The Portland daily press., 1874-04-18

practice and taken large amount of money
besides "hens and turkeys, and even gold
watch and chain. The Dr. is frolicsome old
gent of fifty seven summers, reconstructed
widower of nine years probation, rich, SC.
He finally became engaged to a Young lady of
IS years, went to New Hampshire to be mar
ried, but the Justice was absent. In day or
two afterward, the wife, though nine years
dead, appeared in Brownfeld, whereupon the
Doctor saedaddled. rr r.t
The Democrat says that as Eugene Charles
OF STOW, was at work with yoke of oxen, last
week, by some means the fastening that held
the cart body to the axle, gave way, allowing
the body to slip forward In going down
sharp pitch, and instantly killing both OF his
oxen. 4lE IL
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
A small stable attached 20 house in Ban
gor, occupied by Cornelius Lynch and others,
was destroyed and the house damaged about
$500 by fire last Thursday morning. Hi
Mr. Grin Favor entered upon the duties of
sexton of the First Baptist church in Bangor,
at it's dedication, April 16, 1826-forty-eight
years ago-and has served in that ca
pacity to the present time with the exception
of about year and half. (rl
The police, seized twenty gallon cask of
liquor at the E. & N A. depot in Bangor
Wednesday, which was marked for parties IN
Orono, and also gobbled up an express wagon
load at the corner of Union and Broad streets.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
| Joseph Barstow, an Italian seaman on the
| tug Adalia of Bath, was drowned Thursday by
| being caught in the blight OF a line attached to
the tow line, which the tug had fastened to the
schooner Mary B. Harris, and drawn over
| board.
| SOMERSET COUNTY.
VIM. Atwood an aged and respectable cit
| zen of Fairfield Centre, while on his return
home from visit to his son, Alvin Atwood
Saturday afternoon, fell from his wagon, in .
| fit of apoplexy and was taken up, and put in
to a wagon and carried home, where he soor
after expired, remaining all the while uncon
scious. Mr. A. was about IS years of age #
WALDO COUNTY.
| The Brooks cheese factory has not gone up
1t is going ahead.
The employees of the shoe factory at Belfas
have made up a purse of $75 and presented i
to Hattie Spiller, the young lady injured las
| week. .4A
Wednesday morning the farm buildings o
Enos Foye Ct Freedom, were destroyed by fire
Loss about $780,
| Richard Croker, aged Ga years, workman
in Hlchborn's shipyard in Stockton, on Wed
nesday, fell distance of sixteen feet and re
| celved injuries that caused death in half al
| hour.
Nine vessels are in course of construction il
the Belfast ship yards, amounting to 5000 tons
| auu ouCiO dlC COutTdCUS ducdu. vi tA
nine, one is ship, one brig. one barkentine
four three-masted schooners and two schoon
| erS.
r WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Judge Cutting will preside at the April tern
term of the S. j. Court. which begins at Calai
| on the 2Sth inst r.s.--s. a--..-f..s.-z
A house in Eastport owned and occupied b.
Mrs. Bridget Butler was destroyed by fire Tues
day morning iA 1904 u
The Sentinel says the throat distemper
prevailing quite extensively int Eastport.
IN GENERAL.
The Governor has made the following nomi
nations, which will come up for confirmation
at the meeting of the Governor and Council
next Tuesday: Railroad Commissioner, Samue
III. Blake, Bangor. 70 solemnize marriages
Revs. James Lidston, Lowell; John c. An
drews Woodstock; Geo. f. Parish, Parsons
field. TaxIdermists, with right to kill bird
for scientific purposes, H. Willard Briant
lewiston; Albert R. Pike, Auburn. Tria
Justices, Luther Curtis, New Sharon: Jane
Whitaker, Albion; N. W. Randall, Clinton
Francis Stilphen, Dresden; Daniel Bunker
Fairfield. Commissioner of wrecks and ship
wrecked goods Luther p. Call, KitSery. Jus
tices Of Peace and Quorum, Daniel r. Samp
son, Readfeld Jason w. Kimball, Glead
Geo. E. Wallace, Belfast; Perez B. Sayward
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