The Portland daily press., 1874-07-08
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The stable of Charles Walker, of Bridgton,
was entered Monday night by horse thieves and
attempt made steal his team His dog
awoke him, and going to the stable he found
the door open and the horse partly harnessed.
Probably the dog frightened the thieves away.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
All the private cottages at Bar Harbor are
now occupied, and arrivals at the hotels have
commenced this week. Preparations have been
made for large number of guests, and import
ant improvements have been made since last
year.
KNOX COUNTY
A bloody encounter occurred at Camden on
the Fourth, between the police and crowd of
roughs from Bangor. several heads were
broken.
The races at Rockland, postponed from the
the Fourth, came off Monday. Red Jacket
won the purse of $3.50. Grey Stranger won the
| second race
| Nathan / Bowden, 16 years of age, was
| drowned at Seal Harbor, Sunday. His body
| was recovered.
| KENNEBEC COUNTY.
| On the Fourth some one fred rifle bullet
| into the house of Bradford Kimball of VIM
| throp. Fortunately the family was absent.
| Gardiner celebrated the Fourth with yacht
scull aud tub races.
AtAugusta, on the Fourth, Geo. E. Brickett's
| Logan won the purse of 800. seven horses
trotted. Daylight won the sweepstakes.
John Osgood, formerly the well known pro-
| nrietor of the Gardiner Hotel died in G ,rdiner
| on Sunday last at the age of % years. He was
| a brother of j. K Osgood, the temperance re-
form speaker.
PENoBscOT COUNTY.
Timothy r. traitor, the alleged Oldtown
incepdiary who shot his wife aud afterwards
attempted suicide, is slowly sinking, and it is
| said by his physicians cannot recover.
At a meeting of the Merchants Steam Navi-
CATION Company of Bangor, MONDAY, it was
voted to raise $4,000, to be used for company
purposes A steamer has been purchased ana
will be put on between Bangor and Ellsworth
Immediately, under command OF Capt. Bart
lett The officers of the company are: Asa ID.
Thompson, president; Gilman Cram, clerk; G.
| w. Ladd, treasurer.
| young woman attempted suicide by jump
ing into the canal at Orono on Saturday, but
| was rescued.
Bangor citizens have. pledged $500 for the
state muster
The following is list of the graduates at the
Maine Central Institute at BuckSport: IL.
Emma White, Lewiston; Florence E. Corson,
Upper Saltwater; Willie L. Mitchell, West
port; Mary E. Weymouth, Pittsfield
| SOMERSET COUNTY.
press Correspondence
The glorious Fourth passed very quietly in
Showhegan, with the exception of the noise of
| troop of small boys with fish horns and few
punches of India crackers. In the evening the
Good Templars had strawberry festival at
Coburn Hall and cleared 800, which is to pay
for carpet;ng their hail. etc.
There was but little drunkenness. Some two
or three, that went down to WateEgle on the
special train got happy, and on arrival one had
| to be locked up.
The potato trade is about over here. A few
find their way into the market and sell slowly
| at thirty five cents per bushel.
| Mrs. Thadeus Boothby of Embden died very
suddenly Sunday morning She had been out
of health for some time, but got up as we'll as
usual ate a hearty breakfast, got up from the
table, sat down and died almost Immediately.
| Gov. Coburn's health is very much improved.
| He rides out every pleasant day.
Our farmers have commenced haying. There
| is said TO be very heavy crop, but SO much
rainy weather is bad for curing.
Field straw berries are a failure with u.s. but
the prospect is good for raspberies aud blue
berries.
| A. d. Lord of Scion has sold out his store
and stock of goods to Mr.. Ilhamer Ames of
| Athens. G.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The editor Of the Calais Times, while casting
his flies on a meadow near Calais last Saturday,
was attacked by six mink, four of which he dis
patched
| YORK COUNTY.
A monster sturgeon was killed in the Saco
River, Thursday.
E. L. Gould & Co.'s junk store in Saco was
entered by burglars Friday night. The thieves
didn't get much, as they failed in an attempt to
| open the safe.