The Portland daily press., 1875-04-19

Chas. Swiit's wife's mother, LADY ageu o of
years, slipped and fell, receiving fracture os
the neck of the thigh bone. The accideh1 M"o
very unfortunate, shortening the pose no oad
two inches, and in consequence OF the aev
age of the patient, there are no hopes VI n0i ~
covery.
Lest its readers should be surprised az tne
scriptural references in the last issue OF tno
Reporter, it's editor says in paragraph tnat ne
ia out of town and that clergyman was run
ming the paper. They can't well exchange
The Watervlle Mail says that little French
boy had the end of his nose bitten OH py Jug
he was teasing. .
Rev. s. P. Merrill of the Baptist church OF
Waterville will deliver the Decoration DAY ora
ton in that town.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The sbankers'' OF Boothbay Harbor are aDou'
leaving for the fishing grounds.
Jason M. Carleton, Esq, after practlcing Jaw
at Turner's Corner, Whtefeld, twenty -hiho
years, has removed to Portland.
Cant. Daniel Schwartz of Waldoboro, OF the
brig Ambrose Light, was assaulted by MS pegIo
steward with a knife, while on passage 1rom
Boston to Porto Rico.
OXFORD COUNTY.
Lancaster Hodges, a colored man, born Jan.
81. 1771, in Danvers Mass, now living a., ~
Brownfeld, and 104 years OF age, was, az .i50
v
April Is. 1775, an inmate of Gen. Gideon f9sI
tei's family, and, although only four years on
at that time distinctly remembers the uePaio
ure of Gen. Foster from Danvers with lOo H ~
who participated in those initial battles Oh 'l 70
Revolution, the Tooth anniversary ol "ni'A ~
about to be celebrated.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
The Wing resumes the publication OF Bangor
ship news, discontinued Dec l2tn.
Dexter Grange of the Patrons OF Husbana NJ
was ORGANIZED in that town the 10Th Win tIo
following officers: John Martin, Mastel, I.o
ard Nutter, Jr, Overseer; Charles CroGkeasfS'
Lecturer; Hiram A. Bennett, stewart, dd;ton
Haseltipe, Chaplain; Thomas y. Aooi'o"'
Treasurer; Alonzo c. Libby, Secretary.
The sheriff and his deputies in Penobscot
county are making rum selling hazardous III
dustry.
The Bangor Commercial gives as the correcs
smelling for that mean musical Instrument az
cordeon." and that the spelling master deciar-
ed Accordion wrong.
Mrs. Witham stepped into defective place
in the street, at Bangor, a few Gays sIhce' was
thrown down and broke several ribs.
The Dexter Gazette says that lad named
Over found a revolver in the road, and he fool
ed around with it in so mastery manner tnat
he nearly succeeded in killing the baby.
April 18th the people of Mattawamkeag had
had lis consecutive days OF slelghlng.
PIscArAQUIs COUNTY.
The town of Sebec at special meeting at
that Mace on the 9Th, voted to build Iown
House at South Lubec The people were some 1
what divided on the question OF location, wnetn-
er it should be built at Sebec village OF az inc
"Corner," as it is called. The vote seooo i|+ W
SO.
A orange of P. of H. was organized in Gull
ford Aprii 10th, called the Valley Grange, with
the following officers: NJ, L. 81. Whittier; w.,
e. B. Beal; Sec L. W. Stoddard; T., William
G. Thompson.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Calais Times says that the past winte +
the water under the Calais end of the Ferry
Point Bridge" had frozen in one mass from the
freezing solid the full depth. As result OF
the warm weather of last week the water work
ed under the ice detaching it from the bottom;
aud when the tide came in it rose with the wa
ter, lifting the bridge with it into the ar some
six inches breaking the strlngers, cracking une
the tide went out the ice settled against the
pier under the Calais end, crowdlDg 1t some
two feet out of place towards the cnannel OF
the river. After the tide had left the ice some
parties measured the cake ana Iouno IL over
taoenty eight feet thick.
The debt of Calais amounts to about $57, 600.
There was reduction of $4,000 the past year.
YORK COUNTY.
The Biddeford Times says that Mrs. Hart,
the woman so severely injured BY her husband
the other morning, is apparently improving al
though yet in critical condition: Bruises
were found upon her arms and legs, in addition
to the wound in her head. Her husband is still
in Saco Jail, where it is proposed to let him re-
main for the present. He Is quiet, altnougn
evidently slightly deranged.
The lodge of Changers in North Berwick
numbers forty members.
George Hobbs is about commencing the re
modelling of the Ocean House, Wells.
The s'Sovereigns'' of Saco are about to open
store in the building recently occupied by
Rev. James Fernald
Charles w. Shannon of Portsmouth has been
amounted ship keeper in the bureau of con-
structon at the Kittery navy yard.