The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-10-19
OXFORD COUNTY.


Lee Mixer of Norway, aged 81 years, died
chant in town, and one of the most esteemed
citizens having held many places of trust, such
as representative, selectmen, town treasu rer,
etc. He was the first treasurer of the Norway
Savings Bank
Mr. Uriah Foster of Albany, committed sui
eide the 18th inst. by hanging himself in his
barn. He was 20 years of age in good circum
stances, a worthy and respected citizen. He
had been afflicted many years with disease in
his head, sometimes causing insanity.
Mr.. Charles Tibbetts of East WATERFORD, shot
large bear early Monday morning a short dis
lance from the depot. Bruin was estimated to
weigh about 300 lbs Mr.. Tibbetts had no
showed considerable courage in tackling such a
big .'varmint." 1t took three shots to bring
him down.
PENOBSCOT COUNTY.
Involuntary proceedings in bankruptcy were
instituted last week in the U. s. District Court
in Boston against the firm of Jewett & Pitcher,
which comprises members in this state and
New Brunswick. The settlement of the af-
fairs of the members of the firm will therefore
necessarily be made in the court of the district
of Massachusetts,.
Bangor hasn't seen Epizoot, says the Wing
of Monday.
The Wing says that sad and fatal accident
occurred at Stetson recently, which adds an
other to the many terrible happenings from the
careless handling of fire arms. 1t seems that a
young lad, sou of Cyrus Emerson, had been
taught by some young men to discharge pis-
tol at various objects when loaded only with
powder and one morning overhearing them
talk about its being loaded and left on q shelf
in the pantry, he obtained it, intending to
brighten his mother by disoharging it near her,
Mrs. Emerson was at the time holding her in
FAINT, aged five months, and the little boy point
ed the pistol directly at the mother and child,
fred and the charge of buckshot, with which
the weapon happened to be loaded, struck both,
instantly killing the infant.
sAGADHAoc COUNTY.
The receipts Of the Sagadahoc county Fair
at Topsham, for the three days, were about
nineteen hundred dollars. which is about three
hundred less than last year, and about the av-
erage of previous years. The grounds and
buildings of the society are valued at $4,000.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
Our Fairfield correspondent "Seth'' writes:
A committee of the lodge of Odd Fellows at
Fairfield have purchased lot of land on Main
street, in most favorable location, and intend
building hall thereon. Stock is being taken
will be two stories; in the first story, citizens
hall, and offices on second floor and private
halls over this. The total cost will be from
$4,000 to $8000.-Our lumbermen are making
preparations to operate as usual the coming win
ter.-The brick house known as the Kendall
place, near the station, is to be opened as a no.
tel next week, having been remodelled for
that purpose.-There is talk of the Or
ganzation OF poultry society at this
place to include the breeders of this vicinity,
and to hold two or three days show in Decem-
ber-The continued rainy weather and the
diseases among horses has prevented the fill
ing of the purses for the proposed trot this
week and it has been abandoned.
Our Madison correspondent writes: At a
town meeting held October 18th, the town
voted $1,000 towards bulldog chapel at Mad
ison Bridge, che depot to be the property of the
town. The selectmen were made committee
to secure a deed of the land and to superintend
the erection of the depot.-The building of
the railroad bridge at Madison is progressing
rapidly. The east abutment and two piers are
completed, leaving one pier and the west abut-
ment to be built, which will soon be driven to
The farmers have nearly finished harvesting.
The potato and apple crops are very much be-
low the average, only about one-half the usual
quantity having been raised
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
A Mr.. Williams who puts " D. M. after his
name gives notice that he is about to build a
church at Vanceboro, and people are invited to
contribute.
The Machias Republican says that several
persons in that town who take the Bangor
Commercial lost money by bets on the Ohio
elections, based.upon the predictions of that
paper.
IN GENERAL.
"Toby Candor," the enterprising Maine cor.
respondent of the Boston Journal, has collected
interesting statistics of valuation and taxation
in Maine. The total assessed valuation of the
property in the state for 1875, is placed at $685.
000,0OO-a gain of five millions from 1874, and
about twenty-five millions from 1870. The val
uation of the state in 1850 was but little over
one hundred millions.