The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-03-23
HANCOCK COUNTY.

The number attending the Eastern Normal
School at Castine continues to increase. One
hundred and thrtytwo is the present number
of scholars.
Col. John n. Swazey of BucksporS, died on
Friday morning at the age of nearly 81 years.
having been born in Exeter, N. H., on the 2Sth
of June, 1887. He was for short time stu
dent at Phillips Exeter Academy, and went to
Bucksport when he was II years of age Dur
ing his 20 years residence in Bucksport he has
been, at least for considerable portion of the
time, its most active citizen. He was several
times member of the House Of Representa-.
tives, and once of the Senate.
KENNEBEc COUNTY
The Gardiner Reporter says the Stevens ice
Co. sold the contents of one of their houses
Friday, holding .abore 5000 tons, to New York
parties and received the cash. Sold by meas
urement in honse, price not given.
The Reporter SAYS on Friday, as three men
whose names it could not learn, were attempt-
ing to cross from Nahumkeag Island. three
miles below Gardiner, to the main land, they
broke through the ice and came near losing
| their lives. Timely assistance was at hand
however aud they were rescued from their psr,
| ilous position much wiser men.
| The trestle work supporting the channel span
| OF the railroad bridge, now in process of con-
| struction across the Kennehec river at Water
vile, was carried away by the ice Friday after
noon. One hundred feet of the iron bridge fell
in time to replace it and new span will be
procured. Work on the remaining spans will
proceed. The bridge will probably not be pass
able before midsummer.
The Knickerbocker Ice Co. of PHILADELPHIA.
have stored on the Kennebec this season about
125,000 tons of ice.
OXFORD COUNTY
We understand that Mr. Lysander 7. Butter
field of Paris who struck Hammond upon the
head with q hoo has ahSoo God haa
reported. He is still at his home in Paris
where he intends to remain. He claims to
have acted in self defence when he struck the
blow.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
Friday, small house in Bangor, owned by
non. D. H. Blake and occupied by Mr.. VIM.
D. Liscomb, caught fire from the chimney in
tue ell and was burned to the ground
Mrs. Dawson, residing about mile from
dexter village, fell down the cellar stairs last
tuesday evening, dislocating her wrist and
breaking her arm. on"
The Wing says Mr.. and Mrs Thomas S.
Beath celebrated the fiftieth anniversary Of
their wedding on Wednesday last, at their
home in Kenduskeag in the midst of a laroe
company OF their children, grandchildren and
friends. Rich golden presents adorned their
table with other valuable presents.
The shores of portion OF the islands ha.
longing to the Penobscot tribe of Indians were
Friday leased by auction for a term of five
years, for an annual rent of $3,136
At an election held Friday by the Penobscot
tribe of Indions, Sockbesin Swassian was elact-
ed 1t Governor to fill she vacancy occasioneJ
by the death of ATTAIN Orson.
Saturday Mr.. Joseph L. Palmer. of the t;,r,
OF Stetson q Co, was running cirvuIar save
at their mill on Valley Avenue Bangor When
M his left hand was caught by the saw tee th and
the fingers and thumb entirely severed.
SOMERSET COUNTY
(Skowhegan Correspondent
The grand jury came into court on Fr;dav
AFTERNOON: They found II indictments. Tbir-
teen Tor violation of the liquor law, for lar
ceny. and for other offences. The suit re-
ported on trial resulted in disagreement. The
criminal docket is to be taken up on Tuesday.
Or. Leonard w. Russell, an aged and we'll
known citizen of Skowhegan, is very feeble
and not expected to live.
YORK COUNTY
The new iron railroad bridge between Saco
and Biddeford is to be tested to-day
The Times says for several days representa-
tives of New York ice companies have been in
Saco endeayoring to purchase the large amount
OF ice in store there.
Saco river is now open. Last year it did not
open until April 9th.