The Portland daily press., 1874-07-03

ed by Rev. L. Mayo of Hodsdon, and din
| ner.
| rnANnLiN CoU1yrxr.--
Mr. Elisha Clark of Wilton, was badly iniur-
| ed last week by falling from the roof build
| ing.
Wilson Creations house in Pennington was
slightly damaged by fire last Friday
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Hancsck seems to the banner county as re-
| CARDS Fourth of July celebrations. At Deer
| Isle hall is to be dedicated at Hancock Neck
there will be music and anoration, at fremont
| dinner and Grafton, at South Surry the ladies'
| are preparing an entertainment, at Cranbe rry
| Isles there will be aSabbath School celebration
| at West Ellsworth dinner, Grafton and dane
| ing in the grove.
KENNBBEo COUNTY.
| Five ladies will enter the next class at Colby
| University. 4
| The house of Frank Lowe. Jr.. of Clinton
was struck by lightning Monday afternoon. It
| was not very badly damaged, nor any one in
| Jured, although number were in the house at
| the time.
| The foundation walls of the new cotton fac
| tory at Waterville have been laid
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Commercial says young lady of Ban
gor is about to publish novel entitled "a
| Summers Journal" The scene is laid in Cas-
| tine.
According to Prof. Fernald's observations
over three inches more rain fell during June of
this year, than in the same month of last
year. - =
From January to July there were SO, OO9 631
feet OF lumber surveyed in Bangor against &c.
OLE, 329 feet during the same period last wear.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
1t IS reported that two persons were xii led by
lightning in Canaan during the shower of
Monday.
During the thunder shower of Monday, one
yoke of oxen and two cows belonging to Cyrus
Smell of Stark, were killed by stroke of light
ming. &er~ 1e-s
WALDO COUNTY.
According to the Journal Belfast is in an I'M
usually Furnishing condition.
During the shower of Monday evening. Hobt-
ming struck the house of Mr.. Joseph L. Havner
in Searsport, also barn in the back part of the
town. Nobody hurt. hfl
The house of Mr.. Hall at Sandy Point,
Stockton, was struck bylghtning on Monday
night and badly shattered in the woodwork and
windows. No one hurt.
The saw mill. shingle and lathe machine of
Ira Irafton, in Unity, were recently destroyed
by hre Loss Sl 800. No insul ance.
line annual meeting of the Belfast and
Moosehead Railroad was held at Belfast We'd
nesday. G. b. Hazeltine was elected President
asa Faunce, Treasurer; j. II. Qulmby, Clerk
Reduction of debt reported $4,000; freight
tra1hc Increase nifty per cent; the road Is to be
extended along the head of the xuboro, T.:
Belfast. .' :, 'ne wharVes IN
I'd w;u;.
d lai Jams OF belfast, has picture
water nai;sada ao nf rue ne oak tnat formed the
eno;anpt tsaue " Daron Castlnes fort in the
served i .f f"r ~ t oas.ne Inc salt water pre-
encloses photograph of the inscribed copper
plate found on the site of the Catholic chanel
erected about the same time, and dedicated to
"Our Lady of the Holy Hope.'
WASHINGTON co,,srv
Tho ros;donoo of D., Ar.
Calais was recently strnck bv T ,;nht IN
haa1n s, mat e9eI.ly struck oy Iightnlng and
I'd ny sna1tereu Tue TOOL r-.s
ronnrte et1e y batt comes from Machlas, is
fnna osth oonto;m; p,cked up atLlDoy island
,ph;eh ,'as ur IN: paper, one one side OF
WHICH was written faitn, Hope and Charity"