The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-12-07

John r. Wood, ESQ.,, of Littleton has been
appointed deputy collector and inspector of
customs, vice Joel Valley, resigned His office
will be at Bridgewater.
The Northern Aroostook Railroad Company
will ask further legislation this winter, for
leave to Bangor and other municipalities to
lean their credit for its construction. Also for
charter to construct railroad from Presq ue
Isle to the east line Of the state to connect
with the New Brunswick railway. The peo-
pie OF the Arooste ok Valley are in earnest
about railroad in some direction-to Bangor,
II they can get it, and if not, in some other di-
rection. Ne-
The Presque Isle Sunrise warmly advocates
the building of narrow gauge branch railroad
from that town to the Inter- Colonial Railway,
through Easton. The distance this side of the
boundary is about IL miles.
I IN CUMBERLAND COUNTY. I'D
The large cooper shop in the Shaker Village,
New Gloucester was totally destroyed by fire
last wednesday morning, together with its con-
tents, among which was some valuable ma.
chlnery for making shocks, recently invented
by Hewitt Chandler, trustee OF the Society
NJ t# KENNEBEc COUNTY. ~
The Maine Farmer appears 10 a new dress
press Correspondence
Samuel Warren of Winslow, was attacked
with hemorrhage of the lungs, Friday night,
and bled to death in two hours. He was &C
years OF age, and has been very robust man,
not having been sick day before for many
years.
An unoccupied house of Samuel King, Jr.,
OF Waterville, was burned last Monday, under
suspicious circumstanc es, and fire inquest
was held on Friday, when it appeared that the
house had been vacated about one week. II
was covered by $500 insurance, and worth with
hot
had been put between the walls of the house
and also in the cellar. Tie result of the in
quest was that the house was set on fire by
some person unknown.
KNOX COUNTY.
The inspectors are at the state prison, making
their annual visit and taking account Of stock
The American Bible Society has presented the
convicts with large lot of bibles of good size
and print.
The services of rededication of the Congre
gational church in WaldoborO', occurred on
Wednesday. During the forenoon services
short addresses were made by neighborins
clergymen, followed by the baptism of the pas
tors infant child. In the evening, Rev. G. w
Field, D. d., Of Bangor, preached sermon.
A school of nearly two hundred blue fish
were driven into cove at Friendship, a shor
time since, and all captured. Z ~
OXFORD COUNTY.
Knight, the missing Bethel, man, after Ieav-
ing Bethel called at Norway and gave the say.
ings bank mortgage for $500 on his house
to secure debt he owed them, and then wen
to Paris and had another mortgage of the sam,
property executed subject to the former one, t.
secure his brother for money he had hired o.
him. These acts of his were voluntary, and
they certainly gave no indication of any fixed
purpose on his part to play the rascal so soon
and it is barely possible that he may not be re
| lie ao
large sum of money for his wool, and it il
within the range of possibility that he has
been fOully dealt with. We understand thai
both of his brothers, who were handwriting
well-tO-dO farmers, are so far involved in his
financial Irregularities that they will be obliged
the forgery is doubtless without foundation
Maine Farmer.
PENOBsCOT COUNTY.
A dastardly attempt to burn the large steam
mill at East Hampden, owned by Messrs
Blunt of Bangor. was made Thursday night a
1915. BY the most strenuous exertOns tn
flames were conquered. Upon examination
several partially burned wads Of oakum, satur
ated in kerosene, were found well tucked int,
Geo. H. Butler was arrested in Bangor, Fri
day night for larceny.
The Lsdy Crusaders of Bangor have fitted ~
sAGADAHOC COUNTY. sIafs.
Samuel NJ. French of Bath has been ARRESTED
for stealing clothes belonging to Mr.. Merri
man of Harpswell. ~ = .
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The resignation of E. G. Pratt from the Som
erset Board of County Commissioners, and thu
appointments OLA. N. Greenwood to the -acancy
gives The Republicans the majority and contro
of that board again.
WALDO COUNTY. ....
At convention held in Brooks, Thursday
composed of delegates from the agricultural SO
ceties in Waldo county, Peter w. Aver, Esq
of Freedom, was elected member of tn
Board of Agriculture for the ensuing term
The annual meeting of the Waldo Count
Dairymens' Association was also held at tn
same time.
The funeral of the late Hon. N. G. Hichbor
took place at the church in Stockton, on Thurs
day, and was largely attended.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Calais has decided to allow her billiard sa
looms to remain open until 10 p. M, instead 0
as heretofore.
YORK COUNTY. #-. .a.
Thursday night the tin shop of Mr.. j. Seaves
in WATERFORD Centre was burned. Loss 500
| insurance 500. "a
According TO the Biddeford Journal, the Cit
zens of North Berwick are furnished with tn
Bangor Wing and Courier, free of expense.
Shortly after9 o'clock Friday evening. fir
broke out in the two story building on Waite
street, Saco, occupied on the first floor by
0. Walker as small beer shop or manufac
tory, and in the second story by Mr.. Bradee
for carriage painting. The damage to the build
| ing and its contents was slight and is covere
| by insurance. -.. ,..-.- .