The Portland daily press., 1874-03-16

and the remaining parts were by KEYS. L..
Goodrich of West Auburn, j. J. Bultipch of
Freeport, and j. S. Burgess of the Pine Street
+. B. Church of Lewiston.
Joshua Taft of Weld who committed suicide
in Lewiston last Thursday, was very deliberate
in the business. According to the Journal he
had his will made and executed on "Wednesday,
by which, with the exception of s. to each OF
his three brothers and $500 to his sister, he
leaves his property to his wife. The suicide
seems to have been the result of hereditary IN
sanity.
The annual session of the Grand Lodge OF
Good Templars of Marie will be held at Lewis
ton on Wednesday and Thursday, April 9Th
and 9th commencing on the 9Th at 2 O'Clock,
p. m.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
Miss ]. E. Ingalls, of Waterville, met with a
serious accident willie passing down Main
street last Thursday, at place where the side
walk had not been properly cleaned. She fell
and broke her thigh bone near the hin Joint
The new Waterville Railroad bridge will be
finished in about two weeks
LINCOLN COUNTY
At Sheepscot Falls, Newcastle. f. L. Cav
ney, Esq, has commenced building in his ship
yard white oak bark of about 600 TONS Her
dimensions are 100 feet keel; 80 feet beam; II
feet hold; between decks feet. She is to be
built OF the best materials fastened with locust
treenaiis, and under advisement of french
Lloyds agent
OXFORD COUNTY.
The Register says that j. II. Hall, farmer
in Buckfield, recently came near losing several
of his cattle in consequence of defect in the
construction of his barn. The timbers spread
apart, letting the lean-to floor through, and
seven cattle fell about six feet hanging by
their heads to the Sanctions. 1t was in the
day time, and Mr.. Hall being near at hand,
succeeded in getting them all out without any
serious injury to them.
The News learns that in the case of Miss
Clara Nevers of Sweden, whose sudden death
occurred last week, there was such a degree of
doubt of her actual decease that her remains
were not inferred for several days after the
time set for the burial
The Register says that Sheriff Stacey of Ok
ford county is once more on the "war path"
He has given notice that innholders, victual-
lers. etc. will be proceeded against unless they
are duly licensed as required by statute
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
During the past year the Hibernian Mutual
Benevolent Association of Bangor have ex-
pended over $500 for relief, and their invested
fund now amounts to not less than S., 800.
The public temperance meeting called in
Bangor for Tuesday forenoon next, has been
postponed to Wednesday, on which day it will
be held in City Hall at 10 IL o'clock, a. m.
The Bangor Fire Department has during the
year ending March LIST, been called out %
times-12 times to fires in that city, 4 times to
fires in Brewer. II times by alarms with cause
and once on false alarm. The total loss by
fires during the year was $15,717, on which
there was $13 124 insurance, leaving total loss
above insurance of $2,393.
A crew at work on the East Branch came out
of the woods on Friday They report good
winters work, but at the present time the
scarcity of snow has made the roads bad. The
crew have been in the woods five months.
PIscATAQUIs COUNTY.
Dover is going to have Savings Bank.
| Merrill, of the Brownyille shooting case, has
had his bonds reduced from $4,000 to $15OO.
| The spring term of the Foxcroft Academy
| opens in a manner highly satisfactory to all
concerned. The number of pu. ills is very
| large.
The Observer says that Mr.. James Thomp.
son, an old and respected citizen of Pisca tauuis
county. died at his residence in Dover village
| on Sunday last, at the age of e. He was born
| in Buckfeld, Oxford county, in 1901, and set
tied in Sapgerville in 1925, where he lived until
1850. He was man of wealth and influence,
| and at one time an energetic business man. IN
1850 he removed to Dover where he has since
| resided.
sAGADAHoC COUNTY.
| A serious accident happened to Frank
Adams, son of Capt. Samuel Adams of Bow
dom, while at work in an ice house at Bow
donham, Monday, the 9th instant. He fell
from the slip about eight feet on the ice and
was picked up senseless. DR.. Smith was called
and his opinion was the injuries were on the
back OF the head and neck. For quite a length
OF time the first day he was convulsed with
spasms; since then we understand he is con-
sidered better and DR.. Smith has hopes of his
recovery.
4s..- SOMERSET COUNTY.
The Reporter says that Mrs w. P. Bailey of
Skowhegan village and Mrs. Bailey of Dex-
ter. were thrown out of sleigh last Friday
afternoon by the horse suddenly turning a
corner, and Mrs Bailey of Dexter was very
severely injured. At first when taken up she
was thought to be dead, but she is now doing
well and is considered out of danger Mrs. w.
T. Bailey was badly Jared but otherwise I'M
injured.
WASHINGTON COUNTY,
| Miss Isabel Smith of Steuben, recently ran
down deer and held it until her father came
up and killed it. If any sxteen-year old miss
can beat this feat we shall be glad to hear of it.
They have been catching front and land
locked salmon in the open water Just below the
Dam at Vanceboro the past week. Brook trnnt
over eighteen inches in length have been
caught.
Lysander Hume died at Calais last Wednes-
day. His death resulted from paralytic
shock received several weeks ago, and from
which he failed to recover.
YORK COUNTY.
At the quarry of Ira Andrews in Biddcford,
Saturday.. workmen split large stone, one
portion of which fell over, striking Mr. Charles
Porter on the right foot, jamming off the toe
nails and injuring one tie so badly that it had
to be amputated
The iron railroad bridge between Saco and
Biddeford was completed Saturday.
john Curtis, Jail bird, just from Alfred
broke into the store of Catharine Chadwick in
Biddeford, Friday night. He was discovered,
inside by an officer but effected his escape
DIR, Larrabee of Saco was thrown from his
vehicle at Old Orchard last Thursday and badly
bruised. His horse SHE'D at the barking of a
dog.