The Portland daily press., 1875-11-24
STATE NEWS.
KENNEBEc COUNTY.

The steamer Clarion broke her way from
Augusta to Gardiner through the thin ice
spanning the river in several places, ON Mon
day A few nights more of freezing weather
will effectually close navigation on the Kenne
bee for the season.
The foundation for the soldiers monument
at Gardiner is finished. The Grand Army
comrades in Augusta intend to make begin
ming on the foundation of the monument there
this week, in the public entertainments under
their auspices.
A man protesting to be practical optician
called at house in Belgrade few days since
having for sale spectacles. glasses, &c. After
much argument the lady of the house was per-
suaded to purchase pair of gold-bowed spec
tacles, paying therefor SIS. While trying on
the spectacles, the old lady incidentally re.
marked that she had a cataract growing on one
of her eyes. Oh, he had glasses for three dol.
lars that would cure cataract in double-quick
These were purchased, and directions given
how to use them. They were to be worn SO
many hours each day, and while having them
on, the patient must turn her eyes directly to.
wards the sun. In case of cloudy day, she
must look where the sun ought to be. All that
nonsense was believed, and the old lady discov.
cred that she had been badly sold, only after
she had almost become blind by trying to look
squarely at tie sun.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Snow is four inches deep at Andover.
Snow fell to the depth of ten inches Wednes.
day night and Thursday at Wilson's Mills.
PENoBscoT COUNTY.
The ticket agent Of the Maine Central at
Bangor sold AZ an / a half tickets to San Fran.
cisco during October.
The river was blocked with ice Monday
about ten miles below Bangor The tugs
ploughed their way through it with some diff.
Guilty. Vessels experience some trouble in
getting up the river, as there is so much float
ing ice.
A Whig correspondent writing from Green
vile, says that Notwithstanding the general
impression of lumber merchants and operators
in the early part of the season. that a compar-
atively small amount of lumber would be cut
the coming winter, nearly as many supplies
have been stored at Greenville as in former
years; most of which have been conveyed by
steamers to the most convenient point about
the lake for the consumers. The lake is now
frozen a distance of three miles from Green.
vile; and If the cold weather continues the
steamers will be obliged to discontinue their
trips this week.
Mr.. James Emely of Bucksport has pur-
chased the old Parker bock,'' and the lot
north of it with the "George Herbert building
and began Monday the initiatory work of pre-
pairing new town hall suitable to The wants
of that live village. In the rear part of the
building arrangements will be made for the ac-
commodation of the fire department. The hall
will be spacious and will have we'll arranged
ante-rooms and other accompaniments such as
will make it an ornament to the place and
capable of containing as large an audience as
will be likely at any time to enter it.
The coroner's jury in the case of Capt. Rob.
erts of the sch. Aurelia, killed on the Maine
Central railroad at Bangor, has rendered a ver-
dict that his death was accidental and acqui
the railroad company from all blame.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The annual meeting of the Waldoboro' Re-
form Club occurred last Thursday evening
The following officers were elected: President
Henry Harrington; Vice Presidents, John p
Glidden, John Grafton, David Kimball; Secre
tary, John Richards; Treasurer, Newell Wins.
low; Chaplain, Rev. j. p Simonton. A very
interesting address was delivered by Rev G. B.
Besse of Rockland.
YORK COUNTY.
Alonzo Hamilton of Biddeford was quite Sc
verely injured Saturday night by brick being
thrown in his face by some unknown persons,
while passing down Main street.