The Portland daily press., 1874-11-05

The dwelling house on the Washington Dill
farm, South Lewiston, was burned Monday
was insured in Danlap's agency for $1,000. 1t
had been occupied recently by 0. 2. Lane, who
removed from the place last Saturday.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.
A Mrs. Wood of Watervillc, died from fright
Sunday. She had given party to which a GER
| tain one Of her neighbors was not invited. He
| in consequence got drunk, went to her house
and raised disturbance. and SO frightened her
| that she remained insensible until Sunday morn
ing. when she eied.
A patient named Day, who had been in the
| insane hospital about week, escaped from the
third story on Monday night. He cut around
the wood work holding the iron sash, and TAX
| ing that out, lowered himself to the ground by
| means of his bed clothes.
Mr.. Charles M. Clay of Gardiner, had very
narrow ESCAPE from serious, if not fatal acct
| dent, last Saturday. He called for man in
New Sharon, and was told that he was in the
| woods back of the house. He got on to stone
wall just as the man tried to shoot a partridge,
and Mr. Clay received some of the shot in his
left arm. He was not seriously hurt.
KNOX COUNTY.
During a drunken ARRAY at st. George last
| Sunday, two men were stabbed, one Of them
badly.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
| Henry Wright of Damariscotta, was thrown
| from his carriage Mondsy, striking heavily on
his head and shoulders, and was quite badly in
| jured.
| A barn belonging to Mr. StilIman Proctor in
Waldoboro, was burned few afternoons since.
OXFORD COUNTY.
A sub-grange of the Patrons Of Husbandry
| was organized at Paris Oct. 21st, by David
Crockett, State Deputy. On the Path one was
organized at Norway. On the 9th one at Ok
| ford. On the 10Th one at Richmond.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
Mr. Eugene Smith of township No. "a, brought
| a load of ten deer to Bangor Monday, all shot
since last Thursday. The largest weighed over
| two hundred pounds and the whole load weigh
| ed about half ton. He was offered 14a cents
| a pound but wanted Is.
sAGADAHoc COUNTY.
The Sagadahoc District Temple of the L. o.
| of G. T.. comprising all the lodges in Sagada-
hoe county, with Joshua Nye Lodge of Brnns-
| wick, and freeman Lodge of Orr's Island in
the county of Cumberland, and Cynosure Lodge
of Westport, in the county of Lincoln, will
hold the annual session in Bath, in the hall of
Seguin Lodge. on Wednesday, the 18th day of
| November.
| The body of an unknown man was found in
the dock at Bath, Thursday. The man had
brown hair and chin whiskers, blue eyes, about
! As years of age, five feet and five inches in
height. of about 140 lbs. weight. Had on
when found three pairs, pants, striped cashmere,
blue denim overalls, black doeskin outside, blue
cashmere vest, brown coat, gray knit under
| shirt, red and white plaid flannel shirt, repel-
| liant overshirt, congress boots with stocking S,
faded cloth cap. A deep natural iDdention ex'
| tending entirely across his forehead, with an
abrasion of the skin above the bridge of the
| nose.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
A fire at East Machias, Sunday evening last,
destroyed the East Machias hotel and all out.
buildings, including stable; supposed set by
drunken men in and about the stable. Loss
$4,000 to $4,000; owned by James f. Talbot
Esq. No insurance. The house and ell, also
| stable of j. G. Munson, on the east side of the
| hotel was greatly damaged, and the stable de-
stroyed. The loss is a hard one for Mr. Nun
son, who is good citizen and laboring man
Probably small insurance. A fife started
Sunday morning last in Mr. Hemmenway' S
lumber yard, at Machias, in near proximity to
the steam mill. A small quantity of new lum.
Der was burnt, damage light Drunken incen-
diary.
Willie, aged about twelve years, second son
Of Benz. L. Reynolds Of Machias, fell off q
wharf Saturday afternoon last and was drown.
ed. The body was recovered.
YORK COUNTY.
The school house in district No. IL, York
was broken into Thursday night, Oct. 18th. A
number of bibles and testaments were taken
and carried off, The thieves amused themselye.
by whiting up pair Of ladies' slippers.