The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-10-25

The Gardiner Reporter says, that while dis
charging granite from his vessel at Albany, N.
Y, one day last week, Capt. A. johnson OF
that city caught his hand in the cogs of wind
lass, and had one of his thumbs taken off close
to the hand.
Young Dean, Ct Farmingdale, who had his
ear nearly torn off some time ago by having his
head come in contact with post while riding
on the train from Augusta to Gardiner has set
tied with the M. G. r. r. Co. for $3.50.
There will be public defamation by the
Sophomore class, of Colby University, in the
chapel, next Wednesday evening.
The valuation of Waterville in 1860 was ST.
34S $50 in 1875, $2,2OO,OOO increase in 10
years, $851,670
President Robins delivered very interesting
lecture in Waterville recently on the life of
Roger Williams
The work on the cotton mills at Watervile is
going on prosperously.
KNOX COUNTY.
A Rockland lad stole $25 from his aunt and
bought two pistols with which he and COM
rade made school yard rather unhealthy
locality
A four years old son of S. B. Lua of Union
was kicked by horse on Monday full in the
face, the blow fracturing the skull and making
an opening directly through the bones and
membranes and into the brain itself so that its
substance protruded, making CHASTITY sight.
The Opinion says a few days since, lady of
West Camden was returning from Camden
woods, a tramp attempted to stop her horse, at
the same time displaying knife, but by a Wig
orous application of the whip upon her horse,
she escaped.
Thomaston wants to celebrate its centennial
in 1877. The Gazette suggests Rockland, South
Thomaston and ThomastOn should all three
unite in the celebration
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The schooner Jefferson Borden is loading
at Boothbay with porgy chum for England.
This is the vessel on board which two mates be-
longing in Edgecomb, were murdered last
spring. The cabin still bears the marks of the
desperate fight on her decks.
The News says that fifteen years ago there
were but four traders at Boothbay Harbor.
Now there are more than twenty stores in that
growing village.
Two buildings have recently been moved to
Boothbay Harbor by water They were placed
upon scows and transported with no more dam.
age than an ordinary moving on land.
OXFORD COUNTY.
The addition to the Norway shoe factory is
fast approaching completion. When finished
it will enable Messrs. B. f. Spinner & Co., to
increase their business two.thirds,say the Reg
lister.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Calais Times says that Mr.. James Clari-
sey Of Baileyville, was thrown from his wagon
Wednesday, and sustained severe injuries of
very peculiar nature. He struck violently upon
his back and shoulders, and dislocated his
breast uone at the point where it Joins the collar
bone. This is case rarely met with in surge.
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YORK COUNTY.
The Times says that Slim jim, the three card
monte gambler, has paid his fines and costs and
gone on his way rejoicing from several days
sOjOurn at Alfred Jail.
Deputy Grant made raid on the gamblers
tured several performers of the three card
ace Bodwell, trial justice at Acton, and ordered
to pay So and costs.
At noon Friday story and half house with
L owned and occupied 0y Mr.. Joseph Boothby,
at Wells, was consumed by fire with the most
of its contents Loss about $1,000.
The Times says that twenty thousand dollars
($20,000) is the estimated sum that York Cou nty
has received the past two years by the vigorous
prosecution of the probibitory law.
The Sovereigns of Industry of Saco are said
to be prospering finely and the council now
numbers over one hundred members. They
have just received another car load of -four
from the West, which costs them delivered a
little less than eight dollars. They run store
OF their own and keep on hand stock of the
most needed articles Of daily use.
The saw mill on Gooch Island, formerly
owned by Charles q. Sawyer, was sold at auc-
ton Saturday afternoon to Gopher Folsom,
Esq, for $4,000