in Saco
to the town was given by Sir William Pepper
ell in 1852.
A lady in Saco recently had eight wens ex-
tracted from her head
The Odd Fellows of Biddeford contemplate
an excursion to Sebago Pond July 10th.
ST. Cloud House, Old Orchard, opens to the
public on the 18th.
through pane of glass, last Wednesday. A
young lady had narrow escape.
There is to be q horse race in Saco next Mon.
day afternoon at o'clock.
IN GENERAL.
The largest drives of logs ever run in this
State will be safely housed at the mills.